At the Hamburg State and University Library (SUB) last week, CSMC researchers and Philip Döbler, Managing Director of the Hamburg-based company Leuchtturm1917, discussed the present and future of handwriting in the digital age. A particular focus was on the subject of ‘thinking by hand’ in notebooks.

The new volume of the SMC book series explores the complex web of spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional interactions that influenced the production and reception of manuscripts in the Mediterranean world from late Antiquity to the 15th century.

Congratulations to Jenny Gabel on defending her doctoral dissertation and completing her PhD in Computer Science! The viva voce examination took place on 28 April 2025.