Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2023

Publication Source

Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies

Abstract

For researchers seeking information on the Virgin Mary, the Marian Library at the University of Dayton is a treasure trove. The library, a special collection dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus, serves students, faculty, and staff at the Catholic university as well as researchers from around the world. For researchers beyond the university looking for European medieval manuscripts, though, the Marian Library might not seem like the first place to look.

The library's collecting scope and eighty-year history of antiquarian acquisitions, however, have supported the acquisition of several manuscript codices and a number of fragments. Recent rediscoveries and library instruction, exhibitions, and research support have drawn new audiences for some of the oldest and rarest materials in the library—and in southwest Ohio.

Inclusive pages

365-375

ISBN/ISSN

2381-5329

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

The document available for download is the version of record, provided in compliance with the publisher's open-access policy. Permission documentation is on file. To view the article on the journal website, use the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mns.2023.a916136

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press Journals

Volume

8

Issue

2

Keywords

Catalogs, medieval manuscripts, library orientation, research libraries

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