A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College

David T. Gura's Innovative Catalogue Describes The 288 Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts Held By The University Of Notre Dame (hesburgh Library And Snite Museum Of Art) And Saint Mary's College. Bound Manuscripts, Leaves, And Fragments, Which Span The Late Eleventh Through The Sixteenth Century And Include Bibles, Books Of Hours, Calendars, Liturgical Texts, And Much More, Are Given Thorough Critical Treatment And Scholarly Description. Organized By Repository, Each Manuscript Description Is Based On Gura's Intensive Paleographical And Codicological Analyses, Which Address Features Such As Material And Support, Collation, Illumination, Layout, Script Types, Ownership History, Book Bindings, And Bibliographical References. Scaled Diagrams Of Distinct And Variant Ruling Patterns And Border Arrangements Are Included With Each Catalogue Entry To Facilitate Comparison With Each Other And With Manuscripts Outside The Collection. Gura's Flexible Schematic For Analytical Manuscript Description Presents The Important Aspects Of Particular Genres Of The Manuscripts, Distinguishes Their Uncommon Features, And Interprets Them. In His Introduction To The Catalogue, Gura Provides A History Of The Formation Of The Manuscript Collections, A Scholarly Overview Organized By Genre, And A Detailed Explanation Of His Analytical Schematic. Paratextual Materials Allow Readers To Browse All Manuscripts In The Collections By Repository, Date, Country Or Region Of Origin, Language, And Textual Contents. Academic Librarians, Manuscript Dealers And Collectors, And The Community Of Scholars, Curators, And Librarians Who Work With Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts Will Find This An Accessible And Valuable Resource-- David T. Gura. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "David T. Gura's innovative catalogue describes the 288 medieval and Renaissance manuscripts held by the University of Notre Dame (Hesburgh Library and Snite Museum of Art) and Saint Mary's College. Bound manuscripts, leaves, and fragments, which span the late eleventh through the sixteenth century and include bibles, books of hours, calendars, liturgical texts, and much more, are given thorough critical treatment and scholarly description. Organized by repository, each manuscript description is based on Gura's intensive paleographical and codicological analyses, which address features such as material and support, collation, illumination, layout, script types, ownership history, book bindings, and bibliographical references. Scaled diagrams of distinct and variant ruling patterns and border arrangements are included with each catalogue entry to facilitate comparison with each other and with manuscripts outside the collection. Gura's flexible schematic for analytical manuscript description presents the important aspects of particular genres of the manuscripts, distinguishes their uncommon features, and interprets them. In his introduction to the catalogue, Gura provides a history of the formation of the manuscript collections, a scholarly overview organized by genre, and a detailed explanation of his analytical schematic. Paratextual materials allow readers to browse all manuscripts in the collections by repository, date, country or region of origin, language, and textual contents. Academic librarians, manuscript dealers and collectors, and the community of scholars, curators, and librarians who work with medieval and Renaissance manuscripts will find this an accessible and valuable resource"-- Provided by publisher Cover A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE Title Copyright Contents Preface and Acknowledgments List of Plates List of Manuscripts By Repository with Short Description By Century By Country or Region By Language List of Abbreviations Introduction Criteria for Selection Formation of the Collections and Fonds in Use Overview of the Collection Utility of the Collection Method of Citation Format of Entries Arrangement of Entries Catalogue University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library Codices Latini Vernacular Manuscripts Fragments Constable Manuscripts University of Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art Saint Mary’s College, Cushwa-Leighton Library Appendices 1. Former and Permanent Hesburgh Library Shelfmarks 2. North American Manuscripts by State or Province 3. Tables of Distribution of Watermarks Bibliography Index of Manuscripts Cited Index of Incipits General Index