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Tale of Genji -
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The Munich DigitiZation Center (MDZ) has been providing the rich holdings of the Bavarian State Library (BSB) on the Internet since 1997.
It is the central innovation and also production unit of the BSB for developing, testing and implementing new products and processes related to the multifaceted, far-ranging subject of the 'digital library'.
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10/02/2025
Important ethiopian theological manuscript collection online
The important Ethiopian theological manuscript collection 'BSB Cod.aethiop. 1' has been digitized at the MDZ scanning center. It was probably created in the 14th/15th century. The manuscript originally came from the collection of Johann Jakob Fugger (1516–1575) and was acquired in 1571 by Duke Albrecht V (1528–1579) for the Munich Court Library.
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09/09/2025
Breviarium Alarici vel Lex Romana Wisigothorum digitized
The valuable 'Breviarium Alarici vel Lex Romana Wisigothorum' (BSB Clm 22501) has been digitized. The Bavarian State Library owns one of the oldest manuscripts of this breviary. It is an important collection of laws enacted in the 6th century by the Visigoth king Alaric II.
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08/26/2025
Complete digitization of the 'Gospel of Otto III'
In the second quarter of 2025, the first complete digitization of the 'Gospel of Otto III' was completed at the MDZ scanning center. Previously, digitization had only been carried out using a microform template or, in the case of the original, had been limited to the cover. The Gospel Book, with its magnificent binding and numerous elaborately designed illuminations, was created around the year 1000 on behalf of Emperor Otto III at Reichenau Abbey. It has been part of the UNESCO World Documentary Heritage since 2003.
