the fragmentarium project was first proposed in october 2013 and the first planning meeting took place in cologny in 2014. it was supported initially by representatives of 12 institutions, its goal being to study the field of manuscript fragment research and look at worldwide cataloguing standards. fragmentarium was officially launched on 1 september 2017, by the medieval institute of the university of fribourg at abbey library of st. gall in st. gallen, switzerland.