This guide is for students and researchers using manuscripts from the medieval and renaissance periods, including papyri and charters, held in the Bodleian Libraries and in Oxford college libraries. On this page you will find:
Most of the records in the online catalogue are summary descriptions. Many manuscripts are described in more detail in our published catalogues, many of which have been digitized. The indexes to these catalogues are also often fuller than the online indexes. There may well be further information in unpublished resources held in the library itself.
For more information on the history of our collections, and advice on finding papryi, charters, and rolls, see the page on shelfmarks and collections. The Bodleian also holds the collections of some Oxford colleges.