Dated and datable digitized manuscripts
So far as I know there has been no attempt to gather together the large number of digitized manuscripts that have been identified as dated or datable. This page is a preliminary attempt to do so. Arrangement is by country of origin (currently England, France, Germany, Italy, other/unlocalized and then by (earliest) date. My original intention was to include only manuscripts that have been fully digitized, but this would have made for a much shorter list. Manuscripts that have NOT been fully digitized are identified with an asterisk (*). The symbol † indicates that the link is to a digitized image of one of the catalogues of dated manuscripts.
Current coverage includes all relevant digitized manuscripts known to me in the following collections:
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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College: information derived from P. R. Robinson, Catalogue of dated and datable manuscripts c.737-1600 in Cambridge libraries (Cambridge, 1988), and from Parker Library on the Web
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Cambridge, Trinity College: information derived from P. R. Robinson, Catalogue of dated and datable manuscripts c.737-1600 in Cambridge libraries (Cambridge, 1988), and from the Wren Digital Library catalogue
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London, British Library: manuscripts described as datable or dated and of English provenance in the British Library catalogue of illuminated manuscripts (no longer available since the 2023 cyberattack)
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London, Wellcome Library: information derived from P. R. Robinson, Catalogue of dated and datable manuscripts c.888-1600 in London libraries (London, 2003), and from the Wellcome Library catalogue of its digitized medieval manuscripts
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Oxford, Balliol College: information derived from Andrew G. Watson, Catalogue of dated and datable manuscripts c. 435-1600 in Oxford libraries (Oxford, 1984)
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Paris, BNF, MSS. Latin (coverage incomplete): information derived from Manuscrits datés (France) Index général
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Bib. municipales of Rouen, Dijon, Charleville, Angers, Toulouse: information derived from Manuscrits datés (France) - Index général
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dated manuscripts listed in Medieval Libraries of Great Britain 3
Given the collections, the emphasis is mainly on England and France.
Update in progress, January 2026, to fix broken links, add fields for script and decoration, and add new items.
England
France
| Shelfmark | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15304 | 0796-0806 | France (S.Denis) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15305 | 0796-0806 | France (S.Denis) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 152 | 0814 ante | France (Lyon ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 266 | 0840-0851 | France (Tours, S.Martin) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1 | 0845-0851 | France (Tours, S.Martin) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 2832 | 0848-0850 | France (Lyon ?) |
| Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 223, pp. 342-4 | 0877 (?, after) | France |
| Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 272 | 0883 x 0884 | France (Reims) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1240 | 0931-0936 | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 192 | 0952 | France (Landévennec) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1118 | 0987-0996 | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15392 | 1009 | France (Verdun) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 310 | 1014-1028 ? | France (Rouen, S.Madeleine) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 822 | 1029 ante | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1121 | 1029 ante ? | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 909 | 1029-1034 | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11751 | 1030 x 1060 | France (Saint-Germain-des-Pres (?)) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 909 | 1031 x 1052 | France (Dijon, Saint-Bénigne) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 272 | 1033-1053 | France (Rouen ?) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 489 | 1035-1066 | France (S.Evroult d'Ouche ?) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.121 | 1052 ca | France (Angers, S.Nicolas) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 3786 [240-3, 252-9] | 1058 | France (S.Maur des Fossés) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.16.44 (405) | 1059 x 1070 | France (Bec) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.283 | 1066-1083 | France (Angers, S.Serge) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.187 | 1083-1093 ? | France (Angers, S.Serge) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 32 | 1084-1097 | France (Jumièges, S.Pierre ?) |
| Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 415 | 1095 x 1109 | France (Rouen (?)) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1918 | 1107-1121 | France (S.Amand en Pévèle) |
| *Dijon, Bibl. mun. 12 | 1109 | France (Cîteaux, N.D.) |
| *Dijon, Bibl. mun. 13 | 1109 | France (Cîteaux, N.D.) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 1174 [116-139] | 1109-1110 ca | France (Rouen) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 1174 | 1113-1143 | France (Rouen) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1873 | 1114 | France (Landevieille) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 12072 | 1134 x 1150 | France (Saint-Maur-des-Fosses) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 2092 | 1136 | France (S.Amand en Pévèle ?) |
| Blois, BM, 144 | 1140-1 (c) | France (Pontlevoy, N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 10913 | 1141 (c) | France (Saint-Evroult) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 273 [1-35, 251-263] | 1143 ante | France (Rouen) |
| †Paris, BNF, lat. 1663 (fols. 56-59) | 1148 (c.) | France (Saint-Benoit-Sur-Loire) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 26, t. I | 1148 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 49 | 1148 | France (Signy, N.D. ?) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 12 | 1149 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 26, t. II | 1149 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 254, t.3 | 1151 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| †Paris, BNF, lat. 3853 | 1154 (c.) | France (Saint-Amand en Pévèle (?)) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 246 B | 1156-1157 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 2 | 1157 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11575 | 1164 | France (Corbie, S.Pierre) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11576 | 1164 | France (Corbie, S.Pierre) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.3.11 (90) | 1164 x 1170 | France (Paris (?)) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.3.30 (109) | 1164 x 1170 | France (Paris (?)) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.5.5 (151) | 1164 x 1170 | France (Paris (?)) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.16.17 (391) | 1164 x 1170 | France (Pontigny (?)) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, R.4.4 (637) | 1164 x 1170 | France |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.3.12 (91) | 1164 x 1194 (?) | France (Paris (?)) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.4.30 (144) | 1164 x 1194 (?) | France (Paris (?)) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 246 D | 1165-1167 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 264 | 1170 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.5.6 (with B.5.7) (152, 153) | 1170 (?) x 1177 | France (Paris) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.5.7 (with B.5.6) (152, 153) | 1170 (?) x 1177 | France (Paris) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, B.5.4 (150) | 1173 x 1177 | France (Paris ) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 240 | 1173 ante | France (S.Wandrille) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11564 | 1174-1178 | France (Corbie, S.Pierre) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11700 | 1179 | France (Corbie, S.Pierre) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 93 | 1180 ante | France (Jumièges, S.Pierre ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 3549 | 1198-1207 | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 2406 | 1202 | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| †Paris, BNF, lat. 2428 | 1202 (c.) | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 505 | 1207 post | France (Foucarmont, N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 510 | 1207 post | France (Foucarmont, N.D.) |
| AVRANCHES, Bibl. mun., 214 | 1210-1212 | France (Mont S.Michel) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 16200 | 1213 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 3237 | 1213-1224 | France (Limoges, S.Martial) |
| TROYES, Bibl. mun., 1158 | 1218 post | France (Clairvaux, N.D.) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, R.3.29 (609), fols. 2-27 | 1219 | France (Paris) |
| Cambrai, Bib. mun. 37 | 1224 x 1235 | France (Cambrai) |
| Cambrai, Bib. mun. 27 | 1225 x 1238 | France (Cambrai) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 34 | 1232 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Cambrai, Bib. mun. 27 | 1235 x 1245 | France (Cambrai) |
| *Orléans, Bibl. mun. 25 | 1239 | France (S. Benoît sur Loire) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15652 | 1240-1245 | France (Paris) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 276 | 1251-1256 | France (Rouen) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 830 | 1253 post | France (Paris ?) |
| *Orléans, Bibl. mun. 315 | 1256 | France (Sens, S.Pierre le Vif) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 609 | 1258-1263 | France (Toulouse ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1105 | 1265-1272 | France (Bec Helluin (Le), N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 16297 | 1270 x 1273 | France (Paris) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.123 | 1273 | France (Angers, S.Aubin) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15131 | 1289-1292 | France (S.Denis) |
| TROYES, Bibl. mun., 1402 | 1294-1299 | France (Clairvaux, N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15842 | 1297-1306 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15844 | 1297-1306 | France (Paris) |
| TROYES, Bibl. mun., 1999 | 1298 | France (Clairvaux, N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 4522 | 1301 | France (Lyon) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11796 | 1311 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 365 | 1319 | France (Toulouse ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 375 | 1319 | France (Toulouse ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 11935 | 1325 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15450 | 1325 | France (Arras) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 289 | 1326 ca | France (Fécamp, S.Trinité ?) |
| *Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 93 | 1331 | France (Avignon) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 333 | 1333 | France (Toulouse) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 806 | 1333 | France (Carcassonne ?) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 739 | 1334-1335 | France (P곯use) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 16 | 1336-1337 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 87 | 1344-1345 | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 244 | 1346 | France (Belval, N.D.) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 89 | 1346-1348 | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Cambridge, Trinity College, O.9.35 (1447) | 1347 | France (Dangeau) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15976 | 1356-1357 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15977 | 1356-1357 | France (Paris) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.254 | 1361-1370 ca | France (Avignon ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1082 | 1364 ca | France (Paris ?) |
| *Dijon, Bibl. mun. 525 | 1365-1362 | France (Paris) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 118 | 1379 ca | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 4914 | 1381 | France (Marseille) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15840 | 1381 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15173 [164-198] | 1385 | France (Paris) |
| London, Wellcome Library, 31 | 1390 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15414 | 1396 | France (Montpellier) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 233 | 1397 | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 63 [1-64] | 1399 | France (Valenciennes ?) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15105 | 1399-1402 | France (Dijon) |
| London, Wellcome Library, 15 | 1408 | France (Montpellier) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.106 | 1410 | France (Angers, Toussaint) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15837 | 1410 | France (Paris) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.86 | 1410 ca | France (Angers, Toussaint) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15173 [84-163] | 1414 | France (Paris) |
| London, Wellcome Library, 790 | 1415 | France (Evreux) |
| *Dijon, Bibl. mun. 740 | 1415 | France (Dijon) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 241 | 1417 | France (Toulouse) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1489 | 1429 | France (Bazas) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 747 | 1437 | France (Toulouse) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 114 | 1445-1448 ca | France (Signy, N.D.) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.141 | 1447 | France (Angers) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1865 | 1453 | France (Blois) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15788 | 1456 | France (Paris) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.230 | 1457 | France (Angers) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 393 | 1457 | France (Toulouse) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 214 | 1465 | France (Paris) |
| Toulouse, Bibl. mun. 803 | 1465 | France (Paris) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 772 | 1465-1472 | France (Rouen) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 63 [77-88] | 1466 | France (Abbeville, Val S.Honoré) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15856 | 1467 | France (Paris) |
| *Rouen, Bibl. mun., 1151 | 1471 | France (S.Evroult d'Ouche) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15858 | 1474 | France (Paris) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15390 | 1477 | France (Paris) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 235 | 1479 | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 148 | 1480 | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1305 | 1482 | France (S.Flour) |
| Charleville, Bibl. mun. 58 | 1490 | France (Mont-Dieu, Chartreuse) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 15159 | 1490 | France (Paris) |
| *Angers, Bibl. mun.343 | 1493-1494 ca | France (Angers) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 983 A | 1502 | France (Clairvaux, N.D.) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 1124 | 1544 | France (Paris, S.Martin des Champs) |
| Paris, BNF, lat. 677 | 1544 post | France (Rodez) |