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Bond, New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 1962. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. Although the Library has continued to add Medieval books to the collections since the publication of De Ricci’s census, the majority of Cornell’s manuscripts are represented here:.(PDF – 4.3mb)įull descriptive information for 54 of Cornell’s illuminated manuscripts is available in the online version of Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts in the Cornell Library. A descriptive catalog compiled by Professor Robert G.To find Cornell’s Medieval book records, search by author, title, or keyword, and set limits to the “bound manuscript” format. The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections has added many records for its Medieval manuscripts to the online catalog. The following sources provide information on Cornell’s Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

These manuscript books continue to provide students with a working laboratory of original sources, both at Cornell and beyond.Ĭornell’s Medieval manuscripts are housed in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections and may be consulted in the Reading Room on the 2B Level of the Carl A. Today, Cornell Library holds more than 150 Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, ranging from a 9th century coptic fragment, to 16th and 17th century heraldic texts and royal charters. By 1900, White had amassed a collection of more than one hundred medieval manuscripts, many of them illuminated. He bought manuscripts for their instructional value, and his collection contains illustrative examples of most periods and styles. White’s interest in Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts was shaped by his teaching experience, and a belief that instruction in history depended heavily on the use of original sources.

The University’s first president, Andrew Dickson White, and his librarian, George Lincoln Burr, personally selected many of the manuscripts now at Cornell on frequent buying trips to Europe during the latter half of the 19th century. Medieval books were among the Cornell Library’s earliest acquisitions.