from the dark ages to cold war europe, from ethiopia to

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

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Benedictine Institute Lectures Benedictine Institute

11-18-2013

From the Dark Ages to Cold War Europe, from Ethiopia to the From the Dark Ages to Cold War Europe, from Ethiopia to the

Middle East and India, and on to Timbuktu: How Benedictines Middle East and India, and on to Timbuktu: How Benedictines

Can't Stop Preserving Endangered Manuscripts Can't Stop Preserving Endangered Manuscripts

Columba Stewart OSB College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, cstewart@csbsju.edu

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HMML’s Beginnings

SYRIA

IRAQ

ETHIOPIA

MALI

Syriac Ethiopic Armenian Christian Arabic TOTAL

Europe/US Libraries

3400 2500 1100 2000 9000

HMML 13500 11000 4000 8100 36600

European and US Libraries vs. HMMLManuscript Material for Research

Current Projects

• Lebanon

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Jerusalem

• Malta

• Ethiopia

• Mali

• India