Identity area
Reference code
JCOL/Q
Title
Medieval manuscripts
Date(s)
- 1000-1671 (These covering dates are very roughly estimated.) (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
80 volumes parchment and paper
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Montague Rhodes James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Jesus College, Cambridge (London, 1895)
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
About half of the manuscripts have been microfilmed, with the films kept in the College Archives.
Related units of description
Publication note
Catalogue: Montague Rhodes James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Jesus College, Cambridge (London, 1895). A review of this publication appears in Chanticlere no. 31 (19), pp. 13-15.