The Bibliography of Swiss History (BSH) lists publications from both Switzerland and abroad, including monographs, articles from collections and journals, doctoral, Bachelor and Master theses on all media.
The term “Switzerland” means the country’s current territory, irrespective of former political allegiances. The Bibliography also covers some foreign territories linked to the Confederation at the start of the modern era (former subject and allied territories and frontier regions).
The database includes bibliographical records from 1975 onwards and it is continually updated.
The "View facets" option in the advanced search allows access by topic and, since May 2023, by place or epoch (and in a non-exhaustive way for records entered previously).
The 2020 volume is the latest issue published by of the BSH in PDF format in 2024. The BSH database is continually updated. The PDF issues from 1999 to 2020 can be viewed on e-Helvetica, the digital collections platform of the Swiss National Library (NL).
The data in the volumes covering the years 1913 to 1974 has been digitised and can be consulted online at e-periodica, the Swiss online periodicals platform.
The BSH was published regularly in printed form between 1914 and 2010. At the NL, these editions are available as open access (reading room, shelf mark: JB A 016.9494 BIB) or can be ordered via the Helveticat catalog.
Last modification 15.01.2026
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