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February 14, 2025

Anna Roede and the Fight for Sovereignty

“When Martin Luther proclaimed his 95 Theses in 1517, the resulting shockwaves...”

Dr. Jennifer Carnell

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December 23, 2024

Sacred Gingerbread in Southern Germany

“Have you ever wondered why gingerbread is a common part of Christmas traditions?”

Dr. Jennifer Carnell

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What Does the Fox Say? A Hierarchy of Animal Voices
June 20, 2024

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
Visualizing the Audible: Depictions of Music in a Medieval German Manuscript
December 7, 2023

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
Johann Wetzstein and the Qurʼan Fragments of Tübingen
February 16, 2023

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
The Next Stop was Kremsmünster Abbey
December 20, 2022

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
A Book You Would Love to Read...
September 29, 2022

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“A book you would love to read is lost, altered, destroyed, buried, hidden, left unpublished, unwritten, banned.”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
A Tale of Two Bears — Astronomy in Austrian Libraries
April 28, 2022

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
A Man for All Seasonings
January 20, 2022

A Man for All Seasonings

“It was the late 14th century, and Shīrāz was the city of poets.”

  • Dr. Josh Mugler
Where We're Working: The Pontificio Collegio Armeno, Rome
December 1, 2019

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

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