Bernd Posselt

Dr. Bernd Posselt serves as Lecturer at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Research Associate at Monumenta Germaniae Historica since November 2014. His academic work bridges Medieval Latin Philology with digital editorial practices through affiliations including the Munich Centre for Editorial Studies (MüZe) and TextGrid Networked Research Environment.

• Doctorate (Dr. phil.) from LMU Munich, 2013
• State examination for teaching (Latin/German), 2007
• Studies at LMU Munich and Venice International University, 2001-2007
• International Doctoral College Fellow (Textuality in Pre-Modernism), 2010-2012

His research centers on manual transmission dynamics and digital editorial theory, with primary focus on Martianus Capella gloss traditions and Hartmann Schedel's World Chronicle. Posselt examines how medieval textual appropriation practices inform contemporary digital scholarship, particularly through gloss compilation methodologies and paratext analysis. His work integrates codicology, reception history, and computational approaches to textual criticism.

Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent focus on manuscript-print transition phenomena, with increasing emphasis on digital editorial infrastructure since 2014. His research demonstrates evolving methodology from traditional philological analysis (2010 gloss edition) toward integrated digital-humanities frameworks (2016 transmission history studies), reflecting broader disciplinary shifts in textual scholarship.

Dr. Posselt actively participates in major research initiatives including the DFG-funded 'Discourse and Community' project (sub-project: Sermons of Bernhard von Waging) and LMUexcellent 'Glossenedition/Editing Glosses'. His grant-supported work focuses on developing networked editorial environments for medieval textual scholarship through the TextGrid platform and Munich Centre for Editorial Studies.

He leads the online Martianus Capella gloss resource (http://www.martianus.mueze.lmu.de/) and contributes to exhibition curation at institutions including Bavarian State Library and Freising Cathedral Library. His collaborative work with Monumenta Germaniae Historica establishes him within Germany's premier medieval studies research environment.