Manuscript Facsimiles

Facsimiles of the following are available for viewing by kind permission of their holding libraries:-

• Antwerp, Plantin-Moretus Museum, MS 15.4
• Antwerp, Plantin-Moretus Museum, MS 15.5
• Antwerp, Plantin-Moretus Museum, MS 15.6
• Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, ms. 48
• Besançon, Bibliothèque d’Étude et de Conservation, ms. 864
• Besançon, Bibliothèque d’Étude et de Conservation, ms. 865
• Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, ms. II 88
• Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, ms. IV 251, tome 1
• Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, ms. IV 251, tome 2
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français MS 2663
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français MS 2664
• Stonyhurst College Library, ms. 1
• The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, ms. 72 A 25
• Toulouse, Bibliothèque d’Étude et du Patrimoine, ms. 511

Click on any of the above to bring up thumbnails of the manuscript folios.

Click on a thumbnail to view a particular folio. For text pages this will normally show the transcription alongside the image if the page has been transcribed.

To view larger images from the facsimiles (without transcriptions), click to Launch Virtual Vellum.

Select a manuscript from the top left-hand pane to load its thumbnails.

You can drag and drop, or click on a thumbnail to open the folio selected.

Use the vertical toolbar to the left to zoom in/out, pan or measure details.

Use the drop-down “Window” menu to select a double-pane view (to compare two images of the same folio, two different folios from the same witness, or two folios from two different witnesses).

“New Window” allows you to open a third viewing pane. You can align the panes vertically or horizontally by using the same drop-down menu.

Colour facsimiles from the following may also be viewed via external websites:

• Antwerp, Plantin-Moretus Museum, MS 15.4 (Book I)
• Antwerp, Plantin-Moretus Museum, MS 15.5 (Book II)
• Antwerp, Plantin-Moretus Museum, MS 15.6 (Book III)
• Besançon, Bibliothèque d’Étude et de Conservation, mss. 864-865 (Books I-III)
• Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, ms. II 88 (fragments, leaves from Books I-III)
• Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, ms. IV 251 (Book I)
• London, British Library, Harley MS 4379 (Book IV, part I)
• London, British Library, Royal MS 18 E I (Book II)
• London, British Library, Royal MS 18 E II (Book IV)
• Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 5187 (Book I)
• Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 5188 (Book II)
• Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 5189 (Book III)
• Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 5190 (Book IV)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2641 (Book I)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2643 (Book I)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2644 (Book II)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2645 (Book III)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2646 (Book IV)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2663 (Book I)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français ms. 2664 (Book II)
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouvelles acquisitions françaises 9606 (Book II)
• The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 72 A 25 (Book I)
• Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 638 (Book I)