Bodmer Library

Local nameFondation Martin Bodmer
LocationGeneva, Switzerland

The Bodmer Foundation is a library and museum specialised in manuscripts and precious editions. It is located in Cologny, Switzerland just outside Geneva.

Also known as Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, it is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The library was established by Martin Bodmer and is famous as the home of the Bodmer Papyri. Some of these papyri are among the oldest remaining copies of the New Testament. Some manuscripts are written in Greek, others in Coptic. The first of the manuscripts was purchased in 1956. It also houses a copy of the Gutenberg Bible.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodmer_Library

Address 19 Route Martin-Bodmer, Cologny 1223, Switzerland

Coordinates 46°12'54.547" N 6°10'50.046" E

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