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Welcome to the Library
of the Royal Armoury
The Library of the Royal Armoury is a public special library which contains approx. 40.000 books and c. 100 serial publications.
The library welcomes scholars and member of the public during opening hours or other hours by appointment.
The majority of the holdings relate to the collection of The Royal Armoury
The principal subject areas of the library are:
- Arms and Armour
- Fencing
- Hunting and Falconry
- Military history and Artillery
- Textile, fabrics
- Costume
- Coaches and Carriages
- Horsemanship and Equestrian sports
- Heraldry
- System of orders and decorations
- Flags and Banners
The library also keeps the archive for The Royal Armoury.
Duke William IV:s Tournament Book
Tournament Book of 1545.
The book describes Duke William IV of Bavaria´s (1493-1550) tournaments and chivalrous contest of his youth, between 1510 and 1524. Hans Schenckh, who was the Duke´s armourer but also served as herald at the tournaments, wrote the text. The illuminations were done by the court painter Hans Ostendorfer II.
Lithographic edition by Theobald and Clemens Senefelder, with explanation by Friedrich Schlichtergroll. Hand-coloured plates. Printed in Munich, 1817. After the original parchment MS in Hof- und Staatsbibliothek, Munich.
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