Medieval History
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of the new Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts. Since early November, a new search interface has been available in beta version for testing. Thanks to feedback from users, we have been able to revise and upgrade search functionality to offer users a more flexible, powerful, and accurate search.
The revised Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts is now available through the Penn Libraries' Digital Library Architecture. The new search interface features:
* Faceted searching on over 25 fields
* Greater search flexibility with multi-field keyword and numeric range advanced searching
* Comprehensive browse lists for sellers, collections, catalogues, authors, titles, provenance, and more
* Revised transaction and bibliographic data for auction, sales, and institutional catalogues
* Plus, the same commitment to providing the most accurate available data on manuscripts produced before 1600
To access the website, click on the link above or go to: http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/schoenberg . Please send comments or questions to Lynn Ransom ([email protected]).
The Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts makes available data on medieval manuscript books of five or more folios produced before 1600 in order to facilitate research for scholars, collectors, and others interested in manuscript studies and the provenance of these unique books. Drawn from auction and sales catalogues, inventories, catalogues from institutional and private collections, and other sources that document sales and locations of manuscript books, the records assist in locating and identifying particular manuscripts, establishing provenance, and aggregating descriptive information about specific classes or types of manuscripts. It was begun in 1997 by Penn Libraries Overseer Lawrence J. Schoenberg (C'53, WG'56). In 2007, he entrusted the Penn Libraries with its maintenance and development. The database now contains over 160,000 searchable records and continues to grow on a daily basis.
- Library Completes Digitization Of Medieval Manuscripts
The secrets of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library on the sixth floor of Van Pelt Library have now been revealed on the internet. A two-year grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities has allowed Penn to finish digitizing medieval...
- $20 Million Of Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts Donated To The University Of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries have received a major collection of 280 Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, valued at over $20 million, from long-time benefactors and Library Board members Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg....
- 8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium On Manuscript Studies In The Digital Age
8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital AgeNovember 12-14, 2015 Picking Up the PiecesIn partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg...
- 3rd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium On Manuscript Studies In The Digital Age
3rd ANNUAL LAWRENCE J. SCHOENBERG SYMPOSIUM ON MANUSCRIPT STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE November 19-20, 2010 Cantus Scriptus: Technologies of Medieval Song In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Department...
- 3rd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium On Manuscript Studies In The Digital Age
3rd ANNUAL LAWRENCE J. SCHOENBERG SYMPOSIUM ON MANUSCRIPT STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE November 19-20, 2010 Cantus Scriptus: Technologies of Medieval Song In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Department...
Medieval History
The new Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of the new Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts. Since early November, a new search interface has been available in beta version for testing. Thanks to feedback from users, we have been able to revise and upgrade search functionality to offer users a more flexible, powerful, and accurate search.
The revised Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts is now available through the Penn Libraries' Digital Library Architecture. The new search interface features:
* Faceted searching on over 25 fields
* Greater search flexibility with multi-field keyword and numeric range advanced searching
* Comprehensive browse lists for sellers, collections, catalogues, authors, titles, provenance, and more
* Revised transaction and bibliographic data for auction, sales, and institutional catalogues
* Plus, the same commitment to providing the most accurate available data on manuscripts produced before 1600
To access the website, click on the link above or go to: http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/schoenberg . Please send comments or questions to Lynn Ransom ([email protected]).
The Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts makes available data on medieval manuscript books of five or more folios produced before 1600 in order to facilitate research for scholars, collectors, and others interested in manuscript studies and the provenance of these unique books. Drawn from auction and sales catalogues, inventories, catalogues from institutional and private collections, and other sources that document sales and locations of manuscript books, the records assist in locating and identifying particular manuscripts, establishing provenance, and aggregating descriptive information about specific classes or types of manuscripts. It was begun in 1997 by Penn Libraries Overseer Lawrence J. Schoenberg (C'53, WG'56). In 2007, he entrusted the Penn Libraries with its maintenance and development. The database now contains over 160,000 searchable records and continues to grow on a daily basis.
- Library Completes Digitization Of Medieval Manuscripts
The secrets of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library on the sixth floor of Van Pelt Library have now been revealed on the internet. A two-year grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities has allowed Penn to finish digitizing medieval...
- $20 Million Of Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts Donated To The University Of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries have received a major collection of 280 Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, valued at over $20 million, from long-time benefactors and Library Board members Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg....
- 8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium On Manuscript Studies In The Digital Age
8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital AgeNovember 12-14, 2015 Picking Up the PiecesIn partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg...
- 3rd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium On Manuscript Studies In The Digital Age
3rd ANNUAL LAWRENCE J. SCHOENBERG SYMPOSIUM ON MANUSCRIPT STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE November 19-20, 2010 Cantus Scriptus: Technologies of Medieval Song In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Department...
- 3rd Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium On Manuscript Studies In The Digital Age
3rd ANNUAL LAWRENCE J. SCHOENBERG SYMPOSIUM ON MANUSCRIPT STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE November 19-20, 2010 Cantus Scriptus: Technologies of Medieval Song In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Department...