The WLB bible collection is considered by many to be one of the most important in the world, only second to the British Library's collection.
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The library was founded by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg as a public ducal library (Herzogliche Öffentliche Bibliothek) in Ludwigsburg, then state capital of Württemberg, on the occasion of his 37th birthday on February 11, 1765.
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik | Welf VI, portrait in the ''Weingartener Stifterbüchlein'', ca. 1500 (Württembergische Landesbibliothek |