Research seminar "Fragmente des Glaubens" (Fragments of faith)

The research findings of the participants in the seminar "Fragmente des Glaubens" are now available on the on the online blog of the university library (SUB).

Analysis of DNA from parchment charters

Researchers from the fields of genetics and diplomatics have, within the framework of an interdisciplinary collaboration, genetically analysed several charters from the Diplomatic Apparatus.

Tracking Down the Forger of a Charter

A seemingly medieval charter in the Diplomatic Apparatus (App. dipl. Meyer 2) has turned out to be a forgery from the 18th century.

Papyrus Fragment Revealed as Papal Charter

Researchers from the "Niedersächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften" in Göttingen have made surprising discoveries regarding a fragment from the holdings of the Diplomatic Apparatus.