Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
Bibliography for Harvard University, Houghton Library,
MS Eng 701
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)
Houghton Library. The Houghton Library Report of Accessions. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard College Library, 1948/49. MS cited p. 2.
Brief mention in a list of manuscript acquisitions from that year. HOLLIS
W.H. Bond and C.U. Faye. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 1962. MS cited p. 223.
A brief description of the manuscript with a note on provenance. HOLLIS
Linda Ehrsam Voigts. “A Handlist of Middle English in Harvard Manuscripts,” Harvard Library Bulletin 33.1 (1985), pp. 1–96. MS cited pp. 25-26.
An extensive description of the manuscript, providing excerpts of the text and an additional note on provenance. Available online (Link). HOLLIS
R.E. Lewis, N.F. Blake, and A.S.G. Edwards. Index of Printed Middle English Prose. New York; London: Garland, 1985. MS cited p. 60, no. 166.
Brief mention as a source for a tract from Poor Caitiff. HOLLIS
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
