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The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 1,500 libraries worldwide to preserve & share handwritten history. Learn more: hmml.org
Textiles play a vibrant role in the churches of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and Ethiopic literature often refers to the varied uses. Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic manuscripts at HMML, shares some examples: hmml.org/stories/series-textiles-veiling-the-holy-textiles-in-ethiopic-manuscripts
Veiling the Holy: Textiles in Ethiopic Manuscripts
“Textiles play a vibrant role in the churches of Ethiopia and Eritrea...”
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Textiles play a vibrant role in the churches of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and Ethiopic literature often refers to the varied uses. Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic manuscripts at HMML, shares some examples: hmml.org/stories/series-textiles-veiling-the-holy-textiles-in-ethiopic-manuscripts
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic manuscripts at HMML, will be presenting at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, November 24, 9:30-10:00am.
#AARSBL25 #EthiopicBible #Ethiopic #Manuscripts #Presentations #History #Literature #Bibles
#AARSBL25 #EthiopicBible #Ethiopic #Manuscripts #Presentations #History #Literature #Bibles
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic manuscripts at HMML, will be presenting at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, November 24, 9:30-10:00am.
#AARSBL25 #EthiopicBible #Ethiopic #Manuscripts #Presentations #History #Literature #Bibles
#AARSBL25 #EthiopicBible #Ethiopic #Manuscripts #Presentations #History #Literature #Bibles
Digitization & cataloging is complete for the manuscript collection of the #Armenian Catholicossate of Great House of Cilicia in Anṭilyās, #Lebanon. These 239 books form a comprehensive record of Armenian intellectual, artistic, & liturgical life from the 9th–19th centuries: https://bit.ly/4hSzPrA
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Digitization & cataloging is complete for the manuscript collection of the #Armenian Catholicossate of Great House of Cilicia in Anṭilyās, #Lebanon. These 239 books form a comprehensive record of Armenian intellectual, artistic, & liturgical life from the 9th–19th centuries: https://bit.ly/4hSzPrA
For 60 years, HMML has protected the world’s handwritten memory and made it freely accessible to all. Celebrate this milestone by joining HMML's 60th giving match: new donations and the increased portion of renewed gifts will be matched—up to $25,000.
Make a gift today: hmml.org/give
Make a gift today: hmml.org/give
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For 60 years, HMML has protected the world’s handwritten memory and made it freely accessible to all. Celebrate this milestone by joining HMML's 60th giving match: new donations and the increased portion of renewed gifts will be matched—up to $25,000.
Make a gift today: hmml.org/give
Make a gift today: hmml.org/give
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For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
Global Operations
HMML Global Operations sites
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November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
A note in a #manuscript transports us to the study sessions of teacher and pupil, meeting face to face, in the cosmopolitan environment of Medina centuries before talk of globalization. Learn more in this story from Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor: hmml.org/stories/postscript-a-teaching-license
Postscript -- A Teaching License
“A unique aspect of HMML Reading Room is that it allows us to see how texts travel among disparate people, places, and cultures...”
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November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A note in a #manuscript transports us to the study sessions of teacher and pupil, meeting face to face, in the cosmopolitan environment of Medina centuries before talk of globalization. Learn more in this story from Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor: hmml.org/stories/postscript-a-teaching-license
Digitization & cataloging is complete for the #manuscript collection of the #Syriac Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Mosul, #Iraq, including the archive of the archdiocese from 1859 to 1922 CE (ASCM 00001) and a decree of Sultan Mahmud II (ASCM 00002, pictured).
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LGUOBz
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LGUOBz
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Digitization & cataloging is complete for the #manuscript collection of the #Syriac Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Mosul, #Iraq, including the archive of the archdiocese from 1859 to 1922 CE (ASCM 00001) and a decree of Sultan Mahmud II (ASCM 00002, pictured).
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LGUOBz
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LGUOBz
This year, HMML’s Systems department completed improvements to the HMML Data Portal (vhmml.org/dataPortal), reducing the runtime from seven hours to 10 minutes.
Use Data Portal to create & download a custom dataset from HMML Reading Room (vhmml.org), for research or digital humanities projects.
Use Data Portal to create & download a custom dataset from HMML Reading Room (vhmml.org), for research or digital humanities projects.
Virtual Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Resources and Tools for Manuscript Studies
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November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This year, HMML’s Systems department completed improvements to the HMML Data Portal (vhmml.org/dataPortal), reducing the runtime from seven hours to 10 minutes.
Use Data Portal to create & download a custom dataset from HMML Reading Room (vhmml.org), for research or digital humanities projects.
Use Data Portal to create & download a custom dataset from HMML Reading Room (vhmml.org), for research or digital humanities projects.
HMML is seeking applicants for the position of "Advancement Data Manager," a full-time, benefits-eligible position. The location is hybrid, requiring three days per week on-site at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
HMML is seeking applicants for the position of "Advancement Data Manager," a full-time, benefits-eligible position. The location is hybrid, requiring three days per week on-site at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
HMML is pleased to welcome Whitney Buccicone as our first-ever chief operating officer and to celebrate Dr. Audrey Thorstad's promotion to director of programming.
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/hmml-welcomes-new-coo-congratulates-promoted-director-of-programming/
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/hmml-welcomes-new-coo-congratulates-promoted-director-of-programming/
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
HMML is pleased to welcome Whitney Buccicone as our first-ever chief operating officer and to celebrate Dr. Audrey Thorstad's promotion to director of programming.
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/hmml-welcomes-new-coo-congratulates-promoted-director-of-programming/
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/hmml-welcomes-new-coo-congratulates-promoted-director-of-programming/
🧵(1) Why do we preserve photographic images of manuscripts?
Cultural losses continue to beset communities around the world, especially in areas subject to armed conflict. The loss can manifest in multiple ways: destruction and damage, dispossession, the displacement of individuals, and other forms.
Cultural losses continue to beset communities around the world, especially in areas subject to armed conflict. The loss can manifest in multiple ways: destruction and damage, dispossession, the displacement of individuals, and other forms.
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🧵(1) Why do we preserve photographic images of manuscripts?
Cultural losses continue to beset communities around the world, especially in areas subject to armed conflict. The loss can manifest in multiple ways: destruction and damage, dispossession, the displacement of individuals, and other forms.
Cultural losses continue to beset communities around the world, especially in areas subject to armed conflict. The loss can manifest in multiple ways: destruction and damage, dispossession, the displacement of individuals, and other forms.
🧵(1) It's one thing to read an inventory and another to see the objects in person.
A few surprises were uncovered in a recent site visit to the digitization studio operated by HMML's Malta Study Center at the State Archive of Florence, Italy.
A few surprises were uncovered in a recent site visit to the digitization studio operated by HMML's Malta Study Center at the State Archive of Florence, Italy.
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🧵(1) It's one thing to read an inventory and another to see the objects in person.
A few surprises were uncovered in a recent site visit to the digitization studio operated by HMML's Malta Study Center at the State Archive of Florence, Italy.
A few surprises were uncovered in a recent site visit to the digitization studio operated by HMML's Malta Study Center at the State Archive of Florence, Italy.
Detail of an early 14th-century Dominican gradual with music for "Gaudeamus omnes in Domino," an introit for All Saints' Day. Learn more: vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/75505
A contemporary recording of the music can be heard from École grégorienne: youtu.be/LY_mUWD3xsA?si=hB32k0IpdvoqqOPY
A contemporary recording of the music can be heard from École grégorienne: youtu.be/LY_mUWD3xsA?si=hB32k0IpdvoqqOPY
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Detail of an early 14th-century Dominican gradual with music for "Gaudeamus omnes in Domino," an introit for All Saints' Day. Learn more: vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/75505
A contemporary recording of the music can be heard from École grégorienne: youtu.be/LY_mUWD3xsA?si=hB32k0IpdvoqqOPY
A contemporary recording of the music can be heard from École grégorienne: youtu.be/LY_mUWD3xsA?si=hB32k0IpdvoqqOPY
For National Cat Day in the U.S., we share the enthusiasm of Stanley Morison (pictured), the British typographer, scholar, & historian well known for his design of Times New Roman.
The photographer was Beatrice Warde, a scholar of #typography, teacher, & writer.
(AAP1224): https://bit.ly/3WEyScR
The photographer was Beatrice Warde, a scholar of #typography, teacher, & writer.
(AAP1224): https://bit.ly/3WEyScR
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For National Cat Day in the U.S., we share the enthusiasm of Stanley Morison (pictured), the British typographer, scholar, & historian well known for his design of Times New Roman.
The photographer was Beatrice Warde, a scholar of #typography, teacher, & writer.
(AAP1224): https://bit.ly/3WEyScR
The photographer was Beatrice Warde, a scholar of #typography, teacher, & writer.
(AAP1224): https://bit.ly/3WEyScR
"Still Life," a #lithograph by Wanda Gág (1893–1946).
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. View this and other works by #Gág in HMML Museum (AAP0715): vhmml.org/museum/view/57
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. View this and other works by #Gág in HMML Museum (AAP0715): vhmml.org/museum/view/57
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Still Life," a #lithograph by Wanda Gág (1893–1946).
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. View this and other works by #Gág in HMML Museum (AAP0715): vhmml.org/museum/view/57
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. View this and other works by #Gág in HMML Museum (AAP0715): vhmml.org/museum/view/57
On November 2, Dr. Sheila Barker takes us to Baroque Italy, where Artemisia Gentileschi—one of the most celebrated women painters of 17th-century Europe—measured her genius against the towering legacy of Michelangelo.
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: hmml.org/programs/events
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: hmml.org/programs/events
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On November 2, Dr. Sheila Barker takes us to Baroque Italy, where Artemisia Gentileschi—one of the most celebrated women painters of 17th-century Europe—measured her genius against the towering legacy of Michelangelo.
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: hmml.org/programs/events
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: hmml.org/programs/events
HMML is seeking applicants for the position of "Advancement Data Manager," a full-time, benefits-eligible position. The location is hybrid, requiring three days per week on-site at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
HMML is seeking applicants for the position of "Advancement Data Manager," a full-time, benefits-eligible position. The location is hybrid, requiring three days per week on-site at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
More information: https://bit.ly/43pTU2o
#NowHiring #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #GLAMjobs
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic #manuscripts at HMML, generously answered five questions to share insights into his experiences working with #Ethiopian manuscript collections: hmml.org/stories/meet-dr-jeremy-r-brown
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Dr. Jeremy R. Brown, cataloger of Ethiopic #manuscripts at HMML, generously answered five questions to share insights into his experiences working with #Ethiopian manuscript collections: hmml.org/stories/meet-dr-jeremy-r-brown
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I always loved writing these stories.
Medical texts were transmitted in various forms in #Syriac literature well into the modern period—for example, manuscript DFM 00696, located in Iraq.
Take a closer look with Dr. James Walters, lead cataloger of Eastern Christian collections at HMML from 2020 to 2024: hmml.org/stories/seri...
Take a closer look with Dr. James Walters, lead cataloger of Eastern Christian collections at HMML from 2020 to 2024: hmml.org/stories/seri...
An Anonymous Syriac Medical Compendium
“Many medical works from antiquity were translated into Syriac and transmitted through the...”
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October 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I always loved writing these stories.
Medical texts were transmitted in various forms in #Syriac literature well into the modern period—for example, manuscript DFM 00696, located in Iraq.
Take a closer look with Dr. James Walters, lead cataloger of Eastern Christian collections at HMML from 2020 to 2024: hmml.org/stories/seri...
Take a closer look with Dr. James Walters, lead cataloger of Eastern Christian collections at HMML from 2020 to 2024: hmml.org/stories/seri...
An Anonymous Syriac Medical Compendium
“Many medical works from antiquity were translated into Syriac and transmitted through the...”
hmml.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Medical texts were transmitted in various forms in #Syriac literature well into the modern period—for example, manuscript DFM 00696, located in Iraq.
Take a closer look with Dr. James Walters, lead cataloger of Eastern Christian collections at HMML from 2020 to 2024: hmml.org/stories/seri...
Take a closer look with Dr. James Walters, lead cataloger of Eastern Christian collections at HMML from 2020 to 2024: hmml.org/stories/seri...
We're celebrating 60 years since HMML first began partnering with libraries worldwide to preserve endangered, handwritten cultural heritage.
Join us for free events, exhibitions, and stories all year: hmml.org/celebrating-60-years
Join us for free events, exhibitions, and stories all year: hmml.org/celebrating-60-years
Celebrating 60 Years
Learn more about how HMML is celebrating 60 years of work
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October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We're celebrating 60 years since HMML first began partnering with libraries worldwide to preserve endangered, handwritten cultural heritage.
Join us for free events, exhibitions, and stories all year: hmml.org/celebrating-60-years
Join us for free events, exhibitions, and stories all year: hmml.org/celebrating-60-years
🧵(1) The extraordinary manuscripts held at the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul are a poignant testament to the survival of Armenian cultural & spiritual heritage in the aftermath of the Genocide in Ottoman Turkey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/witn...
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/witn...
October 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🧵(1) The extraordinary manuscripts held at the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul are a poignant testament to the survival of Armenian cultural & spiritual heritage in the aftermath of the Genocide in Ottoman Turkey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/witn...
Learn more: hmml.org/stories/witn...
This past year, HMML upgraded many of the underlying servers and systems that support HMML’s websites, including Reading Room (vhmml.org), which had a 99.998% “uptime” (online availability) this year.
Learn more about HMML's digital tools for manuscript scholarship: hmml.org/research/digital-tools
Learn more about HMML's digital tools for manuscript scholarship: hmml.org/research/digital-tools
Digital Tools
Online resources for the study of manuscript cultures.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This past year, HMML upgraded many of the underlying servers and systems that support HMML’s websites, including Reading Room (vhmml.org), which had a 99.998% “uptime” (online availability) this year.
Learn more about HMML's digital tools for manuscript scholarship: hmml.org/research/digital-tools
Learn more about HMML's digital tools for manuscript scholarship: hmml.org/research/digital-tools
A collection of Urdu poems by Muṣḥafī (1750–1824), including a portrait of the author, is preserved in a manuscript digitized last year in the collection of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Research Library, New Delhi, India.
View each page in HMML Reading Room (FAARL 00032): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/869605
View each page in HMML Reading Room (FAARL 00032): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/869605
October 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A collection of Urdu poems by Muṣḥafī (1750–1824), including a portrait of the author, is preserved in a manuscript digitized last year in the collection of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Research Library, New Delhi, India.
View each page in HMML Reading Room (FAARL 00032): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/869605
View each page in HMML Reading Room (FAARL 00032): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/869605
Step into the dramatic world of Baroque Italy, where Artemisia Gentileschi—one of the most celebrated women painters of 17th-century Europe—measured her genius against the towering legacy of Michelangelo.
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: https://hmml.org/programs/events/
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: https://hmml.org/programs/events/
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Step into the dramatic world of Baroque Italy, where Artemisia Gentileschi—one of the most celebrated women painters of 17th-century Europe—measured her genius against the towering legacy of Michelangelo.
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: https://hmml.org/programs/events/
This free, in-person lecture will be recorded. RSVP: https://hmml.org/programs/events/