Vestigia is hosting its second Hidden Libraries summer school from 2nd to 13th July 2018 within the Utrecht Network.

It will present different elements of a hidden library with particular focus on manuscript fragments. It aims at creating awareness on the issues connected to such collections in order to better preserve this kind of European heritage.

Where and When

The second edition of our successful Hidden Libraries School will take place in Graz from July 2-13.

The School

There are a number of historical libraries in Europe and elsewhere that are inaccessible or are not accessible to the scientific community or public.

There are also book collections that are endangered because of their state of preservation.

The theme of the summer school will present different elements of a hidden library with particular focus on manuscript fragments.

It aims at creating awareness on the issues connected to such collections in order to better preserve this kind of European heritage.

Also, it offers various tools that help make visible on our screens what is so far hidden on shelves.

Target group and application

The summer school is open to students at bachelors, masters and doctoral level from the following fields of study: Library Science, Book History, Codicology, Book Conservation, Metadata and Cataloguing, Digitization Techniques, Cultural Heritage, Digital Humanities.

Deadline for applications is April 1st 2018. 

Programme

The programme comprises a variety of subjects which are condensed in the following units:

• Introduction and presentation of the topic
• Materials and Codicology
• Cataloguing and Metadata
• Aspects of book preservation
• Hidden Libraries: Case Studies
• Fragmentology
• Digitization techniques

See a detailed preliminary programme here. 

Website

On the website, you can find all the details and information about the School, its programme, informations about Vestigia, and of course about how to apply.

For more information about Utrecht Network Summer Schools, click here.