MARBAS is the initiative of a group of faculty from across the Humanities committed to teaching the techniques at the core of humanistic research.
At the center of our research and teaching are manuscripts, archival documents, early printed books and other textual artifacts produced before 1600.
Reading groups and intensive workshops on codicology, paleography, digital methods and more
Databases, digital collections and other resources for teaching and research
Stockholm Codex Aureus, National Library of Sweden, MS A. 135, 8th century.
Princeton University Art Museum, Daode jing 道德經, chapters 51–81, no. 1998-116 China, 270
Upcoming Events
MARBAS in collaboration with the Princeton University Library is excited to announce the Spring 2024 'PUL&MARBAS present' event series, which explores Princeton’s vast holdings of rare books, manuscripts, and archives.