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The British Library contains many millions of books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, patents, music scores, sound recordings, photographs and stamps. Choose a showcase to learn about some of the most important and beautiful books in the world or hear historic and unique sound recordings.
Record players

RECORD PLAYERS

Classic designs from the 1890s to the 1970s
Record players
Asian and African manuscripts

REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS
Extraordinary treasures from all over the world

Coronation Book of Charles V
English Literature

ENGLISH LITERATURE
Manuscripts by some of our greatest writers
Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby
European Manuscripts

SACRED TEXTS
78 priceless texts from the world's great religions

Last Supper, Luttrell Psalter
Historical Texts

HISTORICAL TEXTS
Pivotal moments in British history
Grant of King Edgar
Landmarks in printing

LANDMARKS IN PRINTING
The invention that changed the world
Andreas Vesalius
Maps and Views

MAPS AND VIEWS
From the world's greatest collection
Portolan atlas by Battista Agnese
Music Manuscripts

MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS
As written by Bach, Mozart and Beethoven themselves
Sketch for Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
Voices of History

VOICES OF HISTORY
Listen to historic voices from our Sound Archive
Armistice celebrations, Leeds
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