[Loch-Ruadh] Fw: [SCALibrarians] Hill Monastic Manuscript Library (fwd)

[Steve Rourke]

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From: "Jadwiga Zajaczkowa" <jenne at mail.browser.net>
To: <SCALibrarians at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:25 AM
Subject: [SCALibrarians] Hill Monastic Manuscript Library (fwd)


> > Forwarding this, even though it's a plug for money, because it's got
> > useful info about the facility:
> >
> > > Sender: SCA Forum for Research in Medieval and Renaissance
Re-enactment
> > >               <SCA-UNIVERSITAS at LIST.UVM.EDU>
> > > From: Karen <karen_larsdatter at YAHOO.COM>
> > > Subject:      [SCA-U] Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
> > >
> > > The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library asked me to pass this information
> > > along to SCA folks who might be interested in joining their mailing
> > > list.
> > >
> > > Karen
> > > _____
> > >
> > > The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library is dedicated to the preservation
> > > of medieval and renaissance manuscripts for the benefit of future
> > > generations. Since 1965 HMML has filmed manuscript collections at the
> > > national libraries of Austria, Portugal, Malta, Sweden and England,
and
> > > has continued this project at scores of other libraries in countries
as
> > > diverse as Ethiopia, Spain, and Germany. HMML has assembled a
> > > collection of over 90,000 manuscripts on microfilm, and serves
scholars
> > > and the general public around that world.
> > >
> > > Today HMML serves the international scholarly community in virtually
> > > all fields of historic research. Because HMML filmed entire
> > > collections, those resources support investigations into history and
> > > literature, music and art, theology and philosophy, as well as the
> > > history of medicine and science. And because the research collections
> > > of printed books at HMML are particularly strong in codicology,
> > > paleography and the book arts, scholars working at HMML have and
> > > unmatched combination of resources to support their study.
> > >
> > > Since 1965 HMML has labored to preserve the contents of medieval
> > > manuscripts, and today it is committed to the study of manuscripts and
> > > to teaching about the cultures which produced them. HMML promotes the
> > > study of manuscripts in a number of ways. With the authorization of
> > > owning libraries, HMML may supply copies of microfilms to members of
> > > the international scholarly community. HMML not only hosts visiting
> > > scholars, but also awards travel and research grants to graduate
> > > students and post-doctoral scholars through the A. A. Heckman scholars
> > > fund. Through its program of lectures, exhibits, and special events,
> > > HMML offers an experience of cultures that can be radically different
> > > from those of our own time. And its extensive and award-winning web
> > > site (www.hmml.org) provides cultural leaven to people around the
> > > world.
> > >
> > > We invite your support of the largest archive of medieval manuscripts
> > > on microfilm in the world. As a patron of the Library you will join
> > > other book lovers, scholars, students and concerned citizens, who
share
> > > a commitment to preserve the legacy of the handwritten book and to
> > > promote the study of our intellectual and cultural inheritance. HMML
is
> > > a sponsored program of Saint John's University and Saint John's Abbey,
> > > and it is governed by its own Board of Overseers. Because HMML does
not
> > > charge fees from the scholars who make use of the library, it relies
> > > for its support on the generosity of foundations, corporations and
> > > Friends.
> > >
> > > For information on how you might assist in the work of HMML through
its
> > > annual fund or through a gift to its endowed programs, please write or
> > > call:
> > >
> > > The Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
> > > Saint John's University
> > > Box 7300
> > > Collegeville, MN 56321
> > > (320) 363-3514
> > > www.hmml.org
> > >
> > > If you are interested in being on the mailing list and receiving our
> > > quarterly publications, please contact hmmldmsw at csbsju.edu or
> > > mheintzelma at csbsju.edu for further questions.
> > >
>
>



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