Manuscripts in the collection
Latin MS 1
Content: Old Testament (Genesis 34:11 – 2 Maccabees, with lacunae)
Geographic origin: Northern France
Date: c. 1250-1300 CE
Dimensions: parchment codex; 292 folia; page 19.5 × 13.5 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 48 lines per page
Latin MS 2
Content: Algrinus, Johannes (Cardinal, de Abbatisvilla; c. 1185-1237), Commentarium in Evangelia (Commentary on the Gospels)
Geographic origin: Eastern France
Date: c. 1200-1300 CE
Dimensions: parchment codex; 156 folia; page 19.6 × 12.6 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 39-42 lines per page
Latin MS 3
Content: Old Testament (Genesis 50:16 – Exodus, title)
Geographic origin: Germany
Date: c. 1425-1475 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 48.5 × 32.8 cm (H × W); 2 columns; 30 lines
Latin MS 4
Content: Missal, fragment of lessons, graduals and orations for Ember Saturday in September
Geographic origin: Northern Italy
Date: c. 1375-1425 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 34 × 24.7 cm (H × W); 2 columns; 29 lines
Latin MS 5
Content: Breviary, fragment of readings and propers for June 29-July 3
Geographic origin: Northern France
Date: c. 1100-1150 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 31.5 × 20.3 cm (H × W); 29 lines
Latin MS 6
Content: Breviary, Officium parvum B.M.V. Matins (Psalm 96:4) to Lauds (Psalm 148:7)
Geographic origin: Northern France
Date: c. 1500 CE
Dimensions: parchment codex; 7 folia; page 15 × 10.5 cm (H × W); 21 lines per page
Latin MS 7
Content: Gregorius IX, Decretales
Geographic origin: Italy, Northern or Southern France
Date: c. 1240 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 39.5 × 25.6 cm (H × W); 2 columns; 106 lines per page
Latin MS 8
Content: Breviary, Officium defunctorum (in genere) (Commendation of Souls), Lauds, Psalm 64 to end, Commendationes animarium
Geographic origin: England
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 8 folia; page 12 × 8.5 cm (H × W); 21 lines per page
Latin MS 9
Content: Breviary, Officium parvum B.M.V. Vespers (Dec 24 - Feb 2), Matins (Te Deum) to Terce (Antiphon)
Geographic origin: England
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 4 folia; page 14.6 × 10.3 cm (H × W); 16 lines per page
Latin MS 10
Content: Psalter (Ps. 93:14-96:3)
Geographic origin: England
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 13.2 × 10 cm (H × W); 2 columns; 29 lines
Latin MS 11
Content: Breviary, Psalm 18:10 to end, Psalm 19:1-2 with 4 antiphons
Geographic origin: Northern Italy
Date: c. 16th century
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 52 × 37 cm (H × W); 2 columns; 14 lines
Latin MS 12
Content: Breviary (Franciscan)
Geographic origin: one set of notes suggests origin in North Germany/Flanders; other (Paul Meyvaert) states France and Italy
Date: c. 1225-1275 CE
Dimensions: parchment codex; 323 folia; page 12.5 × 8.8 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 36 lines per page
Latin MS 13
Content: Antiphonal, In vigilia et dominica Pentecostes (Proper, Vigil and Feast of Pentecost), for use in the Church of St. Pierre at Langres, France
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 1225-1250 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf (numbered folio 203) measuring 20 × 13 cm (H × W); 2 columns; 41 lines
Latin MS 14
Content: Gloss on theological tract, discussion of terminology. Notations in pencil at head indicate that the ms. was formerly thought to be alchemical text of the 12th century ("Pronounced late 12th cent. by Kingsley Porter/Hans Snarzenski").
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 1275-1325 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 20.5 × 14.5 cm (H × W); 2 column; 54 lines
Latin MS 15
Content: Antiphonal; Proper, a feast of Mary
Geographic origin: unknown
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: 2 conjoint parchment folia; 21 × 16.3 cm (H × W); c. 27 lines
Latin MS 16
Content: Bible; New Testament; Latin Vulgate; 2 Peter 2:10; 1 John 2:27; Revelation 19:10-end
Geographic origin: Italy, Tuscany
Date: c. 1150 CE
Dimensions: 2 conjoint parchment folia; 46 × 38 cm (H × W); 2 columns ; 58 lines
Latin MS 17
Content: Gradual; Propers, 3d Sunday in Advent-Ember Wednesday of Advent
Geographic origin: unknown
Date: c. 1475-1525 CE
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 37.7 × 27 cm (H × W); 2 column; 56 lines
Latin MS 18
Content: Missal; f. 1. Missa votiva in feria v de charitate (from end of Gospel); missa in feria vi de sancta cruce; missa de beata virgine (to offertory verse); f. 2. Missa de beata virgine a nativitate usque ad purificationem (from epistle on); missa de beata virgine infra pascha et pentcosten; missa pro vivis
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 1375-1400 CE
Dimensions: two parchment leaves; 33.4 × 20.9 cm (H × W); 2 column; 34 lines
Latin MS 19
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Letters to friends (Epistolae ad familiares)
Geographic origin: Germany, Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 215 folia; page 33.3 × 23.5 cm (H × W); 27 lines per page
Latin MS 20
Content: Commentary on 1 Corinthians. Contents: 1 Cor. 1:17-21; 3:11-16; 5:7-12; 6:5-13; 6:19-7:5; 7:12-23; 7:25-32; 8:1-8. The commentary begins at 1 Cor. 1:17 and ends with 1 Cor. 8:8 (not continuous)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 13th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 8 folia; page 30 × 11.2-24 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 40 lines per page
Latin MS 21
Content: Bracciolini, Poggio (1380-1459), Concerning the wheel of fortune (De varietate fortunae); Bracciolini, Condemnation of hypocrites (Invectiva contra hypocritas); Demosthenes (trans. Leonardo Bruni Aretino, c. 1370 – 1444), Letter to Pope Nicolas V (Episola ad Papam Nicolaum)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 93 folia; page 21.7 × 15 cm (H × W); 32 lines per page
Latin MS 22
Content: Plato, Axiochus and Crito (Latin trans. by Rinuccio of Arezzo); Franciscus de Fiano, Romulus (hic est qui celsae fundavit moenia Romae) and Julius Caesar (volve tuos oculos metuendum hunc aspice lector)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 20 folia; page 21.7 × 15 cm (H × W)
Latin MS 23
Content: Montemagno, Buonaccorso da., Oratio de nobilitate; Pietro del Monte, Bishop of Brescia, Ad Karolum regem Francorum oratio habita pro Eugenio IV; Leonardo Bruni Aretino, Invectiva contra hypocritas
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 32 folia; page 21.7 × 15 cm (H × W); 33 lines per page
Latin MS 24
Content: Vergerio, Pietro Paolo, the Elder (1370-1444), De ingenuis moribus et liberalibus studiis adolescentiae ad Ubertinum Carraraiensem libri duo
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 36 folia; page 21.7 × 15 cm (H × W); 25 lines per page
Latin MS 25
Content: Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Enarrationes in psalmos (Ps. 31)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 10-11th century
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 33.5 × 23 cm (H × W); 2 column; 41 lines
Latin MS 26
Content: Persius Flaccus, Aulus, Satires (Satirae)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 12 folia; page 20 x 14.5 cm (H × W); 24-26 lines per page
Latin MS 27
Content: unknown commentary
Geographic origin: France(?)
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: single parchment leaf measuring 29.6 × 22.5 cm (H × W); 2 column; 58 lines
Latin MS 28
Content: Old Testament, Judges; unidentified text
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 4 folia; page 22.4 × 15.8 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 46 lines per page
Latin MS 29
Content: Filelfo, Francesco, Epistola ad Antonium Raudensem
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 1575-1625 CE
Dimensions: single paper leaf measuring 10.5 × 15 cm (H × W); 19 lines
Latin MS 30
Content: Bonaventure, St., Glossae ad Sancti Bonaventurae commentarius in secundum librum Petri Lombardi
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 1477 CE
Dimensions: codex; 335 folia
Latin MS 31
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Topica; Partitiones oratorieae; De oratore
Geographic origin: Naples, Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 78 folia; page 26 × 36 cm (H × W); 39-40 lines per page
Latin MS 32
Content: Old Testament, Job
Geographic origin: Paris, France
Date: c. 13th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 151 folia; page 14.6 × 9.6 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 24 lines per page
Latin MS 33
Content: Juvenalis, Decimus Junius, Satires (Satirae)
Geographic origin: Murcia, Spain
Date: c. 1425-1475 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 82 folia; page 20 × 15 cm (H × W); 24 lines per page
Latin MS 34
Content: Persius Flaccus, Aulus, Satires (Satirae)
Geographic origin: Murcia, Spain
Date: c. 1425-1475 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 14 folia; page 20 × 15 cm (H × W); 24 lines per page
Latin MS 35
Content: Bersuire, Pierre (c. 1290-1362), Reductorium morale (Book 15, extract)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 51 folia; page 21.5 × 15 cm (H × W); 28 lines per page
Latin MS 36
Content: Diogenes, Laertius, De philosophorum vitis ; Vitae philosophorum; Quaedam excerpta ex Laertio Diogene de philosophorum vita
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 36 folia; page 21.5 × 15 cm (H × W); 21 lines per page
Latin MS 37
Content: Miscellany
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 15 folia; page 21.5 × 15 cm (H × W); 22-28 lines per page
Latin MS 38
Content: Scholae Salernitane praecepta(?), Regimen Sanitatis; Flos medicinae
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 20 folia; page 21.5 × 15 cm (H × W); 22-28 lines per page
Latin MS 39
Content: Carmen Herbale
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 9 folia; page 21.6 × 14.4 cm (H × W)
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Latin MS 41
Content: Collection of Scholastic Sermons
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 1425-1475 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 147 folia; page 21 × 14.6 cm (H × W) ; c. 40 lines per page
Latin MS 42
Content: Ripis, Johannes De., Super primo sententiarum magistri Petri Lombardi
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 1425-1475 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 303 folia; page 28.5 × 22 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 58 lines per page
Latin MS 43
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, De officiis
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 1440 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 64 folia; page 28.5 × 20.5 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 25-27 lines per page
Latin MS 44
Content: Old Testament, 2 Kings 21:11-23:15; Judith 11:21-14:13
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 13th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 2 folia; page 18.6 × 12.4 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 47 lines per page
Latin MS 45
Content: Jerome (Hieronymus), Dialogus adversus Pelagium
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 33 folia; page 30.4 × 21.8 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 39-47 lines per page
Latin MS 46
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Marci Tullii Ciceronis arpinatis tusculanarum quaestionum (Tusculun Disputations)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 133 folia; page 28 × 21.5 cm (H × W); 31 lines per page
Latin MS 47
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, De officiis
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 96 folia; page 21.2 × 14.5 cm (H × W); 23 lines per page
Latin MS 48
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, De officiis
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 19 October 1473 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 78 folia; page 22.2 × 14.2 cm (H × W); 25 lines per page
Latin MS 49
Content: Festus, Sextus Pompeius, De verborum significatione
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 1465 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 90 folia; page 29 × 21 cm (H × W); c. 49 lines per page
Latin MS 50
Content: Sallustius Crispus, C. (Sallust), De Catilinae coniuratione
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 1400-1450 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 16 folia; page 30 × 21.3 cm (H × W); 24 lines per page
Latin MS 51
Content: Sermons
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 84 folia; page 20.2 × 14.5 cm (H × W); 22-27 lines per page
Latin MS 52
Content: Antoninus, Saint, Abp. of Florence (1389-1459), Summa paenitentiae
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 1463 CE
Dimensions: parchment codex; 67 folia; page 28.5 × 22 cm (H × W); 30 lines per page
Latin MS 53
Content: Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Soliloquium; De contemplatione
Geographic origin: Northern Italy
Date: 1463 CE
Dimensions: parchment codex; 55 folia; page 18.7 × 14.5 cm (H × W); 30 lines per page
Latin MS 54
Content: Barzizius, Gasparinus, Epistles
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 1493 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 88 folia; page 19.2 × 14 cm (H × W); 22-24 lines per page
Latin MS 55
Content: Fucecchio; fragments relating to judicial administration of the commune in the fourteenth century
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: 1493 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 125 folia; page 30.3 × 22.5 cm (H × W)
Latin MS 56
Content: (Ps.-)Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Speculum peccatoris (spurious and doubtful works)
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 12 folia; page 15 × 10 cm (H × W); 20 lines per page
Latin MS 57
Content: Sacramentarium
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 9th century
Dimensions: 2 parchment fragments; page 20 × 18 cm (H × W); 8 lines total
Latin MS 58
Content: Beda Venerabilis, Homilies
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 12th century
Dimensions: single parchment leaf; page 29.2 × 20.3 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 33 lines per page
Latin MS 59
Content: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Epistolae ad familiares
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: paper codex; 250 folia; page 23 × 17 cm (H × W); c. 29 lines per page
Latin MS 60
Content: Sermons
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: parchment codex; 47 folia; page 21.2 × 14.7 cm (H × W); 43 lines per page
Latin MS 61
Content: Breviary
Geographic origin: Western Germany
Date: c. 1375-1425 CE
Dimensions: paper codex; 324 folia; page 21 × 14.8 cm (H × W); 30-40 lines per page
Latin MS 62
Content: Breviary
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: five parchment fragments measuring c. 4.5 × 8.5 cm (H × W); 3-13 lines
Latin MS 63
Content: theological text
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: one parchment fragment measuring c. 16 × 5 cm (H × W); 16 lines
Latin MS 64
Content: magical text(?)
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: two parchment folia; page c. 37 × 23 cm (H × W); 2 columns per page; 54 lines per page
Latin MS 65
Content: hymnal
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: one parchment leaf measuring 14.8 × 25 cm (H × W); 5 lines
Latin MS 66
Content: musical fragment
Geographic origin: Italy
Date: c. 15th century
Dimensions: one parchment leaf measuring 36 × 21 cm (H × W); 5 lines
Latin MS 67
Content: unidentified fragments
Geographic origin: Italy and Germany
Date: c. 14-15th century
Dimensions: six parchment fragments; the largest measures c. 23.5 × 41 cm (H × W); c. 10 lines
Latin MS 68
Content: treatise on sin (fragmentary)
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 12th century
Dimensions: one parchment fragment measuring 14 × 21 cm (H × W); 22 lines
Latin MS 69
Content: grammatical text (fragmentary)
Geographic origin: England
Date: c. 14th century
Dimensions: one parchment fragment measuring 16 × 11 cm (H × W); 46 lines
Latin MS 70
Content: Passio, S. Marcelli Papae, Sanctuarium; Passio Sancti Marcelli, Papae et martyriae sociorum
Geographic origin: France
Date: c. 13th century
Dimensions: one parchment fragment measuring 39 × 31 cm (H × W); 32 lines
