Parker Library manuscript collection

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The Parker Library manuscript collection is a renowned assemblage of medieval and early modern manuscripts, particularly rich in Anglo-Saxon and early English texts, housed at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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instanceOf cultural heritage collection
manuscript collection
medieval manuscript collection
accessPolicy available to qualified researchers
associatedWith Archbishop Matthew Parker
surface form: Archbishop of Canterbury Matthew Parker

University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
city Cambridge, England
surface form: Cambridge
collector Matthew Parker
conservationStatus preserved in controlled conditions
country England
United Kingdom
digitalAccess Parker on the Web
hasCollectionSize over 480 medieval manuscripts
over 600 manuscripts
hasPart The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle manuscripts

Old English biblical texts
historical chronicles
humanist manuscripts
legal texts
liturgical books
saints’ lives
Corpus
surface form: the Corpus Glossary

theological works
inception 16th century
language Anglo-Norman
Latin
Middle English
Old English
locatedIn Corpus Christi College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
namedAfter Matthew Parker
notableFor Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
early English texts
early modern manuscripts
medieval manuscripts
owner Corpus Christi College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
partOf Parker Library NERFINISHED
repositoryType college library collection
significance important resource for medieval studies
major source for the study of Anglo-Saxon history
major source for the study of Old English literature
subject Anglo-Saxon England
English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation

biblical studies
canon law
medieval history
medieval theology
patristics
timePeriodCovered High Middle Ages
early Middle Ages
early modern period

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Corpus Christi College, Cambridge knownFor Parker Library manuscript collection