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Der Krieg um Troja war schon immer ein Bestseller: Konrad von Würzburg, Trojanerkrieg (Ms. germ. fol. 1)

Nicht erst seit Christopher Nolans bild- und tongewaltigem Kinofilm ist der trojanische Krieg in aller Munde, auch das Mittelalter hatte Freude an dem Stoff. In der Berliner Stabi zeugt – unter anderem – eine riesige Handschrift in neuem Holzdeckeleinband vom nie nachlassenden Interesse (der alte Deckel hat Spuren in Form von Wurmlöchern im Papier hinterlassen […]

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 […]

Buchpremiere mit Andrea Wulf: „Der Reisende. Georg Forster und die Entdeckung der Menschlichkeit“

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 […]