[Medieval Manuscript Collection].

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[Medieval Manuscript Collection].

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Hand-copied and illuminated literary texts from the period between 1000 and 1500 A.D, consisting of complete manuscript books, or "codices," and separate leaves and cuttings--fragments separated from their original contexts.

158 codices, 1180 detached leaves and cuttings.

Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7116010

Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library

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Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department

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Free library of Philadelphia

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This is a collection of manuscripts obtained by the Free Library of Philadelphia from various donations. The majority of the collection was donated by Philadelphia book collectors, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Gimbel and William McIntire Elkins. The collection has an even mix of American and European authors. Although the majority of the authors are represented with only a few pieces of work, eight authors are better represented. These include: American authors James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), Ezra P...