News
From the University of Leiden, Dr. Thijs Porck has published newly discovered fragments of the Anglo-Saxon glossed Psalter known as the N-Psalter. These fragments, which can be viewed on Fragmentarium [F-7006], join the ones from Elbląg [F-x8t7] as the latest discoveries from this book. Porck has published a study of the Alkmaar fragments in Open Access in Anglo-Saxon England: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263675123000121. See also the University of Leiden's press release.
Fragmentology #6 (2023) is now live!
The ERC-Project 'Books of the Medieval Parish Church' is sponsoring a session at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, 2024, with the title "Fragments and the Big Picture: Using Manuscript Fragmetns as Historical Sources". The deadline for abstract submissions is 15 September. For more information, see the BOMPAC project website.
Today, Fragmentarium hit a milestone, publishing its 5000th document. Thanks to all of our partners and collaborators for making possible our continued success!
The Pepys Library, Magdalene College Cambridge, has published the "Calligraphicall Collection" compiled by Samuel Pepys in 1700, with comments by Humfrey Wanley. This collection provides unique insight on fragments and the interest in script and print by a celebrated figure at the end of the seventeenth century.
Marina Bernasconi Reusser, Renzo Iacobucci, and Laura Luraschi, the motive forces behind the Fragmentarium partner project Ticinensia disiecta, have published a discussion of their project, its results, and the importance of the study of medieval fragments in the latest issue of Fogli.
Events
On Friday, 5 July 2024, at 17:00 Paris time, Anna de Bakker, Postdoctoral Researcher at DACT Project, Dalhousie University, will present "Leaves and Links: Enhancing Fragmentarium’s collection of musically-notated liturgical chant fragments." Registration via Zoom.
The London International Palaeography 2024 Summer School has announced their program, including "The Wonder of Working with Fragments" taught by Dr. David Rundle on 7 June 2024, at the spectacular Senate House, University of London. Register for the course and wonder no more!
Short Courses LIPS is also running a range of short courses throughout 2024, including an online course "Introduction to Medieval Spanish Palaeography (800-1500)", which links to the in-person LIPS course: "Books in Late Medieval Spain: A Palaeographical Introduction".
Lucie Moruzzis and Isabelle Scappazzoni, book and paper conservators at the Archives nationales, France, will present “Conserving, Restoring, and Documenting Fragments: the Case of the French National Archives” in the Fragmentarium Video Conferences series. The conference will be held on Friday, 7 June 2024, at 17:00 Paris time, 16:00 in the UK, 11:00 EDT, 8:00 PDT and 15:00Z.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcuutqzsuEt0t3XdESRKov98O1DE6viiL
On Friday, May 31, at 17:00 Zürich time, 16:00 BST, 15:00Z, 11:00 EDT, and 8:00 PDT will be held the Fragmentarium Video Conference:
“Showcase of Newly-Published Fragments from St. Gall”
Featuring Chiara De Angelis (Università degli studi di Cassino), Philipp Lenz (Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen), Brigitte Roux (Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen), who will be presenting the recent publication of many of the famed fragments from the Ildefons von Arx fragment volumes of the Abbey Library of St. Gall.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-GsqTwrGdCKXhGY84hSbnKNhEITJMPM
At the end of April, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg is hosting a symposium on "Illuminated Cuttings", featuring a star-studded slate of speakers. At this event, Fragmentarium's Marina Bernasconi Reusser will present "Fragmentarium und das GNM. Die Möglichkeiten der digitalen Katalogisierung". The full program is available on the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg's website.
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