Donations and sponsors

Donations

Dear Library Users,

I hope that you are satisfied with the service that our Library provides! This service is not to be taken for granted: the funding allocated to the Library by the University of Konstanz has been decreased over the last few years, forcing us to buy fewer new journals, books and media and to save money in other areas as well, for instance on staff expenses and book areas.

Regardless of these restrictions, we strive to provide the best possible service. And you can help us do so in two ways.

You can donate a sum of money to help us increase our collection. We will recompense you by marking the items bought with your money with a suitable book plate . We are also happy to issue a charitable donations certificate. Feel free to contact me personally.
If you want to support us with a donation of 1,000 euros or more, we can thank you in other ways as well and offer services in return. If you are prepared to donate a larger sum of money, I would greatly appreciate meeting you in person. That way, we can discuss your goals, how you want your money to be invested and what we can offer in return. I am happy to meet you in your own home if this is more convenient.

Thank you very much for your kind support. I look forward to welcoming you among the circle of our donors and sponsors!

Yours faithfully,

Petra Hätscher

Sponsored objects

Complete edition of the works of Bach

In 2000, the year of the Bach anniversary, Manfred Köhler from Konstanz-Litzelstetten donated a valuable edition of Bach's collected works to the music collection of the library: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke / Johann Sebastian Bach. Published by the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen and the Bach-Archiv Leipzig. - Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für MusikGemeinschaftsausg. mit d. Bärenreiter-Verl., Kassel, Basel, Tours, London. - Later published by Bärenreiter, Kassel [i.a.], . - Suppl.: Bach-Dokumente (Bach documents)

Shelfmark: mus 900:b118:a/t54

Begin, Émile A. B. J.: Voyage pittoresque en Espagne et en Portugal (Picturesque voyage through Spain and Portugal)

Thanks to the generous support of the Siemens Dematic AG Konstanz, the Library was able to acquire a copy of Émile Auguste Nicolas Jules Bégin’s “Voyage pittoresque en Espagne et en Portugal”.

Bégin, Émile Auguste Nicolas Jules: Voyage pittoresque en Espagne et en Portugal / par Émile Bégin. Illustrations de MM. Rouargue Frères. - Paris: Belin- Leprieur et Morizot, 1852. - XII, 556 S. : Ill.

Shelfmark: R 103/16

Geistlicher Bluthandel - eine Straßburger Hus-Flugschrift aus dem Jahre 1525 (Spiritual blood trade - a Straßburg Hus pamphlet from 1525)

We were able to buy this volume thanks to a generous donation from Peter Ehlers, MD, from Konstanz.

Geistlicher Bluthandel Johannis Hußz : zu Costentz verbrannt Anno Domini M.CCCC.XV. am sechsten tag Julij. Mit gegen vergleichung göttlicher schrifft, vnd Bäpstlicher satzungen. [Straßburg]: [Johann Schott], [1525]. - [22] bl. : 28 Holzschnitt-Ill.

Shelfmark: R 96/192

In February 1996, an extraordinarily rare Hus volume published during the Reformation was sold at an antiquities fair. It is called “Geistlicher Bluthandel. Johannis Hussz zu Constenz verbrannt...” and was published in 1525 in Straßburg. It is the first and only German edition of this work about the Hus trial in Konstanz. The volume is of considerable importance to historians of the book and of the printing press, especially since its 28 woodcuts represent the first picture story ever printed in Germany. Since its foundation, the University Library has collected publications around the topic of Hus and Hussites. Over the years, we were able to collect enough material for an entire collection of Hussitica, which has evolved into one of the most comprehensive collections of its kind in Germany. However, due to limited budgetary means we were not able to acquire this important Hus volume ourselves, which is why we are very grateful to Dr Peter Ehlers (head physician from Konstanz) for the generous donation that enabled us to do so. Professor Alexander Patschovsky, Chair of Medieval History, gave an introduction to the work on the occasion of its presentation to the public on 9 July 1996. Christina Egli’s essay on the topic, published in issue 68 of Bibliothek aktuell, is based on this lecture.

Konstanzer Handschrift von 1417 (Konstanz manuscript from 1417)

Acquiring this manuscript was made possible through the generous support of:

Badische Landesbausparkasse
Maggi GmbH Singen
Sparkasse Bodensee
SÜDKURIER Konstanz
University of Konstanz Society (UGK)

Aegidius (Romanus): De regimine principum.[Abschrift beendet in Konstanz am Tag des hl. Pelagius (28. Aug.) 1417]. -Konstanz 1417. - [216 Bl.]Enth. außerdem: Ethica Nicomachea / Aristoteles. Lat. Übersetzung von Robert Grosseteste. - Rhetorica / Aristoteles. Lat. Übersetzung von Wilhelm von Moerbeke.- Handschrift

Shelfmark: H 56/1

Marey, Étienne Jules: La méthode graphique, 1878

The Library was able to acquire “La méthode graphique” by Étienne Jules Marey thanks to the generous support of the University of Konstanz Society. This rare and valuable volume was presented to the Library by the University of Konstanz Society on 18 June 2002. The gift satisfied a long-held ambition of the university’s art historians. Marey experimented with graphics and measurements, managing to visualise spatiotemporal correlations. For instance, he developed an apparatus for measuring and recording horse gallop or a table depicting the time that fast and slow trains need to travel a particular distance.

Marey, Étienne-JulesLa méthode graphique dans les sciences expérimentales et principalement en physiologie et en médecine / par E. J. MareyParis : Masson, 1878. - XIX, 673 S. : Ill., zahlr. graph. Darst.

Shelfmark: R 102/11

Point of view : an anthology of the moving image

Thanks to the generous support of the University of Konstanz Society, the Library was able to add the volume “Point of view” to its collection.

Point of view : an anthology of the moving image / Prod.: Ilene Kurtz-Kretzschmar, ... New Museum of Contemporary Art. -[New York] : Bick Prod. 2003. - 11 DVDs in one case/cover.

Shelfmark: 5 kun 99:v42/k97

Textbooks

Thanks to the generous support of the Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus AG in Grafenhausen-Rothaus, the Library was able to add numerous volumes to its textbook collection. They are marked with a Rothaus book plate.

Management literature

The Library was able to acquire current literature on the topic of management thanks to the generous donation by EADS Defense Electronics in Friedrichshafen.

Law literature

The following companies and businesses kindly provided us with the means to extend our law collections by more than 100 volumes:

Nomos-Verlagsgesellschaft (Nomos publishing company), Baden-Baden
AchSo!-Verlag (AchSo! publishing company), Cologne
Haufe Mediengruppe (Haufe Media), Freiburg i. Br.

Ancient craftwork collections of the University of Konstanz

Besides its book collections, the University of Konstanz Library also houses a permanent collection of ancient craftwork; it was exhibited in small display cabinet-like spaces in book area G (humanities) from 1989 until 2011. The collection has been placed in storage for the duration of the renovation works.