e-rara.ch, the platform for digitized rare books from Swiss institutions

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Dataset information

Catalog

opendata.swiss

Country of origin

Switzerland

Updated

Created

2021.04.14

Available languages

German

Keywords

geschichte, maps, history, printed-works, rara, rara, karten, library, bibliothek, alte-drucke

Datasource

Official portal for European data link

Quality scoring

185

Dataset description

e-rara.ch is the portal for digitised printed works from Swiss libraries. These works range from books and maps to illustrated materials – from the earliest days of book printing to the 20th century.

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