HMML Global Operations: Bosnia And Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Region
Europe -
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina -
Cities
Fojnica, Guča Gora, Kreševo, Mostar, Sarajevo, Visoko -
Repositories
National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Library of the Franciscan Monastery of Guča Gora; Professor’s Library of Franciscan High School Visoko; Archive of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Fojnica; Archive of the Franciscan Monastery of Saint Catharine; Library of the Franciscan Monastery of Mostar -
Languages
Arabic, Persian, Turkish (Ottoman), Latin, Croatian, Bosnian -
Project Dates
2023–present
The countries of the former Yugoslavia offer numerous opportunities for manuscript preservation. HMML previously partnered with Serbian communities in Croatia and Montenegro and in 2023 launched an ambitious series of projects with Franciscan monasteries in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Ottoman period, only the Franciscans were permitted to serve the Catholic population in the region, and their monasteries are rich in both manuscript books and archival documents.
Meeting at the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NULBH) to discuss the digitization of the library’s manuscripts. Pictured (left to right): Anja Mastilović (NULBH, head of serials); Walid Mourad (HMML); Columba Stewart (HMML); Ismet Ovčina (NULBH, former director); Fr. Ivan Nujić (HMML partner); Muamera Smajić (NULBH, director of special collections).
Fojnica, 2022
Kreševo, 2023
Fojnica, 2022
