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Arthur Vööbus: Preserving a Legacy
“Dr. Arthur Voobus was many things—a scholar, pastor, teacher, and refugee in exile...”
- Dr. James Walters
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
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
Tracing Scribal Genealogies in Syriac Manuscripts: The Naṣro Family
“The act of hand-copying a manuscript requires specialized skills that...”
- Dr. James Walters
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
“In the mid-15th century, the invention of the printing press made books relatively easier to produce and...”
- Katherine Goertz
Jacques Hnizdovsky in Minnesota
“Jacques Hnizdovsky had arrived in the city the year before as a...”
- Katherine Goertz
A Tribute to Getatchew Haile (1931–2021)
“In Wayne Gretzky’s final NHL game in Minnesota, he added four assists to the...”
- Ted Erho
The Emperor’s Manuscript
“Towards the end of Getatchew Haile’s first published catalog of Ethiopic manuscripts...”
- Ted Erho
Migration, Digitization, and Preservation - A Case Study of a Somali Manuscript
“On the eve of the Somali Civil War, tensions ran high in my ancestral home of Galdogob as...”
- Mohamud Awil Mohamed
Prof. Getatchew Haile — A Giant in His Field and in the Hearts of All Who Knew Him
“Much has been said about the scholarly achievements of Prof. Getatchew Haile...”
- Joe Rogers
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
Getatchew Haile, Ethiopic scholar
“The work of Dr. Getatchew Haile, long-time curator of the HMML Ethiopia Study Center...”
- Ted Erho
The Gift of Knowing One Another
“The three couples have been friends for more than 35 years. They have traveled together and...”
- Joe Rogers
Updates From the World of Metadata
“Metadata is data about data…and in HMML’s case, includes information about a...”
- Dr. Melissa Moreton
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Cultural Heritage Present and Future — A Benedictine Monk’s Long View
Watch Father Columba's NEH 2019 Jefferson Lecture.
- Dr. Columba Stewart
Festschrift for Getatchew Haile
“In recognition of the career and work of Dr. Getatchew Haile, FBA, a festschrift was...”
Artistic Director and Scribe of The Saint John's Bible Receives Apostolic Knighthood
“Donald Jackson received one of the highest honors bestowed upon laypeople by the Vatican.”
New Curator Hired for HMML's Malta Study Center
“Dr. Daniel Gullo has been named the Joseph S. Micallef Curator of the Malta Study Center.”
Council of the British Academy Bestows Edward Ullendorff Medal Upon Getatchew Haile
“The Council of the British Academy has bestowed the Edward Ullendorff Medal upon Dr. Getatchew Haile.”