Manuscript Catalogs

Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Houghton Library / Laura Light. Binghamton, N.Y. : Medieval & Renaissance texts & studies, 1995. This catalog is a partial list of the MS Lat collection and excludes early manuscripts in other languages.

The Bible in the Twelfth Century: An Exhibition of Manuscripts at the Houghton Library by Laura Light. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard College Library, 1988.

Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Houghton Library. Alexandria VA: Chadwyck-Healey, 1986, 8 vols. A multivolume catalogue of Houghton Manuscripts, now out of date, but still useful.

Manuscripts and Drawings: A Handlist of the Finding Aids with a List of Published Guides by Rodney Dennis, 1985.

Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada by William Henry Bond. New York : Bibliographical Society of America ; New York, N.Y. : Kraus Reprint [distributor], 1962. A census of early mss organized by state/city, old but detailed.

Guide to reproductions of early Western manuscripts in the Houghton Library by Houghton Library, 1981. The guide to reproductions of most of our pre-1600 Western mss (the Hofer bequest mss may or may not be included).

Illuminated & Calligraphic Manuscripts: An Exhibition Held at the Fogg Art Museum & Houghton Library, February 14-April 1, 1955. Cambridge, Mass.: 1955. Hofer's exhibit catalog of illuminated and calligraphic mss., mostly MS Typ.