Another objective of the libraries involved in e-rara.ch is the digitization of all incunabula printed in Switzerland. In absence of a complete Swiss incunabula catalogue their estimated number is 600. Four out of six existing incunabula from the Canton of Bern will mark the beginning of this collection. They were printed in 1475 by a traveling printer who worked in Burgdorf near Bern. Also part of the collection are a few selected prints from Basel.

An initial focus for the e-rara.ch project which includes material from all over Switzerland comprises Swiss prints from the 16th century. These play an important role in the history of ideas in Europe and especially in the history of the Reformation. The digitization is being coordinated with the VD 16-1 digital and VD 16-2 digital projects (Bavarian State Library in Munich).

Swiss prints from the 17th century are a further national focus of the e-rara.ch project. Systematic digitization is to commence in 2012.

The systematic digitization of 18th century Swiss prints is as yet not within the scope of the e-rara.ch project. Accordingly, only selected holdings on specific themes will be incorporated.

The collection Miscellaneous contains digitized material which does not fit in any of the other collections.