Connected Sites
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Illuminated manuscripts from the Ottonian period produced in the monastery of Reichenau (Reichenau)
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The Leprosy Archives of Bergen (City Archives and Regional State Archives of Bergen, Bergen)
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Mining maps and plans of the Main Chamber - Count Office in Banska Stiavnica
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Biblioteca Palifoxiana
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Radzwills' Archives and Niasvizh (Nieswiez) Library Collection (in Library of Nesvizh)
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The Baltic Way - Human Chain Linking Three States in Their Drive for Freedom (2009 inscribed), Veckinghusen archive from the Hanseatic League (2023 inscribed)
See portal.unesco.org
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The Baltic Way - Human Chain Linking Three States in Their Drive for Freedom (2009 inscribed)
See portal.unesco.org
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The Baltic Way - Human Chain Linking Three States in Their Drive for Freedom (2009 inscribed)
See portal.unesco.org
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Uigwe, the Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty (2007) "Hwaseong Fortress at Suwon was badly damaged in the Korean War. However, the Hwaseong Seongyeok Uiqwe, (Record of the Hwaseong Fortress Construction) describes every aspect of the construction project that took place between 1794 and 1796. Using this text, the fortress was restored completely in a project that began in 1975 and was completed in 1978." - Korean Documents on Unesco's Memory of the world Register (2009)
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Collection of Nezami's Panj Ganj (2011) lies partly in Golestan Palace; Prince Bayasanghor's Book of the Kings (2007) is in the Imperial Library at the Palace
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Book for the Baptism of Slaves (2009) - comes from a church parish in Santo Domingo and is now in Historical Archives of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
See www.unesco.org
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A large part of the Matenadaran collection was preserved in Echmiatsin until the early 19th century: "This treasure has a centuries-long history, the nucleus of its manuscript fund is made up by the Echmiadzin Patriarchate Matenadaran. According to the 5th century historian Lazar Papetsi, the Echmiadzin Matenadaran existed as early as the 5th century."
See www.unesco.org
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Ostromir Gospel (2011) - it was created as a donation to St. Sophia's, the new church of Novgorod, where it remained for several centuries until its removal to Moscow (it is now in St. Petersburg)
See www.unesco.org
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The Mappa mundi of Albi (2015)
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Archives of Tōji temple contained in one-hundred boxes (2015)
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Documents representing the beginning and the early development of the Reformation initiated by Martin Luther (2015)
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Qing Dynasty Yangshi Lei Archives
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“José Martí Pérez” Fonds
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archives of Borobudurs renovation during the 1973-1983 period (2017)
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Official Records of Macao During the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886) (2017), Archives and Manuscripts of Macau Kong Tac Lam Temple (inscribed 2023)
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The Codex Calixtinus of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and other medieval copies of the Liber Sancti Jacobi: The Iberian origins of the Jacobian tradition in Europe (2017)
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Documents of the Shaykh Safī-al-Dīn Ardabīlī Shrine (952 to 1926 CE) (2023)
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Documents on the history of the Hanse (Inscribed 2023)
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Architecture and archaeological excavations in the State Archives of Naples (1712-1955) (2025) (in the monastery of Saints Severino and Sossio)
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Revealing Truth: Jeju 4·3 Archives (2025)
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Oracle-Bone Inscriptions (2017)
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The literary estate of Goethe (Goethe and Schiller Archives, Weimar)
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One of three complete versions of the "Nibelungenlied" is saved at the Library of the Convent of St. Gall + Documentary heritage of the former Abbey of Saint Gall in the Abbey Archives and the Abbey Library of Saint Gall (2017)
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Archivos de Indias contains the Treaty of Tordesillas
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Business Archives of the Officina Plantiniana (2001) (Plantin-Moretus Museum)
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Records of the Qing's Grand Secretariat (First Historical Archives of China, Palace Museum, Beijing)
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Earliest Islamic (Kufic) inscription
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Hattusha Cuneiform tablet archives excavated at Hattusha, now kept in the archaeological museums of Ankara and Istanbul
See www.hattuscha.de
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Archives of the Republic of Dubrovnik (inscribed 2023)
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Negros y Esclavos archives (2005) details the development of the slave trade in Cartagena (they are now in the National Archive in Bogota)
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The Phoenician Alphabet
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Codex Purpureus Beratinus (2005)
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Aleppo Codex (2015) - "It is rumoured that in 1375 one of Maimonides' descendants brought it to Aleppo, Syria, leading to its present name" (wiki)
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum's archives
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First Catechism Written in Papiamentu Language (it is kept in the National Archives in Willemstad)
See portal.unesco.org
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Warsaw Reconstruction office, Warsaw Ghetto Archives - Emanuel Ringelblum Archives (Jewish Historical Research Institute, Warsaw)
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Vienna City Library Schubert Collection (Vienna City library), Brahms Collection (Archives of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde) and Collection of Gothic Architectural Drawings (Academy of Fine Arts), Mainz Psalter (Austrian National Library)
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Documentary Fonds of Royal Audiencia Court of La Plata (RALP)
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Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books
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Confucian Woodblock Prints (2015): "The woodblocks from Dosanseowon were included in "Confucian Printing Woodblocks in Korea" on the Memory of the World Register in 2015. Printing woodblocks in Byeongsan-seowon are a part of "Confucian Printing Woodblocks in Korea," which was included in the Memory of the World Register in 2015." - Nomination File
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The Documents on the Semmering Railway from the Imperial and Royal Historical Museum of Austrian Railways (2017)
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Uigwe, the Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty (2007) "For example, the documentary painting of King Jeongjo's visit to the royal tomb of his father is composed of several scenes, and runs a full 15.4 meters length. ....it also includes details on the construction of royal buildings and tombs as well as other various cultural activities of the royal family." -english.cha.go.kr
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Quebec Seminary Collection (Quebec Seminary)
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Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon
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Collection of 526 prints of university theses from 1637-1754 is in Charles University; Collection of medieval manuscripts of the Czech reformation (National Library); Collection of cartographic documents by Pavel Josef Šafařík (2025)
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Documentary Fonds of Royal Audiencia Court of La Plata (2011) contains the history of silver mining in Potosí; Secular Town Council of Potosí (1585-1817) contains council records (2025)
See www.unesco.org
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Original Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789 1791)
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Codices from the Oaxaca Valley
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Old fonds of the historical archive at Colegio de Vizcaínas: women's education and support in the history of the world
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Sound Toll Registers
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Nicolaus Copernicus' masterpiece "De revolutionibus libri sex" (Jagiellonian Library, Jagiellonian University, Cracow)
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Works of Ibn Sina or Avicenna (980-1037) in Suleymaniye Mosque; Evliya Celebi's "Book of Travels" in the Topkapi Palace Museum Library and the Süleymaniye Manuscript Library
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Confucian Woodblock Prints (2015): The Confucian Academies in Korea, particularly in North Gyeongsang province played a huge role in the publication, storage, and gathering of . Inscribed within the Historic Villages of Korea WHS - Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy - Oksanseowon Confucian Academy - Donggangseowon Confucian Academy The current collection is now housed in Andong, it used to be largely stored in the Confucian Academies themselves.
See www.unesco.org
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Printing woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana and miscellaneous Buddhist scriptures
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Georgian Byzantine Manuscripts
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"The archives related to events that occurred in Argentina and ESMA in 1976-1983 have been included on the Register of the World’s Memory in 2007." (AB ev)
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The Steles of Shaolin Temple (566-1990) (2025)
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"The illuminated manuscripts of Charlemagne’s Court School" include the original Codex Aureus, of which an original part now is at the Batthyáneum Library
See centrulcodex.com
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The "Donguibogam, Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine" text was first printed (1610-13) and kept at the Palace Dispensary (Naeui-won) within Changdeokgung palace. In the wake of the Imjin War, King Seongju commissioned Heo Jun to complete the important work to promote the psychological, physical, and social health of the populace. - (Information from "Korean Documents on Unesco's Memory of the world Register" 2009) The "Seungjeongwon Ilgi, the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat" was housed in the Royal Secretariat office. The building is located in Changdeokgung palace, between the Royal audience hall and council hall. The diary entries were entered daily and left an official record of the Joseon dynasty. - (Information from "Korean Documents on Unesco's Memory of the world Register" 2009)
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Silver Men: West Indian Labourers at the Panama Canal (2011) - part of the archives are preserved at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society in Bridgetown
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Architectural Archive of Oscar Niemeyer
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King Bayinnaung Bell Inscription: The Bell inscriptions are now located at the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan and were donated by King Bayinnaung in 1557 AD.
See www.unesco.org
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The Convict Records of Australia (2007)
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Diaries of Anne Frank (2009)
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Lorsch Pharmacopoeia (2013), The illuminated manuscripts of Charlemagne’s Court School: Codex Aureus of Lorsch (2023)
See www.unesco.org
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The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription (2003) is a siltstone from Old Sukhothai (now it is in National Museum in Bangkok)
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The Malay Annals (2001) cover the history of the Malay Sultanate that was based in Melaka (they are now in Kuala Lumpur)
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Collection of the manuscripts of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2003)
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Jongmyo shrine documents (2017)
