Manuscripts & fragments
Special Collections has examples of both manuscript fragments and codices, dating from the medieval period up to the eighteenth century. Complete codices in Digital Collections include an illuminated Book of Hours and an informal collection of sermons. The manuscript fragments include samples of medieval music, decorated Qur'ans, a Tibetan prayer scroll, and even a scrap of papyrus.
Most of these fragments were acquired in the mid-twentieth century, when trade standards were different from current ethical guidelines that discourage the purchase of fragments. Some were acquired in pre-packaged teaching portfolios. These portfolios are also visible here, so you can explore how manuscripts were discussed at earlier points in their history.
Manuscripts & fragments
Special Collections has examples of both manuscript fragments and codices, dating from the medieval period up to the eighteenth century. Complete codices in Digital Collections include an illuminated Book of Hours and an informal collection of sermons. The manuscript fragments include samples of medieval music, decorated Qur'ans, a Tibetan prayer scroll, and even a scrap of papyrus.
Most of these fragments were acquired in the mid-twentieth century, when trade standards were different from current ethical guidelines that discourage the purchase of fragments. Some were acquired in pre-packaged teaching portfolios. These portfolios are also visible here, so you can explore how manuscripts were discussed at earlier points in their history.
Wesleyan University Library and the Fragmentarium
Wesleyan University Library is a contributor to the Fragmentarium, the premiere digital repository for manuscript fragmentology and related studies. This repository allows institutions and collectors to publish images of their manuscript fragments to a community of scholars and researchers who are engaged in the study of Medieval manuscript fragments. The platform enables scholars to catalogue, contextualize, describe, and transcribe manuscript fragments; as well as virtually reconstruct the manuscripts as they were before fragmentation.
Wesleyan University Library and the Fragmentarium
Wesleyan University Library is a contributor to the Fragmentarium, the premiere digital repository for manuscript fragmentology and related studies. This repository allows institutions and collectors to publish images of their manuscript fragments to a community of scholars and researchers who are engaged in the study of Medieval manuscript fragments. The platform enables scholars to catalogue, contextualize, describe, and transcribe manuscript fragments; as well as virtually reconstruct the manuscripts as they were before fragmentation.
Wesleyan University Library and IIIF
Wesleyan University Library's Digital Collections are compatible with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), a set of specifications that enable interoperable functionality in digital repositories. IIIF compatibility allows researchers to easily use our digital content alongside IIIF compatible materials from other collections. Simply click on the IIIF viewer button in the bottom right of any object from our digital collections and you will be taken to an IIIF viewer with that object's manifest loaded into it. This viewer has a number of tools for comparative analysis, annotation, examination, and sharing. Any other digital object with an IIIF manifest can be plugged into the same tool without having to worry about downloading and uploading files.
Wesleyan University Library and IIIF
Wesleyan University Library's Digital Collections are compatible with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), a set of specifications that enable interoperable functionality in digital repositories. IIIF compatibility allows researchers to easily use our digital content alongside IIIF compatible materials from other collections. Simply click on the IIIF viewer button in the bottom right of any object from our digital collections and you will be taken to an IIIF viewer with that object's manifest loaded into it. This viewer has a number of tools for comparative analysis, annotation, examination, and sharing. Any other digital object with an IIIF manifest can be plugged into the same tool without having to worry about downloading and uploading files.