Current Sub-projects
Fragmenta Sangallensia
Start: March 2018
Financed by: Fragmentarium (SNF-156569) and Fragmentarium. Phase II (SNF-182173)
Description: At the turn of the nineteenth century, Nepomuk Hauntinger (1756-1823) and Ildefons von Arx (1755-1833) detached from their bindings the majority of the fragments of the Abbey of St. Gallen and bound them together in eight fragment volumes: Tomus I (Cod. Sang. 1394), Tomus II (Cod. Sang. 1395), Tomus III (Cod. Sang. 730: Edictum Rothari), Tomus IV (Cod. Sang. 214: Gregorii M. Dialogi libri IV) and Tomi V-VIII (Cod. Sang. 1396-99). Additionally, in the twentieth century, a further volume (Cod. Sang. 1399A) preserves fragments gathered by Johannes Duft. Although the largest part of fragments have been detached, still today some flanges, pastedowns, spine linings, and flyleaves can be found in situ, both in manuscript codices and in volumes of early printed works. The important collection of fragments of St. Gallen are being digitally edited and described in collaboration with the Partner Project, Fragmentarium.
Manuscripts list
Manuscripts from the Carthusian monastery of Basel
Begin: Summer 2017
Description: The Carthusian monastery of St. Margarethental was founded in 1401 in Kleinbasel (Lesser Basel); until the Reformation it was an important spiritual and intellectual center whose influence extended far beyond the city of Basel. At the beginning of the 16th century its library contained about 2,000 books, almost all of which became the property of the university after the dissolution of the monastery and constituted the substantive basis of the early university library. Among these books are more than 600 manuscripts, which are currently in the process of being catalogued and made accessible by the University Library Basel. In addition, a scholarly relevant selection of these manuscripts is being digitized, among them the German manuscripts from the the library of the lay brothers as well as the manuscripts containing texts by the Carthusians of Basel.
Manuscripts list
Codices restituti Confoederationis Helveticae
Begin: June 2019
Financed by: Fragmentarium. Phase II (SNF-182173)
Description: The collection [sine loco], codices restituti contains manuscripts reconstructed from their surviving fragments. For inclusion in the project, at least one fragment must exist in Switzerland and the codex must be able to be virtually reconstructed at least in part. The reconstructions are published in collaboration with the Partner Project, Fragmentarium.
Manuscripts list
Hebrew Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Start: September 2018
Financed by: Susanne & René Braginsky Foundation
Project director: Dr. Justine Isserles
Description: Several hundred Hebrew manuscripts are preserved in Switzerland today in various private and public collections. The Hebrew Manuscript Library in Switzerland project aims to shed light on a selection of medieval and pre-modern Hebrew manuscripts from the cities of Basel, Bern, Geneva, St Gallen and Zurich, chosen to be highlighted predominately for their rarity in content, but also for their codicological, palaeographical and decorative features. The digitization and scholarly descriptions of these manuscripts on e-codices will undoubtedly help to establish the importance of these precious witnesses from Swiss collections, many of which have been unacknowledged until now. This project is generously supported by the Susanne & René Braginsky Foundation.
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The Bodmer autograph collection
Start: December 2015
Description: As part of the ongoing digitization of its holdings, the Martin Bodmer Foundation, together with e-codices, is providing access to a new part of its collection: modern and contemporary autographs (16th-20th century). These are texts in the author's own handwriting; they can, but need not be, signed by the author. The collection, which took over half a century to compile, contains several thousand documents; among them are complete manuscripts of literary and scientific works, articles and letters by literary figures, scientists and politicians, as well as numerous exceptional or still unpublished pieces. In addition, there are numerous documents that were collected at the beginning of the 20th century by the famous writer Stefan Zweig, himself a great collector of autographs.
Manuscripts list