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Bodmer Library

1951 establishments in Switzerland1970 establishments in SwitzerlandBaroque Revival architectureBuildings and structures completed in 2003Buildings and structures in the canton of Geneva
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of GenevaEducation in GenevaHouses completed in 1951Libraries in SwitzerlandManuscriptsMario Botta buildingsModernist architecture in SwitzerlandMuseums established in 1970Museums in Geneva
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The Bodmer Foundation (French: Fondation Bodmer) is a library and museum specialised in manuscripts and precious editions. It is located in Cologny, Switzerland just outside Geneva. Also known as Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (or Bodmer Library), it is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The library was established by Martin Bodmer and is famous as the home of the Bodmer Papyri. Some of these papyri are among the oldest remaining copies of the New Testament. Some manuscripts are written in Greek, others in Coptic (e.g. Papyrus Bodmer III). The first of the manuscripts was purchased in 1956 (Papyrus Bodmer II — P66). It also houses a copy of the Gutenberg Bible.

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