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Meet Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
“My path to HMML took place over more than 20 years. It started with my decision to major in German language and literature...”
- Dr. Matthew Z. Heintzelman
Meet Mariam Magdy-Clark
“I’ve always been drawn to the stories behind art and artifacts, which led me to study...”
- Mariam Magdy-Clark
Meet Dr. Ali Diakite
“Dr. Ali Diakite, cataloger of West African manuscripts, began...”
- Dr. Ali Diakite
The J.F. Hinnebusch Collection and the Writings of Jacques de Vitry
“John Frederick Hinnebusch, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1923, was the youngest...”
- Dr. Jan Vandeburie
Arthur Vööbus: Preserving a Legacy
“Dr. Arthur Voobus was many things—a scholar, pastor, teacher, and refugee in exile...”
- 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
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
New Faces at HMML
“HMML welcomes Dr. Heinin Ali Diakite, Dr. Catherine Walsh, and Katrina Schlude...”
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.”