An Inventory of Manuscripts
From WESSWeb


- CEEC: Codices Electronici Ecclesiae Coloniensis
DFG supported digitization of medieval manuscripts in the Erzbischöfliche Diözesan- und Dombibliothek Köln (DDB)
- Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae
Diplomatic codices of medieval and early modern Saxony. With heaviest emphases on the cities of Meissen, Leipzig, and Freiberg
(948 - 1555; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
- Druckgraphische Buchillustrationen des 15. Jh.
This will eventually include illustrations from 76 incunabula, analyzed by Iconclass.
- German Emblem Books .
Ongoing project at the University of Illinois. A similar project is being undertaken at the BSB Munich.
- Graz University Library
Books and manuscripts from the Special Collections of the Universitatsbibliothek Graz ("Erlebnisraum Altes Buch ").
- Gutenberg Digital
Full text of the Göttingen Gutenberg Bible and related historical materials.
- Manessehandschrift
Includes all 137 miniatures of poets from the Codex Manesse (1300-1340) at the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg.
- Manuscripta Mediaevalia: digitalisierte Handschriften
Browsable manuscripts (page images) from the UB Heidelberg and other libraries.
(This major site also provides access to digitized mss catalogs and to the Handschriftendatenbank)
- Medieval Manuscripts
Several digitized collections of illuminated manuscripts from the UB Heidelberg.
Additional major projects for West European manuscripts: See also Dissertations
- Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt
A digital library of 16th century prints and manuscripts, with focus on Martin Luther. Includes Latin and German texts. In progress.
