HMML Global Operations: Bosnia And Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Region

Europe
Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cities

Fojnica, Kreševo, Mostar, Sarajevo, Visoko
Repository

National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 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.