Facsimiles of Manuscripts
Online Facsimiles for ASNC Part I, Paper 10
Insular script, A.D. 450–850
English script, A.D. 850–1200
Celtic Britain and Ireland, A.D. 850–1350
Scandinavian Manuscripts
The following websites provide digital facsimiles of manuscripts relevant to ASNC Part I, Paper 10 (Palaeography and Codicology). The list is not complete and many new websites are appearing all the time. Most of the websites here are included because they provide a complete facsimile of the entire manuscript or because they contain particularly high-quality images.
Please note that the Irish Script on Screen and Árni Magnússon Institute websites do not allow the user to bookmark an individual manuscript. If you go to one of these URLs and do not find the images you expect then try searching for the manuscript in question.
Some pages require a Raven password. If you are a member of the University of Cambridge and you do not have a password then you can apply for one online.
For manuscripts relating specifically to Old English see also the list of Online Images of MSS Containing Old English.
Insular script, A.D. 450–850
- Cologne, Dombibliothek, 213
http://www.ceec.uni-koeln.de/ceec-cgi/kleioc/0010KlCEEC/exec/pagesma/%22kn28-0213_001.jpg%22/segment/%22body%22 - Dublin, Trinity College 52 (‘The Book of Armagh’), 159v (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-009.html - Dublin, Trinity College 57 (A.iv.5) (‘The Book of Durrow’), 86r, carpet-page (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-010.html
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-011.html - Dublin, Trinity College 58 (A.i.6) (‘The Book of Kells’) (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-012.html
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-013.html
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-015.html - Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, s.n. (‘The Cathach of St Columba’) (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-018.html - London, British Library, Egerton 1046, 10v, 31r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7662&CollID=28&NStart=1046 - London, British Library, Harley 2965, 4v, 11r, 16v, 17r, 40v (‘The Book of Nunnaminster’)
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=8827&CollID=8&NStart=2965
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-058.html (requires Raven Password) - London, British Library, Harley 7653, 6v
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7731&CollID=8&NStart=7653 - London, British Library, Cotton Nero D.iv
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/lindisfarne/accessible/introduction.html - Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana C.5.inf. (‘Bangor Antiphonary’), 10r (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-019.html - New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 401, 12r
http://highway55.library.yale.edu/MEDIEVALBOOKIMG/size4/D0193/1003250.jpg - New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 401A
http://highway55.library.yale.edu/PHOTONEGIMG/zoom/Z378/z3784892.jpg
http://highway55.library.yale.edu/PHOTONEGIMG/zoom/Z378/z3784893.jpg - New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 516
http://highway55.library.yale.edu/MEDIEVALBOOKIMG/size4/D0013/1002450.jpg
http://highway55.library.yale.edu/MEDIEVALBOOKIMG/size4/D0013/1002451.jpg - Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. Selden B.26 (S.C. 3340)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msarchseldenb26 - Utrecht, Universiteits-Bibliotheek 32 (Eccl. 484) (‘The Utrecht Psalter’), start of Ps.11 (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-043.html
English script, A.D. 850–1200
- London, British Library, Additional MS 49598 (‘The Benedictional of St Æthelwold’), 4v–5r, 36r, 90v–91r, 91v–92r
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/sdk13/MSS/godeman.JPG
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/sdk13/MSS/etheldreda.JPG
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/sdk13/MSS/etheldreda2.JPG
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-042.html (requires Raven Password) - London, British Library 37517 (‘The Bosworth Psalter’), 97v (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-059.html - London, British Library, Arundel 155, 9v, 12r, 93r, 133r, 153r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=86&CollID=20&NStart=155 - London, British Library, Egerton 3278, 1v
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=2992&CollID=28&NStart=3278 - London, British Library, Harley 55, 1r, 3v
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=4911&CollID=8&NStart=55 - London, British Library, Harley 107, 63r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7544&CollID=8&NStart=107 - London, British Library, Harley 110, 3r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7386&CollID=8&NStart=110 - London, British Library, Harley 652 pt i (fols 1–216), 209v
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=5120&CollID=8&NStart=652 - London, British Library, Harley 863, 3r, 8r, 36v, 108r, 110r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7309&CollID=8&NStart=863 - London, British Library, Harley 1117, various
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7395&CollID=8&NStart=1117 - London, British Library, Harley 2892, 20r, 144r, 147r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=3984&CollID=8&NStart=2892 - London, British Library, Harley 3097, 2r, 4v, 48v, 62r
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=6593&CollID=8&NStart=3097 - London, British Library, Harley 3271, 7v
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7382&CollID=8&NStart=3271 - London, British Library, Harley 3859, 174v, 186r, 187r, 190r, 195v
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=6581&CollID=8&NStart=3859 - London, British Library, Harley 5431, various
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7321&CollID=8&NStart=5431 - London, Lambeth Palace 427, fols 1–209, 122r (requires Raven Password)
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ductus/engine/ductus/frames/scripts/D-016.html - New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 578
http://highway55.library.yale.edu/PHOTONEGIMG/zoom/Z327/z3276983.jpg - Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 1431 (S.C. 7523), 3v, 5r, 6r–37r
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/mss/ashmole/1431.htm - Oxford, Bodleian Library, Auctarium D.2.16 (S.C. 2719)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msauctd216 - Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 130 (S.C. 27609), Most from 2r–56r
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/mss/bodl/130.htm - Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 579 (S.C. 2675)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl579 - Oxford, Bodleian Library, Junius 11 (S.C. 5123)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msjunius11 - Oxford, Corpus Christi College 197
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=corpus&manuscript=ms197 - Oxford, Corpus Christi College 279, pt. ii
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=corpus&manuscript=ms279b - Oxford, St John’s College 28
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=stj&manuscript=ms28 - Oxford, St John’s College 154
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=stj&manuscript=ms154
Celtic Britain and Ireland, A.D. 850–1350
- Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 1 (‘The Black Book of Carmarthen’)
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=blackbookofcarmarthen - Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 2 (‘The Book of Taliesin’)
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=bookoftaliesinpeniarthms2 - Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 4 (‘The White Book of Rhydderch’)
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=whitebookofrhydderchpeniart - Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 20
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=chronicleoftheprincespeniar - Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 28
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=lawsofhyweldda - Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS. 17110E (‘The Book of Llandaff’)
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=1667 - Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS. 6680B
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=hendregadreddmanuscriptsnlwm - Cambridge, University Library, Ii.vi.32 (‘The Book of Deer’)
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/book_of_deer/ - Dublin, Trinity College, MS. 1337 (H.iii.18)
http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html - Dublin, Trinity College, MS. 1339 (H.ii.18)
http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html - Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS. 23.E.25 (1229) (Leabhar na hUidhre)
http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html - Dublin, University College, MS. Franciscan A.1 (‘The Psalter of St Caimin’)
http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html - Dublin, University College, MS. Franciscan A.2
http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html - Dublin, University College, MS. Franciscan A.3 (‘The Book of Leinster’)
http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html - Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Auct. F.iv.32 (S.C. 2176)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msauctf432 - Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 572 (S.C. 2026)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl572 - Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Rawlinson B.502 (S.C. 11849)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msrawlb502 - Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Rawlinson B.503 (S.C. 11850)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msrawlb503 - Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS. 122 (‘The Corpus Gospels’)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=corpus&manuscript=ms122 - Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS. 282 (‘The Corpus Missal’)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=corpus&manuscript=ms282
Scandinavian Manuscripts
- A collection of fully digitised manuscripts is available from the Árni Magnússon Institute of Icelandic Studies. These include GKS 2367 4to and 748 I b 4to (Snorra Edda)
http://www.am.hi.is/WebView/?fl=20