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![A Decade in Mali](../../../assets/img/500x280/cs-mali_3_2017-12-12-savama_P1020770_500x280.jpg)
A Decade in Mali
“It began with a dinner in 2013...”
- Dr. Columba Stewart
![Decorative Birds in Syriac Manuscripts](../../../assets/img/500x280/JW-birds6_SOAH_00279_004v_500x280.jpg)
Decorative Birds in Syriac Manuscripts
“Bird watching is typically an activity that...”
- Dr. James Walters
![HMML Board Welcomes New Members, Elects New Chair](../../../assets/img/500x280/hmml_entrance_500x280.jpg)
HMML Board Welcomes New Members, Elects New Chair
“Five new members have joined the 29-voting member HMML Board...”
- Dr. Columba Stewart
![What Are The Animals Trying To Tell Us?](../../../assets/img/500x280/ad-pn3_ELIT_AQB_01575_004r_500x280.jpg)
What Are The Animals Trying To Tell Us?
“In historical Timbuktu—as in any part of the pre-modern world—animals were...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Where We’re Working: London](../../../assets/img/500x280/dg_www3_Photo_1_OP_CMYK_500x280.jpg)
Where We’re Working: London
“Nestled in the streets of London, just northwest of St. Paul’s Cathedral, resides a...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![What Does the Fox Say? A Hierarchy of Animal Voices](../../../assets/img/500x280/JC-Animal3_Freiburg_HS_116_007r_fox_500x280.jpg)
What Does the Fox Say? A Hierarchy of Animal Voices
“For thousands of years, languages around the world have attempted to capture the sounds of animals...”
- Dr. Jennifer Carnell
![The Mysteries & Rhythms of Nature, Seasons, and Time in the Armenian Liturgical Calendar](../../../assets/img/500x280/AS_Weather3_bzan00585_170r_169v_500x280.jpg)
The Mysteries & Rhythms of Nature, Seasons, and Time in the Armenian Liturgical Calendar
“Interwoven tapestry of the natural and spiritual worlds as observed through the Armenian liturgical calendar...”
- Dr. Ani Shahinian
![Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck](../../../assets/img/500x280/dg-weather_hmml-00425_500x280.jpg)
Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck
“The most famous weather event in Maltese history occurred in the first century CE when...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Metaphorical Meteorology, or: When a Sunny Day Offers More Than Sunshine](../../../assets/img/500x280/SJRB_00636_139r1_500x280.jpg)
Metaphorical Meteorology, or: When a Sunny Day Offers More Than Sunshine
“In describing printed books, a cataloger looks for subjects or areas of study where...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
![Eclipses in Early Muslim History — Between Myth and Reality](../../../assets/img/500x280/AP-weather_ELIT_AQB_01974_001v_500x280.jpg)
Eclipses in Early Muslim History — Between Myth and Reality
“The best-known eclipse mentioned in Muslim sources was the solar eclipse that occurred on...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Remembering an Earthquake](../../../assets/img/500x280/JM-Earth_ZMT_01291_001_500x280.jpg)
Remembering an Earthquake
“Many of the regions where HMML has worked are no stranger to earthquakes...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![Let it Fall as Rain](../../../assets/img/500x280/JB-weather3_EMDA00408_Img_040_500x280.jpg)
Let it Fall as Rain
“Few things can impact daily life in quite the way that weather does...”
- Dr. Jeremy R. Brown
![The Frozen Tigris and Other Remarkable Weather Events Described in Syriac Colophons](../../../assets/img/500x280/JW-nature1_ACK_00053_105r_500x280.jpg)
The Frozen Tigris and Other Remarkable Weather Events Described in Syriac Colophons
“In the days before social media, how did people share a noteworthy weather phenomena...”
- Dr. James Walters
![Music Awakens One’s Soul...](../../../assets/img/500x280/AS_music1_apia00083_111r_110v_500x280.jpg)
Music Awakens One’s Soul...
“An answer to the question of what it means to be human...”
- Dr. Ani Shahinian
![Postscript — For Loving You Too Much](../../../assets/img/500x280/MZ-postscript2_SJRB_00004_IMG_129v_500x280.jpg)
Postscript — For Loving You Too Much
“One of the most common uses of manuscripts over the centuries is to train children in reading and writing...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
![Space Adventure: A Maltese Musical Fantasy for Children](../../../assets/img/500x280/DG-Music6_Malta_Series_I_8093_2_500x280.jpg)
Space Adventure: A Maltese Musical Fantasy for Children
“With their 1962 children’s musical Space Adventure...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Arthur Vööbus: Preserving a Legacy](../../../assets/img/500x280/WWT-mag4_1670_OP-gray-cover_500x280.jpg)
Arthur Vööbus: Preserving a Legacy
“Dr. Arthur Voobus was many things—a scholar, pastor, teacher, and refugee in exile...”
- Dr. James Walters
![Nasheeds from West Africa: Uniting Texts and Sound](../../../assets/img/500x280/APmusic1_SAV_BMH_22545_004r_500x280.jpg)
Nasheeds from West Africa: Uniting Texts and Sound
“All of Timbuktu’s family libraries that were digitized by HMML include numerous compositions that...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![A Christmas Hymn Sing-Along](../../../assets/img/500x280/CWmusic_AARB-00271_500x280.jpg)
A Christmas Hymn Sing-Along
“Singing is one of those amazing things...”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![Visualizing the Audible: Depictions of Music in a Medieval German Manuscript](../../../assets/img/500x280/JC-music_Freiburg-im-Breisgau-UB-fol-18v_500x280.jpg)
Visualizing the Audible: Depictions of Music in a Medieval German Manuscript
“Although music is an aural and tactile experience, human beings also have a...”
- Dr. Jennifer Carnell
![Do You Hear What I Hear? The Audible and Inaudible in Medieval Music](../../../assets/img/500x280/JC-music_Durham-Hunter-100-fol-11r_500x280.jpg)
Do You Hear What I Hear? The Audible and Inaudible in Medieval Music
“Among HMML’s microfilms of the Durham Cathedral Library...”
- Dr. Jennifer Carnell
![I Know It When I See It (I Think…)](../../../assets/img/500x280/MZ-music12_AARB_00001_IMG_008r_500x280.jpg)
I Know It When I See It (I Think…)
“I’m not a musicologist, but I am an avid fan of music from all times...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
![Deadly snakes and remedies against their venomous bites in the handy charts of a copy of the “Kitāb al-diryāq” (Book on antidotes)](../../../assets/img/500x280/CG_death_1_Snakes.jpg)
Deadly snakes and remedies against their venomous bites in the handy charts of a copy of the “Kitāb al-diryāq” (Book on antidotes)
“The Arabic manuscript tradition is rich in medical works discussing remedies and...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![Instructions for Burial: The Last Will and Testament of Ephrem the Syrian](../../../assets/img/500x280/Walters-DM_ASCBN-00057-500x280.jpg)
Instructions for Burial: The Last Will and Testament of Ephrem the Syrian
“Ephrem is perhaps the most widely known of all Syriac authors...”
- Dr. James Walters
![Monuments to the Dead](../../../assets/img/500x280/kg_dm1_AAP3313-500x280.jpg)
Monuments to the Dead
“Grief, loss, and death itself were very much part of...”
- Katherine Goertz
![Impressions of a Death Foretold: the Execution of Fra Sylvain de Bosredon](../../../assets/img/500x280/dg_dm4_HMZA-00415-500x280.jpg)
Impressions of a Death Foretold: the Execution of Fra Sylvain de Bosredon
“In the days before they were going to kill him, Fra Sylvain de Bosredon woke up early in the morning to the dull sound of...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Treatises of Consolation: Muslim Scholars Comfort Themselves and Others Who Have Lost Children](../../../assets/img/500x280/JM_dm3_GAMS_01240_011-500x280.jpg)
Treatises of Consolation: Muslim Scholars Comfort Themselves and Others Who Have Lost Children
“The Black Death pandemic of the 14th century dramatically reshaped many cultures...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![Grief on the Page](../../../assets/img/500x280/AAP2267-500x280.jpg)
Grief on the Page
“How do you represent grief? For Marc Chagall, the Russian-born Jewish artist...”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![Postscript — A Swedish Saint in Syriac](../../../assets/img/500x280/DCA_00044_029v-500x280.jpg)
Postscript — A Swedish Saint in Syriac
“Stories about saints, much like their relics, rarely remain tied to...”
- Dr. James Walters
![Where We're Working: Gaza](../../../assets/img/500x280/WWW-Gaza2_IMG_4855-500x280.jpg)
Where We're Working: Gaza
“The Gaza Strip is the smallest of the two Palestinian territories in...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![A Scribble of Scribes: Men, Women, and Children Copyists Across Mali’s Manuscript Collections](../../../assets/img/500x280/ad-pn-scribe3_SAV_BMH_21046_001v-500x280.jpg)
A Scribble of Scribes: Men, Women, and Children Copyists Across Mali’s Manuscript Collections
“...each manuscript is an artistic production and requires physical labor performed by a single individual—the scribe...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Build a Church, Build a Library](../../../assets/img/500x280/jm-scribe_MBM_00400_005-500x280.jpg)
Build a Church, Build a Library
“If you want to establish a new church, you’re likely going to need some books...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![Muḥammad Ṣādiq: A Scribe Between Manuscript and Print Cultures at the Beginning of the 20th Century](../../../assets/img/500x280/CG-scribe-1_Az-Zahiriyah-500x280.jpg)
Muḥammad Ṣādiq: A Scribe Between Manuscript and Print Cultures at the Beginning of the 20th Century
“A great opportunity to look at the interaction between manuscript and print cultures can be found in the Middle East...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![The Calligrapher Clément Perret](../../../assets/img/500x280/KG_Scribe_AAP1567-500x280.jpg)
The Calligrapher Clément Perret
“In the mid-15th century, the invention of the printing press made books relatively easier to produce and...”
- Katherine Goertz
![Why so Many Fragments? Incomplete Manuscripts in the Timbuktu Collections.](../../../assets/img/500x280/ad-pn-fragment2_SAV_BMH_19155_005r-500x280.jpg)
Why so Many Fragments? Incomplete Manuscripts in the Timbuktu Collections.
“A large amount of the manuscripts digitized in Timbuktu, Mali, that we at HMML have cataloged are fragments...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Woodcut Fragments of the 16th Century](../../../assets/img/500x280/AAP0085-500x280.jpg)
Woodcut Fragments of the 16th Century
“HMML’s Art & Photographs collection is full of fragments of the 15th and 16th century...”
- Katherine Goertz
![Johann Wetzstein and the Qurʼan Fragments of Tübingen](../../../assets/img/500x280/JS_Fragment_Ma-VI-157-500x280.jpg)
Johann Wetzstein and the Qurʼan Fragments of Tübingen
“Johann Gottfried Wetzstein served as honorary Prussian consul in Damascus, Syria, from 1849 to 1861...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson](../../../assets/img/500x280/DG_Falson_1_IMG_7053-500x280.jpg)
Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson
“When I arrived at the Palazzo Falson in Mdina, Malta...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Poetry and Agriculture, a Fragmentary Scrapbook](../../../assets/img/500x280/cw-frag-HMML_00631_500x280.jpg)
Poetry and Agriculture, a Fragmentary Scrapbook
“Manuscripts are known for their idiosyncratic nature...”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![Identifying Syriac Fragments in the Digital Age](../../../assets/img/500x280/JW-Fragment_6-500x280.jpg)
Identifying Syriac Fragments in the Digital Age
“What would you do if someone handed you a page that had clearly been torn out of a book...”
- Dr. James Walters
![Where We’re Working: L’viv, Ukraine](../../../assets/img/500x280/AndreiSheptytskyNationalMuseum_500x280.jpg)
Where We’re Working: L’viv, Ukraine
“In the early decades of HMML, the region beyond the proverbial Iron Curtain was out of reach.”
- Dr. Columba Stewart
![Poetic fragments at the Great ʿUmarī Mosque in Gaza](../../../assets/img/500x280/CG_Poems_5_OMM_D0004_002-500x280.jpg)
Poetic fragments at the Great ʿUmarī Mosque in Gaza
“The Great ʿUmarī Mosque in Gaza is the largest and oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![The Next Stop was Kremsmünster Abbey](../../../assets/img/500x280/MH-Aust_IMG_2799-500x280.jpg)
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
![Hiding in the Binding — Fragments in Rare Book Collections at HMML](../../../assets/img/500x280/MH-Fig14_DSCN1449a-500x280.jpg)
Hiding in the Binding — Fragments in Rare Book Collections at HMML
“Much of human history remains for us today only in the form of smaller remnants or fragments...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
![Jacques Hnizdovsky in Minnesota](../../../assets/img/500x280/JH-6_AAP2582-500x280.jpg)
Jacques Hnizdovsky in Minnesota
“Jacques Hnizdovsky had arrived in the city the year before as a...”
- Katherine Goertz
![A Book You Would Love to Read...](../../../assets/img/500x280/BB13-IMG_2096-500x280.jpg)
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
![ʻUmar al-Turūdī’s List of Unreliable Books](../../../assets/img/500x280/PN-books_1-500x280.jpg)
ʻUmar al-Turūdī’s List of Unreliable Books
“ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Turūdī, was a scholar from Kebbi, present-day northern...”
- Dr. Paul Naylor
![Books that Survived the Ban — Syriac Manuscripts in India](../../../assets/img/500x280/JW-Books_3-500x280.jpg)
Books that Survived the Ban — Syriac Manuscripts in India
“Christianity has a long, rich history in India. Some even trace the origins of Christian communities in India to...”
- Dr. James Walters
![Lifted on Wings](../../../assets/img/500x280/MT-story-img_5-500x280.jpg)
Lifted on Wings
“Angels occupy an important place in monotheistic religions. They are mainly presented as celestial beings...”
- Sister Marie-Thérèse Elia
![Microfilm Milestones](../../../assets/img/500x280/Magazine-2022-IMG_4698a_OP-CMYK-500x280.jpg)
Microfilm Milestones
“HMML’s first library partnerships were to photograph the collections of prominent libraries in...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![Feeling the Heavens](../../../assets/img/500x280/cw-celestial-AARB_00301_013r-500x280.jpg)
Feeling the Heavens
“In summer of 1917, the New York-based artist Rockwell Kent made a bold decision.”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![Khwājahʹzādah’s Treatise on the Rainbow](../../../assets/img/500x280/CG-1_service-pnp-highsm-49600-49616v-500x280.jpg)
Khwājahʹzādah’s Treatise on the Rainbow
“Rainbows are optical illusions caused by the reflection, refraction, and...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![Postscript — King Solomon the Gynecologist, a Forgotten Tale From the Syriac Book of Medicines](../../../assets/img/500x280/postscript-dcjw-PLKI_HD_00001_036v-500x280.jpg)
Postscript — King Solomon the Gynecologist, a Forgotten Tale From the Syriac Book of Medicines
“The Syriac Book of Medicines is a fascinating compendium of medical lore from the...”
- Dr. David Calabro
![The Stars of Ben-Zion](../../../assets/img/500x280/kg_1_AAP3353-500x280.jpg)
The Stars of Ben-Zion
“Born Ben-Zion Weinman in Starokostiantyniv, Ben-Zion came to New York City in...”
- Katherine Goertz
![Signs in the Heavens — Astrological Books of Daniel in Eastern Christianity](../../../assets/img/500x280/dc-stars-OLM_1887_114r_113v-500x280.jpg)
Signs in the Heavens — Astrological Books of Daniel in Eastern Christianity
“In Syriac Christian communities, astrological texts were sometimes appended to medical books and...”
- Dr. David Calabro
![A Tale of Two Bears — Astronomy in Austrian Libraries](../../../assets/img/500x280/mzh_Figure_7_500x280.jpg)
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
![Why was Esau so Hungry? Genesis 25 in Arabic Manuscripts](../../../assets/img/500x280/story-vz_SMMJ__00267__119_500x280.png)
Why was Esau so Hungry? Genesis 25 in Arabic Manuscripts
“Among the well-known biblical narratives is that of the twins Jacob and Esau, and...”
- Dr. Vevian Zaki
![Smoking in the Desert — Between Supporters and Opponents of Tobacco](../../../assets/img/500x280/pn-ad-dessert-Image2-500x280.jpg)
Smoking in the Desert — Between Supporters and Opponents of Tobacco
“The use of tobacco in the Sahel, whether smoking, chewing, or taking as snuff, was widespread and...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Postscript — A Sister’s Vows](../../../assets/img/500x280/vz-ps-LMMO_00232_064v_OP-sRGB-500x280.jpg)
Postscript — A Sister’s Vows
“In 1744, the French Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary established a convent in ʻAynṭūrah, Lebanon, known in Arabic as...”
- Dr. Vevian Zaki
![Soup, with a Side of Reform](../../../assets/img/500x280/cg-food-to_the_true_poor__the_wicked_rich_500x280.jpg)
Soup, with a Side of Reform
“A group of women cluster together, several clutching the handles of lidded pots...”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![The Gouda Life](../../../assets/img/500x280/kg-food-1_St_Malchus-500x280.jpg)
The Gouda Life
“Between 1585 to 1600 Maarten de Vos designed 141 engravings depicting hermits.”
- Katherine Goertz
![A Syriac Poem on Wine](../../../assets/img/500x280/jw-wine-1-500x280.jpg)
A Syriac Poem on Wine
“Who doesn’t love a good glass of wine? White, red, or something in between, authors throughout history...”
- Dr. James Walters
![A Man for All Seasonings](../../../assets/img/500x280/jm-food-22723_006-500x280.jpg)
A Man for All Seasonings
“It was the late 14th century, and Shīrāz was the city of poets.”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![The Case of the Mysterious Pie and the Amsterdam Theater](../../../assets/img/500x280/cw-food-Image_5_Stilleven_SK-A-4646-500x280.jpg)
The Case of the Mysterious Pie and the Amsterdam Theater
“Pie. Today, for many, this tasty baked good with its short, flaky crust suggests associations of...”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![Icon Collection Finds a New Home at HMML](../../../assets/img/500x280/icon-5_AAJ1027s-500x280.jpg)
Icon Collection Finds a New Home at HMML
“This year, HMML received a large donation of Russian icons from the collection of Edmund Gronkiewicz...”
- Katherine Goertz
![The Story of the Talking Camel and the Exploits of Ali Genre in West Africa](../../../assets/img/500x280/pa-st-image1-500x280.jpg)
The Story of the Talking Camel and the Exploits of Ali Genre in West Africa
“While some elements of the story are fiction, others are clearly inspired by real events in Khaybar.”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Tracing Folktales in Magic Texts — The Story of Umm al-Ṣibyān](../../../assets/img/500x280/cg-st-Image_7-500x280.jpg)
Tracing Folktales in Magic Texts — The Story of Umm al-Ṣibyān
“Despite having been contested in Islamic history by powerful groups rejecting them as illegitimate practices, magic and...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![Postscript — Syriac Apocalypse of Daniel](../../../assets/img/500x280/te-jw-07_CFMM00281_201r_200v_OP-CMYK_left-500x280.jpg)
Postscript — Syriac Apocalypse of Daniel
“We live in a world ravaged by a pandemic, by wars, by all manner of catastrophic and...”
- Ted Erho
![Ottoman Soap Operas and Other Stories](../../../assets/img/500x280/jm-ottoman-3_CFMM_00974_069r_068v-500x280.jpg)
Ottoman Soap Operas and Other Stories
“HMML’s digital collections include entertaining stories from a wide range of linguistic and...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![The Book of Laughable Stories — A Medieval Joke Book](../../../assets/img/500x280/jw-series-story-time-CFMM00441_005v-500x280.jpg)
The Book of Laughable Stories — A Medieval Joke Book
“Have you ever heard a great joke, but then later when you tried to recount it for someone else, you couldn’t remember it?”
- Dr. James Walters
![The Emperor’s Manuscript](../../../assets/img/500x280/te-1_EMML_1480_fol_83v-84r-500x280.jpg)
The Emperor’s Manuscript
“Towards the end of Getatchew Haile’s first published catalog of Ethiopic manuscripts...”
- Ted Erho
![Four Family Libraries in Jerusalem](../../../assets/img/500x280/jm-4-3_DINL_Nashashibi-500x280.jpg)
Four Family Libraries in Jerusalem
“At many points in its history, Jerusalem has been one of the world’s most important cultural crossroads...”
- Dr. Josh Mugler
![Malta Envisioned by an English Clergyman](../../../assets/img/500x280/cath-malta-7_HMAR_00026_36R-500x280.jpg)
Malta Envisioned by an English Clergyman
“The highlights of the island included the harbor of Valletta, an elaborate and protective harbor famous for...”
- Dr. Catherine Walsh
![Where We’re Working: The Balkans](../../../assets/img/500x280/www-balkans-1_P1020272_OP-sRGB-500x280.jpg)
Where We’re Working: The Balkans
“When people ask how we find new projects for HMML, I admit that sometimes they just come to us.”
- Dr. Columba Stewart
![Travelers and Texts Crossing the Sahara](../../../assets/img/500x280/pn-ad-travel-Image_2-500x280.jpg)
Travelers and Texts Crossing the Sahara
“Mobility was a central feature of individuals, societies, and texts within Muslim West Africa’s...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![When in Rome...](../../../assets/img/500x280/matt-trav-1_AARB_00250_002-500x280.jpg)
When in Rome...
“Rome has long been a destination for travelers from around the world.”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
![Protecting Travelers and Maritime Contacts in the Eighteenth-Century Mediterranean](../../../assets/img/500x280/gullo-travel-4_HMML_00295-500x280.jpg)
Protecting Travelers and Maritime Contacts in the Eighteenth-Century Mediterranean
“The great Age of Sail conjures in our minds vast stretches of ocean populated by...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![From Cairo to Mardin, Manuscripts on Camelback](../../../assets/img/500x280/c2m_3_CFMM00385_002r-500x280.jpg)
From Cairo to Mardin, Manuscripts on Camelback
“This note is the sole testament to the manuscript’s remarkable journey from Egypt to Mardin, a city in...”
- Dr. Vevian Zaki
![Crossing the Red Sea in the 1640s](../../../assets/img/500x280/Shaharah-500x280.jpg)
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
![Medicine, Ritual, and Magic in Ethiopia](../../../assets/img/500x280/SJRB-00047-500x280.jpg)
Medicine, Ritual, and Magic in Ethiopia
“Towards the middle of the 15th century, the Ethiopian Emperor Zar’a Yā‘eqob, a prominent theologian and scholar, faced...”
- Ted Erho
![Quarantine in Malta, a Print of the Lazaretto from the Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti](../../../assets/img/500x280/HMZA_00227_500x280.jpg)
Quarantine in Malta, a Print of the Lazaretto from the Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti
“The increased activity of Malta’s ports after the Aragonese conquest in 1283 led to a...”
- Cláudia Garradas
![Medical Texts From Timbuktu — Local Pharmacological Remedies with Qur’anic Verses](../../../assets/img/500x280/1_SAV_ABS_02570_014-500x280.jpg)
Medical Texts From Timbuktu — Local Pharmacological Remedies with Qur’anic Verses
“In West Africa knowledge of the Qur’an was often combined with local pharmacological traditions to...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Early Miniatures of Ethiopians](../../../assets/img/500x280/UNESCO_2-28_16v-500x280.jpg)
Early Miniatures of Ethiopians
“On this day seventy-five years ago, an early-14th century illuminated gospel book arrived at the...”
- Ted Erho
![A Tale of Two Herbals, From Medicine to Food in the 16th Century](../../../assets/img/500x280/two-herbals-500x280.jpg)
A Tale of Two Herbals, From Medicine to Food in the 16th Century
“Herbals—books describing the medicinal use of plants—have been important scientific sources for...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
![Accounts on Plague and Infectious Diseases from Three Arabic Manuscripts](../../../assets/img/500x280/Image 2_DINL_0056-180_141RV-sm.jpg)
Accounts on Plague and Infectious Diseases from Three Arabic Manuscripts
“The disastrous impact of plague epidemics in the Middle East has been documented in numerous accounts...”
- Dr. Celeste Gianni
![Yeɗi Sanba Ɓooyi, a Fulani Scholar and Poet](../../../assets/img/500x280/Senegalese-sketches-bl-uk.jpg)
Yeɗi Sanba Ɓooyi, a Fulani Scholar and Poet
“Yeɗi Sanba Ɓooyi was a scholar who belonged to the Fulani, a traditionally nomadic people who...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Remedies in the Margins of Syriac Manuscripts](../../../assets/img/500x280/QACCT_00149_025r-sm.jpg)
Remedies in the Margins of Syriac Manuscripts
“People in past centuries would sometimes use the blank flyleaves and margins of manuscripts to...”
- Dr. David Calabro
![Medical Care for the Enslaved Mustafa Osmon in 18th-Century Valletta, Malta](../../../assets/img/500x280/FPMPA1_00014_007_0003_sm.jpg)
Medical Care for the Enslaved Mustafa Osmon in 18th-Century Valletta, Malta
“The Archivum de Piro in Valletta, Malta preserves a small invoice and...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Where We’re Working: Dayr Anbā Maqār, Egypt](../../../assets/img/500x280/www-Dayr-Anba-Maqar-Egypt.jpg)
Where We’re Working: Dayr Anbā Maqār, Egypt
“The Monastery of Saint Macarius is one of the oldest active Coptic monasteries in Egypt.”
- Dr. David Calabro
![Postscript — A Fāʼidah](../../../assets/img/500x280/SAV_ABS_04020_006v_social.jpg)
Postscript — A Fāʼidah
“Along with the direct physical resistance to this unjust trade, the text shows...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor
![Digitization of the Lettere consolari fonds at the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Now Completed](../../../assets/img/500x280/digitization_lettere_consolari.jpg)
Digitization of the Lettere consolari fonds at the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Now Completed
“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed the digitization of the important Lettere consolari fonds now held at the...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Hill Museum & Manuscript Library completes digital cataloging of Khalidi Library’s manuscript collection](../../../assets/img/500x280/khalidi-library.jpg)
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library completes digital cataloging of Khalidi Library’s manuscript collection
“The Khalidi Library in East Jerusalem and The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library announce that the complete digitized manuscript collection...”
- Joe Rogers
![Digitization of the Archives of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Completed](../../../assets/img/500x280/Digitization_Archives_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel_Completed.jpg)
Digitization of the Archives of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Completed
“HMML’s Malta Study Center signed an agreement with the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Ancient Writing Revealed During HMML Palimpsest Imaging at Stanford's SLAC Lab](../../../assets/img/500x280/HMML_PALIMPSEST.jpg)
Ancient Writing Revealed During HMML Palimpsest Imaging at Stanford's SLAC Lab
“HMML’s very own palimpsest fragment recently underwent high energy x-ray imaging at...”
- Dr. Melissa Moreton
![Where We're Working: The Pontificio Collegio Armeno, Rome](../../../assets/img/500x280/Talin_Agob_Pontificio_Collegio_Armeno_Rome_Italy.jpg)
Where We're Working: The Pontificio Collegio Armeno, Rome
“HMML began digitization at the Pontificio Collegio Armeno (PCA) in Rome in 2018.”
- Dr. Melissa Moreton
![Where We're Working: Missionary Society of Saint Paul, Harissa, Lebanon](../../../assets/img/500x280/Lebanon_IMG_7306-500x280.jpg)
Where We're Working: Missionary Society of Saint Paul, Harissa, Lebanon
“Lebanon is one of the most religiously variegated countries in the Middle East.”
- Dr. Melissa Moreton
![Digital copies of the Rossi, Ansaldi and Caetani Yemeni manuscript collections now available in vHMML Reading Room](../../../assets/img/500x280/zmt_story.jpg)
Digital copies of the Rossi, Ansaldi and Caetani Yemeni manuscript collections now available in vHMML Reading Room
Digital copies of the Rossi, Ansaldi and Caetani Yemeni manuscript collections now available in vHMML Reading Room.
![HMML’S Malta Study Center Completes Digitization of Malta Collection at the Catholic University of America Rare Books and Special Collections](../../../assets/img/500x280/cua_project.jpg)
HMML’S Malta Study Center Completes Digitization of Malta Collection at the Catholic University of America Rare Books and Special Collections
“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed the digitization of 90 manuscripts and rare Melitensia located at the...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
![Researcher Identifies Second-Oldest Ethiopian Manuscript in Existence in HMML’s Archives](../../../assets/img/500x280/EMML-9001-2nd-oldest-500x280.jpg)
Researcher Identifies Second-Oldest Ethiopian Manuscript in Existence in HMML’s Archives
“Ted Erho, a doctoral student at Durham University in England, recently spent six weeks at HMML studying...”
![Where We’re Working: L’viv, Ukraine](../../../assets/img/500x280/DPP_0001_OP-sRGB-sm.jpg)
Where We’re Working: L’viv, Ukraine
“L’viv is a Ukrainian city whose multicultural past survives in at least two forms: its buildings and...”
![HMML acquires two landmark titles for its Rare Book Collection](../../../assets/img/500x280/AARB-2000236-11R-500x280.jpg)
HMML acquires two landmark titles for its Rare Book Collection
“When the Benedictine monks came to Minnesota in 1856, they brought with them a chest packed with the...”
- Dr. Columba Stewart