The collections are concerned with Germanic antiquities, and are divided into over thirty groups, most of which are accessible to the gen eral public. Among the most important are the collection of Christian and early media•val an tiquities; the gallery of paintings, especially rich in the early German school ; the collection of sculptures• including the famous "Nuremberg Madonna," by Peter Vischer the Younger; the cabinet of engravings, containing over 200.00 specimens; collections of stained glass, seals, medals, etc. The museum is especially rich in plaster casts, showing the development of archi tectural ornament• sculpture• and sepulchral mon uments. The library contains over 200,000 vol umes; the archives possess a large collection of documents and autographs. The museum has is sued many important illustrated publications treating Germanic antiquities, and has a quar terly journal. Anzeiger des germanischen Nation almuseums.
The educational institutions comprise the old gymnasium, whose foundation is ascribed to Ale lanchtlion, the new gymnasium, a number of spe cial schools, the valuable library of about 80.000 volumes, the Bavarian Industrial Museum, with valuable collections, and the interesting mu nicipal archives.
The industrial fame of Nuremberg is of long standing. Its wares, comprising chiefly toys, lead pencils. small articles of gold, silver, and
ivory, gold leaf, watches. hardware• haberdash ery, etc., are still the main products of the city. but there are also extensive machine works, chemical works, manufactures of ultramarine and other paints, railway cars, electrical sup plies, lithographs, chromos, etc. The bronze foundry of Professor Lenz is noted for its artistic The trade of Nuremberg, although of less rela tive importance than formerly, is still extensive. Besides trading in local manufactures, the city exports large quantities of hops and the small products of the house imhistry embraced in 'Nu remberg wares,' and it import, groceries, grain, flour, etc. The trade is facilitated by strong financial institutions and good CO1111111111 ieation facilities.
The municipal affairs are administered by a first and a second burgomaster, a board of magis trates of 27, and a municipal council of 51 mem bers. The municipality owns and operate, a gas aml an electric. plant, the water-works, and an abattoir. The city is equipped with electric rail ways. Like most large cities in Europe and the United States, Nuremberg has annexed latterly a large number of adjacent communities, with the result that its population has increased from 90,519 in ISSO to 142,590 in 1800, and 261,081 in 1000. The inhabitants are mostly Protestants.