Medieval History
the Goussen library collection is a specialist library for oriental
church history. It contains printed books in Western classical and
modern languages, but predominantly printed books in oriental languages
such as Syrian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Arabic, Armenian and Georgian
languages from the 16th to the 20th century (the focus is on the 18th
and the 19th century). The former owner Heinrich Goussen (1863 ? 1927)
collected nearly every printed book within the language groups that had
ever been published about the subject. The collection contains numerous
rare or valuable oriental printed books. There could hardly a collection
be put together as completely as here, not even from the holdings of
large European libraries.
In 2007 the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn digitised approx.
850 printed books of the Goussen library collection under a programme of
the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to preserve its holdings. It
includes all titles published in Europe until 1800, all publications in
the original language as well as all publications that were published
outside Europe. For copyright reasons the year 1900 was chosen as the
last year of publication to be included in the digitisation project. The
digitisation was generally conducted by means of a microfilm, which was
produced first. Books with special features (book(s or items) printed in
red and black ink, items with illustrations, interleaved copies as well
as most of the printed books published until 1800) were digitised in
colour.
You can find the images right here:
http://s2w.hbz-nrw.de/ulbbn/nav/classification/16431?lang=en
If you have any questions or comments regarding our project please don´t
hesitate to contact us.
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Helena Szépe of the University of South Florida is currently researching illustrations found in Venetian medieval and Renaissance documents. With the assistance of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Professor Szépe is now preparing a...
- New Online Collection Of Medieval Texts
The University of Otago in New Zealand has published online samples of 38 books it owns that were printed before 1501, in a bid to promote greater interest in them. The medieval books are mostly religious texts in European languages, handbound and handprinted...
- Scholarship On Ancient And Medieval Middle East Becomes Free Digitally
A wealth of material that documents the ancient Middle East has become available through a new, free online service at the Oriental Institute. ¨ The material comes from the extensive collection at the institute, which is a major publisher of important...
- World's Largest Collection Of Incunabula Will Be Digitized!
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Medieval History
Digitisation of the Goussen Library
the Goussen library collection is a specialist library for oriental
church history. It contains printed books in Western classical and
modern languages, but predominantly printed books in oriental languages
such as Syrian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Arabic, Armenian and Georgian
languages from the 16th to the 20th century (the focus is on the 18th
and the 19th century). The former owner Heinrich Goussen (1863 ? 1927)
collected nearly every printed book within the language groups that had
ever been published about the subject. The collection contains numerous
rare or valuable oriental printed books. There could hardly a collection
be put together as completely as here, not even from the holdings of
large European libraries.
In 2007 the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn digitised approx.
850 printed books of the Goussen library collection under a programme of
the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to preserve its holdings. It
includes all titles published in Europe until 1800, all publications in
the original language as well as all publications that were published
outside Europe. For copyright reasons the year 1900 was chosen as the
last year of publication to be included in the digitisation project. The
digitisation was generally conducted by means of a microfilm, which was
produced first. Books with special features (book(s or items) printed in
red and black ink, items with illustrations, interleaved copies as well
as most of the printed books published until 1800) were digitised in
colour.
You can find the images right here:
http://s2w.hbz-nrw.de/ulbbn/nav/classification/16431?lang=en
If you have any questions or comments regarding our project please don´t
hesitate to contact us.
- University Of Oxford And Vatican To Digitize 1.5 Million Pages Of Historical Texts
A collaboration between the University of Oxford?s Bodleian Library and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana at the Vatican will bring historical texts dating back to the Middle Ages into the digital era. 1.5 million pages from both collections will be...
- Privilege And Duty In The Serene Republic: Illuminated Manuscripts Of Renaissance Venice
Helena Szépe of the University of South Florida is currently researching illustrations found in Venetian medieval and Renaissance documents. With the assistance of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Professor Szépe is now preparing a...
- New Online Collection Of Medieval Texts
The University of Otago in New Zealand has published online samples of 38 books it owns that were printed before 1501, in a bid to promote greater interest in them. The medieval books are mostly religious texts in European languages, handbound and handprinted...
- Scholarship On Ancient And Medieval Middle East Becomes Free Digitally
A wealth of material that documents the ancient Middle East has become available through a new, free online service at the Oriental Institute. ¨ The material comes from the extensive collection at the institute, which is a major publisher of important...
- World's Largest Collection Of Incunabula Will Be Digitized!
World's largest collection of incunabula will be digitized! Dear colleagues, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (BSB) holds the largest collection of incunabula world wide, which currently comprises 9708 editions in nearly 20.000 copies. The...