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Cornell’s medieval collections Kroch Rare and Manuscripts Medieval books and manuscripts were among the Cornell Library’s earliest acquisitions. The University’s first president, Andrew Dickson White, and his librarian, George Lincoln Burr (a Cornell medievalist), personally selected many manuscripts during frequent buying trips to Europe. White believed that instruction in history depended heavily on the use of original sources. He bought manuscripts for their instructional value, and his collection contains illustrative examples of most periods and styles. The collection is an invaluable resource for medievalists at Cornell and elsewhere. The Fiske Icelandic Collection Housed in the Kroch Rare and Manuscripts Division, the Fiske Icelandic Collection is the largest repository of works on Iceland and on Nordic medieval studies in North America. The collection attracts medievalists from Cornell, as well as scholars from around the world. Received in 1905, the Fiske Islandic collection contains over 32,000 titles in a variety of European languages and in diverse media. Microfilm and Electronic Resources Cornell University Library has a wide range of medieval texts and resources available in microfilm form, including the entire British Library Cotton Collection. For a more detailed list of the library's microfilm holdings, please consult Professor Andy Galloway's list. Many of Cornell's electronic resources are housed in the The Electronic Text Center. Located on the first floor of Olin Library, the ETC is a laboratory for the use of full-text primary sources in electronic form (such as CD-ROM). The ETC provides access to the library's electronic texts for scholarly textual analysis and editing from a set of dedicated workstations. The ETC is open during the hours the library is open. Ask at the reference or information desks for assistance. The ETC is particularly strong in medieval studies resources, including CD-Roms of searchable full texts of: Archive of Celtic-Latin
Literature Other examples of Cornell's electronic holdings:
Virginia Cole, Reference and Digital Services Librarian at Olin and Uris libraries, continually updates the Cornell Library Medieval Studies Subject Bibliography (from which the above descriptions were taken), a comprehensive bibliography and research guide to medieval studies resources. The page contains detailed information on how to locate source material, articles, and manuscripts for any research project related to the middle ages. Olin Library 404: The Medieval Reading Room A wide range of valuable printed medieval resources are conveniently collected in Olin 404, a room reserved for medievalist graduate study. |
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