15 Bringing American Collections into MEI

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_2894
dc.contributor.author	Lancaster John
dc.title	15 Bringing American Collections into MEI
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The project Material Evidence in Incunabula was introduced to the United States by Cristina Dondi in her Kristeller Lecture at Columbia University in New York in April 2009, and developed in Europe from 2009 onward. The growth of United States’ involvement in MEI is traced, from the first regular contributions by United States institutions in 2012 through the current status, with more than a dozen institutions contributing. There are some 70 US libraries holding 100 or more copies, and nearly 200 collections holding 20 or more copies. Involving many of these institutions in MEI would not only enhance the provenance database, but also stimulate activity in those institutions with a focus on the history of early printing in the 15th century and on the cultural heritage shared with Europe. Various possibilities for moving forward with MEI in the United States are discussed.
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi di storia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2020-02-24
dc.dateAccepted	2019-08-31
dc.dateSubmitted	2019-05-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-333-5/15-bringing-american-collections-into-mei/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-332-8/015
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9883
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9107
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-333-5
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-332-8
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	American Special Collections Libraries
dc.subject	American Special Collections Libraries
dc.subject	Bibliography
dc.subject	Bibliography
dc.subject	Digital humanities
dc.subject	Digital humanities
dc.subject	Incunabula
dc.subject	Incunabula

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15 Bringing American Collections into MEI

John Lancaster MEI Editor in the US

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The project Material Evidence in Incunabula was introduced to the United States by Cristina Dondi in her Kristeller Lecture at Columbia University in New York in April 2009, and developed in Europe from 2009 onward. The growth of United States’ involvement in MEI is traced, from the first regular contributions by United States institutions in 2012 through the current status, with more than a dozen institutions contributing. There are some 70 US libraries holding 100 or more copies, and nearly 200 collections holding 20 or more copies. Involving many of these institutions in MEI would not only enhance the provenance database, but also stimulate activity in those institutions with a focus on the history of early printing in the 15th century and on the cultural heritage shared with Europe. Various possibilities for moving forward with MEI in the United States are discussed.

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Feb. 24, 2020

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Aug. 31, 2019

Submitted

May 16, 2019

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978-88-6969-333-5

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978-88-6969-332-8

Keywords: American Special Collections Libraries • Digital humanities • Incunabula • Bibliography

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