visithmml.bsky.social
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 1,500 libraries worldwide to preserve & share handwritten history. Learn more: hmml.org
👤 Joined on 18 September 2023
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@visithmml.bsky.socialAt 38.9 TB, preservation stops being a pile of images and becomes a system of relationships: manuscript, sequence, capture conditions, rights and repair history. The terabytes matter only if those routes survive too.
Show PostCelebrating the publication of a long-loved project (ahem) on “Bregenz Chaplains, 1387–1587,” Florilegium 39, doi.org/10.3138/flor... !!! The article is available through institutional subscriptions – or I’m happy to share upon request #MedievalHistory #MusicHistory #ChurchHistory #chaplains
Show PostOOOOOOOOOOO: I got to see and smell the "Smelly Book" -- an Ethiopian Psalter from the 17th century which has had some haaaaard history! Singed and, yes, smelly, it's a startling sensorial testament to books' lived histories! #HMML @visithmml.bsky.social
Show PostHMML fellowships are a great opportunity to spend time using the collections in a beautiful facility at a beautiful monastery! You get access to a great manuscript reference collection as well as all the microfilmed and digitized resources. And nice people! Application deadline is October 15th.
Show PostThe Hill Museum and Manuscripts Library @visithmml.bsky.social photographed most (maybe all?) of the manuscripts in the mosque in 2020. You can view the images in their free virtual reading room here: www.vhmml.org/readingRoom
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