Funding organization: Office of the Tyrolean Regional Government and Provincial Capital of Innsbruck
Year of Maximilian 2019 – €500,000.00
Project duration: 2018–2021
Principal investigator: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Klarer
Maximilian goes digital:
From “remembrance” to data storage
Project description
Throughout his life, Emperor Maximilian I was concerned with the cultural legacy of his image and his reign – or “remembrance” as he put it. In order to preserve his legacy for posterity, he made use of a variety media – most of them very modern for his time.
Maximilian’s commissioned art in particular bears witness to this. For the 2019 Maximilian celebrations, the City of Innsbruck and the Province of Tyrol are financing a large-scale research project. Three commissioned works relating to Maximilian, from both current and completed commissioned digital works and research projects of the University of Innsbruck, will be made accessible to the general public using state-of-the-art digitisation methods.
This includes:
- the Ambraser Heldenbuch as two-dimensional book art
- the tomb in the Innsbruck Hofkirche with three-dimensional reliefs
- the Imperial Monument for the Speyer Cathedral as a commissioned but unfinished figurative work
Principal investigator
University Professor (§ 98 UG) of American Literary and Cultural Studies
University of Innsbruck
Department of American Studies
Innrain 52d
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Humanities building, 3rd floor, room 40317
Office hours: by appointment
Tel: +43 512 507-41604
E-Mail: mario.klarer@uibk.ac.at
ORCID® iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0712-9328
Research projects:
- Hermeneutic Exempla: Retracing Medieval Exegetic Strategies in the Gesta Romanorum (HERMES); FWF-Stand-Alone Project (€656,226.00)
- The Boundaries of Fact and Fiction: Barbary Captivity Narratives (1530–1820), FWF Stand-Alone project (€403,220.90)
- The Marco Polo of Christopher Columbus – Francesco Pipino’s Latin Version of Il Milione, FWF Stand-Alone project (€406,305.49)
- MENS – Medieval Explorations in Neuro-Science (1050–1450): Ontology-Based Keyword Spotting in Manuscript Scans, Research Südtirol/Alto Adige 2019 (€299,786.68)
- TEI Converter for E-Book and Print Editions, Austrian Academy of Sciences, CLARIAH-AT (€20,000.00)
- Maximilian goes digital: From “remembrance” to data storage, Office of the Tyrolean Regional Government and Provincial Capital of Innsbruck, Year of Maximilian 2019 (€500,000.00)
- SLAVES – SchülerInnen leiten eine Ausstellungsvorbereitung zu europäischen Sklaven, Sparkling Science project (€169,081.00)
- KONDE – Kompetenznetzwerk Digitale Edition, HRSM project, Subproject (€51,000.00)
- Ambraser Heldenbuch: Transcription and Scientific Dataset, ÖAW go!digital 2.0 project (€146,652.00)
- Pirates and Slaves in the Mediterranean: Jubilee exhibition for the 350th anniversary of the University of Innsbruck – Schloss Ambras Innsbruck (€75,000.00)
- ESCAPE – European Slaves: Christians in African Pirate Encounters: Barbary Coast Captivity Narratives (1550–1780), FWF Stand-Alone project (€275,623.95)
- Framing Media: The Periphery of Fiction and Film (1919–1936), FWF-Einzelprojekt (209.782,43 €)
Project assistants
- Mag. Hubert Alisade
- Mag. Barbara Denicolò
- Veronika Führer, BA
- Timo Gassner
- Mag. David Messner
- Mag. Dr. Alexandra Ohlenschläger
- Markus Saurwein
- Mag. Dr. Claudia Sojer
- Aaron Tratter
- Almyria Wilhelm, BA
Research projects of the principal investigator
- The Boundaries of Fact and Fiction: Barbary Captivity Narratives (1530–1820), FWF Stand-Alone project (€403,220.90)
- The Marco Polo of Christopher Columbus – Francesco Pipino’s Latin Version of Il Milione, FWF Stand-Alone project (€406,305.49)
- MENS – Medieval Explorations in Neuro-Science (1050–1450): Ontology-Based Keyword Spotting in Manuscript Scans, Research Südtirol/Alto Adige 2019 (€299,786.68)
- TEI Converter for E-Book and Print Editions, Austrian Academy of Sciences, CLARIAH-AT (€20,000.00)
- Maximilian goes digital: From “remembrance” to data storage, Office of the Tyrolean Regional Government and Provincial Capital of Innsbruck, Year of Maximilian 2019 (€500,000.00)
- SLAVES – SchülerInnen leiten eine Ausstellungsvorbereitung zu europäischen Sklaven, Sparkling Science project (€169,081.00)
- KONDE – Kompetenznetzwerk Digitale Edition, HRSM project, Subproject (€51,000.00)
- Ambraser Heldenbuch: Transcription and Scientific Dataset, ÖAW go!digital 2.0 project (€146,652.00)
- Pirates and Slaves in the Mediterranean: Jubilee exhibition for the 350th anniversary of the University of Innsbruck – Schloss Ambras Innsbruck (€75,000.00)
- ESCAPE – European Slaves: Christians in African Pirate Encounters: Barbary Coast Captivity Narratives (1550–1780), FWF Stand-Alone project (€275,623.95)
- Framing Media: The Periphery of Fiction and Film (1919–1936), FWF Stand-Alone project (€209,782.43)
- Klarer, Mario, Aaron Tratter, and Hubert Alisade. “Ambraser Heldenbuch: Transcription and Scientific Dataset.” Digitale Edition in Österreich: Digital Scholarly Edition in Austria, edited by Roman Bleier and Helmut W. Klug, Norderstedt: Books on Demand, 2023, pp. 182–83. Schriften des Instituts für Dokumentologie und Editorik 16.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. cccxxx + 5585 pp. 11 vols. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. Höfische Texte. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 327 pp. Vol. 1 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. Hartmann von Aue: ‘Iwein.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 397 pp. Vol. 2 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. Hartmann von Aue: ‘Erec.’ ‘Der Mantel.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 545 pp. Vol. 3 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Dietrichs Flucht.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 581 pp. Vol. 4 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Rabenschlacht.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 413 pp. Vol. 5 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Nibelungenlied.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 731 pp. Vol. 6 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Nibelungenklage.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 199 pp. Vol. 7 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Kudrun.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 653 pp. Vol. 8 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Biterolf und Dietleib.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 715 pp. Vol. 9 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. ‘Ortnit.’ ‘Wolfdietrich A.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 461 pp. Vol. 10 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. Kleinepik. Wolfram von Eschenbach: ‘Titurel.’ ‘Brief des Priesterkönigs Johannes.’ Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2022. xxx + 563 pp. Vol. 11 of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild. Transcriptiones 1.
- Klarer, Mario, editor. Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch. Vienna: Böhlau, 2019. 246 pp.
- Klarer, Mario. “Einleitung: Das Ambraser Heldenbuch: Paradoxien und Anachronismen eines außergewöhnlichen Kunstwerks.” Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch, edited by Mario Klarer, Vienna: Böhlau, 2019, pp. 11–24.
- Alisade, Hubert. “Zur Entstehungsgeschichte des Ambraser Heldenbuchs: Die Beauftragung Hans Rieds.” Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch, edited by Mario Klarer, Vienna: Böhlau, 2019, pp. 27–35.
- Tratter, Aaron. “Buchschmuck, Lagen, leere Seiten: Was kodikologische Merkmale über den Entstehungsprozess des Ambraser Heldenbuchs verraten können.” Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch, edited by Mario Klarer, Vienna: Böhlau, 2019, pp. 37–48.
- Klarer, Mario. “Vom Buchstaben zum Text: Die Handschrift von Hans Ried und die Transkription des Ambraser Heldenbuchs.” Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch, edited by Mario Klarer, Vienna: Böhlau, 2019, pp. 171–86.
- Klarer, Mario. “Vom Umgang mit der Gedachtnus: Translatio imperii und mittelalterliche Gehirnanatomie im Ambraser Heldenbuch.” Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch, edited by Mario Klarer, Vienna: Böhlau, 2019, pp. 189–210.
- Klarer, Mario, et al. “Ambraser Heldenbuch: Allographische Transkription und wissenschaftliches Datenset.” Das Mittelalter, vol. 24, no. 1, 2019, pp. 244–46.
- Klarer, Mario, and David Messner. “Kaiser Maximilians Text-Speicher mittelalterlicher Literatur.” Maximilian 1: Aufbruch in die Neuzeit: Hofburg Innsbruck, 25.05.–12.10.2019, edited by Monika Frenzel et al., Innsbruck: Haymon, 2019, pp. 229–31.
- Klarer, Mario. “Das Ambraser Heldenbuch: Der wichtigste Kodex für Literatur des deutschen Mittelalters.” Amraser Bote, vol. 55, no. 4, 2019, pp. 1–3.
Golden Roof Museum: What remains
An haptically interactive digital exhibition on the Ambraser Heldenbuch in the Golden Roof Museum.
This exhibition gives visitors insight into the history and contents of the Ambraser Heldenbuch. Selected pages of the Ambraser Heldenbuch have been reproduced, enriched with additional information using digital technologies.
Hofburg Innsbruck: Maximilian I and the rise of the modern world
This digital exhibition in the Hofburg of Innsbruck gives visitors insight into the history and contents of the Ambraser Heldenbuch. Using a touchscreen, visitors can select and display information relating to the Ambraser Heldenbuch, as well as take a quiz. The quiz contains questions about the decorative elements of the Ambraser Heldenbuch and makes the text of this manuscript accessible in an entertaining way.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck: In praise and eternal memory
Students of the HTL Bau und Design Innsbruck have created several exhibits on the subject of Emperor Maximilian I and his legacy, which will be exhibited as part of a special exhibition at Schloss Ambras Innsbruck.
Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung
Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz 3
6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 512 508
E-Mail: post@tirol.gv.at
Website: www.tirol.gv.at
Landeshauptstadt Innsbruck
Maria-Theresien-Straße 18
6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 512 5360 1001
E-Mail: post.buergerservice@innsbruck.gv.at
Website: www.innsbruck.gv.at
Maximilianjahr 2019
Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz 3
6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 512 508 2237
E-Mail: repraesentation@tirol.gv.at
Website: maximilian2019.tirol
Hofburg Innsbruck
Rennweg 1
6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 512 587 186 19
E-Mail: hofburg.ibk@burghauptmannschaft.at
Website: www.burghauptmannschaft.at
Museum Goldenes Dachl
Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 15
6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 512 5360 1441
E-Mail: goldenes.dachl@innsbruck.gv.at
Website: www.innsbruck.gv.at
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
Schlossstraße 20
6020 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 1 525 24 4802
E-Mail: info@schlossambras-innsbruck.at
Website: www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at
HTL Bau und Design
Trenkwalderstraße 2
6026 Innsbruck, Österreich
Telefon: +43 50902811
E-Mail: htl-bau-design@tsn.at
Website: www.htl-ibk.at
April 2024
- Lecture (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Klarer) “Ein Bozner Zöllner, Kaiser Maximilian I. und eine Nibelungenlied-Handschrift aus Südtirol,” April 11, 2024 at the Academy Merano.
March 2024
- Publication of the interactive web interface for transcriptions Transcriptiones.com.
February 2024
- Lecture (Aaron Tratter, Hubert Alisade) “Transcriptiones: A Web Interface for the ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch’” at the Transkribus User Conference 2024, February 15–16, 2024 in Innsbruck.
- Article by Michael Domanig in Tiroler Tageszeitung, February 15, 2024: “Prunkhandschrift am Bildschirm.” Link to the long version.
August 2023
- Review of Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild by Albrecht Classen in Mediaevistik 35 (2022), p. 477
July 2023
- Lecture (Siegrid Schmidt, Aaron Tratter, Veronika Führer) “Ambraser Heldenbuch 2022: An Entanglement of Medieval Texts, Digitally Processed” at the International Medieval Congress 2023, July 3–6, 2023 at the University of Leeds
April 2023
- Lecture (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Klarer, Paul Rangger, Aaron Tratter) at Kultur- und Veranstaltungszentrum Zirl – B4, April 3, 2023
Advance notice in Tiroler Tageszeitung (04.03.2023, p. 22)
Advance notice on MeinBezirk.at
Article in schaufenZter, no. 64, June 2023, p. 11: “Digitale Aufarbeitung des Ambraser Heldenbuches”
Article by the market town Zirl: “Vortrag zum Ambraser Heldenbuch”
September 2022
- Article in Die Presse, September 3, 2022: “Mittelalterliche Texte modern herausgegeben”
March 2022
- Episode 14 of the podcast Irmimi“Das Ambraser Heldenbuch: ein wunderschöner Widerspruch?”
February 2022
- Publication of the dataset of the ÖAW go!digital 2.0 project “Ambraser Heldenbuch: Transcription and Scientific Dataset” on GitLab and on Zenodo
December 2021
- Publication of the transcription of the entire ‘Ambraser Heldenbuch’: Ambraser Heldenbuch: Gesamttranskription mit Manuskriptbild
December 2020
- Review of the collection of essays Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch by Harald Tersch in Mitteilungen des Instituts für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung 128.2 (2020), pp. 453–455
- Review of the collection of essays Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch by Siegrid Schmidt in Tiroler Heimat 84 (2020), pp. 360–362
February 2020
- Lecture (Aaron Tratter) at the Transkribus User Conference 2020, February 6–7, 2020 in Innsbruck
December 2019
- Article in Tiroler Tageszeitung, December 31, 2019: “Jubeljahr für Kaiser Maximilian I.”
- “Das Ambraser Heldenbuch. Der wichtigste Kodex für Literatur des deutschen Mittelalters”, in: Amraser Bote 55.4 (2019)
November 2019
- Article in Tiroler Tageszeitung, November 4, 2019: “Prunkhandschrift im Fokus der Wissenschaft”
October 2019
- Symposium: Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch
October 30–31, 2019: Palais Claudiana, Innsbruck - Review of the collection of essays Kaiser Maximilian I. und das Ambraser Heldenbuch by Martin Baisch on literaturkritik.de
July 2019
- Article in the Newsroom of the University of Innsbruck: “Kaiser Maximilian goes digital”
June 2019
- Article in Tiroler Tageszeitung, June 11, 2019: “Eine digitalisierte Kostbarkeit”
May – October 2019
- Maximilian I and the rise of the modern world – Special exhibition in the Hofburg of Innsbruck
May 25 – October 12, 2019
April – October 2019
- In praise and eternal memory – Special exhibition in Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
April 11 – October 31, 2019
March 2019
- Lecture (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Klarer, Mag. David Messner, Aaron Tratter) at the international conference on occasion of the year of Maximilian 2019: Maximilian I. (1459–1519). Person, Brüche und Umbrüche einer Brückenzeit
March 18–23, 2019: Innsbruck – Wels – Wien
February – November 2019
- Special exhibition “What remains” on occasion of the year of Maximilian 2019
Golden Roof Museum
starting on February 19, 2019
February 2019
- Article in Die Presse, February 23, 2019: “Schriftdenkmal des letzten Ritters”
November 2018
- Article ÖAW: “Knight’s glory and fool’s cap”
October 2018
- Interview in Die Presse, October 13, 2018: “Ein Heldenbuch mit vielen Geheimnissen”
Nenn mich Max. Ein Kaiser erzählt von seinem Leben (Call me Max: An emperor talks about his life)
This book was conceived and designed by the high school student Lena Garber in cooperation with HTL Bau und Design Innsbruck as part of the “Maximilian goes digital” project and the Sparkling Science project SLAVES.
