Abtei Heiligenkreuz. Bibliothek: HMML Repository

Abtei Heiligenkreuz. Bibliothek

This Cistercian monastery, twenty-five miles south of Vienna, was founded in 1133. Situated near the eastern border of Austria, Heiligenkreuz was the victim of several Turkish assaults, notably in 1529, 1532, and 1683. When on one occasion the entire community was forced to flee, the monks transported their entire manuscript collection down the Danube to Passau, in the course of which journey many codices suffered still-visible water damage. HMML filmed nearly 400 monastic manuscripts dated from the 10th to 17th c. here.


Collection
Western European
Country
Austria
City
Heiligenkreuz
Repository
Abtei Heiligenkreuz. Bibliothek
Project Codes
Main Series
Project Numbers
4546-4972; 14751
Type
Microform
Objects Preserved
392
Active Catalog Records
392
Microfilm Reels
392
Date Preserved
1966
HMML Reading Room (sample record)
https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/4766
HMML Authority File
https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/319608208858
Languages
Latin, German, Arabic, Greek, Portuguese
Reproduction Notes
Some pages or decoration filmed also in color
Bibliography
Benedict Gsell, Verzeichniss der Handschriften in der Bibliothek des Stiftes Heiligenkreuz (1891).
Preservation Status
Complete
Cataloging Status
Complete
Collections News
392 manuscripts added

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