UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme is an international initiative that recognises documentary heritage of global importance. It aims to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against colle
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) was used to disseminate to the political community the first French Constitution.
The Jikji, created in 1377, is the earliest known book printed with movable metal type.
UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register lists documentary heritage – texts, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings – that have been judged to be of global importance. The reg
Memory of the World Programme
…Memory of the World Register in Africa 41 Memory of the World Register in Arab States 24 Memory of the World Register in Asia and the Pacific 180 Memory of the World Register in Europe and North America 315 Memory of the World Register in Latin America and the Caribbean 83 Memory of the World Register of International Organizations 10 Top 10 countries…
Albania's Codex Beratinus is a Greek uncial codex of the New Testament that has been dated paleographically to the 6th century.
The Family of Man, on permanent display in Luxembourg, is regarded by some as the "greatest photographic enterprise ever undertaken".
Malatesta Novello Library
Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered the causative agent of leprosy and worked at St. George's Hospital, now the hub of The Leprosy Archives of Bergen.