medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
I am forwarding this to the list on behalf of the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin.
Best wishes, George
-------------------------------------------------------
Virtual Library: The Bamberg Apocalypse
The Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum)
in
Berlin, Germany and the State Library of Bamberg would like to
present a
digital reproduction of the
Bamberg Apocalypse.
The Bamberg Apocalypse was written in Latin and decorated with
49
pictures around 1000 A.D. on an island in southern Germany in
Lake
Constance called Reichenau. Kaiser Heinrich II and his wife,
Kunigunde,
later presented it to the St. Stephan Diocese in 1020. Today it is
kept in
the State Library of Bamberg, and in 2002 it will be added to the
UNESCO
World Cultural Heritage list.
The CD-ROM makes it possible to leaf through the document as if
with a
real book and see the full magnificence of the script on a computer
monitor. In addition, explanations to the pictures are
superimposed,
details can be seen the help of a magnifying glass, and with a
mouse
click, the Latin text is translated into German or English.
Consequently,
an excellent, not to mention affordable and easy to use "virtual
book" of
one of the most significant medieval miniature scripts, has been
developed.
More information and ordering available at:
http://www.dhm.de/publikationen/apokalypse
As of 9 July 2002 the original Bamberg Apocalypse can be seen in
the
Bavarian state exhibition, "Kaiser Heinrich II". The digital
reproduction
will be available at the exhibition for 20 EUR.
Other important medieval scripts, such as the famous song script
"Codex
Manesse", the "Sachsenspiegel" and the "Golden Bull" ("Goldene
Bulle"), in addition to the Bamberg Apocalypse, will be available to
be
read page for page in the virtual library of the Deutsches Historisches
Museum. The virtual library will offer visitors of the permanent
exhibition an insight into the fascinating world of the medieval art of
bookmaking.
Contact:
Deutsches Historisches Museum – Multimedia
Michael Truckenbrodt
Unter den Linden 2
10117 Berlin
[log in to unmask]
Tel: +49 (030) 20 30 4-213
Fax: +49 (030) 20 30 4-543
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|