A descriptive catalogue of the medieval and Renaissance manuscripts of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College / David T. Gura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gura, David Turco, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Notre Dame. Library--Catalogs.

University of Notre Dame.

Snite Museum of Art--Catalogs.

Snite Museum of Art.

Cushwa-Leighton Library--Catalogs.

Cushwa-Leighton Library.

Manuscripts, Medieval--Indiana--Notre Dame--Catalogs.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Manuscripts, Renaissance--Indiana--Notre Dame--Catalogs.

Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (751 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2016.

Summary:

"David T. Gura's innovative catalogue describes the 288 medieval and Renaissance manuscripts held by the University of Notre Dame (Hesburgh Library and Snite Museum of Art) and Saint Mary's College. Bound manuscripts, leaves, and fragments, which span the late eleventh through the sixteenth century and include bibles, books of hours, calendars, liturgical texts, and much more, are given thorough critical treatment and scholarly description. Organized by repository, each manuscript description is based on Gura's intensive paleographical and codicological analyses, which address features such as material and support, collation, illumination, layout, script types, ownership history, book bindings, and bibliographical references. Scaled diagrams of distinct and variant ruling patterns and border arrangements are included with each catalogue entry to facilitate comparison with each other and with manuscripts outside the collection. Gura's flexible schematic for analytical manuscript description presents the important aspects of particular genres of the manuscripts, distinguishes their uncommon features, and interprets them. In his introduction to the catalogue, Gura provides a history of the formation of the manuscript collections, a scholarly overview organized by genre, and a detailed explanation of his analytical schematic. Paratextual materials allow readers to browse all manuscripts in the collections by repository, date, country or region of origin, language, and textual contents. Academic librarians, manuscript dealers and collectors, and the community of scholars, curators, and librarians who work with medieval and Renaissance manuscripts will find this an accessible and valuable resource"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Plates

List of Manuscripts

By Repository with Short Description

By Century

By Country or Region

By Language

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Criteria for Selection

Formation of the Collections and Fonds in Use

Overview of the Collection

Utility of the Collection

Method of Citation

Format of Entries

Arrangement of Entries

Catalogue

University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

Codices Latini

Vernacular Manuscripts

Fragments

Constable Manuscripts

University of Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art

Saint Mary's College, Cushwa-Leighton Library

Appendices

1. Former and Permanent Hesburgh Library Shelfmarks

2. North American Manuscripts by State or Province

3. Tables of Distribution of Watermarks

Bibliography

Index of Manuscripts Cited

Index of Incipits

General Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268100629

0268100624

OCLC:

958422274