GHIL Library

The library of the GHIL is an important and well-regarded institution for British historians of German history, students at London universities, and the general public. Its holdings on German history, British-German relations from the Middle Ages to the present day, and wider European history are comprehensive, up to date, free to use, and form a unique collection in Britain.
Covid-19 safety measures

We recommend but do not require wearing a face covering when you are moving around the institute.
You must not visit the institute if you are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19, or if you have recently tested positive for Covid-19.
Readers are encouraged to take a lateral flow test before they visit the library.
Visiting and joining the Library

Our opening hours are Monday to Friday (9.30am-5pm).
New readers should book an appointment (email: library@ghil.ac.uk) for a virtual induction (offered via Zoom, Mondays 12pm and Wednesdays 4pm, or by arrangement) before their first visit, and register in person at reception on their first visit.
Library staff are available for general enquiries at library@ghil.ac.uk. If appropriate, we may offer you advice via a video call to our Virtual Enquiry Desk.
To ensure staff and visitor safety we will keep some hygiene measures in place. Please see our amended regulations for details.

Jens Jäger
Gesellschaft und Photographie. Formen und Funktionen der Photographie in Deutschland und England 1839-1860
Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien. H. 35
Opladen : Leske + Budrich, 1996
Se.11/665

Markus Ritter and Staci G. Scheiwiller (eds.)
The indigenous lens? early photography in the Near and Middle East
Studies in theory and history of photography. 8
Berlin ; Boston, MA : De Gruyter, 2017
eBook ProQuest

Mirjam Brusius, Katrina Dean, and Chitra Ramalingam (eds.)
William Henry Fox Talbot : beyond photography
Studies in British Art. 23
New Haven, Conn. : Yale Centre for British Art ; London : The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2013
Ug.11/8014

Hermann Glaser und Walther Pützstück
Ein deutsches Bilderbuch. 1870-1918. Die Gesellschaft einer Epoche in alten Photographien
Frankfurt/M. ; New York, N.Y. : Campus Verlag, 2009
Sf.3/3

Gordon Winter
A Country Camera. 1844-1914. Rural life as depicted in photographs from the early days of photography to the outbreak of the First World War
Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1973
Ug.8/1900

Franz Hubmann ; edited by Andrew Wheatcroft
The Habsburg Empire : the world of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in original photographs 1840-1916
London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972
Mo.3/45
Contact and opening hours
Contact
German Historical Institute Library
17 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2NJ
Tel. +44-(0)20-7309 2050
Email: library@ghil.ac.uk
Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 9.30am–5pm