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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
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/
🧵(4) Creative photography solutions are key when digitizing such surprises.
Learn more about the manuscripts and artwork digitized by the Malta Study Center: hmml.org/collections/malta
Learn more about the manuscripts and artwork digitized by the Malta Study Center: hmml.org/collections/malta
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🧵(4) Creative photography solutions are key when digitizing such surprises.
Learn more about the manuscripts and artwork digitized by the Malta Study Center: hmml.org/collections/malta
Learn more about the manuscripts and artwork digitized by the Malta Study Center: hmml.org/collections/malta
🧵(3) On another day, Daniel K. Gullo (director of HMML's Malta Study Center) and field staff were considering how to photograph of a volume of loose papers. They began to unfold a document that did not seem to have an end...and found a remarkable printed genealogy composed of multiple sheets.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🧵(3) On another day, Daniel K. Gullo (director of HMML's Malta Study Center) and field staff were considering how to photograph of a volume of loose papers. They began to unfold a document that did not seem to have an end...and found a remarkable printed genealogy composed of multiple sheets.
🧵(2) In the archives of the Priory of Pisa of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, the 19th-century inventory says "one volume," and when you see it in person, you notice that one becomes many.
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🧵(2) In the archives of the Priory of Pisa of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, the 19th-century inventory says "one volume," and when you see it in person, you notice that one becomes many.
🧵(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
🧵(2) In 2004, HMML formed a partnership with the 84th Patriarch of Istanbul, Mesrob II Mutafyan (1956–2019), to preserve and share these manuscripts in digital form. HMML’s digitization studio operated from March 2005 to June 2009, completing the project with photographs of nearly 800 manuscripts.
October 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🧵(2) In 2004, HMML formed a partnership with the 84th Patriarch of Istanbul, Mesrob II Mutafyan (1956–2019), to preserve and share these manuscripts in digital form. HMML’s digitization studio operated from March 2005 to June 2009, completing the project with photographs of nearly 800 manuscripts.
🧵(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...
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/
By October 15, apply for a fellowship to fund your visit to HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota, for research residencies to be completed between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
Application deadline: October 15
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
Application deadline: October 15
October 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
By October 15, apply for a fellowship to fund your visit to HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota, for research residencies to be completed between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
Application deadline: October 15
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
Application deadline: October 15
🧵(6) The Arabic versions use the name Zayd, a common figure in Islamic tradition. For example, in OLM 00011, folio 38r (pictured): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
Collection of the Lebanese Maronite Order in Kaslik, Lebanon.
Collection of the Lebanese Maronite Order in Kaslik, Lebanon.
September 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🧵(6) The Arabic versions use the name Zayd, a common figure in Islamic tradition. For example, in OLM 00011, folio 38r (pictured): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
Collection of the Lebanese Maronite Order in Kaslik, Lebanon.
Collection of the Lebanese Maronite Order in Kaslik, Lebanon.
🧵(5) In place of philosophers’ names like Socrates, Plato, or Cicero, which appear at the roots of the Latin version of the tree, the Arabic Garshuni versions feature Christian names such as Peter, Paul, and John (OLM 00346, folios 11r–10v, pictured): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🧵(5) In place of philosophers’ names like Socrates, Plato, or Cicero, which appear at the roots of the Latin version of the tree, the Arabic Garshuni versions feature Christian names such as Peter, Paul, and John (OLM 00346, folios 11r–10v, pictured): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
🧵(4) OLM 01367 contains two different works on logic, each featuring its own depiction of the tree (for example, folios 18r–17v, pictured): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
September 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🧵(4) OLM 01367 contains two different works on logic, each featuring its own depiction of the tree (for example, folios 18r–17v, pictured): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
🧵(2) By the Middle Ages, the Porphyrian Tree had become a part of philosophical and religious education (which is why it appears in many works on logic) and its influence extended to Arabic manuscripts.
Pictured (OLM 01367, folios 89r–88v): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
Pictured (OLM 01367, folios 89r–88v): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
September 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🧵(2) By the Middle Ages, the Porphyrian Tree had become a part of philosophical and religious education (which is why it appears in many works on logic) and its influence extended to Arabic manuscripts.
Pictured (OLM 01367, folios 89r–88v): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
Pictured (OLM 01367, folios 89r–88v): www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/...
🧵(1) The Porphyrian Tree is a logic diagram used to explain Aristotle's "Categories," as outlined in Porphyry's commentary the "Isagoge.” The tree progressively subdivides “Being” into genera and species, ultimately reaching “Man,” with the names of individual people at the roots.
September 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵(1) The Porphyrian Tree is a logic diagram used to explain Aristotle's "Categories," as outlined in Porphyry's commentary the "Isagoge.” The tree progressively subdivides “Being” into genera and species, ultimately reaching “Man,” with the names of individual people at the roots.
A wrapper for a deck of tarot cards made by Joseph Galler, a maker of playing cards who was active in Brussels in the 17th century. The woodcut image depicts allegorical figures of Youth and Wealth.
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota (AAP2372): vhmml.org/museum/view/9597
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota (AAP2372): vhmml.org/museum/view/9597
September 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A wrapper for a deck of tarot cards made by Joseph Galler, a maker of playing cards who was active in Brussels in the 17th century. The woodcut image depicts allegorical figures of Youth and Wealth.
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota (AAP2372): vhmml.org/museum/view/9597
Collection of Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota (AAP2372): vhmml.org/museum/view/9597
A depiction of the inner-workings of HMML Authority File (haf.vhmml.org), showing the node for the city “Valletta (Malta)” and its relationship properties within the database.
Learn about the making of HMML Authority File: hmml.org/stories/sharing-the-past-to-build-toward-future-scholarship
Learn about the making of HMML Authority File: hmml.org/stories/sharing-the-past-to-build-toward-future-scholarship
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A depiction of the inner-workings of HMML Authority File (haf.vhmml.org), showing the node for the city “Valletta (Malta)” and its relationship properties within the database.
Learn about the making of HMML Authority File: hmml.org/stories/sharing-the-past-to-build-toward-future-scholarship
Learn about the making of HMML Authority File: hmml.org/stories/sharing-the-past-to-build-toward-future-scholarship
🧵(4) At the time, Romanian was written in the Cyrillic script (and was until the early 19th century). Today, this may be mistaken for Church Slavonic. However, as in ASNM 00419, a letter can reveal the true identity of the text: ꙟ (/î/), a character unique to the Cyrillic alphabet used for Romanian.
September 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🧵(4) At the time, Romanian was written in the Cyrillic script (and was until the early 19th century). Today, this may be mistaken for Church Slavonic. However, as in ASNM 00419, a letter can reveal the true identity of the text: ꙟ (/î/), a character unique to the Cyrillic alphabet used for Romanian.