Collections and Finding Aids
Descriptions of pre-1600 western manuscripts can be found in the catalog here. Additional descriptions, images, and details about the Beinecke collections can be found through the links below.
Middle English and manuscripts of English provenance
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Japanese, Korean, and Chinese Manuscripts
Manuscripts in other Yale collections
Although the main library catalog is continually updated, some manuscripts are not yet in Orbis. A list of these is available here.
Collections
Early Books
Early Books at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library encompasses all manuscript materials before 1500 in Western Europe and all materials before 1800 in the East and Middle East. It also includes all printed materials before 1501.