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Silvia Hufnagel
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Wash your hands
Wash your hands is the new worldwide credo, and rightly so, as it can prevent the spreading of the Corona virus SARS-CoV-2. Washing hands...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Feb 20, 20202 min read
A Dragon's Tail
One year ago I wrote about the oldest paper charters and manuscripts of Iceland, and this blog post is about the watermark that I found...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jan 15, 20202 min read
Power tools for paper historians
For the watermark inclined paper enthusiast there are several powerful portals, databases and applications that are, or hopefully will...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Of Cats and Coincidences
Making discoveries is perhaps the biggest goal of every scholar and scientists. The paths leading to such discoveries can be very varied....
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Silvia Hufnagel
Nov 20, 20192 min read
Watermarks worldwide
Recently Paper Trails Iceland went to a conference in Cork, Ireland. Watermark specialists gathered from 16th to 18th October for the 5th...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Oct 15, 20192 min read
Judge a Book by Its Cover!
In September, Paper Trails Iceland participated in the Ligatus Summer School for European Bookbinding, taught in Austria by the eminent...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Back to School: Paper Supply in Early Modern Iceland
August and early September is the time when school starts again and when we get swamped with advertisements of special offers for school...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Aug 19, 20192 min read
Hyperspectral Watermark Imaging
Watermark imaging forms an important part of Paper Trails, as it is the basis for our research on paper trade as well as for establishing...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Quality and Quantity of Paper
To start with the bad news: we have hardly any information on paper trade. But I found a manuscript which contains a little bit of...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Places to Visit in Iceland: On the Paths of Heinrich Erkes and Hallfréðr vandræðaskáld
Read about how a librarian from Germany is connected to Iceland, and get some inspiration for your vacation in Iceland! Heinrich Erkes...
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Regina Jucknies
May 3, 20194 min read
From Hólar to Göttingen
Our last blog was about Guðbrandur´s Bible, printed in 1584. Who would have thought that actually two copies of that work are kept at...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson‘s Paper Trails
On this day, 448 years ago, Guðbrandur Þorláksson was consecrated as bishop of Hólar, Iceland‘s northern diocese. During his 56 years in...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Mar 15, 20192 min read
Paper and Its Rivals
Paper was only one of several writing materials that supplanted parchment and wax tablets. Writing tables or table books were an Early...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Feb 20, 20192 min read
The oldest Icelandic paper documents and manuscripts
Iceland has a particularly rich and long-lasting manuscript culture. Over the centuries several important changes took place, such as the...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jan 16, 20191 min read
New Year’s Resolutions
Dear all, I hope that 2018 has ended well and that New Year‘s Eve led to a great start into the new year. A popular tradition at the...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Aug 31, 20182 min read
Summer, Saga Conference and Students
Summer is traditionally a busy time for academics, filled with conferences and preparations for the new academic year. This year, the...
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Regina Jucknies
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Heinrich Erkes - part one
Today, we want to talk about one of our project's three men who collected Icelandic books and manuscripts. We promise: all three of them...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jun 17, 20183 min read
WELCOME TO PAPER TRAILS!
A research project on post-medieval Icelandic manuscripts and books Welcome to the first blog of our research project "Paper Trails:...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jun 17, 20183 min read
Paper Trails to Iceland: Watermarks and Paper Trade
Although paper came already in the fifteenth century to Iceland, we do not know where it was produced or who sold it. In our research...
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Silvia Hufnagel
Jun 17, 20182 min read
Paper Trails from Iceland: Book History
In Iceland books were passed down generations as family heirlooms, given away as precious presents or even sold. Two book enthusiasts...
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