Visual expressions of war

An Interview with Clifton Meador – awardee of the Artists’ Book Prize 2024

In this episode of "Hab gehört," we are joined by Clifton Meador, the winner of the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel and Curt Mast Jägermeister Stiftung Artists' Book Prize. Clifton Meador, book artist and Professor of Graphic Design and Graphic Communication, shares insights into his captivating project that intertwines art and history.

The summer course at the Herzog August Bibliothek

Interview with Josefa Cassimo, one of the course participants

Experts and researchers from all over the world led by Professor Francisco Bethencourt gathered in Wolfenbüttel for two weeks this year to discuss the subject ‘Early Modern Slavery’. Josefa Cassimo tells us what happened at the HAB during those two weeks and why the summer course is a must.

Innovative Sammlungsforschung: Der Forschungsverbund MWW

Ein Gespräch mit Ulrike Gleixner und Caren Reimann

In dieser Episode sprechen Prof. Dr. Ulrike Gleixner und Dr. Caren Reimann über den Forschungsverbund Marbach Weimar Wolfenbüttel (MWW). Gemeinsam beleuchten sie die Geschichte, Erfolge und Zukunftsperspektiven des Verbunds.

The Schreibkalender (writing calendar) of early modern German-speaking Europe

A printed almanac with writing spaces

A Schreibkalender? What is this all about? Among the many variations of printed almanacs of early modern Europe, the Schreibkalender (writing calendar) was a popular and long-lasting genre in German-speaking Europe – produced in high quantities and reaching very large audiences. And they offered a new feature that gave the almanac its contemporary and modern genre name; A writing calendar provided blank spaces to insert writing.

HAB-Repository

The institutional publication platform of the Herzog August Bibliothek

The new Herzog August Bibliothek online platform for publications is launching in style with unlimited free access to forty retro-digitised works that were brought out by the library’s own publishing arm. Further existing scholarly publications – which have previously appeared in print – and research data will be added on a rolling basis.

The Herzog August Bibliothek in 100 objects

Different points of access to the collection and the institution

The collection of the Herzog August Bibliothek is not solely made up of manuscripts and books. It also includes hundreds of other objects, which, like the famous collection of books, are closely connected to the library, past and present. This project focuses on 100 of these objects, providing a new perspective on the library and its collecting practices.

Theatrum mundi: Leibniz’s Ghosts

An interview with book artist, painter and graphic designer Kai Pfankuch

Last year the Herzog August Bibliothek acquired a very special one-of-a-kind item. The artist’s book Theatrum mundi: Leibniz’ Geister (Theatrum mundi: Leibniz’s Ghosts) brings together art and science.

Assets looted by the Nazis among the Herzog August Bibliothek’s acquisitions made between 1933 and 1969

One of the core tasks of museums, archives and libraries is to conduct research into the provenance and historical ownership of their own collections and holdings.

HAB gehört

The podcast of the Herzog August Bibliothek

The Herzog August Bibliothek has many faces – both literally and figuratively. In HAB gehört we spotlight them, allowing you to take a closer look at the wide range of content HAB has to offer.