Einträge von Heinz-Juergen Bove
Music in Non-Musical Medieval Manuscripts
Gastbeitrag von Paweł Gancarczyk Today, a book is usually understood as a coherent whole united under a single title. In the Middle Ages, however, this was often not the case. A single manuscript could contain numerous texts of widely differing content. These texts might have been copied by different scribes, at different times, and in different […]
Doing research where others go on vacation – our international scholarship program makes it possible
The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin is home to exceptional historical collections of manuscripts, printed works, maps, musical materials, photos and other objects, both in terms of scope and quality, from numerous regions in Europe, Africa and Asia. The library catalogues and researches this cultural heritage which it has been entrusted and which it systematically complements with […]
Reading the Book of the Body: Flap Anatomies and the Naturheilkunde Movement in Germany, ca. 1880–1920
Gastbeitrag von Jessica M. Dandona The late nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in book printing and distribution, the effects of which were felt around the world as new ideas, images, and information rapidly traversed international borders and reached new audiences. This global trade had a profound impact on the production of human knowledge – and […]
Studying Rome’s Earliest Printers at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Gastbeitrag von Elena Fogolin In March 2025, I had the opportunity to spend a month conducting research in Berlin, supported by a research grant from the Staatsbibliothek aimed at advancing my study of German printers active in Rome in the 1470s and 1480s. This stay formed a core component of my wider project on early […]
Spuren der deutschen Romantik in der Stabi
Gastbeitrag von Dennis Schäfer Während meines Aufenthalts an der Staatsbibliothek im August 2025 hatte ich freie Hand, um mit ihren einzigartigen Beständen eigene Forschungs- und Ausstellungsprojekte zu verfolgen. Konkret drehten sich meine Recherchen um Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, einem Schriftsteller aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert, und seinen Zeitgenossen E.T.A. Hoffmann, zu dem die Staatsbibliothek seit […]