What was the challenge?

The team wanted to create a free resource that would immerse the user in 16th-century Europe, going beyond words and images on a screen to bring history to life. 

The format needed to be accessible to a non-academic audience, but relevant to the research interests of academics, students, and enthusiasts. While the ideal platform would be able to present huge amounts of information succinctly and dynamically, it needed to be easy for the project team to pick up as they went.

Pictured left: De arte canendi, ac vero signorvm in cantibvs vsv, on Senfl’s World.

Why Humap? 

The team in Vienna were familiar with another project on Humap that was heavy on documentation, so they knew Humap could handle large amounts of complex data and make it accessible and fun.

The scope of the project was the life and times of Ludwig Senfll, not learning a GIS platform, so Humap’s ease of use was another point in our favour and the team behind the map were able to create something amazing over a period of a few months.

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Pictured left: Etched tabletop of the Löffelholz family, on Senfl’s World.