MARS Facsimile Resources: Carleton College Gould Library Special Collections
Version 1.1. Produced by J. O’Brien, August 2008.
This numbered list of facsimile documents is organized in chronological order according to the production of the original. There are currently unused numbers in each chronological bracket for future additions.
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You may find the following index of suggested document groups to be a helpful starting place:
Biblical Manuscripts:
Full Bibles: 45, 47, 93.
OT texts : 1, 95.
Psalters: 13, 17, 60.
Gospels: 2, 8, 12, 16, 36.
Apocalypses: 15, 54, 57.
Books of Hours: 76, 90.
Carolingian Manuscripts: 13, 15-23.
History of Cartography: 53, 66, 82, 85, 87, 96, 98, 134, 136
History of Medicine: 30, 50, 55, 68, 69, 131.
Incunabula: 105-119.
Middle English Literature: 65. 67, 78, 79, 80, 86.
Middle High German Literature: 48, 49, 51, 56, 58, 59.
-5th C.
1. Codex Washingtonensis: Deuteronomy and Joshua, Early 5th C. Greek OT. BS764 .W29 1910
2. Codex Washingtonensis: The Four Gospels, early 5th C. Greek NT. BS2551 .W37 1912
3. Vergilius Vaticanus, c. 400. Major fragments of the Georgics, bks. 3-4, and of the Aeneid, with notable ilustrations. PA6804 .A73 1980
4. Vergilius Augusteus, c. 500 Fragments of the Georgics. PA6804 .A7 1976
5-7th C.
8. Rabbula Gospels, completed 586. Syriac gospels. ND3359.R3 S3
9. Leonine Sacramentary, 7th C. Oldest known sacramentary. BX2037.A3 L4 1960
8-9th C.
12. Lindisfarne Gospels, early 8th C. Northumbrian gospel book. BS2554.A63 L5 (2 vols.)
13. Golden Psalter (Dagulf Psalter), 783-795. Illuminated Psalter dedicated to Charlemagne. BX2033.A35 P763 1980 (2 vols.)
14. Moore Bede, 8th C. Early manuscript of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People. BR746 .B42 1959
15. Trier Apocalypse, c. 800. Carolingian illustrated Book of Revelation. BS2822.5 .T7 2001
16. Lorsch Gospels, early 9th C. Carolingian court production presented to the Abbey of Lorsch. BS2552.L6 B7 1967b
17. Utrecht Psalter, c.820-835. Carolingian psalter. BX2033.A35 U86 1982
18. Book of the Praises of the Holy Cross, Hrabanus Maurus; after 844. Text with “picture-poems.” PA8330.H8 A65 1973 (2 vols.)
19. The Martyrology for Emperor Lothar I, 855. Verse martyrology by Wandalbert of Prüm. BX4660 .A1 900a
20. Book of the Gospels (Evangelienbuch), Otfrid of Weissenberg; c. 870. Old High German verse paraphrase of the gospels. PF3989 .A1 1972
21. Lorsch Rotulus, c. 870. A Rogation Days litany bearing 534 names from the Abbey of Lorsch. Z105.5.L67 V65 1994
22. Sacramentary of Metz, c. 870. Sacramentary often associated with King Charles the Bald. BX2037.A3 M4736 1972 (2 vols.)
23. The Karlmann Diploma of 878. Legal document: the king’s donation of Carinthian land to a Bavarian monastery. DB297 .K37 1996
10-11th C.
30. Kitab al-abnija an haqu'iq al-adwija, Muwaffiq ibn ʻ Alī al-Harawī; between 960-980. Persian medical text. R128 .M8815 1972
31. Joshua Roll, 10th C. Byzantine illustrations with Greek captions and selections from the OT book of Joshua. ND3358.J8 J67 1983
32. Marriage Diploma of Empress Theophanu, 972. Presentation copy of marriage diploma of Otto II and Theophanu. DD137.9.T39 N54 1980
33. Exultet Roll, late 10th C. Exultet (hymn of Easter liturgy) with music in Beneventan neumes, and other prayers. BX2045 .E88 1975
34. The Passions of Kilian and Margaret, late 10th C. Hagiography. BX4700.K48 P3 1988
35. The Sacramentary of Bishop Warmund of Ivrea, late 10th C. North Italian sacramentary. ND3370.5.I9 S23 1990
36. York Gospels, late 10th/early 11th C. Anglo-Saxon illuminated gospels and ecclesiastical oaths. BS1970 .Y6 1986
37. Ruodlieb, c.1050. Fragmentary Latin romance. PA8420 .R9 1974 (2 vols.)
38. The Old English Illustrated Hexateuch, first half 11th C. First six books of the OT in Old English. BS1214.A53 C67 1974
12-14th C.
43. Life of Matilda of Canossa, early 12th C. Tuscany. DG737.24.M4 D6 1984
44. Liber Floridus, Lambert of St-Omer; c. 1120. Miscellany. AE2 .L36 1968
45. Bury Bible, c.1130/5. Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, England. BS70 .B87 2001
46. Life of St. Severin, Eugippius; mid 12th C. Salzburg; copy of 6th C. text. BR1720.S4 E8 1982
47. Bible of St. Louis, 1226-1234. Facs. of last eight pages. ND3361.R52 B43 1995
48. Eneas Romance, Heinrich von Veldeke; later 12th C. Middle High German Romance. PT1540.E6 H5 1992
49. Carmina Burana, 13th C. Latin and German songs. M2 .P95 no.9
50. Medicina antiqua, 13th C. Medical text from Italy. RS81 .M43 1996
51. Parzival, Titurel, Tagelieder, Wolfram von Eschenbach; c.1250. Middle High German epics. PT1682 .A23 1970
52. The Falcon Book of Frederick II, mid-13th C. Falconry manual, “De arte venandi cum avibus.” SK321 .W39 2000
53. Peutinger Table, 1265. Medieval copy of late Roman map. G1026.P4 W4 1976
54. Douce Apocalypse, c. 1270. English illuminated copy for Prince (later King) Edward (I). ND3361.R52 B63 1981
55. A Medieval Herbal, c.1300. Italy; Tractatus de herbis. QK99.A1 T7 2003
56. The Weingarten Manuscript, c. 1300. Middle High German songs/poems. PT1419.W4 W4 1969
57. Cloisters Apocalypse, early 14th C. Produced in Normandy. BS2822.5.C58 D48 (2 vols.)
58. Codex Manesse, early 14th C. Middle High German songs/poems. PT1419.H4
59. Willehalm, Wolfram von Eschenbach; c.1320. Middle High German epic. PT1682 .W4 2005
60. Luttrell Psalter, c.1320-1340. Incl. illustrations of rustic life. ND3357.L8 L8 2006
61. Oldenburg Sachsenspiegel, 1336. Low German; jurisprudence. KK205.45 .O43 2006
62. Sarajevo Haggadah, c. 1350. Produced in Northern Spain. ND3385.H4 H145 1967
63. Golden Bull: King Wenzel Manuscript, 1356. A constitutional document of the Holy Roman Empire. KK253 1356g
64. Mirror of Human Salvation, c. 1360. Speculum humanae salvationis. BT750 .S633 2006
65. Piers Plowman, William Langland, < c.1370? “Z-text,” MS Bodley 851. PR2010 .B7 1994
66. Catalan Atlas, 1375. World map from Majorca. G1001 .C73 1977
67. Pearl, Cleanness, Patience and Sir Gawain, late 14th C. Middle English alliterative verses. PR1119 .A2 no. 162
68. Tacuinum sanitatis (Vienna MS. 2396), 14th/15th C. Wellness handbook. RS79 .T33 1984b
69. Tacuinum sanitatis (Vienna MS. Series Nova 2644), 14th/15th C. Wellness handbook. RS79 .T335 2004
15-16th C.
Manuscripts:
75. The Prayer Book of Michelino da Besozzo, early 15th C. Lombard illuminations. ND3380.M53 P7
76. The Grandes Heures of John of France, Duke of Berry, 1409. Luxury French Book of Hours. ND3363.B5 G713
77. The Council of Constance, 1414-1418, Ulrich Richenthal. German chronicle of the council. BX830 1414 .R517 1964
78. Troilus and Criseyde, Geoffrey Chaucer; c.1415-1425. English deluxe MS. PR1895 .A2 1978
79. Ellesmere Chaucer, early 15th C. Canterbury Tales. PR1866 .W66 1997
80. Hengwrt Chaucer, early 15th C. Canterbury Tales. PR1866 .R8 1979
81. The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis; 1441. Facs. of autograph manuscript. BV4820 1879
82. Estense World Map, c. 1450. Catalán mappamundi. G3200 1450 .M3 1996
83. The Roman Alphabet, Felice Feliciano; 1463. Geometrical construction of letters. Z40 .F43 1985
84. The Metamorphoses of Ovid, 1480. Translated by William Caxton. PA6522.M2 C3 1968 (2 vols.)
85. Walsperger Map, 1488. Constance: mappa mundi. G3200 1448 .W3 1987
86. Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and the Kingis Quair, late 15th C. Scottish literary miscellany; Arch. Selden. B. 24. PR1203 .B57 1997
87. The Map of Christopher Columbus, c.1492-1500. Portolan chart of Europe, Mediterranean, NW Africa. G3201.P5 1492 .C3 1995
88. Life of Saint Clare the Virgin, Ugolino Verino; 1496. Florence; hagiography. BX4700.C6 V4 1921
89. The Towneley Cycle, c.1500? English drama. PR1260 .T74 1976
90. Book of Hours, late 15th/early 16th C. Bruges, Flanders. ND3363 .V36 1996
91. Pannonhalma Evangelistarium, 1511-1515. Liturgical gospel texts from the Hungarian abbey. BS2552.A2 P25 1996
92. Grimani Breviary, c.1515. Produced in the Netherlands. ND3365 .G7 1979
93. Jordánszky Codex, 1516. Hungarian-language Bible. BS245 1516
94. Roman de la Rose, c. 1516-1519. For King Francois I. PQ1527.A1 2007
95. Bilder Pentateuch, Moses dal Castellazzo; first half 16th C. Venetian Hebrew/Italian Bible. N8023 .C35 1983.
96. Atlas Miller, c.1519. Portuguese maps. G1026 .A85 2003 (2 cases)
97. The Six Triumphs and Six Visions of Francesco Petrarca, first half 16th C. Illustrated Petrarch. PQ4481 .S444 1988
98. Castiglioni World Map, 1525. Produced in Spain. G3200 1525 .C322 2002
Incunabula:
105. Gutenberg Bible, 1452-55. Facs. pg. of 42-line Bible: Genesis 1:1-25. Z241.B58 A4 2000z
106. Gutenberg Bible, 1452-55. Facs. page, Psalm 23. Z241.B58 A4 1936
107. Gutenberg Bible, 1452-55. Facs. leaf of 42-line Bible: 1 and 2 Peter. Z241.B58 A4 2000zb
108. Lucius, or the Ass, c.1477. Augsberg. PA4230 .L8 1992
109. Six Most Elegant Epistles (Sex quam elegantissimae epistolae), 1483. Letters of Pope Sixtus IV and Venetian Doge John Mocenigo on the Ferrarese War, printed by William Caxton. DG677.85 .A4
110. Le morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory; 1485. Printed by William Caxton. PR2043 .C3 1976
111. The Game of Chess, Jacobus de Cessolis; c. 1483. Translated and printed by William Caxton. Z241 .C42 1976
112. Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer; 1484. Second impression printed by William Caxton. PR1866 .C3 1972
113. The History and Fables of Aesop, 1484. Translated and printed by William Caxton. PA3855.E5 C33 1976
114. Koberger Bible, 1487. Latin Bible printed by Anton Koberger. Z241.B58 A4 1996
115. Dance of Death, 1490. Printed by Guyot Marchand at Paris. N7720 .M18 1945
116. Schatzbehalter, Stephan Fridolin; 1491. Nuremberg; woodcuts by Michael Wohlgemuth. BT590.I3 F7 1972
117. Letter of Columbus on the Discovery of America, 1493. Latin pictorial version. E116.2 1892
118. Nuremberg Chronicle, Hartmann Schedel; 1493. Latin Version. D17 .S345 1493a
119. Nuremberg Chronicle, Hartmann Schedel; 1493. German version. D17 .S3215 2001 D17 .S3215 1996
Printed Materials:
125. Mirror of Sinners, between c.1509-1510. London; Wynkyn de Worde. BV4625 .W92 1992
126. The Praise of Folly, Erasmus of Rotterdam;1515. Incl. ill. by Hans Holbein the Younger. PA8512 1931
127. Teuerdank, 1517. Semi-autobiographical epic of Maximilian I. NE1255 .T44 2003 NE1255 .T4 1966 (older facs.)
128. Teuredank, 1519. Semi-autobiographical epic of Maximilian I; printed at Augsberg. NE1255 .T4 1884
129. Instruction in measurement, Albrecht Dürer; 1525. Application of geometry to art. QA33 .D95 1972
130. Luther Bible, 1534. German Bible. BS239 2003 (3 vols.).
131. De humani corporis fabrica, Andreas Vesalius;1543. Human anatomy. QM16.V5 D3 1970
132. On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres, Nicolaus Copernicus; 1543. First ed. QB41 .C76 1927
133. Cosmographei, Sebastian Münster; 1550. Geography. G113 .M75 1550a.
134. Atlas Universal, Diego Homem; c.1565. Portuguese nav. charts. G1059 .H6 2000
135. Gynaeceum, sive Theatrum mulierum; 1586. German ed.; Ill. Jost Amman. GT585 .A4615 1586a
136. Mercator Atlas, 1595. Maps. G1007 .M4 1979.
137. The Trevelyon Miscellany, 1608. Product of early Stuart England. PN6245 .T74 2007
138. First Folio of Shakespeare, 1623. 36 Plays. PR2751 .A15 1968
139. Subhat al-Akhbar: The Rosary of World History, late 17th C. Illustrated genealogy of Ottoman Sultans through 1687. ND2955 .O8 1981