Średniowieczne rękopisy w zbiorach polskich w świetle projektu Manuscripta.pl
Medieval Manuscripts in Polish Collections and the Manuscripta.pl Project

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to comprehensively summarize the project ‘Inventory of National Heritage in the Field of Medieval Manuscripts’ (commonly known as Manuscripta.pl) conducted from 2016 to 2023 at the L. & A. Birkenmajer Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences. This project builds upon the tradition of cataloging and examining medieval library manuscripts, which began in Polish scholarship in the 19th c. and has recently benefited significantly from advancements in computer technology, including websites, databases, and digital libraries.The author discusses earlier initiatives for nationwide medieval manuscript inventories, the origins of the Manuscripta.pl project, its main objectives, and the website created as part of this initiative, along with the database supporting it. The article subsequently describes the methodology and results obtained from the project’s four primary components: (1.) registration of manuscripts, (2.) registration of manuscript fragments preserved in Polish collections, (3.) registration of manuscripts and fragments housed in foreign collections, and (4.) registration of lost manuscripts.In the course of the project, numerous important discoveries were made. The summary concludes by outlining the prospects for further work on the developed database.

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