Fragmenta Manuscripta
Title
Fragmenta Manuscripta
Description
Fragmenta Manuscripta is a collection of over 200 manuscript leaves and fragments dating from the eighth to the seventeenth century. Originally gathered by seventeenth century book collector John Bagford, the collection offers scholars examples of book hands, decorations, and texts.
Access
An online guide to the collection including an introduction to the represented manuscript genres is available.
The collection is available to all researchers. Request materials for use in the Special Collections reading room.
The Fragmenta Manuscripta collection has been completely digitized and is available through the Digital Scriptorium.