Digital collections
Highlights and News:
- Digitization of Pessach Haggada
- Digitization of Flora Graeca
- Hortus Sempervirens, 77 vols published around 1800 – historical text and reference book on plants, with delicate colored illustrations.
- Crowdsourcing georeferenced maps
- Animated cultural heritage: “Flipbooks” for Gero-Codex and Goldene Bulle Kaiser Karls IV
Digitization center (DIZ) is or was involved in a growing number of projects.
Incunabula (1450 to 1500)
Incunabula (approx. 900), digitized during a project sponsored by DFG, including navigation by incipits.
From our collection of historical maps
tukart offers historical maps, city plans, townscapes, architectural drawings, portraits or posters in high, zoomable quality.
Local and regional sources about Darmstadt
Darmstädter Zeitung 1872 ff (incl. supplements)
Darmstädter Adressbücher (street and population directory, historical yellow pages) 1819 ff
Darmstädter Gesangbücher (hymn-books)
Darmstadtia, historical sources of Darmstadt
Darmstädter Friedhofsbücher (cemetery books)
Sources from TU-Archiv
Selected historical material, e.g.:
Reden zur Rektoratsübergabe (Headmasters' and rectors' speeches)
Hochschulführer der TU (Historical student guides)
Historical Newspapers
Regional newspapers from Hesse
Other misc. newspapersWeitere mostly digitized due to conservation reasons.
Database of book bindings and punches
Approx. 10.000 historical punches on book bindings.
Legacy and correspondance
Collections of slides and photos
Educational slides used in energy transformation
Slides / transparencies of Produktentwicklung und Maschinenelemente
Collection of photos by Karl Heil
Collection of photos by Erwin Reuleaux – during a trip to China 1934-1937
Historical library catalogues
from University and State Library Darmstadt
Funeral sermons
from University and State Libary Darmstadt
Digital collections are coordinated by the digitization center of ULB Darmstadt (DIZ).
In many cases, digitized material from reproductionorders or digitization on demand) is integrated into our digital collections on the web (complete list).
Digital objects are taking an increasing percentage in our overall stock. Digital collections, however, mostly deal with historical material until about 1920.