University of Houston Libraries: Special Collections & Archives
To find a list of original manuscripts in Special Collections, visit the library catalog and enter "Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection" in the Author field. The UH Libraries hold 12 original manuscript books and 6 original manuscript leaves.
To view medieval manuscripts, visit Special Collections. Because of their fragile condition, we normally permit viewing of only one manuscript per day.
Special Collections and the Architecture and Art Library both hold many facsimiles of manuscript books. Try searching the library catalog with the subject heading "Illumination of Books And Manuscripts." (University of Houston Libraries: Special Collections & Archives website, 8-26-13)
University of Texas: Harry Ransom Center
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection: Database and Digital Images
The Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection contains 215 medieval or Renaissance manuscripts that date berween the 11th and 17th centuries. This database contains item-level descriptions for each of the manuscripts and enable keyword searching as well as several different ways to browse the colection contents. For an overview of the collection, please consult the finding aid.
Complete digital images are provided for some manuscripts. The Ransom Center is is the process of digitizing all of the items in this collection and more images will be gradually added here as they are completed. (University of Texas: Harry Ransom Center website, 8-26-13)