Title: Mediaeval & Renaissance manuscript collections at Oxford Colleges
Description: pt. I. Biblical Studies: "The Biblical Manuscripts reflect the working life of a university. Students were required to lecture on one of the books of the Bible and there are a large number of glossed books of the Bible as well as many one-volume University Bibles. Amongst the 14th and 15th century manuscripts are many by contemporary Oxford scholars."

pt. II. Illuminated Manuscripts: "The Illuminated Manuscripts at these Oxford Colleges fall mainly into two categories: the Psalters, Books of Hours and University Bibles of the 13th century onwards, produced by English and French workshops for private lay devotions, and 15th century luxury humanist and law texts richly decorated with magnificent calligraphy and penwork."

pt. III. Theology: General & Patristics: "Patristic writings formed the basis of mediaeval theological study, and the microfilm is a remarkable collection of all the major manuscripts in this area. Works by Bede, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Augustine, John Chrysostom, Gregor the Great and Jerome are eminent among them."

pt. IV. Law: "The legal manuscripts at Oxford are wide-ranging and crucial to students of early developments in law. The Decretals of Gregory IX and of Gratian, Justinian's Works, as well as the works of many Popes (Innocent IV, Boniface VIII etc.) are prominent."

pt. V. 'Medica' & Natural Sciences: "The 'Medica' and Natural Science Mss in the Christ Church collection include the Lectio Astronomica (1703) and a 17th century Euclides Elementum. Those at New College include works by Hippocrates, Pliny, Ptolemy, Aristos, Galen, Averroes and Roger Bacon."
Subjects: Medieval Manuscripts, Renaissance Manuscripts
Places: England, Oxford