Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
Bibliography for Harvard University, Houghton Library,
MS Eng 590
This bibliography was compiled by Justin Stover, Joshua O’Driscoll, and Johanna Rodda.
Please be advised that some links may require Harvard ID and PIN.
HOLLIS Record (Link)
Seymour de Ricci, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1935-1940. (Reprint 1961). MS cited p. 967.
A brief description of the manuscript with additional notes on provenance and on the various reprints of the text from 1631 through 1836. HOLLIS
Klausner, David N. “The Harvard Manuscript of the Tournament of Tottenham.” Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 74 (1973): 676-85. HOLLIS
Linda Ehrsam Voigts. “A Handlist of Middle English in Harvard Manuscripts,” Harvard Library Bulletin 33.1 (1985), pp. 1–96. MS cited p. 25.
An extensive description of the manuscript, providing excerpts of the text. Available online (Link). HOLLIS
Julia Boffey and A.S.G. Edwards. A New Index of Middle English Verse. London: British Library, 2005. MS cited no. 2615/3.
Cited for a nine-line stanza found in the Tournament of Tottenham. HOLLIS
The Tournament of Tottenham and the Feast of Tottenham. In Sentimental and Humorous Romances. Ed. Erik Kooper. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Medieval Institute Publications, 2006. Online: TEAMS Middle English Texts. HOLLIS
An edition of the text of The Tournament of Tottenham, with a mention of MS Eng 590 (one of three extant copies of the text). Internet Link
Digital Scriptorium. Columbia University Libraries. (Online) Accessed 19 February 2010. Internet Link
A searchable database of manuscripts from various collections. Search or browse under shelfmark MS Eng. Contains a basic description of the physical layout and contents of the manuscript. Link
