Zurich Bibliography
The Zurich Bibliography lists publications on the history, politics, economy and culture of the city and canton of Zurich.
The best of Zurich
The Zurich Bibliography lists papers, newspaper articles, books and other media on topics related to Zurich, making it a treasure trove for anyone with an interest in Zurich’s regional and cultural history.
All holdings from 2005 onwards can be searched online using various search options that lead you to the swisscovery library catalogue. Since 2021, the Zurich Bibliography has also been included in the meta-catalogue of historical and modern collections in Swiss libraries, swisscollections.
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Geographic search
Use the interactive map to find titles on the communes and city districts of Zürich and Winterthur. Titles relating to the canton as a whole can be found here.
Search by topic
Look here for titles on a specific topic. A title can be assigned to several topics.
- Everyday life, social affairs, gender
- Associations and organisations
- Folkore and customs
- Religion
- Economy, industry, technology
- Agriculture
- Politics in and around Zurich
- Language and literature
- Visual arts
- Music
- Theatre, film, dance
- Museums, collections, exhibitions
- Archaeology
- Architecture, spatial planning
- Heraldry
- Natural sciences, environment
- Medicine
- Transport and travel
- Sport
- Media
- Education and research
- Libraries, archives, documentation centres
Older editions of the Zurich Bibliography
Are you looking for publications from before 2005 and haven’t been able to find them online? The Zurich Bibliography was published in printed form from 1878 to 2004 as part of the Zürcher Taschenbuch paperback, then as an independent publication until 2011.
On the Zurich Open Platform (ZOP), you will find all printed volumes of the Zurich Bibliography from 1878 to 2011 in digital form as PDFs.
Swiss Cantonal and Regional Bibliographies
For an overview of historical Swiss cantonal, regional and specialist bibliographies, see the Swiss portal for Historical Studies infoclio.ch. This site lists all bibliographies registered.
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Zurich Bibliography
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