, "Germanist". 1999:The sad end of the Court Library at Donaueschingen (Fuerstlich Fuerstenbergische Hofbibliothek) and the resulting dispersal of the library of the wellknown scholar and collector Joseph of Lassberg (1770-1855), brother-in-law of the poetess Anette of Droste-Huelshoff, caused some sensation in the German press. I have posted a short notice in this list on June 18: "Cultural Property Destruction: Donaueschingen".