1. Important Catalogues and Finding-Aids

• A Catalogue of the Lansdowne Manuscripts in the British Museum with Indexes of Persons, Places, and Matters (London, 1819). Oversize: Legal History Collection 342JMea. Ask Enquiries.
• A Catalogue of the Library of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury (London, 1880).
• A Catalogue of the Manuscripts Preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge, 6 vols. (Cambridge, 1856–67). Reference 2JMefr.
• Bannister, A. T., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Hereford Cathedral Library, With an Introduction by M. R. James (Hereford, 1927).
• Budny, M., Insular, Anglo-Saxon, and Early Anglo-Norman Manuscript Art at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: An Illustrated Catalogue, 2 vols. (Kalamazoo, MN, 1997).
• Colker, M. L., Trinity College Library Dublin: Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval and Renaissance Latin Manuscripts, 2 vols. (Dublin, 1991).
• Davis, G. R. C., Medieval Cartularies of Great Britain: A Short Catalogue (London, 1958).
• Dutschke, C. W., Guide to the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, 2 vols. (San Marino, CA, 1989).
• Floyer, J. K., and S. G. Hamilton, Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Chapter Library of Worcester Cathedral (Oxford, 1906).
• Gameson, R., The Earliest Books of Canterbury Cathedral: Manuscripts and Fragments to c. 1200 (London, 2008). Reference Collection: Bibliography 2JMeek.
• Hanna, R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Western and Medieval Manuscripts of St John’s College, Oxford (Oxford, 2002).
• Hardy, T. D., Descriptive Catalogue of Materials Relating to Great Britain and Ireland to the End of the Reign of Henry VII, Rolls Series 26, 3 vols. in 4 Pts. (London, 1862–71).
• Hartzell, K. D., Catalogue of Manuscripts Written or Owned in England up to 1200 Containing Music (Woodbridge, 2006). Describes 364 MSS held by 75 institutions and individuals: extremely useful, not least for people working on liturgical books, as many contain some music.
• James, M. R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands library at Manchester, 2 vols. (Manchester, 1921). Covers MSS 1–183; some 400 other Latin MSS covered in various handlists.
• James, M. R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 2 vols. (Cambridge, 1911–2).
• James, M. R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge, 4 vols. (Cambridge, 1900–4).
• James, M. R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of St John’s College, Cambridge (Cambridge, 1913).
• James, M. R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, 1912). See also F. Wormald and P. M. Giles, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Additional Illuminated Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum acquired between 1895 and 1979 (excluding the McClean Collection), 2 vols. (Cambridge, 1982).
• James, M. R., and C. Jenkins, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Lambeth Palace, 5 pts. (Cambridge, 1930–32), with supplements by N. R. Ker and E. G. W. Bill, A Catalogue of Manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, 3 vols., (Oxford, 1972–).
• Ker, N. R., Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Anglo-Saxon (Oxford, 1957); rpt. with supplement (Oxford, 1990).
• Ker, N. R., and A. J. Piper, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, 4 vols. and index (Oxford, 1969–2004). 2JMea.
• Kristeller, P. O., Latin Manuscript Books before 1600: A List of the Printed Catalogues and Unpublished Inventories of Extant Collections, rev. and enl. by S. Krämer, Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Hilfsmittel 13 (4th edn, Munich, 1993). Note also: Krämer, S., P. O. Kristeller, and B. C. Arensmann, Latin Manuscript Books before 1600: Ergänzungsband 2006, Monumenta Germaniae historica: Hilfsmittel, 23 (Hannover, 2007).
• Leroquais, V., Les bréviaires manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de France, 5 vols. and plates (Paris, 1934).
• Leroquais, V., Les Livres d’Heures manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 3 vols. (Paris, 1927).
• Leroquais, V., Les pontificaux manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de France, 4 vols. (Paris, 1937).
• Leroquais, V., Les psautiers manuscrits latins des bibliothèques publiques de France, 3 vols. (Paris, 1940–1).
• Leroquais, V., Les sacramentaires et les missels manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de la France, 4 vols. (Paris, 1924).
• Light, L., Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Houghton Library, Harvard University, Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies (Binghamton, NY, 1995).
• Macfarlane, A., A Guide to English Historical Records (Cambridge, 1983). L4K.
• Maddan, F., and R. W. Hunt et al. (ed.), A Summary Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, 7 vols. in 8 pts. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895–1953).
• Mostert, M., ‘A Bibliography of Works on Medieval Communication Revisited’, in M. Mostert (ed.), New Approaches to Medieval Communication, Utrecht Studies in Medieval Literacy (Turnhout, 1999), pp. 193–318. MBR7.
• Mostert, M., A Bibliography of Works on Medieval Communication, Utrecht Studies in Medieval Literacy 2 (Turnhout, 2012).
• Mynors, R. A. B., and R. M. Thomson, Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Hereford Cathedral Library (Cambridge, 1993).
• Panayotova, S. D., et al. (eds), Illuminated Manuscripts in Cambridge, 10 vols. (Turnhout, 2009–). A new catalogue of the medieval western illuminated manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum and constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, organised geographically by place of origin. Part one = Panayotova, S. D., and N. Morgan (eds), Illuminated Manuscripts in Cambridge, pt. 1, The Frankish Kingdoms, the Low Countries and Germany, 2 vols. (Turnhout, 2009). 98VSR.B: Restricted Access.
• Riden, P., Record Sources for Local History (London, 1987). LEA.
• Saenger, P., Catalogue of the Pre-1500 Western Manuscript Books at the Newberry Library (Chicago, 1989).
• Shailor, B. A., Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, 2 vols. (Binghampton, 1987).
• Sharpe, R., A Handlist of the Latin Writers of Great Britain and Ireland before 1540, Publications of the Journal of Medieval Latin 1 (Turnhout, 1997). XJQea2.
• Smith, T., Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library 1696, ed. C. G. C. Tite (Woodbridge, 1984).
• Stephens, W. B., Sources for English Local History (2nd edn, Cambridge, 1981). MW23.
• Thomson, R. M., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in Worcester Cathedral Library, With a contribution on the bindings by M. Gullick (Cambridge, 2001).
• Thomson, R. M., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts of Merton College, Oxford, With a description of the Greek Manuscripts by N. G. Wilson (Cambridge, 2009). VSRegd.
• Thomson, R. M., A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Lincoln Cathedral Chapter Library (Woodbridge, 1989).
• Thorndike, L., and P. Kibre, A Catalogue of Incipits of Mediaeval Scientific Writings in Latin, Mediaeval Academy of America Publications 29 (2nd edn, London, 1963).
• Van Dijk, S. J. P., ‘Handlist of the Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library’, 7 vols. in 8 pts. (unpubl. Typescript Catalogue, Oxford, 1957–8).
• Wanley, H., et al., A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols. (London, 1808–812). Nos. 1–2479 = the work of Humphrey Wanley; nos. 2480 = the work of David Casley, Keeper of the Cottonian Library; nos. 5798–7355 = the work of Mr Hocker, Deputy Keeper of the Records of the Tower. Completed by R. Nares.
• Warner, G. F., and J. P. Gilson, Catalogue of the Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and Kings Collections, British Museum, 4 vols. (London, 1921).
• Willetts, P. J., Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries of London (London, 2000).
• Young, J., and P. Henderson Aitken, A Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Hunterian Museum in the University of Glasgow (Glasgow, 1908).

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