Margherita Palumbo (Roma): Das schöne supplementum. Die Privatbibliothek von Leibniz

Leibniz knew the book market extremely well, and assembled a very extensive library. After his death, on 14th November 1716, the Hannover government intended to buy his collection for the Court Library, of which Leibniz had been librarian since 1676, but it came into conflict with his nephew and heir, Friedrich Simon Löffler, regarding the valuation. For this purpose a commission made two inventories of the books (ca. 8.000), among were a good number of antique and rare editions. The article will survey these inventories, the structure and the principal features of the collection. In addition, it will show the process of collecting: Leibniz purchased books mainly at auctions in Germany, Holland and France, and several volumes were sent to him by correspondents.

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