Station: [14] Archive Room

At first glance, the contents of the showcases in here seem to be books. But when you look more closely...

... you see that the “books” are made of wood. Here in our archive room, we have a wood library that shows a collection of local timbers and other parts of various tree species. The individual exhibits take the form of books.

Each box is made from the wood of a tree. The box contains, for example, dried leaves, blossoms, seeds or fruit. The bark of the tree is glued to the narrow side of the box – essentially the book’s “spine" – along with a label. It’s a unique collection of 54 volumes of native wood species.

The collection was probably created in 1795 by Candidus Huber from Augsburg. Huber was a monk who devoted himself to the study of entomology and botany. During his time as parish vicar – from 1785 to 1799 – he created what he called his "wood library" in Ebersberg. It comprises samples of more than 115 tree species along with their seeds and seedlings and the associated pests. Our library has all the hallmarks of Candidus Huber's work.

Please retrace your steps along the Boarded Corridor, through the Baroque Hall and on into the Feodora Library.

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