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The Next Stop was Kremsmünster Abbey
December 20, 2022

The Next Stop was Kremsmünster Abbey

“When Father Oliver Kapsner began to microfilm the medieval manuscripts at Kremsmünster Abbey, Austria, in late 1964, he could not have imagined...”

  • Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
September 29, 2022

A Book You Would Love to Read...

“A book you would love to read is lost, altered, destroyed, buried, hidden, left unpublished, unwritten, banned.”

Dr. Catherine Walsh and Margaret Bresnahan

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July 28, 2022

Microfilm Milestones

“HMML’s first library partnerships were to photograph the collections of prominent libraries in...”

Dr. Josh Mugler

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April 28, 2022

A Tale of Two Bears — Astronomy in Austrian Libraries

“When I was a boy, the night sky always fascinated me—stars, moon, planets, nebulae, comets, and...”

Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman

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A Man for All Seasonings
January 20, 2022

A Man for All Seasonings

“It was the late 14th century, and Shīrāz was the city of poets.”

  • Dr. Josh Mugler
May 27, 2021

Crossing the Red Sea in the 1640s

“In September 1647 CE, al-Ḥasan al-Ḥaymī left the port of al-Mukhā (Mocha) in...”

Dr. Josh Mugler

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