Mmmonk
Mmmonk unites the circa 820 medieval manuscripts from the Flemish abbeys of St Bavo, St Peter, Ten Duinen and Ter Doest. Discover an intellectual and artistic treasure trove, going back to as early as the 6th century!
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Mmmonk School 2025 - Special edition on Books of Hours!
On 11 and 18 December 2025, four international experts will offer practical tips and clear introductions to the study of Books of Hours. Join us to learn more about the analysis of styles, iconography and liturgical uses!
New publication on Books of Hours
The team behind Mmmonk has published a manual on the meaning and use of medieval Books of Hours. These devotional primers based on the Divine Office practised in abbeys and chapters were a medieval bestseller among laypeople.
Mmmonk School 2024 recordings now online!
The Mmmonk School webinars on manuscript collations, the thirteenth century Bible reform, multilingualism in medieval Flanders and indispensable archival resources for biographic research are now available on this website and on YouTube.
About abbeys and manuscripts
Mmmonk Highlights
A selection of highlights from the Mmmonk collection.
History of the collections
Read about the history and profile of the manuscripts and abbeys.
Virtual tours
Take a tour through the manuscripts and learn more about their authors, scribes, materials, readers and libraries.
Children discuss medieval manuscripts
Five children share their thoughts on six Medieval manuscripts. Can they make sense of a world of miniatures, gold, droleries, parchment and Latin?
Mmmonk School
Mmmonk School is a webinar series with basic introductions by experts on various aspects of the medieval book, e.g. heraldry, bookbindings, miniatures, dating formulas, reading culture...
IIIF Workshop
IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) facilitates the use of digital images in research, teaching and communication. Follow a step by step workshop which requires no technical knowledge.
Annotation demo on Liber Floridus
Discover our proof-of-concept for the visualisation of IIIF annotations on medieval manuscripts.
Contemporary Art Exhibition
Six artists created art pieces based on the Mmmonk manuscripts. Discover their art in the exhibition at Bruges Public Library from 1 December 2022 until 4 February 2023 or get a sneak peak on our website.
What is Mmmonk?
Mmmonk stands for Medieval Monastic Manuscripts – Open – Network – Knowledge. It is a collaborative project between Bruges Public Library, Ghent University Library, Major Seminary Ten Duinen in Bruges and Ghent Diocese. The project is funded by the Flemish Government (Department Culture, Youth and Media). Mmmonk unites the circa 820 extant medieval manuscripts from four important Flemish abbeys on a digital platform using the international IIIF protocol. Learn more about our goals, funding, corpus, methods and partners.