The Huntington Library has one of the finest, but least known, collections of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the world, a collection that is unrivaled in the United States. This catalogue guide describes nearly four hundred of these manuscripts in Latin script, and includes detailed identifications and analysis of textual contents.

"In conception, scope and detail, this catalogue is outstanding. The entries are intelligently structured, carefully executed, and present an extraordinary amount of information."—James A. Marrow, University of California, Berkeley

"This is one of the finest catalogues of an American collection of manuscripts and a reference work of lasting value. Its publication has been anticipated with the greatest excitement by scholars in a broad range of historical disciplines due to the rich and varied character of the collection."—Thomas Kren, Curator of Manuscripts, The J. Paul Getty Museum