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Digiberichte.de aims to advance research on late medieval and early modern European travel accounts. This project provides digitized editions and research literature on approx. 375 different travels and pilgrimages through Europe in historical times. The bibliographical database allows quick reference for the travel accounts. Due to copy right restrictions only literature from the 19th century and earlier is provided in full text. The majority of the material provided here is based on the so called "analytical bibliographies" of medieval travel accounts that have been edited under the direction of Prof. Werner Paravicini and published by Peter Lang. Initially only bibliographies on German, French and Dutch travel-accounts have been published, but there was always the idea of collecting material for the other European countries (especially Italy, England, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and East-Europe) als well. Digiberichte.de therefore collects information also for travellers from these countries that left accounts of their journey.

"Engravings are objects of exquisite beauty and incomparable intricacy whose visual language is composed entirely of lines. From 1480 to 1650 Renaissance and Baroque (Early Modern) engravers made dramatic and rapid visual changes to the technique of engraving as they responded to the demands of reproducing artworks. ‚The Brilliant Line' follows these visual transformations and offers new insight intothe special inventiveness and technical virtuosity of Early Modern engravers."

Die Sammlung der Leichenreden im Staatsarchiv war bisher nur zu einem kleinen Teil im Bibliothekskatalog IDS Basel/Bern erfasst. In einem Rekatalogisierungsprojekt konnten nun durch die Universitätsbibliothek 5689 Aufnahmen entweder neu erstellt oder an vorhandene Aufnahmen angehängt werden. Die hohe Quote von rund 85 Prozent Neuaufnahmen verweist auf die substantielle Erweiterung des Gesamtkatalogs durch die Sammlung der Leichenreden in der Bibliothek des Staatsarchivs. Zeitlich reicht die Sammlung vom 16. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart. Der Schwerpunkt liegt allerdings im 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert.

"Aside from information about the history, the objectives and the workings of our organisation, this site offers a comprehensive overview of the research projects and activities carried out since the start of the Alamire Foundation in 1991. Short summaries and practical information concerning the scientific publications are provided. If you want to stay informed of our oncoming activities, please take a look at the calendar."