![]() The manuscript collections include MS1, the Life of the Black, a 13 th century manuscript purchased by the University and presented to the then Prince of Wales in 1921 who placed it on permanent loan with the University, two versions of the ‘C text’ of William Langland’s Piers Plowman from the Sterling Library: the Ilchester Manuscript (SLV/88) and the Clopton Manuscript (SLV/17), the Fuller Collection of documents and seals with examples from the 12 th century onward and MS657, a 15 th century paper manuscript compilation of sermons in a contemporary binding often used to teach codicology. They are used in session at the Library for courses across the University of London including the London International Palaeography Summer School. These come from several different sources including purchases, donations, from early bindings and from major collections gifted to the library.Īs well as providing a research resource, many manuscripts and fragments were purchased or donated for the purpose of teaching a range of principles in manuscript studies, particularly palaeography and codicology. The Library’s collections include a small number of medieval manuscripts, fragments and documents. Among the Special Collections and rare books are examples of printing and publishing from the 15th to 21st century with strengths in early English and European books, 19th century first editions and print culture, private and small press books and ephemeral material in the form of pamphlets, broadsides and cheap press editions. The Archive collections include medieval manuscript and fragments, frequently used in the teaching of palaeography and codicology, the Fuller collection of documents and seals from the 12th-19th century, early modern manuscripts, literary manuscripts in the Sterling Library and papers and correspondence of publishers. The Special Collections and Archives contain a wealth of primary sources for study, teaching and research. ![]() It reflects a growing emphasis on the material and social context of the production and dissemination of information and texts. The collection supports the unique History of the Book MA run the Institute of English Studies as well as students across the University of London of literature, art, design, history and media and communication studies. Holdings include publications from the 17th to the 21st centuries and the collection is increasingly international in its scope: publications on printing traditions around the world are added with a growing number as e-books. Subjects covered include printing, publishing, reading, collecting and libraries, illustration, binding and decoration, paper and typography. The collection also covers a range of print and increasingly electronic media in many formats such as newspapers, journals and ephemera. The Print Studies collection focuses on the history of the printed book from the 15th century and the beginning of printing with moveable type in the west, to the present day. The collection was developed and continues to be a central resource for students and researchers of manuscripts at all colleges and institutions of the University of London and beyond. The collection provides a range of resources for working with manuscripts and documents including catalogues, guides to scripts, vocabularies, reference sources and bibliographies and facsimiles. All aspects of manuscript production and use are covered from the study to scripts to decoration and illumination, medieval libraries and textual transmission. It continues to be housed in the space built for the collection on the Library’s 4th floor, familiar to many users as the Palaeography Room. The collection is of national importance in its coverage the subject as well as distinct for housing material on the subject in one discreet collection with much of the printed material easily accessible on open shelves. ![]() ![]() The Manuscript Studies and Palaeography collection covers the history of western manuscript traditions from late antiquity to the early modern period. ![]() In addition, the Library holds significant collections of manuscripts and documents, early printed books from the 15th to 18th century and extensive 19th and 20th century print culture material in many formats. Senate House Library’s collections on Manuscript and Print studies include specialist research collections on palaeography, manuscripts, documents, printing, publishing, book art, reading, periodicals, news media and all things bibliographic. ![]()
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