![]() ![]() This is a great resource for images of and information on the 14th-century prayer book of the French queen Jeanne d’Evreux. The Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Most materials were printed in the German-speaking Southwest and South, but some also come from book printing centres along the Rhine (e.g. This site provides access to the Heidelberg University Library’s incunabula collection the collection comprises about 1,800 printed books and fragments dated from between 1454 to 1500. Heidelberg Incunabula – Heidelberg University Library As the sources are not strictly Medieval and Early Modern, users will have to browse to find relevant materials. ![]() Included are manuscripts, incunabula, chronicles, histories, legal sources, and geological, archaeological and anatomical literature. Heidelberg Historic Literature – Heidelberg University LibraryĬreated by the Heidelberg University Library, this site provides access to Heidelberg historic literature in digitized form. ![]() The site also offers “visites virtuelles,” which allow students to become familiar with various types of manuscript illumination. Images can be browsed according to subject, title, author, and type of illumination. marginalia, initials, scenes) from illuminated Medieval manuscripts. This French site presents more than 80,000 images (e.g. Users are able to view entire manuscripts each page is photographed with very high resolution. This great site provides access to over 80 manuscripts (ranging from the 9th to the 17th century) from seven collections. The site is very well organized and easy to navigate, and all images are of high resolution and are provided with detailed records. Special emphasis is placed on manuscripts signed and dated by their scribes. The Digital Scriptorium is an image database of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts that unites resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research. Relevant and useful for both specialists and students, the site couples images with brief descriptions and detailed records. Providing access to more than 20,000 images from Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, this site spans ten centuries of Western illumination and contains manuscripts from all the major schools. CORSAIR – The Online Research Resource of the Pierpont Morgan Library The interface allows the user to view and zoom in on individual pages and bindings. This virtual library provides access to over 250 Medieval codices held in the Abbey Library of St. Codices Electronici Sangallenses – Virtual Library ![]() To access the English version of the static pages and browsing instructions, go to the “Optionen” tab at the top of the page. The manuscripts span from the 6th to the 16th century. The CEEC project presents the extensive Medieval manuscript holdings of the Episcopal and Cathedral Library of Cologne. Codices Electronici Ecclesiae Coloniensis Bodleian Library – Images of Manuscripts (Oxford University)Ĭreated by the Bodleian Library of Oxford University, this site offers access to over 1000 images of illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th to the 17th century. The manuscripts are listed according to century and country of origin, allowing for easy navigation. Each manuscript page can be viewed in three sizes, which allows users to view details with very high resolution. This site should be particularly useful for those pursuing Medieval and Early Modern Art History, Literature, and Music. Basic information is accessible in English, though descriptions and explanatory texts are mostly in German. This site provides access to the digitized version of the Bibliotheca Palatina: the library of the palatine duke electors and one of the most precious collections of Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts in the German language. The collection is presented according to codices (German, Greek, and Latin) and miniatures. Bibliotheca Palatina – Heidelberg University Library Included are clearly written explanations, an integrated glossary, and a bibliography of relevant sources. Easy to navigate, this excellent site presents useful background information on several aspects of the Medieval manuscript: patronage, use, production, format, typology, and illumination. ![]()
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