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There are currently 2716 entries for manuscripts in the catalogue. Here is a list of the last 30 entries that have been added or modified. Fuller details can be seen by visiting the page.
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 9 [s. xi2]
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1422 (H 6. 20, 1422) [s. xix]
Avranches, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 108 [s. ix2]
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 259B = Pomffred manuscript [s. xvi]
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 50 = Y Cwtta Cyfarwydd [s. xv]
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 37 = Llyfr Morgeneu a Chyfnerth [s. xiv1]
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 1 = Black Book of Carmarthen (Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin) [c. 1250]
London, British Library, MS Cotton Vespasian D xxi ff. 1-17
London, British Library, MS Cotton Vespasian D xxi
Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August-Bibliothek, MS Guelf. 538 Helmst.
London, British Library, MS Cotton Otho E xiii [s. ix4/4/x1/4]
London, British Library, MS Cotton Nero A ii
London, British Library, MS Additional 4783 = Milles collection vol. 30 [s. xvex–xvii]
London, British Library, MS Additional 4789 = Milles collection vol. 36 [s. xvii (?)]
London, British Library, MS Additional 4784 = Milles collection vol. 31 [1600–1687]
London, British Library, MS Additional 4784 ff. 36-86 [s. xviiin]
Würzburg, Universitätsbibliothek, MS M. p. th. f. 12 = Codex Paulinus Wirziburgensis [s. viii/ix]
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 484 [s. x–xvii]
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 504 [s. xviiin]
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, MS 14879 [s. xixin]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D v 2 (670) [s. xiv (?) + s. xix]
London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus F x [s. xvii]
London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus F iii [s. xvi–xvii]
Oxford, Balliol College, MS 260 [s. xvi]
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 433 [s. ix3/4]
London, British Library, MS Additional 4821 [s. xvii]
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 549 (549, E. 3. 1) [c.1600]
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 581 (581, E 3. 18) [s. xvi]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 B 16 (437) [s. xix]
Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Aug. perg. 249 ff. 80-95 [s. ix2]
...further results
In the process of creating entries for manuscripts, the emphasis so far has been primarily on providing a dependable framework and adding references to essential resources, notably library catalogues, diplomatic editions and digital repositories like Early Manuscripts at Oxford University and Irish Script on Screen. The contents of each manuscript are described in two ways. A list of texts for which entries are available is automatically generated. In addition, more detailed, manually entered descriptions will be offered on separate pages. Progress in this area is naturally slow and has been most apparent with regard to a handful of the better known manuscripts, such as Lebor na hUidre, the Book of Leinster or the Yellow Book of Lecan.
While Irish and Welsh studies are no doubt served by a number of excellent catalogues that will remain an indispensable port of call for researchers for some time to come, there is also a need for something more readily accessible that stays on top of the ongoing flow. This need is felt to be particularly acute in the case of older works, such as Abbott and Gwynn’s catalogue referred to below.
Further, work on individual manuscripts and particular collections tends to leave many loose ends that need to be tied up in a centralised manner. There is no cross-catalogue search, for instance, and the chances that textual material relevant to one’s studies goes unnoticed remain very real today. It is hoped that ultimately, by addressing these concerns, the project will go some way to offering a solid platform for cooperation between manuscript-holding institutions. Needless to say, interested parties are strongly encouraged to contact us.
Subprojects
Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin
The Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College by T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn is still a first port of call for anyone who is looking for information about the Irish manuscripts held in Trinity College Library, Dublin. However, it was published in 1921 and is now in serious need of an ‘update’ which is mindful of new research that has been piling up over the last 90 years. This subproject seeks to address this issue, notably by offering fresh tables of contents with further links to texts indexed in the catalogue.
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