Opening the Geese Book - Arizona Center for Medieval and ...
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<strong>Opening</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Geese</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />
Launch: November 27, 2012, 8 AM<br />
Where: Institute <strong>for</strong> Humanities Research, <strong>Arizona</strong> State University, SS 109<br />
Meet <strong>the</strong> participants <strong>and</strong> discuss <strong>the</strong> project (via video conference) with:<br />
Media Designers Jan de Rode <strong>and</strong> Geeske Bakker in Utrecht<br />
Singers Johanna Ingram <strong>and</strong> Agoston Schranz, Schola Hungarica in Budapest<br />
Codicologist Elisabeth Remak-Honnef, University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia in Santa Cruz<br />
Organist Matthias Ank, St. Lorenz in Nuremberg<br />
Conservators Ingo Trüper <strong>and</strong> Anja Maisel in Nuremberg<br />
Pastors Claudia Voigt-Grabenstein <strong>and</strong> Susanne Bammessel, St. Lorenz in Nuremberg<br />
Archivist Werner Jürgensen, L<strong>and</strong>eskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lu<strong>the</strong>rischen Kirche<br />
in Bayern in Nuremberg<br />
Archivist Peter Fleischmann, Staatsarchiv Nürnberg<br />
Curator William Voelkle, Pierpont Morgen Library <strong>and</strong> Museum in New York<br />
The <strong>Geese</strong> <strong>Book</strong>:<br />
a two-volume gradual containing <strong>the</strong> Mass liturgy <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> entire church year, sung by <strong>the</strong> choir of school<br />
boys prior to <strong>the</strong> Re<strong>for</strong>mation in Nuremberg, named<br />
<strong>for</strong> its provocative marginal pictures of animals,<br />
including one of a choir of geese<br />
The Project:<br />
unrestricted international access to cultural heritage<br />
a multisensory work from <strong>the</strong> past presented using<br />
multimedia technologies of today<br />
a plat<strong>for</strong>m <strong>for</strong> scholarly exchange with a window <strong>for</strong><br />
broader audiences<br />
a model <strong>for</strong> re-integrating <strong>the</strong> arts, recontextualizing <strong>the</strong>m<br />
historically <strong>and</strong> analyzing <strong>the</strong>m critically<br />
Project Directors: Volker Schier, musicologist<br />
Corine Schleif, art historian<br />
Free online access to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Geese</strong> <strong>Book</strong>,<br />
an illuminated manuscript <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> church of<br />
St. Lorenz in Nuremberg, today in <strong>the</strong> New York, Pierpont Morgan Library in New York<br />
Full facsimile of 1120 pages<br />
Codicological description<br />
5 hours of explanatory HD videos in English <strong>and</strong> German<br />
53 minutes of recorded Latin chants, transcriptions <strong>and</strong> translations<br />
ca. 700 works of art, maps, photographs <strong>and</strong> archival sources
<strong>Opening</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Geese</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />
Granting Agencies<br />
National Endowment <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Humanities ; Samuel H. Kress Foundation ; Institute <strong>for</strong> Humanities<br />
Research, <strong>Arizona</strong> State Univ.; Herberger College of Fine Arts,<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong> State Univ.<br />
Sponsors<br />
Sparda Bank Nürnberg, Zukunftsstiftung der Stadtsparkasse Nürnberg, Tucher'scher Kulturfond<br />
e.V., Freiherr von Haller'sche Forschungsstiftung, Archdiocese of Bamberg, Verlag Nürnberger<br />
Presse, Bezirk Mittelfranken, Wolf Photo Media Fürth, Sigma Deutschl<strong>and</strong> GmbH<br />
Co-operating Institutions <strong>and</strong> Corporations Worldwide<br />
DeRode3D, Utrecht; Schola Hungarica, Budapest; Pierpont Morgan Library <strong>and</strong> Museum, New<br />
York; ab-c media, Utrecht; Verein zur Erhaltung der Lorenzkirche, Nuremberg; Church of St.<br />
Lorenz, Nuremberg; Staatsarchiv Nürnberg, L<strong>and</strong>eskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-<br />
Lu<strong>the</strong>rischen Kirche in Bayern, Nuremberg; Stadtarchiv, Nuremberg; Germanisches<br />
Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg; Stadtbiblio<strong>the</strong>k Nuremberg; Bavarian Radio; Naxos International,<br />
Hong Kong; Melanchthon Gymnasium, Nuremberg; University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Santa Cruz<br />
Co-operating Schools <strong>and</strong> <strong>Center</strong>s at <strong>Arizona</strong> State University<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Medieval</strong> <strong>and</strong> Renaissance Studies, Institute <strong>for</strong> Humanities Research,<br />
Herberger Institute <strong>for</strong> Design <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arts, School of Art, School of Theatre <strong>and</strong> Film, School of<br />
Music
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