There are hidden treasures in the collections of libraries, which are discovered by readers. On users' request these treasures are digitised and can be also in your hands by just a few mouseclicks!

1. eBooks on Demand
12 great old books
discovered by library readers

2. eBooks on Demand
...and
ordered as EOD e-books

3. eBooks on Demand
from European libraries

4. Nichomachean Ethics
Aristotle’s best-known work on
ethics the Nichomachean Ethics
is not only a contemplation about
good living, but also aims to
create good living
Rare Greek and Latin edition
Aristotelis de moribus ad nico
macho libri decem, 1556
now made available
by the University and Regional
Library of Tyrol

5. Pietà Michelangelo's
„Pietà Michelangelo's“ from 1865
by Hermann Grimm investigates
Michelangelo’s drawing.
Was Pietà painted by
Michelangelo in the first place?
The article is one of many in the
row of evidence.
Full-text provided
by the University and Regional
Library of Tyrol
By the way, did you know that the
art historian Hermann Grimm was
a son of Wilhelm Grimm, one of
the famous Grimm brothers?

6. Anton Raphael Mengs
Lessons for painting by Anton Raphael Mengs - one of the most
appreciated painters, precursors to Neoclassical painting in the 18th
century in Europe.
Mengs portrayed many powerful figures of his time,
but today his fame seems to be forgotten.
Des Ritter A. R. Mengs praktischer Unterricht in der Malerei.., 1818
now available
at the Digital Library of the Saxon State and University Library Dresden

7. Tallinn
Beautiful lithograph of one of the European capitals of culture 2011 – Tallinn –
made about 160 years ago.
Petersen, Lorenz Heinrich; Schwabe, F. Album von Reval. – Reval : L. H. Petersen, 1860
View the book here,
digitised by the National Library of Estonia

8. Claim for independence
Esthonia: her claim for independence, 1918
witnesses the struggle for independence of a
small country.
In 1918 Estonia was occupied by the German
army despite of the independence declaration
declared on 24 February 1918. Estonian diplomats
abroad tried to get the Republic recognized by the
Western countries.
This little book composed by an Estonian diplomat
in London was meant to help diplomats on their
duty. England became one of the most significant
supporters during the Estonian war of
independence in 1918-1920.
The S-sign on the cover indicates, that the book
was hidden in the special stocks of forbidden
literature during the Soviet occupation
The book was digitised
on request by the National Library of Estonia

9. Rare manuscript
Codex Gymnasialis Revaliensis, 17 century
This manuscript in Latin was believed to
be missing since 1925.
It is a 470 pages copy of Chronicle by
Henry of Livonia, one of the most
important sources for Estonian and
Latvian history.
Although librarians had evidence
that the manuscript had been
returned to the library, that
message never reached the
historians who believed it
remained missing since borrowed
by a Latvian researcher.
Due to a digitisation order to the National Library of Estonia, the manuscript
was re-discovered and it is available online and for PDF download.

10. Contrafactur
A commemorative publication of the wedding ceremony of Elector of Saxony
Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg
Contrafactur des Ringkrennens, So vff des Durchlauchtigen Hochgebornen
Fürsten vnd Herrn Herrn Christiani Hertzogen zu Sachssen ..., 1584
now available
at the Digital Library of the Saxon State and University Library Dresden
This special kind of publication, often titled as "Contrafactur", was popular in the 16th
century. It contains mainly illustrations instead of written descriptions or poems.

11. Tyrol
Tirolensia Beiträge zur
Volks- und Landeskunde
Tirols, 1898
sheds light on the history of
Tyrol, Austria.
PDF e-book made available
by the University and
Regional Library of Tyrol

12. The Lippizaner horses
The Lippizaner horses are one of Austria's main
attractions nowadays
Das k.k Hofgestüt zu Lippiza 1580-1880, 1880
explores the long history of the stud
PDF e-book made available by
the University and Regional Library of Tyrol

13. The history of medicine
These publications have been considered very important by the researchers in
the field of history of medicine
Die Hamburgische Rettungs-Anstalt für Ertrunkene und Erstickte..., 1877;
Krankenzettel vom Verhalten in Krankheiten..., 1798;
Die von Invaliditäts- und Altersversicherungsanstalten im Harze angelegten
Heilstätten für Lungenkranke: Bildband, [ca. 1900].
Digitised and made available by the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
University Library

14. eBooks on Demand Network
About us
We are a network of libraries
across Europe running the EOD
(eBooks on Demand) web-based
service and digitising public
domain books on users’ request.
See:
• more items available for
digitisation
• items already digitised
• more information about EOD
(English),
(German)
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