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Medieval  manuscripts in the Netherlands on the web

www.mmdc.nl

The Hague,  September 21 - Today all medieval manuscripts in the  
Netherlands are  available on the website Medieval Manuscripts in  
Dutch Collections  (MMDC), www.mmdc.nl. The website provides a portal  
to a database  with short, uniform descriptions and photographs of all  
medieval  manuscripts in the Netherlands, about 6000 items in all. Jos   
Biemans, Special Professor of Medieval Manuscript Studies launched   
the website today in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, by making the  first  
click on the homepage.

Medieval snapshot
Medieval  manuscripts provide a fascinating snapshot of the cultural  
and  intellectual life of this period. Until now, information about  
these  manuscripts and the related knowledge and expertise was  
dispersed,  but MMDC brings all of this material together. MMDC has  
been set up  by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the university libraries  
of Leiden,  Amsterdam, Utrecht and Groningen, and the  
Atheneumbibliotheek  Deventer and it is partly financed by the  
Netherlands Organisation  for Scientific  Research (NWO).

One website for all manuscripts  MMDC is focussed on creating  
possibilities for progressive research  based on medieval manuscripts,  
by building a database with uniform  descriptions, digital images and  
links to facsimile editions and  subject-specific websites. This way,  
all the disseminated  information about medieval manuscripts in the  
Netherlands has been  brought together and made available through one  
database. To benefit  international use, all information is published  
in  English.

Virtual platform
The website also contains more information  on medieval books in the  
Netherlands. This website will function as  a virtual platform for  
researchers and students in palaeography, art  history, philology and  
other fields. Visitors will find an overview  of all Dutch  
institutions with medieval books, along with  information on the  
history of the collections, contact information  and procedures of  
requesting manuscripts. The website also contains  digital versions of  
several key out-of-print books about medieval  manuscripts and an  
illustrated overview of medieval  script.

For questions you can contact Saskia van Bergen, project  coordinator
Parchment to Portal, tel.: 070-3140430, e-mail:  saskia.vanbergen at kb.nl


 



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