Stift Admont. Bibliothek: HMML Repository

Stift Admont. Bibliothek

Founded in the 11th century, this Benedictine abbey at the edge of the Gesäuse mountain range (“Ad montes”) is home to one of the most famous and beautiful libraries in the world. HMML filmed nearly 800 monastic manuscripts here, chiefly dated prior to 1600, with many of them from the 11th to 14th centuries.


Collection
Western European
Country
Austria
City
Admont
Repository
Stift Admont. Bibliothek
Project Codes
Main Series
Project Numbers
9091-9872; 29592-29596
Type
Microform
Objects Preserved
786
Active Catalog Records
786
Microfilm Reels
786
Date Preserved
1967-1968
HMML Reading Room (sample record)
https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/9954
HMML Authority File
https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/905561816588
Languages
Arabic, German, Latin
Reproduction Notes
Some pages or decoration filmed also in color
Bibliography
Jakob Wichner, Catalogus codicum manu scriptorum Admontensis (handwritten, 1888).
Preservation Status
Complete
Cataloging Status
Complete
Collections News
800 manuscripts added

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