UCD Library : An Leabharlann, An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath

Heinrich Zimmer Collection

UCD Library Special Collections holds the Heinrich Zimmer Collection.

The Collection

  • This collection was purchased in 1910 and contains around 5000 volumes, including monographs, journals, pamphlets and off prints.
  • The material in the collection relates to Celtic studies and particularly the Celtic languages but it also includes histories of various countries.
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Biographical History

Heinrich Zimmer (1851-1910) was a German Celticist and philologist.

Access and Use

The collections can be consulted by the students and staff of UCD, and by external users, in the Special Collections Reading Room.

More Information

Find books in the collection:

  • Go to the Library Catalogue
  • Click on Advanced Search and select Author from the drop-down menu
  • Insert Zimmer in the search box
  • Select Special Collections from the Collection drop-down menu.