Ceremony: Digitisation of German and Latin manuscripts complete - Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation made possible landmark project so vital to research
After centuries of separation, one of the most valuable collections of manuscripts from the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age - the Bibliotheca Palatina - has been virtually reunited. Heidelberg University Library digitised not only the German manuscripts in its own holdings but also the Latin codices of this "mother of all libraries", housed in Rome for nearly 400 years within the walls of the Vatican Library, the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. The Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation provided the long-term financing that made possible this landmark project in scholarly research. ...
