Bodmer Library
Museum of rare manuscripts in Cologny, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bodmer Foundation (French: Fondation Bodmer) is a library and museum specialised in manuscripts and precious editions. It is located in Cologny, Switzerland just outside Geneva.
Location | Cologny, Canton of Geneva |
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Coordinates | 46°12′55″N 6°10′50″E |
Type | memory institution museum |
Heritage designation | class A Swiss cultural property of national significance |
Country | Switzerland |
Director | Jacques Berchtold |
Website | www |
Also known as Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (or Bodmer Library), it is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] 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 (e.g. Papyrus Bodmer III). The first of the manuscripts was purchased in 1956 (Papyrus Bodmer II — P66). It also houses a copy of the Gutenberg Bible.