Aachen, Sammlung Ludwig

Selected Canon Law Collections, ca. 500–1234
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Place Aachen
Full Name Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung
Abbreviated as Sammlung Ludwig
Country Germany
Wikidata QID Q2079262
GND ID 10077965-7


Irene and Peter Ludwig began to collect art, including medieval manuscript, in the 1950s. Many objects from the collection were given to museums, some were sold at various times.

In 1982 Irene and Peter Ludwig created the foundation today known as Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung which today takes care of the collection. In 1983, the Getty Museum bought 144 medieval manuscripts from the collection.

Three canon law manuscripts that were part of the SAmmlung Ludwig are

There are 0 manuscripts in this Wiki which are part of the Ludwig collection; see Category:Manuscript in Aachen, Sammlung Ludwig.