have been housed under a single roof in a former covered market near the Gothic church of Saint George. The library is publicly accessible as a museum and the books can be consulted by scholars and researchers. The collection boasts as many as 550 incunabula, 460 ancient and modern manuscripts, 2,200 16th century prints, 1,600 17th century prints and 2,600 18th century prints, including the Sélestat Lectionary. The rooms also display a collection of 15th and 16th century Upper-Rhenish religious paintings and sculpture. References External links Web site of the library (French) Web site of the Friends of the Humanist Library Sélestat (with photographs) R. Dringenberg: Ludwig Dringenberg – ein gelehrter Westfale im Elsass. Essen, 2003 (German, pdf) Sélestat Libraries in France Buildings and structures in Bas-Rhin Renaissance humanism Memory of the World Register Museums in Bas-Rhin 1547 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Organizations based in Grand Est Libraries established in 1547