1. Introduction
This finding aid to medieval manuscripts in microform in Harvard libraries, is designed to assist medievalists in locating microfilm-based literary and historical text to 1500 AD. Although bibliographic access to the collection is available through the HOLLIS Catalog, the contents of the large microform sets are not all fully cataloged and are therefore not listed. Many have accompanying guides and indexes that are housed in the stacks under the same call number as the microform (e.g., Film A 142; Index Film A 142). This guide also lists some core reference tools (including calendars of charters in the Manuscript Collection of the British Museum and indexes of printed catalogs of Latin manuscripts at other institutions). Latin Dictionaries available in microform are also listed in this guide.
Microforms at Harvard
Government Documents/Microforms in Lamont Library is the principal repository of Harvard College Libraries for microfilm, microfiche, and micro-opaque cards. The microforms are shelved or filed in Lamont Library, Level 1, Documents/Microforms Reading Room or in the sub-basement level of Lamont Library.
Photocopying:
Reader/printers are available in Government Documents/Microforms on
Level 1 of Lamont. Cost is $.15/page using Harvard ID cards or Crimson Cash
cards only (no coins). There is a Crimson Cash machine available in the library.
