800 illuminated medieval manuscripts digitized, to go online in November
The British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France and The Polonsky Foundation have teamed up to create two websites that will provide digital access to 800 medieval manuscripts. The websites will be launched next month.
Penn brings Philadelphia’s rare medieval manuscripts to the world
Leveraging the University’s expertise with technology and rare centuries-old manuscripts, Penn Libraries is digitizing and cataloging medieval and early modern texts from 15 Philadelphia-area institutions. The three-year project is known as BiblioPhilly.
The Codex Eyckensis, an 8th-century Gospel Book, now online
One of the most exceptional illuminated manuscripts from the 8th century has been digitized and is now available online.
The smudges, splotches, and stains of medieval manuscripts
Medieval manuscripts are often spectacles to behold, their intricate illustrations dazzling with jewel-toned pigments and gold leaf. But it’s the dark splotch, the fingerprint smudge, the stitched-together tear in the parchment that are the most exciting discoveries for University of Pennsylvania researcher Erin Connelly.
Digitization and putting back together a 1,200 year old manuscript
It was a sensational discovery, when in 2012 fragments of the 1,200-year-old parchment were rediscovered in a box. The original was cut up in the 18th century and used as covers for other books. Six years ago, the fragments were found in the library of Admont Abbey and its value was recognised.
X-Ray Imaging uncovers hidden ancient text in medieval manuscript
This week researchers in California are scanning a medieval manuscript to help uncover a medical text by the ancient physician Galen, which was scrapped off and replaced in the eleventh-century.
The Newberry opens up access to 1.7 million historical images
The Newberry seeks to promote wider public engagement with 1.7 million high-res images now online.
Collection of 3,000 medieval manuscripts now online
After centuries of separation, one of the most valuable collections of manuscripts from the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age – the Bibliotheca Palatina – has been virtually reunited.
Canterbury Roll now available online
In New Zealand, University of Canterbury staff and students are working to translate and digitise a unique medieval manuscript to make it accessible to the world.
Historical Jigsaw Puzzle: Digitally piecing together Medieval manuscript fragments
The leading manuscript libraries of Europe and North America have been participating for the last three years in developing the digital research platform Fragmentarium.
St Augustine’s Abbey recreated digitally
St Augustine’s Abbey – part of Canterbury’s World Heritage site – has been ‘rebuilt’ in virtual reality as part of a ground-breaking collaboration between English Heritage and the University of Kent.
Augsburg Master Builders’ Ledgers now available online
The material offers incomparable insights into the medieval accounting practices in the City of Augsburg in the period 1320 to 1466.
Richard lll Book of Hours now online
Leicester Cathedral has digitised and published the personal prayer book of King Richard III.
The Golden Haggadah now online
The Golden Haggadah, created in Catalonia around the year 1320, is among several hundred items that have recently been digitised by the British…
Medieval Monastic Library to be recreated online
Durham University and Durham Cathedral have teamed to digitally recreate a medieval monastic library.
Medieval Treasures from the Digital.Bodleian
Last month, the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford officially launched their Digital.Bodleian online resource, which allows users to view, download and share over 100,000 images going back to the Middle Ages.
Parker Library on the Web turns 10-years-old, announces improvements to medieval manuscripts database
Parker Library on the Web has become one of the leading digital medieval manuscript sites since 2005, when an early prototype was first demonstrated. Now, ten years after the prototype, and six years after the release of the first production version, work has begun on Parker on the Web 2.0.
How I Built an Information Time Machine
Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to create a historical and geographical simulation of Venice across 1000 years
New online database allows users to explore the families of Medieval England
Mapping the Medieval Countryside has announced that the beta version of their searchable English translations of inquisitions post mortem (IPMs) – a major source into the lives and legacies of thousands of families from the Later Middle Ages.
Northumberland Bestiary now online
The Getty Museum has recently digitized and made available the Northumberland Bestiary, a 13th century manuscript containing descriptions and images of animals and beasts.
Medieval English Law manuscript digitised
The Textus Roffensis, a 12th century legal encyclopaedia, is now available online.
Aberdeen Breviary goes online
A copy of the Aberdeen Breviary, one of the first printed books in Scotland, has been purchased by the National Library of Scotland and is now available to read online.
Mapping the Medieval Countryside
My summary of a Institute of Historical Research session on the digitization of records in Late Medieval England.
Vatican Library plans to digitize 41 million pages
The Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana has begun the first phase of a massive digitization project and over the next four years will digitize over 3000 manuscripts. The Vatican library hopes to eventually digitize all 82 000 manuscripts in it collection, which covers over 41 million pages.