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Mediaeval and Renaissance Manuscripts at Oxford Colleges *
1100 - 1500
Oxford, England
418 reels 35mm
I: Biblical Studies, 1300-1500 *
The Biblical Manuscripts reflect the working life of a university. Students were required to lecture on
one of the books of the Bible and there are a large number of glossed books of the Bible as well as
many one-volume University Bibles. Amongst the 14 th and 15 th century manuscripts are many by
contemporary Oxford scholars.
140 reels 35mm
II: Illuminated Mss on Color Microfilm, 1200 - 1500 *
The Illuminated Manuscripts at the Oxford Colleges fall mainly into two categories: the Psalters,
Books of Hours and University Bibles of the 13 th century onwards, produced by English and French
workshops for private lay devotions and 15 th century luxury humanist and law texts richly decorated
with magnificent calligraphy and penwork.
Balliol College: Balliol holds William Gray‘s Fons Memorabilium and a fine 15 th c. Book of
Hours etc., 5 reels 35mm
Christ Church & Merton: Christ Church & Merton have a number of fine illuminated Mss,
including two by William de Brailles and a striking 15 th c. Book of Hours by Maitre Francois, 6
reels 35mm
Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi has the Chronical of Florence of Worcester, c. 1140, John Gower‘s
Confessio Amantis etc., 10 reels 35mm
New College: New College holds William de Brailles Psalter, Thomas Chaundler‘s Collocutions
and Allocutions, c. 1463 etc., 7 reels 35mm
28 reels 35mm
III: Theology: General & Patristics, 1200 - 1500 *
Patristic writings formed the basis of mediaeval theological study and the microfilm is a remarkable
collection of all the major manuscripts in this area. Works by Bede, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus,
Augustine, John Chrysostom, Gregory the Great and Jerome are eminent among them.
Balliol: 58 reels 35mm
Christ Church & Merton: 77 reels 35mm
Corpus Christi: 28 reels 35mm
New College: 24 reels 35mm
187 reels 35mm
IV: Law, 1200-1500 *
Christ Church & Merton, 4 reels 35mm
New College, 17 reels 35mm
21 reels 35mm
V: Medica & Natural Sciences, 1200-1500 *
Christ Church, 4 reels 35mm
New College, 10 reels 35mm
14 reels 35mm
VI: The Classics, Historical and General, 1100-1500
Balliol College: This latest series of manuscripts from Balliol contains a range of manuscripts
covering, amongst other topics, the Humanities, Rhetoric, Music and Literature. Of particular
interest is MS 317, which has been in the possession of the college longer than any other book, a
twelfth century copy of Boethius‘ De Musica. Also among these manuscripts are Aristotle‘s
Liber primus de Histories Animalism (14 th Century) and Euclid‘s‘ Primus libber Institutions
artist geometric (12 th century), together with works by Walter Burley, Thomas Aquinas, John
Lydgate etc., 15 reels 35mm
Christ Church: This new collection from Christ Church dates from the 12 th century. It includes
works on the Classics, Literature, Logic and Business. Philosophical work is contained in
Boethius‘ de Consolatione Philosophiae (15 th century). There is an important manuscript of
Geoffrey Chaucer‘s Canterbury Tales (15 th century) abd also John Gower‘s Confessio Amantis
(15 th century). Other manuscripts include work by John Hargrave, John Lydgate and George
Dalgarno, 13 reels 35mm
Includes contents list
28 reels 35mm
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