Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Medieval manuscript fragments,
Date (inclusive): ca. 850-1499
Collection number: Special Collections M0389
Creator:
Bliss, Philip, 1787-1857, collector.
Extent:
17 items (20 leaves).
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Purchased, 1984 and 1986.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Medieval manuscript fragments, M0389, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Alternative Formats
Some items have been reproduced photographically in the past. Items for which copy negatives are available are marked by a
'+' this guide.
Biographical Note
Philip Bliss, Oxford antiquary, was one of the first collectors to recognize the historical and cultural importance of the
medieval manuscript fragments. Most of the fragments came from the best known books of the Middle Ages; they survived intact
in England until ca. 1520-70 at which time, particularly in Oxford and Cambridge, they were taken to pieces for use by binders
as pastedowns, wrappers, fly leaves, and reinforcing strips.
Scope and Content
From England, France, Germany and Italy, these 17 fragments represent various scripts including Beneventan, Carolingian, Gothic
and secretary.