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MeMO productsThis page lists the websites and other MeMO products that may generally be considered as supporting products for the user, to be used in addition to the main database. Some give general background information on memoria while others are more specialised and may be helpful in research projects. They have been sorted according to their intended functions. 1. Introducing memoria (research) RIA Prayer and politicsThe Rich Internet Application Commemoration in the convent Mariënpoel: prayer and politics offers an introduction to the medieval commemoration of the dead, with the Mariënpoel convent, which existed from 1428 till 1572, as a case study. This interactive website aims to introduce various aspects of medieval memorial culture. The religious-liturgical components are discussed as well as the social and political aspects, hence the title: Prayer and Politics.The application has extensive online Research Notes that contain overviews of the sources, literature and the definitions that were used. Available in English.  The floor slabs of OudewaterThis webpage is an introduction to the component of the MeMO database that concerns the tomb monuments and floor slabs. It showcases a selection of the information used in the MeMO application. This page offers descriptions of a selection of the medieval floor slabs that have survived in the parish church of Oudewater, together with transcriptions and translations of their texts and information about the people they commemorate.Available in English and Dutch.  Representations of Jerusalem Pilgrims - Jeruzalemvaarders in Beeld (JiB)This website with portraits of Pilgrims to Jerusalem shows a specific aspect of the commemoration of the dead as it focusses on pilgrimages. Those who returned from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem often wished to have this important event commemorated. This is evident in memorial paintings and in travel accounts.Available in English and Dutch. 2. Research tools Representations of monastic dress - Kloosterkleding in Beeld (KiB)Much confusion exists on the specific clothing worn by members of late medieval convents and monasteries. Especially women's clothing often causes difficulties. Therefore research has been carried out into this subject, resulting in the website Kloosterkleding in beeld. A selection of late-medieval images shows what type of dress was used by the various religious orders. The website also pays attention to the many variations in dress, as well as exceptions.Available in Dutch.  Glossary and terminologyThe MeMO team also developed a glossary, with an overview of relevant terms in memoria research in German, Dutch and English. This glossary is available with both an English and a Dutch introduction.There are also English and Dutch terminology lists, which give overviews of the terms that are most frequently used in the MeMO database.  Publications by the MeMO teamThe MeMO team has created a number of publications. For an overview, click here. Also several symposiums and congresses were organised, see the overview of all of the MeMO team's additional products that was published in the newsletter Medieval Memoria Research of September 2012. BibliographyThis bibliography includes publications from Dutch and Belgian authors concerning memorial culture in the Low Countries. The bibliography aims to give greater publicity to the activities of memoria researchers in the Low Countries. Other products: Papers and articles not published elsewhereThe materials on this page can be used freely for purposes of research, education, publications and lectures provided that references are made to its author(s) and/or compiler(s). For guidelines for citation, please visit the page Citations and disclaimers.Before downloading, please be aware of the size of the files. The size of each file is given below. Articles and conference papers
PowerPoint presentations
Videos
 Representations of Medieval Memoria - Memoria in Beeld (MiB)Please note: this website is out-of-date and has been replaced with the new MeMO database in February 2013. MiB is therefore no longer publicly available. Only researchers who have worked with Memoria in Beeld in the past, and who therefore need to access this database may contact us for the password.3. Expanding MeMO
The MeMO portal can be continuously extended with new websites and PDFs, and it has also been built to accommodate
this potential growth. These are traits which it shares with the MeMO database. The database can be expanded in the
following ways
 Wall-mounted memorials in the Southern NetherlandsFor his doctoral thesis entitled Piety and Purgatory: Wall-Mounted Memorials from the Southern Netherlands, c.1380-1520 (submitted to the Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) in 2006), Douglas Brine made an extensive inventory of wall-mounted memorials from the Southern Netherlands dating from c.1380 to c.1520. This website provides, in the form of a series of PDF files, background information for a number of these memorials, as well as information concerning further research into these objects. De thesis is currently being prepared for publication.Available in English.  Paper: Schenkingen van liturgische objecten en gewaden / Schenkungen von liturgischen Objekten und kirchlichen TextilienIn 2013 Piet Looij, who was an intern working for the MeMO project, made an inventory of liturgical objects and vestments from before 1580, from churches, monasteries and hospitals of the present-day Netherlands. This paper gives an impression of his findings (3 MB).Available in Dutch and German. 4. Open Source
The software and related products that have been developed for the MeMO database are Open Source, i.e. the products
are available free of charge for other researchers. These products are: the MeMO Description Standard (MeMO DS),
the Data Model, the Data Entry (MeMO DE) module (database) and the MeMO Information System (MeMO IS) module (the
online application for the end users). See the information below and the information in the DANS Repository.
 MeMO Description Standard (MeMO DS)To standardize the memoria information and to improve communication among memoria scholars, a description standard called MeMO Description Standard (MeMO DS) has been developed for the description of the source material. This standard formalizes the features of source types (objects and texts) for which an inventory and descriptions have been developed. MeMO DS has been developed because the existing description standards did not provide all descriptive elements that are needed for memoria research.MeMO DS is based on the implementation procedure developed for the international Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI; http://www.dublincore.org). MeMO DS includes relevant descriptors of existing metadata standards such as EAD (Encoded Archival Description) and TEI (Text Encoding Initiative). An international editorial board consisting of experts from different fields of memoria research supervised the development of MeMO DS (see chapter eight of the introductory texts of the database). Please note that MeMO DS is also a useful description standard for other research projects that focus on the use and function of objects and texts.
Data model and Database systemMeMO DS was taken as the starting point for the development of a data model. This model formed the basis for the creation of the Database system. The database system comprises three sections:Note that these overviews were last updated on: February 2011. * (Files with the .vpp extension require the programme Visual Paradigm and Acrobat Reader is required to open PDF files.) - This page was last updated on: Back to top |
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