www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Building virtual research environment for the sphere of historical resources en Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:15:00 GMT Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The majority of newly digitised documents are held today by the National Library of the Czech Republic. A homogeneous thematic group is represented by newly acquired graduals: Old Town Gradual (XVII.A.40), Gradual of Magdalena of the Golden Star (XVII.A.41), Gradual of the Church of St. Havel in Prague Old Town (XVII.B.19) and the Český Brod Gradual (XVII.B.20). An extensive group of bibles of Czech and French provenance constitute notable monuments from the perspective of the history of book illumination, as well as further liturgical codices, prominent among which is the Prague Missal XIV.B.8 and the Lobkovice Breviary XXIII.F.202. Important for the earliest history of book culture in Bohemia are some theological manuscripts and the missal of the National Museum Library (XV D 12), important monuments of Czech literature are the Passional (XVII.D.8) and the World Chronicle of Vavřinec z Březové (Laurence of Březová) (XVII.F.47). Amongst other manuscripts one could mention a collection of sermons and university orations (X.C.3) and mathematical tables in the hand of Tycho de Brahe (VI.E.9). There are several digitised printed books, including the Melantrich and Veleslavín bibles. From the collection of the Royal Canon of Premonstratensians at Strahov scrolls of extracts and literary works of Bohuslav Balbín (DE V 25-28), Strahov Monastery 19th century annals and the Diarium of the Abbot of Strahov Vincencius Macarius Franck from the 17th century. The National Museum Library contributed, inter alia, further medieval codices from the libraries of the Monasteries of the Augustinian Canons in Roudnice nad Labem a Sadská, a collection of copies of letters and orations of the Italian Humanist Filip Beroald, which Martin Mareš of Krumlov acquired in the course of his Italian studies, and the Cheb chronicle of Pankrác Engelhard of Haselbach.Individual printed works from the holdings of the Music Department of the National Library of the Czech Republic, The Slavonic Library and the Karlovy Vary Regional Library were also digiitised. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Lund University Library (Sweden) has contributed its resource known as the St. Laurentius Digital Manuscript Library, the nucleus of which comes from the library of Lund Cathedral. The majority of the texts are in Latin, but there are also texts in Greek, Syriac, Russian, Flemish, German, French, Danish and Swedish. Tue, 16 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The first 177 manuscripts from the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, one of the most notable Russian monasteries, are now accessible. These manuscripts have been digitised by experts from the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra at the Russian State Library in Moscow. Tue, 16 Jul 2009 15:00:01 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The majority of the latest digitised manuscripts are from the holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic. There is also a smaller number of Romanesque homiletic and liturgical codices, whose origin is associated with various Czech monasteries (the Benedictine Monasteries of St. George at Prague Castle and probably also in Břevnov, and the Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov. From a collection of Graduals, access has been provided to the Lobkowitz Gradual dating from around the year 1500 (shelf mark XXIII.A.1) and the first part of the Prague Lesser Quarter Gradual of 1569-1572 (XVII.A.3). Medieval illuminated manuscripts of Czech provenance include the works of Gregory the Great (V.A.21, XIII.D.4) and a number of liturgical manuscripts (breviary VI.G.13, psalter XII.G.20b). Items of French provenance are decorated codices with works of Euclid and Giles of Rome (IV.D.5, VIII.E.23). A collection of Czech-language fragments has also been digiitised, containing e.g. fragments of the Chronicle of Dalimil, poems, legends, various Czech Bible translations and a charter of Tomáš ze Štítného (XVII.J.17). Further manuscripts and printed books acquired from the music collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic include works by Wolfgang A. Mozart and Adam Václav Michna of Otradovice. Amongst acquisitions from the holdings of the National Museum Library mention could be made of a surviving fragment of a book of summons from the land books for the years 1316-1325 (VIII B 14), disputants’ manuals relating to quodlibet disputations of Jan Hus and Šimon z Tišnova at Prague University in the years 1411 and 1416 (V C 42) and several manuscripts from the Nostitz Library. Some individual documents have also been newly acquired from the holdings of the Slavonic Library and the National Technical Museum. Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The majority of the latest digitised documents consists of printed books from the holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic, including some unique items. Manuscripts worthy of mention are the so-called Great Collection of Translations by Gregory the Great of Jelení (shelf mark XVII.D.38), an illuminated Gradual of Nové Město nad Metují from the year 1604 (XVII.A.42) and a collection of festive prayers, one of the few surviving medieval Hebrew codices of Czech provenance (XVIII.F.7). Manuscripts from the National Museum Library newly made accessible include sermons from the Hussite era. (Collecta Ad te levavi of Jan Hus in manuscripts XIII F 20 a XV E 15, Bethlehem Chapel sermons of Jan Hus and his followers from the years 1412-1413 in codex XV F 3), Jesuitica and travel records from the Grand Tours of Christoph Rönholz in the first half of the 17th century (Nostitz Library, Ms e 1, Ms e 2, Ms e 3). Further individual items amongst the collection of newly accessible documents come from the collections of the East Bohemia Museum in Pardubice, Brno Regional Museum, the Slavonic Library, the Music Department of the National Library and the National Medical Library in Prague. Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp.asp Newly available manuscripts come from the collections of a number of institutions. Codices from the holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic contain works of outstanding importance for the history of Czech literature (Pseudo-Distichs of Cato, The Groom and the Student, A Father’s Advice to His Son in codex XVII.F.50, a collection of translations by Gregory Hrubý of Jelení and Václav Písecký in manuscript XVII.H.13) and for the history of music (a collection of texts from around the year 1100 under shelf mark XIX.C.26). Also represented are theological and philosophical codices. On a more specialised theme there is Jesuitica, comprising lists of personalities who entered religious orders and a further part of the history of the Czech ecclesiastical province by Jan Miller. A large part of the newly digitised documents consists of old printed books, also from the holdings of the National Library. The list of accessible illuminated codices is enriched by a further three manuscripts from the Library of the National Museum: Missal of Vít Soukeník (XV A 5), Legends of the Saints (XV A 12) and a collection of works by Bernard z Clairvaux (Bernard de Fontaine) (XII A 15). Digitisation of manuscripts and manuscript fragments from the holdings of the East Bohemia Museum in Pardubice and the Institute of Military History, Prague has also continued. Several further items come from the holdings of the Brno Regional Museum (including a collection of Czech theological texts of particular importance: R 417), from the Slavonic Library and the Music Department of the National Library and the National Medical Library in Prague. Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The bulk of the latest digitised documents are old 16th century printings, mainly in the Czech language, from the holdings of the National Library. Worthy of special mention amongst the manuscripts from this source are the so-called Manual of Václav Koranda, the oldest extant cumulative text from the archive of the Utraquist consistory and a principal source for 15th century ecclesiastical history (shelf mark XVII.F.2), and the Czech Glagolitic Bible (XVII.A.1). Digitisation of publications held by the Department of Music in the National Library of the Czech Republic and of 16th – 17th century manuscripts deposited in the Slavonic Library has also continued. Important sources, especially for art history, are manuscripts from the National Museum Library, the majority of which were originally acquired from the medieval library of the Monastery of the Order of Augustinian Canons in Roudnice. An extant item from the extensive library of King Matyáš Korvín is the manuscript of the Opava Regional Archive, Olomouc branch (shelf mark CO 330) De re aedificatoria libri decem. Additional sheet music has been made available, including a contribution from the holdings of the Moravian Regional Museum. Manuscript documents dating from the 17th century, of particular importance for military history, constitute the first contribution to Manuscriptorium by the Prague Institute of Military History. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Heidelberg University Library has contributed its most valuable collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts to the Manuscriptorium project. The 848 manuscripts in the German language of the 9th to the 17th centuries, comprising approximately 200,000 pages and 6,500 miniatures, belong to the famous “Bibliotheca Palatina”. Its origins date back to 1386, when the University of Heidelberg was founded by Elector Ruprecht I. During the following centuries the collegiate library of the Heidelberg Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit) and the private book collection of the Palatinate Electors were incorporated into the growing University Library, making it the biggest and most famous library in Germany. During the Thirty Years’ War it was taken as booty to the Vatican Library in Rome, where today nearly all non-German manuscripts and all prints are still kept. In 1816, after the Napoleonic wars, 848 German manuscripts were returned to Heidelberg, where they are kept in the University Library. About one third of the codices are medical works; the remainder deal with history, religion or literature. Since 2006 Heidelberg University Library has been digitising this collection of German manuscripts in its digitisation centre with two camera tables that are especially developed for the handling of fragile objects. This ambitious project is sponsored by the Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation. In the spring of 2009 all 848 codices will be digitised and made available on the internet.; One of the most valuable items is the so called “Heidelberger Sachsenspiegel” (Cod. Pal. germ. 164), written and illuminated at the beginning of the 14th century. It is the oldest of the four illuminated codices contained in that important statute book.; The best known manuscript of Heidelberg University Library, the “Codex Manesse” (Cod. Pal. germ. 848), the most comprehensive collection of ballads and love poetry in Middle High German, will also be contributed to the Manuscriptorium project in the near future. Thu, 9 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Printed books from the holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic represent a significant proportion of the latest digitised documents. These are partly of Czech origin, including books from the printing presses of Mikuláš Bakalář, Jiří Melantrich senior of Aventýn and Daniel Adam of Veleslavín, but also some of Italian and Spanish origin. Manuscripts again include theological and homiletic works. An important monument of Czech language and literature is the Clementine Psalter (shelf mark XVII.A.12) with the earliest version of the second Old Czech translation of the psalter and in the field of art history the famous illuminated manuscript of the Chronicle of the Council of Constance by Ulrich Richental (XVI.A.17) is particularly noteworthy. The National Museum Library has contributed mainly illuminated 14th century manuscripts; the Talmberk Codex (I.A.1), an important legal monument of the early 16th century, is also deposited there today. Digitisation of other resources continues, mainly of thematically homogeneous collections. From the Library of the Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov come annals of the 18th and early 19th centuries (and also a collection of historical sources written in part by Bohuslav Balbín); the National Archive in Prague contributes a collection of leaflets from the era of the Thirty Years War from the Valdštejn (Waldstein) Castle Library holdings at Doksy Chateau; Czech and German guild records come from the Library of the Museum of Western Bohemia in Pilsen and historical publications devoted to balneology from the Karlovy Vary Regional Museum. Individual works have also been contributed from the holdings of the Department of the History of Music of the Moravian Regional Museum and the State Research Library in Pilsen. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:59:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp In its historical collections, the Moravian Regional Library in Brno holds a series of manuscripts from the so-called Mikulov Dietrichstein Library. The extensive holdings of the Mikulov collection on Czech, particularly Hussite, themes have been a focus of interest for all leading Czech researchers since the time of Josef Dobrovský, as evidenced by a wealth of published scholarly studies.; The original founder of the library was Ferdinand Hoffmann, Baron Grünbüchl and Strechau (Střechov), one of the greatest bibliophiles and collectors of his day. After his death in 1607 his son Ondřej and subsequently other male descendants of his family continued to expand the library’s holdings. In 1664 the male Hoffmann line died out and the chief guardian of the heiresses before they came of age was the Catholic Prince Ferdinand of Dietrichstein, to whom they passed on the old family library. The library continued to grow until the 1930s. ; In 1933-1934 the most valuable part of the library was sold at auction in Luzern and Vienna. The Czechoslovak state purchased 117 of the manuscripts relating to the Czech Lands and 208 incunabula volumes. In 1944 the Moravian Regional Library acquired this part of the Mikulov Library which had been purchased by the state, professionally catalogued the manuscripts and presented the collection to the scholarly community. The present-day Mikulov manuscript holdings comprise 116 manuscripts in 117 volumes, of which 23 are on parchment, 15 date from the 14th century, over 80 from the 15th century and 16 from the 16th century. 35 of the manuscripts are wholly or partly in Czech and nearly 50 others contain individual Czech words, sentences or annotations. Thu, 10 Jun 2006 09:59:59 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The National Library of Romania has made a contribution to the Manuscriptorium project in the form of old Romanian books dating from the XVI and XVII centuries. These are items of outstanding cultural, historical and artistic value. Most of these treasures are religious works, but amongst them there are also law and history books. One of the most valuable items is the first book printed on Romanian territory – the Slavonic Book of Liturgies /Liturghierul slavonesc - printed in the year 1508 at the Dealul Monastery (Hill Monastery) by monk Macarie. This printing is notable for its special graphic presentation, capital letters, and elaborate frontispieces.; Another very important document is Apostolul printed in 1547 at Târgovişte by Dimitri Liubavici; only one copy is extant in the country. ; Some volumes still retain the original bindings. They are extremely refined and carefully executed, with special engravings, original capital letters and frontispieces. Other documents contain various notes made over the years by various owners. Thu, 12 Jul 2008 16::00:01 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The most extensive batch of the latest digitised documents are taken from the holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic. Amongst the manuscripts, in addition to theological texts, liturgical codices are well represented, mostly those used by the Benedictine Convent of Saint George at Prague Castle (particularly notable for its illumination and Czech glosses is the processional VI.G.15). A significant monument of the history of the creative arts is the Chotěšov missal (XIV.C.3) with its Canon Crucifixion illustration. Of particular significance for the history of Czech language and literature are the Mikulov biblical collection (XVII.G.55), one of the manuscripts of the religious novel of Barlaam and Josaphat (XI.D.3) or the richly decorated manuscript translation of the Lives of the Holy Fathers who lived in the desert by Řehoř Hrubý z Jelení (XVII.A.2). Old printed books (16th-17th centuries) from the holdings of the National Library have been digitised in greater numbers, including several unique volumes, and from the music department principally certain works by L. Koželuh. The Museum of Western Bohemia in Pilsen has made available a large collection of manuscript and printed maps of Pilsen and the Pilsen region dating from the 18th-20th centuries. A smaller number of digitised manuscripts has been contributed by the Royal Canon of Premonstratensians at Strahov (two volumes of Strahov annals) and the Moravian Regional Library in Brno; several balneological publications are deposited in the Regional Library in Karlovy Vary. Thu, 12 Jul 2008 16::00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The most numerous collection of new digitised manuscripts comes from the holdings of the National Museum Library in Prague. A number of these codices are important from the point of view of the history of book illustration, others contain homiletic and historical texts relating to the Hussite era (e.g. manuscripts of Old Czech annals in manuscripts IV E 29 a V E 43 or the report of the deliberations of the Council of Constance by Peter of Mladoňovice in codex VIII F 38). Manuscripts from the holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic now made available include mainly homiletic, theological and liturgical works. An important source for the history of Prague University is the collection of quaestiones and other texts in codex X.E.24, and a further manuscript containing a Czech translation of the Bible has also been digitised (the so-called Kladrub or Bořk Bible XVII.A.29). The holdings of the Research Library in Olomouc are represented by medieval manuscripts containing mainly theological texts and incunabula of Czech origin.A new contributor to Manuscriptorium is the Komenský National Pedagogical Library, Prague and several manuscripts and prints from the holdings of the East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice, the Moravian Regional Library in Brno and the National Medical Library in Prague have also been digitised. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Most of the latest digitised documents are held today by the National Museum Library in Prague. These manuscripts include, amongst others, three further texts from Old Czech Annals and works in Latin by Jan Hus. The first collection of codices containing copies from a great variety of sources and printings and notes of poems and songs has also been made available. It was created in the first half of the 19th century, thanks to the collections made by Jan Jeník of Bratřice. Important sources for the history of book illustration are the Czech Hours of Virgin (Horae sanctae Mariae) (Classmark XVI G 77) and the Bible (XVIII B 18) with one of the earliest depictions of the dance of death.Further Bohemian incunabula from the National Museum Library have been digitised. The holdings of the National Library of the Czech Republic are represented by a broad spectrum of medieval theological, homiletic, philosophical and natural science manuscripts. Of a different nature is the Cancellaria Arnesti formula book collection (Classmark XII C 17). Several codices from the Research Library in Olomouc have also been digitised. Further printed works held by the library of the Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University, Prague and the Komenský National Pedagogical Library have been made available, dating in the main from the 17th and 18th centuries. A smaller collection of documents has been contributed by the Library of the Museum of Western Bohemia in Pilsen, the Franciscan Library in Cheb (indulgences – incunabula) and the Royal Canon of Premonstratensians at Strahov. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp On 5th and 6th November 2009 the final conference of the ENRICH project will take place on the premises of the National Library of Spain in Madrid. The objective of the conference will be to present the new functionalities of Manuscriptorium developed under the project and to present the aggregate content made available by partner libraries. The conference programme will include a series of lectures on themes related to digital libraries specialising in the domain of manuscripts and early prints. The language of the conference will be English, with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish provided. More detailed information about the conference and the registration form can be found on the ENRICH project website. The main topics of the conference are: Manuscriptorium and the outcome of the ENRICH project: the system, new functions and tools and opportunities for co-operation with providers of digital content Digital content development: tools and techniques Standardisation of data and metadata Co-operation with international initiatives: TEL and Europeana Case studies of digital libraries rendering their holdings retrievable through Manuscriptorium Digitisation projects ; Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23::00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The first 177 manuscripts from the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, one of the most notable Russian monasteries, are now accessible. Also the Lund University Library (Sweden) has contributed its resource known as the St. Laurentius Digital Manuscript Library.; Tue, 16 Jul 2009 15::00:02 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Heidelberg University Library has contributed its most valuable collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts to the Manuscriptorium project. More...; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09::00:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The National Library of Romania has made a contribution to the Manuscriptorium project in the form of old Romanian books dating from the XVI and XVII centuries. More... ; Thu, 12 Jul 2008 15::59:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The objectives of the project are the integration of European sources facilitating access to written cultural heritage, the creation of a network of institutions within a European framework and the building up of a European digital manuscript library on the Manuscriptorium platform. This will establish pre-conditions for the affiliation of further partners, including those from beyond the borders of Europe.. ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:10:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The National Library of the Republic of Moldova in Kishinev is a new Manuscriptorium partner, contributing the Book of Sermons by Metropolitan Varlaam in an interesting edition dating from the year 1768, published in Romanian in the Cyrillic alphabet; the style of this important work of old Romanian literature is remarkably accomplished.; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:10:01 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp In connection with the exhibition entitled "Codex Gigas – the Devil's Bible: Secrets of the Largest Book in the World", the Royal Library in Stockholm has provided the National Library of the Czech Republic with a digital copy of this scarce manuscript. Access to it via Manuscriptorium is a further step in the process of integration of the European cultural heritage. Codex Gigas ; Thu, 4 Sep 2007 13:00:01 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp Manuscriptorium’s SW configuration was updated today. Users of OAI-PMH services should update their clients’ settings.; Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:50:00 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/default_eng.asp The National Library of Turkey in Ankara (http://www.mkutup.gov.tr/) has become a new major contributor to Manuscriptorium. On the basis of an agreement concluded between this library and the National Library of the Czech Republic, some 10 thousand records relating to Turkish manuscripts will be made available in Manuscriptorium in the initial phase; this means that the National Library of Turkey is presently the most active foreign contributor to the development of the union manuscript catalogue.; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:00:02 GMT http://www.manuscriptorium.com/Site/ENG/defaultdefault_eng.asp For demonstration purposes, we have made available a small (but nevertheless very interesting) selection from the holdings of digitised manuscripts, old printed books and maps presently accessible via the Manuscriptorium database.; Tue, 16 Apr 2006 04:00:00 GMT