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The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 800 libraries to preserve & share handwritten history worldwide. Learn more: hmml.org
- 🧵 Sr. Marie-Thérèse Elia, who cataloged Maronite manuscripts at HMML, described this colophon as exemplary, encompassing all the elements a cataloger could hope to find: the scribe's name, the date and location of the copying, and a humble plea from the scribe for any mistakes in the work.
- Meet Dr. Ali Diakite, cataloger of West African manuscripts at HMML since 2019. Ali generously answered five brief questions to give us insight into his experience working with manuscripts digitized in Mali. Hear what he has to say: hmml.org/stories/meet-dr-ali-diakite
- Cataloging is complete for 186 manuscripts written in Cyrillic (13th–19th century) and Glagolitic (10th–16th century), microfilmed by HMML at the Austrian National Library in Vienna (20th century). Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
- That’s a wrap on HMML’s Winter Lecture Series for 2025! Stream each lecture online: bit.ly/WLS-2025-pla... This free, virtual series features scholars who study cultures, histories, languages, and traditions around the world through the fascinating medium of manuscripts. Tune in next year!
- Reposted by HMMLThe complete winter lecture series from @visithmml.bsky.social is now on YouTube: The Holy Land at HMML; Ethiopic Miracles of Mary; Armenian Christian Martyrs in Text & Image; Shakespeare & His World. #medievalsky youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- Celebrating our incredible team; you can now browse scholarly publications, by HMML staff and associates, about the manuscripts and artwork in HMML's collections: hmml.org/programs/hmm...
- Empress Zawditu (ዘውዲቱ) was one of the most important patrons for the churches of 20th-century Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, building both churches and libraries during her reign as the Queen of Queens (1916–1930 CE). Dr. Jeremy R. Brown shares some of her story: hmml.org/stories/seri...
- Cataloging is complete for 966 "Series nova" manuscripts microfilmed by HMML at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, including fragments, acquisitions made after 1870, historical documents, and a 16th-century collection of watercolor depictions of animals. Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
- Happening today: “Shakespeare and His World,” a free, virtual event at 11 a.m. (CT). RSVP: hmml.org/events/ Celebrating World Book Day and Shakespeare’s Birthday, Dr. Matthew Harkins and Dr. Audrey Thorstad explore English Renaissance literature in a time of cultural revival and religious turmoil.
- An 18th-century Church Slavonic manuscript with the Passion service for Good Friday and Easter Eve, collection of the L'viv Historical Museum, Ukraine (LHMU 00092). Learn more about the preservation of manuscripts located in Ukraine: hmml.org/stories/where-were-working%E2%80%93l-viv-ukraine-2022
- Celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday on Wednesday, April 23 with a free, virtual event at 11 a.m. (CT)—“Shakespeare and His World”—featuring Dr. Matthew Harkins and Dr. Audrey Thorstad. RSVP: hmml.org/events/
- Cataloging is complete for 225 Hebrew-script manuscripts microfilmed by HMML at the Austrian National Library. Many of the works, produced by Jewish authors and translators, testify to the fruitful medieval scholarly networks connecting Jews, Christians, and Muslims: hmml.org/collections/...
- HMML recently began a partnership with the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina to digitize and catalog the library's manuscript collection in Sarajevo. Learn more in this story by Columba Stewart, executive director of HMML: hmml.org/stories/where-were-working-sarajevo
- Cataloging is complete for 1,105 manuscripts in the Library of Melk Abbey in Austria, microfilmed by HMML in 1965. Some date from the 9th to 11th centuries, but the majority are from the 12th to 16th centuries, including materials associated with Melk's monastic school: hmml.org/collections/...
- On Wednesday, April 23 at 11 a.m. (CT), join us for “Shakespeare and His World,” a free, virtual event with special guests Dr. Matthew Harkins and Dr. Audrey Thorstad. Details and RSVP: hmml.org/events/
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- Cataloging is complete for the 503 manuscripts at Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena in Germany, microfilmed by HMML in 1994. Central to the library's collection are the early works of Martin Luther and other Protestant Reformers. Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
- HMML’s latest exhibition—“Shakespeare’s Second Folio & the English Renaissance”—is live: * Online: hmml.org/programs/exhibitions/english-renaissance * In person: visit HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota. Admission is free and open to the public. More information: hmml.org/programs/exhibitions/#hmml
- Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915–1985), "McGuffey Ash," 1982 (AAP5806): www.vhmml.org/museum/view/... HMML is the caretaker of 28 Hnizdovsky works, along with an uncatalogued collection of his bookplates. Learn more: hmml.org/stories/jacques-hnizdovsky-in-minnesota
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- Homily for ʻĪd al-fiṭr, in a manuscript (AKDI 01307 0993) in the collection of the Khalidi Library, Jerusalem. Learn about the Khalidi Library and HMML's partnerships to preserve manuscripts with Muslim families & institutions in Jerusalem: hmml.org/stories/four-family-libraries-in-jerusalem
- Virtual seminars offered this summer by colleagues at The Mediterranean Seminar, based at the University of Colorado at Boulder: www.mediterraneanseminar.org/summer-skill...
- Happening on Wednesday at 11 a.m. (CT): “Armenian Christian Martyrs in Text and Image,” a free, virtual event: hmml.org/programs/eve... Special guest Dr. Ani Shahinian shares artifacts that broaden access to the history, memory, and experience of martyrdom in Armenia and beyond.
- "Pine, bamboo, and plum for Eastern Genji: Parody of Yoritomo releasing cranes at Yuigahama." A scene from The Tale of Genji. Woodblock print on mulberry paper, by Utagawa Kunisada (1823–1880). Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota (AAP0078): vhmml.org/museum/view/1077
- Handwritten catalogs in libraries around the world continue to provide insights into the contents of more than 80,000 manuscripts preserved in HMML’s microfilm era (1965–2002). Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman takes us on a journey to Austria and back again: hmml.org/stories/getting-it-in-writing
- RSVP for “Armenian Christian Martyrs in Text and Image,” a free, virtual event happening on March 26 at 11 a.m. (CT): hmml.org/programs/eve... Special guest Dr. Ani Shahinian is a cataloger of Armenian manuscripts at HMML and a researcher of Christian martyrdom in Late Medieval Armenia.
- A recent El Mundo article featuring Columba Stewart, executive director of HMML since 2003. The article references Columba's "Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities"—full video and text available here: hmml.org/stories/cult...
- Parchment dries out and becomes very stiff over time. Here, HMML's Malta Study Center uses acid-free clips to hold the verso of a document in place, while acrylic tabs and weights keep the recto flat. Part of a project at the State Archives of Florence. Learn more: hmml.org/about/global...
- Celebrate Pi Day with some fantastic charts calculating the cycles of a day, week, month, and year—and the relationship of dates/seasons to the constellations! See more in this story about the rhythms of nature, by Dr. Ani Shahinian: hmml.org/stories/series-weather-the-armenian-liturgical-calendar
- Join us on March 26 at 11 a.m. (CT). for “Armenian Christian Martyrs in Text and Image,” with special guest Dr. Ani Shahinian. This free, virtual event is part of HMML's four-part Winter Lecture Series. Learn more and RSVP: hmml.org/programs/eve...
- This may be Polish written in Arabic script! Part of a prayer book containing Arabic, Tatar, and Polish languages, possibly copied during the early 19th century. Collection of Vasili Stefanyk National Library, Lʹviv, Ukraine (STEF 00608): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/608831
- Legal documents can illuminate the life histories of women living in Timbuktu, Mali, in the 19th to early 20th centuries. In celebration of International Women's Day, Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor, catalogers of West African manuscripts at HMML, share some examples: hmml.org/stories/seri...
- From 1968–1971, HMML microfilmed 13,234 manuscripts in the collection of the Austrian National Library. Cataloging is now complete for 1,042 Greek manuscripts that were microfilmed. Of these, the oldest dated manuscript was copied by Iōannēs Grammatikos in 925. More info: hmml.org/collections/...
- A statement from the Qāḍī of Araouan, Sīdī Aḥmad ibn Bubakar, announcing the sighting of the crescent moon marking the start of Ramaḍān for the year 1916, authenticated with his seal. Collection of Bibliothèque al-Cady al-Aqib, Timbuktu, Mali (ELIT AQB 01009): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
- Now available for streaming: “Inspired Grace: The Ethiopic Miracles of Mary,” featuring Dr. Jeremy R. Brown: bit.ly/WLS-February... RSVP for the next event in HMML’s free, virtual Winter Lecture Series, looking at Armenian illuminated manuscripts on March 26, 11am (CT): hmml.org/programs/eve...
- Deadline extended to apply for Introduction to Classical Armenian, a language and paleography course held from July 7 to August 1, 2025, at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota. All course costs are generously covered by Dumbarton Oaks. New deadline: March 12, 2025 Learn more: hmml.org/programs/int...
- Happening today: “Inspired Grace: The Ethiopic Miracles of Mary,” a free, virtual event at 11 a.m. (CT): hmml.org/programs/eve... Special guest Dr. Jeremy R. Brown discusses the Miracles of Mary, stories that have captured the attention and imagination of people around the world for centuries.
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- For whomever it was made, manuscript IES 00422 was a jewel in their collection, produced by scribes, craftspeople, and painters of the highest order. Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic manuscripts at HMML, takes a closer look: hmml.org/stories/postscript-on-our-behalf
- Digitization & cataloging is complete for the 28 microfilm reels in the Donald Davies Microfilm Collection, now available in HMML Reading Room (vhmml.org). The microfilm is a treasure trove, recording of some of the earliest witnesses to the Bible in Ge'ez. Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
- RSVP for “Inspired Grace: The Ethiopic Miracles of Mary,” a free, virtual event on February 26 @ 11am (CT): hmml.org/programs/eve... Special guest Dr. Jeremy R. Brown is cataloger of Ethiopian manuscripts at HMML & was senior researcher, cataloger, & translator for PEMM (pemm.princeton.edu/en-us).
- In the midst of political & religious upheaval, a clerk named Anna Roede used her ability as a scribe & recordkeeper to assert her community’s authority & identity, which were threatened by new bids for power. Dr. Jennifer Carnell has this story from 16th-century Germany: hmml.org/stories/seri...
- Digitization & cataloging is complete for the collection of the Lebanese Maronite Order in Kaslik, Lebanon. The oldest manuscript fragments in the collection date back to the 15th century and were discovered within the binding of a printed book. Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
- Cataloging is complete for the manuscript collection of Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek in Weimar, Germany, microfilmed by HMML in 1994. HMML’s catalog is currently the only complete representation of the collection available online. Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
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- The first pages of a manuscript containing a text on the Prophet Muḥammad's night journey to Jerusalem, al-Isrāʼ wa-al-Miʻrāj. It's one of 2,929 manuscripts photographed and cataloged in the collection of the Université Saint-Joseph, Bibliothèque Orientale, Beirut, Lebanon: hmml.org/collections/...
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- Join us on February 26 at 11 a.m. (CT). for “Inspired Grace: The Ethiopic Miracles of Mary,” with special guest Dr. Jeremy R. Brown. This free, virtual event is part of HMML's four-part Winter Lecture Series. Learn more and RSVP: hmml.org/programs/eve...
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- Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota, between July 1 & December 31, 2025: hmml.org/research/fel... Access offline archival & microfilm collections and 50,000+ books on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, and liturgy.
