Explore over 1.2 million digitized vellum and parchment manuscripts from 1050-1450 CE, including illuminated texts and royal decrees.
Documents spanning the High Middle Ages, including theological works, royal charters, and literary masterpieces.
1.2 million pages digitized at 600 DPI resolution with searchable full-text transcription.
Preserved in TIFF and PDF/A formats with OCR-enabled text layers for accessibility.
8th0 CE - Liturgical manuscript with stunning gold-leaf illuminations.
1240 CE - 700-page theological treatise with 40+ miniatures.
1215 CE - One of only four surviving originals of this historic document.
1202 CE - Medieval mathematics text with Fibonacci sequence diagrams.
Carolingus Imperator commissions illuminated manuscripts for monastic education.
Expansion of scriptoria in Benedictine monasteries across Northern Europe.
Growth of commercial scribes in Paris and Prague produces first secular texts.
Manuscript production reaches its peak before print revolution begins.
Each manuscript undergoes multispectral imaging at 600 DPI resolution, followed by color correction and OCR processing.
Physical manuscripts stored at 50% RH and 68°F with 3-layer environmental barriers to prevent decay.