The Historical Museum in Basle is the leading historical and cultural museum in the Upper Rhine, a region with a long and rich tradition of art. It is one of the most important museums in Switzerland and one of the oldest public collections in Europe. This comprehensively illustrated handbook provides a detailed overview of the entire collection, comprising archaeology and medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and modern sculpture, tapestries, goldsmiths' work, painting, furniture, stained glass, coins and medals, metalwork, arms, toys, coaches, ceramics and musical instruments. Five hundred objects representative of the 21 divisions of the Museum's outstanding holdings have been illustrated in colour and discussed in the light of the lastest scholarship by the Museum's specialists. The guide will be of great practical utility while visiting the four buildings of the Museum, but also will open the eyes of a more distant public to the range and depth of its collection. German language edition.