Byzantine History
Collection Byzantine.
Paris : Société d'édition "Les Belles lettres", 1937-.
Alex Stacks [various call numbers]
Rutgers holds or has ordered seven titles in the series, several of them multi-volume sets.
Corpus fontium historiae Byzantinae.
Alex Stacks [various call numbers]
Rutgers holds or has ordered 28 volumes in the various series: Athens, Berlin, Italian, and
Vienna.
Church History
Mansi, J.D. (ed.) Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio. 31 vols.
Florence and Venice, 1759-1798. Reprint.
Alex Stacks BX825.A52 FOLIO
The standard collection of conciliar documents through 1509.
Acta sanctorum
Antwerp, Venice, Paris and Brussels, 1643-1940; reprint ed., Brussels: Culture et Civilisation, 1965- . 67 vols.
Alex Folio BX4654.A22
Monumental collection of editions of saints' vitae (usually cited as AA SS) undertaken over several centuries by the Jesuits of the Society of Bollandists.
Patrologiae cursus completus. Series Graeca / J.-P. Migne, compiler.
Petit-Montrouge : apud J.-P. Migne, 1857-66. 161 vols. in 167.
Alex Stacks BR60.M5,
also online [Rutgers Restricted], as
Patrologiæ Græcæ.
Patrologiae cursus completus. Series Latina / J.-P. Migne, compiler.
Paris, 1844-64. 221 vols.
Alex Stacks BR60.M52 also
online as
Patrologia Latina [Rutgers Restricted]
Cited as PG and PL, respectively, these are the most comprehensive collections of ancient and medieval texts in Greek and Latin, which however are generally not up to modern critical standards.
Corpus Christianorum Series Graeca
Turnhout: Brepols, 1977- (with gaps)
Alex Stacks BR60.A6
Corpus scriptorium Christianorum Orientalium.
Louvain: Peeters, 1903- .
Alex Stacks B60.C5
Corpus scriptorium ecclesiasticorum latinorum.
Vienna: Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1866- .
Alex Stacks BR60.C6 (with possible gaps).
Corpus Christianorum Series Latina
Turnhout: Brepols, 1954- .
Sage Library Stacks BR60.C49; some older volumes at ME35 C81 (Pettee classification).
Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Medievalis
Turnhout: Brepols, 1966- .
Sage Stacks ME35 C81M (older volumes) BR60.C489.
Both series of Corpus Christianorum are available in full-text electronic version in the Cetedoc Library of Latin Texts Online (CLCT) on the computer workstations at Sage.
Sources Chrétiennes
Paris: Editions du Cerf, 1942-.
Sage stacks BR60.S68; some older volumes at ME31 So8 (Pettee classification)
These are ongoing collections of critical texts that supersede the texts in Migne (see above)
Ante-Nicene fathers: the writings of the fathers down to A.D. 325 / reprint Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994 (original, Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1867-73)
A select library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene fathers… series 1 and 2 / New York: Christian Literature, 1887, 1890. Alex Stacks BR60.S296S
Ancient Christian Writers / Westminster, MD: Newman Press and Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1946- . Alex Stacks BR60 A35
The Fathers of the Church: A New translation. Washington: Catholic University Press, 1947- . Alex Stacks BR60.F3
The Fathers of the Church: Medieval continuation. Washington: Catholic University Press, 1989- . Alex Stacks BX4700.P77A4
Corpus iuris canonici. Ed. lipsiensis 2.
Graz : Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1959. 2v.
Dana Stacks K.C3634C v.1-2 and online:
v1,
v2
France
Sources d'histoire médiévale.
Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1965-.
Alex Stacks [various call numbers]
Rutgers holds or has ordered 32 titles in the series.
Germany
Monumenta Germaniae historica (cited as MGH), the first volume of which appeared in 1826, is a massive ongoing collection of sources for the history of Germany (broadly construed) from late antiquity to 1500. It comprises several major series, most of which include several subseries. The major series are:
SCRIPTORES (narrative sources).
LEGES (legal sources)
EPISTOLAE (letter collections)
DIPLOMATA (charters and other documents)
ANTIQUITATES (poetry and necrology)
DEUTSCHES MITTELALTER (texts for teaching)
QUELLEN ZUR GEISTESGESCHICHTE DES MITTELALTERS (Sources for the history of ideas).
HEBRÄISCHE TEXTE AUS DEM MITTELALTERLICHEN DEUTSCHLAND (medieval Hebrew texts)
In addition to these collections of primary sources, the MGH also includes series of historical studies, including: SCHRIFTEN DER MGH; MITTEILUNGEN DER WIENER DIPLOMATA-ABTEILUNG DER MGH; MGH HIFLSMITTEL; and several periodicals. A
complete list of MGH titles by series and sub-series and
much of the content
are freely available online. Rutgers holdings are extensive.
Alex Stacks [various call numbers]
Great Britain
Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores (Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages), also known as the Rolls Series. 99 works in 253 volumes.
London, 1858-1896, 1911. Contents list thru 2001.
Alex Stacks DA25.B5
Early English Text Society Original Series
Oxford, 1865 - .
Alex Stacks PR13.E12
Massive ongoing collection of medieval English texts.
The Parliament rolls of medieval England 1275-1504 / general editor Chris Given-Wilson.
Woodbridge : Boydell Press; London : National Archives, 2005. 16 v.
Alex Stacks (16 v.)
ONLINE
Italy
Fonti per la storia d'Italia pubblicate dall'Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo.
Roma : Istituto storico italiano per il Medioevo, 1887-.
Alex Stacks [various call numbers]
Rutgers holds or has ordered more than half the volumes in this large set.
A full list of volumes published is
online.
Muratori, L.A. (ed. ) Rerum italicarum scriptores. 28 vols.
Milan, 1723-38, 1751.
Alex Stacks DG403.M85 FOLIO
This is the standard collection of sources for medieval Italian history.
Spain
Textos medievales.
Valencia : Anubar, 1966-
Alex Stacks [various call numbers]
The library recently ordered 60 additional volumes of this set to bring us up to nearly 80.
Medieval and renaissance manuscripts from the Society of Antiquaries of London
Reading, Eng. : Research Publications, c1989. 11 microfilm reels; 35 mm. + 2 guides.
Alex Microforms 2770 reel 1-11; Alex Reference Z6621.S62M43 1989 guide pt.1-2;
online guide
Includes 57 medieval and renaissance texts held by the Society of Antiquaries of London. These consist of works pertaining to literature, art history, and history, and include a copy of Piers Plowman, the 12th century Winton Domesday, and numerous Books of Hours. Each item is listed in the guide, which is shelved in Alex Reference.
Chronicles and documents of medieval England [microform] : c.1150-c.1500 from Cambridge University Library
Sussex, Eng. : Harvester Press Microform Publications, 1986. 2 pts. on 39 microfilm reels; 35 mm. + 1 guide (1 v. ((unnumbered)); 28 cm.).
Alex Microforms 2810 reel 1-39; Alex Reference DA170.C47 1986 guide;
online guide
Chronicles and other historical documents of medieval England held by the Cambridge University Library, including numerous monastic documents and several versions of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of Britain. The guide identifies the items on each film only by their reference numbers. Title and authorship of the works can be found in guides contained on reels 1 and 19.
Treaty rolls, September 1434 to August 1447 / Great Britain. Public Record Office.
London : Public Record Office, 1984.
Alex Microforms 2427
Treaty rolls for Henry VI's reign from 1434 to 1447. Although there is no specific guide to this collection, the documents are from the chancery treaty rolls held by the Public Record Office in London. The PRO numbers for these items are C 76/117 through C 76/130, and each image in the collection includes the specific piece number of the document.
Scientific & medical medieval manuscripts from the Yale Medical Historical Library
Guilford, Conn. : OPUS Publications, [198-?]. 8 reels : ill. : 35 mm. + 1 guide (11 p. : 28 cm.).
Alex Microforms 2811 reel 1-8; Alex Reference R128.M43 1980 pt.1
Scientific and medical medieval manuscripts from the Yale Medical Library. Many of these texts originated in Southern Europe, and most were translated into Latin from Greek or Arabic. The printed guide lists the title, author, and a brief description of each item.
Property and privilege in medieval and early modern England and Wales: cartularies
and other registers
Reading: Research Publications, 1990-. v.; 21 cm.
Alex Microforms 2838 ser.1, pt.1, reel 1-70; Guide Alex Reference Z2029.P76 1990;
online guide
Cartularies held in the British Library, which accounts for about half of all the cartularies to be found in public ownership. The guide lists the contents of each reel by manuscript reference number and the geographic area to which the document relates. A more extensive discussion of these documents is provided in Index to the Charters and Rolls in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum.
Church authority and power in medieval and early modern Britain [microform] : the Episcopal Registers, 1215-1650
Brighton: Research Publications International, the Information Solutions Co., 1983. v; 28 cm.
Alex Microforms 2893 pt.1, reel 1-pt. 8, reel 8; Alex Reference CD1068.A2C498 1983 guide;
online guide
English episcopal registers for the years 1215-1650, providing the basic records of church activities: visitations, inquisitions, division of tithes, administration of the clergy's estates, royal and papal decrees, activity of Church courts. The guide lists the contents of the collection by manuscript reference number and author.
Medieval literary and historical manuscripts in the Cotton Collection: British Library, London / British Library Dept. of Manuscripts.
Brighton: Harvester Microform, [198_]. Microfilm reels; 35 mm.
Alex Microforms 2636 reel 1-123;
online guide
Some of England's most treasured literary and historical texts, including Beowulf, The Lindisfarne Gospels, and Bede's Ecclesiastical History. A catalog of the collection's contents is provided on the first reel of film, and each item is identified by its reference number and author.
Ancient correspondence, 1175-1538: PRO class SC 1
Brighton: Harvester Microform; Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources Inc., 1985. 26 reels; 35 mm. + 2 reel guides.
Alex Microforms 2892 reel 1, pt.1-reel 26, pt. 2
Spanning the reigns of King John to King Henry VII, the collection includes the correspondence of kings, bishops, Popes, noblemen, royal servants, and Lord Chancellors. Each piece includes the PRO reference number and a detailed description of the collection's contents can be found in List of Ancient Correspondence of the Chancery and Exchequer Preserved in the Public Record Office.
Anglo-Saxon manuscripts in microfiche facsimile
Binghamton: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1994-. microfiches : ill. + guides (v.; 22 cm.).
Alex Microforms 450; Alex Microforms and Reference DA150.A64 1994 guide v.1-12
Large set of manuscripts, with detailed descriptions of each in the guides.
Benoît de Sainte-Maure: (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien, Codex 2571) / Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Dagmar Thoss.
München : H. Lengenfelder, 1989. 7 microfiches : col. ill. + text (44 p. : ill.; 25 cm.).
Alex Microforms 418
Historia destructionis Troiae : Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, Cologny-Genève, Codex 78 /
Guido de Columnis, Hugo Buchthal.
München : H. Lengenfelder, 1987. 40 p.; 25 cm. + 3 microfiches (176 fr.).
Alex Microforms 419
Antiphonarium, seu, Magnus liber organi de gradali et antiphonario : color microfiche edition of the manuscript, Firenze, Biblioteca medicea laurenziana, Pluteus 29.1
München : H. Lengenfelder, 1996. 39, [12] p.; 25 cm. + 15 microfiches.
Douglass Music M2082.A54 1996
Antiphonarium : Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Aug. perg. 60
München : H. Lengenfelder, 1995. 87, [10] p. : ill.; 25 cm. + 10 microfiches.
Douglass Music M2147.K37 1995
Historienbibel: Farbmikrofiche : Edition der Handschrift Hamburg, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. 8 in scrinio
München : Edition Helga Langenfelder, 1997. 16 microfiches : col. ill.; 11 x 15 cm. + 1 text (61 p.; 25 cm.).
Alex Microforms 626
The Court rolls of Ramsey, Hepmangrove and Bury, 1268-1600 / edited and translated by Edwin Brezette DeWindt.
Toronto : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1990. 5 microfiches : negative.
Alex Microforms 420*(fiche 1-5)
Registers of the Archbishops of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace. 13th-17th Century
London: World Microfilms. 20 reels.
Alex Microforms 1736-1755
This collection provides facsimiles of documents issued by or directly concerning the Archbishops in their capacities as ordinary, metropolitan, and until the Reformation, papal legates. In addition the collection includes the 13th century cartulary of the archbishopric, which covers the years 615-1290.
