The CODICUM project has developed a comprehensive overview of medieval books and fragments held in the Nordic region. The overview has been compiled through systematic use of published and unpublished catalogues, electronic databases, and direct correspondence with scholars and surveyed collections.
The overview consists of two sections:
Collections within the Nordic Region (Nordic collections) – medieval books and fragments held by libraries, archives, and museums in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Collections Outside the Nordic Region (International collections) – books and fragments with a confirmed medieval Nordic origin that are now held in collections outside the Nordic countries.
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Denmark, Haderslev, Haderslev Katedralskole
5 incunables/early prints.
Denmark, København, Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Institut for Nordiske Studier og Sprogvidenskab, Københavns Universitet
c. 1400 manuscript items (medieval and modern), including an unknown number of fragments.
Kålund, Kristian. 1889-1894. Katalog over den Arnamagnæanske håndskriftsamling. 2 vols. Gyldendalske boghandel.
Kålund, Kristian. 1900. Katalog over de oldnorsk-islandske håndskrifter i det store kongelige bibliotek og universitetsbiblioteket (udenfor den Arnamagnæanske samling) samt den Arnamagnæanske samlings tilvækst 1894-99, Gyldendalske boghandel.
Andersen, Merete Geet. 2008. Katalog over AM Accessoria 7: De latinske fragmenter. Museum Tusculanums Forlag.
Handrit. https://handrit.org
https://sprogsamlinger.ku.dk
Denmark, København, Davids Samling
Fragments and cuttings of medieval Near Eastern manuscripts.
https://www.davidmus.dk
Denmark, København, Designmuseum Danmark
An unknown number of in situ fragments; possibly cuttings of medieval manuscripts or incunables.
Denmark, København, Det Kongelige Bibliotek
c. 1000 Latin and vernacular medieval manuscripts and at least 3355 fragments.
Thott, Otto. 1795. "Index codicum manuscriptorum." In Catalogus Bibliothecae Thottianae. Det kongelige Bibliotek, VII 273-537.
Kålund, Kristian. 1900. Katalog over de oldnorsk-islandske håndskrifter i det store Kongelige bibliotek. Gyldendalske boghandel
Jørgensen, Ellen. 1926. Catalogus codicum latinorum medii ævi Bibliothecæ regiæ Hafniensis. Gyldendalske boghandel.
Krarup, Alfred. 1929-35. Katalog over Universitetsbibliotekets haandskrifter i samlingerne E donatione variorum, Additamenta, Rostgaards, Schiønnings og Ørsteds samling. 2 vols. H. Hagerup.
Tortzen, Christian Gorm. 1983. Index codicum theologiae auctorum quorum fragmenta in Bibliotheca Regia Hafniensi asservantur. Det kongelige Bibliotek.
Andersen, Merete Geert, and Jørgen Raasted. 1983. Inventar over Det Kongelige Biblioteks Fragmentsamling. Det kongelige Bibliotek.
Denmark, København, H.M. Kongens Håndbibliotek
1 incunable fragment from an Icelandic bookbinding.
https://www.kongehuset.dk/kongelige-samlinger/hm-kongens-haandbibliotek
https://kongernessamling.reindex.net/DRH/main
Denmark, København, Musikmuseet (Nationalmuseet)
Manuscripts, incunables and fragments with musical notations.
Internal.
https://natmus.dk/museer-og-slotte/musikmuseet/bibliotek-og-arkiv/noder
https://mus.reindex.net/NAT/main/T.php?Ifm=Pz&zoomed=1031&qe=mta=138651
Denmark, København, Nationalmuseet
1 medieval manuscript and 2 Latin parchment fragments.
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
Nationalmuseets Samlinger Online. https://samlinger.natmus.dk
Denmark, København, Rigsarkivet
7152 fragment (1762 loose fragments and 5390 in situ fragments).
Albrectsen, Esben. 1976. Middelalderlige håndskriftfragmenter. Aftagne fragmenter. Omslag om lensregnskaber. (Arkivskabte Hjælpemidler: Folioregistratur 284). Rigsarkivet.
Gelting, Michael. 2005. Endeligt registrerede pergamentfragmenter. (Arkivskabte Hjælpemidler: Folioregistratur 221). Rigsarkivet.
Rossel, Sven. 2020. "A Survey of the Latin Manuscript Fragments in Danish Collections with Special Consideration given the Gospel Books of the Archdiocese of Lund." PhD diss, University of Cambridge. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.71913
[Database by the CODICUM project in preparation]
Denmark, København, Statens Museum for Kunst
1 incunable, and cuttings of manuscripts and incunables.
Internal.
Museernes Samlinger. https://samlinger.slks.dk
SMK Open. https://open.smk.dk
Denmark, Maribo, Stiftsmuseet, Museum Lolland-Falster
4 leaves of a Latin liturgical manuscript.
Museernes Samlinger. https://samlinger.slks.dk
Denmark, Næstved, Herlufsholm Skole
An unknown number of in situ fragments.
Outzen, Susanne, and Karsten Christensen. 2016. Birgitte Gøye & Herluf Trolles Bøger. Museum Sydøstdanmark.
Denmark, Odense, Odense Katedralskole
1 Latin in situ fragment.
Denmark, Odense, SDU's bibliotek, Syddansk Universitet
1 medieval manuscript, and c. 200-300 medieval and early modern fragments.
Local.
Denmark, Randers, Randers Statsskole
1 Latin in situ fragment.
Schmidt Nielsen, Knud. [n.d.] "En samlet beskrivelse af Randers Latinske Skolebibliotheque." Randers Statsskole.
Denmark, Ribe, Domkirkemuseet, Museum Vest
1 medieval Danish manuscript, and 7 Latin fragments (belonging to Ribe Katedralskole).
Museernes Samlinger. https://samlinger.slks.dk
Denmark, Ribe, Ribe Katedralskole
C. 100 fragments and 5 in situ fragments.
Local.
Denmark, Ringsted, Ringsted Museum & Arkiv, Museum Vestsjælland
1 Latin fragment.
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
https://sanktbendtskirke.dk/index.php/kirkens-historie/museum/ringsted-tavlen
Denmark, Roskilde, Karen Brahes bibliotek, Roskilde Bibliotekerne
Manuscripts and an unknown number of in situ fragments.
Vogelsang, H. Chr . 1857. Fortegnelse over Haanskrifterne i Karen Brahes Bibliothek i Odense. Hempel.
Riising, Anne. 1956. Katalog over Karen Brahes bibliotek i Landsarkivet for Fyn, håndskriftsamlingen. Munksgaard.
unpublished handlist
https://mimer.sdu.dk
Denmark, Roskilde, Sjællands Stiftsbibliotek, Roskilde Bibliotekerne
An unknown number of in situ fragments.
https://www.roskildebib.dk/sjaellands-stiftsbibliotek
https://surf.cicero-suite.com/institution/DK-875950
Denmark, Sorø, Sorø Akademie
An unknown number of fragments.
Denmark, Aalborg, Aalborg Katedralskole
2 medieval manuscripts.
Boethe, W., and Daniel Høffding Wulff. 1865. Katalog over Aalborg Stifts og Amts offentlige bogsamling.
Fabritius, L.F.J. 1892. Katalog over Aalborg Stifts og Amts og Kathedralskolens forenede Bibliotheker. Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn.
Olsen, B.M. & Christianson, K. 1983. "To pergamenthåndskrifter fra det 13. århundrede...," Aalborg Katedralskoles Årsskrift 1983: 51-55.
Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Tjóðskjalasavnið
1 manuscript.
Finland, Helsinki, Kansallisarkisto
An unknown number of parchment fragments.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Helsinki, Kansalliskirjasto
8 medieval latin manuscripts, 5435 manuscript fragments, grouped into 1544 codices, and 996 early ptint fragments.
Haapanen, Toivo. 1922–1932. Verzeichnis der mittelalterlichen Handschriftenfragmente in der Universitätsbibliothek zu Helsingfors. 3 vols. Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto.
Taitto, Ilkka. 2001. Catalogue of medieval manuscript fragments in the Helsinki university library. Fragmenta membranea IV:1. Antiphonaria. Helsingin yliopiston kirjaston julkaisuja 67. Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto.
Catalogue of the theological and other scholarly fragments, composed by Anja-Inkeri Lehtinen (internal, available for consultation at the National Library).
Catalogue of the miscellaneous fragments (VII-series) in preparation.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Fragmenta membranea. https://fragmenta.kansalliskirjasto.fi
BOMPAC project metadata. https://zenodo.org/communities/bompac/records
Tradition and Variation project metadata. https://zenodo.org/communities/tradition-and-variation/records
Finland, Helsinki, Museovirasto, Suomen kansallismuseo
3 Latin fragments and 1 cutting.
Internal.
Finland, Helsinki, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
An unknown number of parchment fragments.
Finland, Helsinki, Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland
2 Latin manuscripts.
Perälä, Anna. 2010. Vackert, vittert, lärt. Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland.
SLS Finna. https://sls.finna.fi
Finland, Kuopio, Kuopion kaupunginkirjasto
1 in situ fragment.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Maalahti, Maalahden kirkon arkisto
1 medieval Latin fragment.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Naantali, Naantalin kirkonarkisto
1 medieval Latin fragment.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Porvoo, Borgå gymnasiumin kirjasto
2 medieval Latin fragments, and 1 Latin in situ fragment.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Turku, Turun maakunta-arkisto
5 medieval manuscripts and 6 medieval Latin in situ fragments.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Turku, Turun museokeskus
4 Latin fragments.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Turku, Åbo Akademis bibliotek
3 manuscripts (miscellanies), 25 incunables, and unknown number of in situ fragments.
Schybergson, Carl Magnus. 1939. "Anteckningar om Svenska Klassiska Lyceets i Åbo bibliotek." Nordisk Tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen 24, 7–22.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Finland, Vöyri, Vöyrin kirkon arkisto
1 Latin fragment.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Iceland, Reykjavík, Árbæjarsafn
Fragments of wax tablets with a prayer in Middle Dutch.
Iceland, Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn
C. 15000 manuscripts (mainly modern), including at least 125 fragments.
Páll Eggert Ólason, et al. 1918–1996. Skrá um handritasöfn Landsbókasafnsins. 7 vols. Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn.
Handrit. https://handrit.org
Ísmús − íslenskur músík- og menningararfur. http://ismus.musik.is/
Iceland, Reykjavík, Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum
C. 2000 manuscripts, thereof c. 470 medieval (including fragments).
Kålund, Kristian. 1889-1894. Katalog over den Arnamagnæanske håndskriftsamling. 2 vols. Gyldendalske boghandel.
Kålund, Kristian. 1900. Katalog over de oldnorsk-islandske håndskrifter i det store kongelige bibliotek og universitetsbiblioteket (udenfor den Arnamagnæanske samling) samt den Arnamagnæanske samlings tilvækst 1894-99, Gyldendalske boghandel.
Andersen, Merete Geet. 2008. Katalog over AM Accessoria 7: De latinske fragmenter. Museum Tusculanums Forlag.
Handrit. https://handrit.org
Ísmús − íslenskur músík- og menningararfur. http://ismus.musik.is
https://sprogsamlinger.ku.dk
Iceland, Reykjavík, Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
2 Latin fragments and 9 Old Norse fragments in the permanent exhibition.
Internal.
Handrit. https://handrit.org
Ísmús − íslenskur músík- og menningararfur. http://ismus.musik.is
Sarpur. https://sarpur.is
Iceland, Reykjavík, Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands
4 Old Norse/Icelandic fragments and 21 Latin fragments.
Internal.
Stafrænar heimildir úr Þjóðskjalasafni Íslands. https://heimildir.is
Handrit. https://handrit.org
Ísmús − íslenskur músík- og menningararfur. http://ismus.musik.is
Norway, Arendal, Aust-Agder museum og arkiv IKS
An unknown number of Latin and Old Norse fragments and a collection of printed which may contain further in situ fragments.
Gjerløw, Lilli. 1959. "Aust-Agder-arkivets middelalderlige håndskriftsfragmenter." Årbok Aust-Agder arv 1959: 51-67.
Local.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Norway, Bergen, Bergen Katedralskole
An unknown number of in situ fragments.
Norway, Bergen, Statsarkivet i Bergen
5 fragments from 3 liturgical codices.
Local.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Norway, Bergen, Universitetsbiblioteket, Universitetet i Bergen
2 medieval manuscripts, 26 Latin fragments from 16 codices (mainly liturgical) and 3 Old Norse fragments from 2 codices.
Wiesener, Anthon M. 1914. "Katalog over Bergens Museums manuskriptsamling." Bergens Museums Aarbok 1913 (5) [MS 1-524].
Card catalogue [MS 525- 1905]
Computer catalogue 8MS 1906 and higher].
Local handwritten catalogue.
Marcus. https://marcus.uib.no
Norway, Bergen, Universitetsmuseet, Universitetet i Bergen
1 Latin and 3 Old Norse fragments.
Local.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Norway, Elverum, Glomdalsmuseet, ANNO Museene i Hedmark
1 manuscript, and some liturgical fragments from a bookbinding.
Local card catalogue.
Gjerløw, Lilli. 1972. "A twelfth-century Victorine or Cistercian Manuscript in the Library of Elverum," Revue Bénédictine 82: 313-38.
Norway, Kaupanger, De Heibergske Samlinger – Sogn Folkemuseum, Musea i Sogn og Fjordane
1 Latin fragment.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Norway, Kristiansand, Kristiansand Katedralskole Gimle
1 volume with Latin in situ fragments, and lose fragments detached from a second volume.
Norway, Kristiansand, Statsarkivet i Kristiansand
1 Latin fragment.
Local.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Norway, Lillehammer, Sigrid Undsets Bjerkebæk
1 Latin leaf (cutting).
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Norway, Oslo, Oslo Byarkivet
1 Latin fragment.
Espen Karlsen. 2021. 'Bøker og arkiver i middelalderens Oslo', Klassisk forum 2021 (1/2): 6–35.
Norway, Oslo, Deichmanske bibliotek
1 medieval manuscript and an unknown number of fragments.
Deichmanske bibliotek. 1888. Katalog over Det Deichmanske Biblioteks separat-afdeling: Siegw. Petersens Bibliothk. Thronsen & co.s bogtrykkeri.
Amundsen, Leiv, and Gunvor Rasmussen. 1976–1977. Katalog over Cancelliraad Carl Deichmans Bibliotek. Skjenket Christiania by 1780. 2 vols. Deichmanske Bibliotek.
https://deichman.no/vi-tilbyr/carl%20deichman-samlingen_37cba51e-c210-4211-b35e-1a255eb3191f
Norway, Oslo, Kulturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo
An unknown number of medieval and modern paper and parchment fragments, including a parchment roll, mainly from excavations around Norwegian stave churches.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.no
Norway, Oslo, Nasjonalbiblioteket
c. 60 medieval manuscripts, c. 100 fragments, mainly liturgical, and an unknown number of in situ fragments.
Local.
Nettbiblioteket. https://www.nb.no
Norway, Oslo, Nasjonalmuseet, Arkitektursamlingene
5 Latin fragments and 2 cuttings, belonging to 5 codices.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Norway, Oslo, Nordisk bibelmuseum
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Norway, Oslo, Oslo Katedralskole
C. 15 medieval European codices (pre1500), 200 single leaves (6th-16th c.) and 100 vellum fragments (many small, some still in situ), 1.200 early modern manuscripts, c. 30 incunables (including fragments); c. 300 16th c. prints.
Several internal catalogues (1783, c. 1810, c. 1835, c. 1860).
Müller, Carl. 1883. Katalog over Christiania Kathedralskoles Bibliothek. B.M. Bentzen & Søns Bogtrykkeri.
Bjerke, Ernst. 2018. "De lærdeste lægers urtegaarde": Trekk av farmasiens og botanikkens bokhistorie i Andersen-samlingen ved Christiania Kathedralskoles Bibliothek. Oslo katedralskole.
Bjerke, Ernst. 2020. Bibliotheca Wergelandiana. Oslo Katedralskole.
https://kattabiblioteket.no
Online catalogue [currently offline]
Norway, Oslo, Riksarkivet
3 medieval manuscripts, and c. 5400 fragments, mainly in Latin.
Thorsten Eken. 1963. Gammalnorske membranfragment i Riksarkivet. Riksarkivet.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Virtual Manuscripts. https://fragment.uib.no
Norway, Oslo, Schøyen Collection
Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions. 2025. "The Schøyen Collection. The Nordic Manuscripts." [Auction catalogue Thursday 9 October 2025.]
The Schøyen Collection. https://www.schoyencollection.com
Norway, Oslo, Statsarkivet i Oslo
2 leaves with musical notation.
Local.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Norway, Oslo, Universitetsbiblioteket, Universitetet i Oslo
An unknown number of in situ fragments in c. 20 host volumes.
Internal.
Norway, Stavanger, Stavanger byarkiv
4 fragments from 2 different manuscripts.
Norway, Stavanger, Statsarkivet i Stavanger
27 fragments.
Local.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Norway, Stavanger, Stavanger Museum
4 fragments from 3 different codices, and an unknown number of in situ fragments.
Local.
Norway, Trondheim, Bispegården i Trondheim
1 Latin fragment.
Norway, Trondheim, Gunnerusbiblioteket, NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
C. 150 detached fragments, mainly liturgical, and an unknown number of in situ fragments.
Local.
Gunnerus. Spesialsamlinger ved NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket. https://ntnu.tind.io
Norway, Trondheim, Statsarkivet i Trondheim
1 Latin liturgical fragment.
Local.
Digitalarkivet. https://www.digitalarkivet.no
Sweden, Borås, Borås Museum och Textilmuseet
3 Latin fragments from 2 manuscripts and 1 incunable.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Djursholm, Institut Mittag-Leffler, Vetenskapsakademien
An unknown number of medieval manuscripts.
Sweden, Göteborgs, Göteborgs universitetsbiblioteket
C. 40 manuscripts and a number of fragments.
Local card catalogue.
ALVIN. Plattform för digitala samlingar och digitaliserat kulturarv. https://www.alvin-portal.org
Sweden, Göteborgs, Riksarkivet Göteborg
4 Latin fragments.
Internal.
Sweden, Göteborg, Röhsska museet
38 cuttings of miniatures.
Axel-Nilsson, Göran. 1954. "Medeltida miniatyrer och skriftprov i Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet." Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseets Årsbok 1954: 47–79.
Sweden, Göteborg, Stadsbiblioteket Göteborg
30 Western manuscripts and an unknown number of Greek manuscripts.
Kleberg, Tönnes. 1974. Catalogus codicum graecorum et latinorum Bibliothecae Universitatis Gothoburgensis. Bibliotheca Universitatis Gothoburgensis.
Sweden, Hudiksvall, Hälsinglands Museum
1 Latin fragment.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Härnösand, Riksarkivet Härnösand
23 fragments.
Internal.
Sweden, Jönköping, Jönköpings läns museum
18 fragments.
Internal.
Sweden, Jönköping, Jönköpings läroverks arkiv, Jönköpings stadsarkiv
29 fragments.
Internal.
Sweden, Kalmar, Kalmar läns museum
1 Latin fragment.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Kalmar, Stifts- och gymnasiebiblioteket, Kalmar stadsbibliotek
6 incunables.
Internal.
Sweden, Karlstad, Föreningsarkivet i Värmland
An unknown number of manuscripts and incunables.
Sweden, Karlstad, Karlstads Stadsbibliotek
3 incunables.
Sweden, Karlstad, Värmlandsarkiv
15 fragments.
Sweden, Karlstad, Värmlands Museum
1 Amharic manuscript, and 1 Latin fragment.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Linköping, Linköpings stadsbibliotek
At least 139 manuscripts, including c. 10 medieval manuscripts.
ALVIN. Plattform för digitala samlingar och digitaliserat kulturarv. https://www.alvin-portal.org
Sweden, Lund, Biblioteken vid Lunds universitet
65 medieval Latin manuscripts and an unknown number of Latin fragments.
ALVIN. Plattform för digitala samlingar och digitaliserat kulturarv. https://www.alvin-portal.org
Sweden, Skara, Forskaravdelningen, Skara stifts- och landsbibliotek
3 manuscripts.
Sweden, Skara, Västergötlands museum
1 Latin manuscript and 3 Latin fragments.
Internal.
DigitaltMuseum. https://digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Skokloster, Skoklosters slotts bibliotek
1 Greek manuscript.
Manuscripta. A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden. https://www.manuscripta.se
Sweden, Stockholm, Hagströmerbiblioteket, Karolinska Institutet
An unknown number of in situ fragments and several incunables.
Online Catalogue. https://hagstromerlibrary.ki.se
Sweden, Stockholm, Kungliga Biblioteket
C. 710 medieval manuscripts, thereof more than 300 Latin manuscripts.
Gödel, Vilhelm. 1897. Katalog öfver Kongl. Bibliotekets fornisländska och fornnorska handskrifter. P.A. Norstedt & söner.
Kolsrud, Oluf. 1912. "Katalog over Blade Og Brudstykker Av Middelalderlige Pergamentshaandskrifter, Som Er Brugt Til Indbinding Av Norske Og Islandske Codices, Samt over Palimpsester Blandt de Samme Codices." [preserved in Holm U 170.]
Local card catalog.
ALVIN. Plattform för digitala samlingar och digitaliserat kulturarv. https://www.alvin-portal.org
HS nominalkatalog. https://kortkataloger.kb.se/hsnominal
Manuscripta. A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden. https://www.manuscripta.se
Sweden, Stockholm, Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
1 Latin fragment.
Sweden, Stockholm, Nationalmuseum
22 manuscripts, 1 fragment (leaf), 50 cuttings and 3 book covers, belonging to 60 original codices.
Nordenfalk, Carl, and Kåre Olsen. 1952. Gyllene Böcker. Illuminerade medeltida handskrifter i dansk och svensk ägo, maj–september 1952. Carlson Press Boktryckeri.
Nordenfalk, Carl. 1979. Bokmålningar från medeltid och renässans i Nationalmusei samlingar. Rabén & Sjögren.
Abel, Ulf, and Nils Göran Hökby. 1987. Gyllene böcker. Nyförvärv och nyupptäckter. Nationalmuseum.
https://www.nationalmuseum.se/en/illuminated-manuscripts
https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/en
Manuscripta. A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden. https://www.manuscripta.se
Sweden, Stockholm, Nordiska museet
1 Latin in situ fragment.
DigitaltMuseum. digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Stockholm, Riksantikvarieämbetets arkiv och Vitterhetsakademiens bibliotek
Some incunables, c. 10 Latin fragments, and an unknown number of in situ fragments.
ALVIN. Plattform för digitala samlingar och digitaliserat kulturarv. https://www.alvin-portal.org
Sweden, Stockholm, Riksarkivet
C. 11000 volumes of archival records, c. 23000 parchment fragments, belonging to c. 6000 medieval Latin codices.
Local.
MPO. Riksarkivets databas över medeltida pergamentomslag. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/MPO
Manuscripta. A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden. https://www.manuscripta.se
Sweden, Stockholm, Statens historiska museum
1 medieval manuscript.
Sweden, Strängnäs, Domkyrkobiblioteket
C. 20 manuscripts.
Aminson, Henrik. 1863. Bibliotheca Templi Cathedralis Strengnesensis. Isaac Marcus.
Collijn, Isak. 1948. "Gamla böcker i Strängnäs." In Strängnäs stift i ord och bild, edited by Lemark, Werner, Benktson, Benkt-Erik and Gösta Lundström. Strängnäs stift.
Manuscripta. A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden. https://www.manuscripta.se
Sweden, Strängnäs, Roggebiblioteket, Kungliga Biblioteket
1 medieval manuscript and 2 Latin fragments.
Arken. https://arken.kb.se
Manuscripta. A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden. https://www.manuscripta.se
Sweden, Strängnäs, Strängnäs domkyrkoförsamling med Aspö
1 Latin fragment.
SACER (restricted access).
Sweden, Sundsvall, Medelpadsarkiv
5 fragments.
Sweden, Uddevalla, Bohusläns museum
2 Latin fragments.
DigitaltMuseum. digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Uppsala, Uppsala universitetsbiblioteket
Between 1000 and 1300 medieval manuscripts, between 400 and 600 loose fragments, and an unknown number of in situ fragments.
Gödel, Vilhelm. 1892. Katalog öfver Upsala universitets biblioteks fornisländska och fornnorska handskrifter. Almqvist & Wiksell.
Rooth, Erik. 1921. "Die mittelalterlichen deutschen Handschriften einschliesslich der lateinischen mit deutschen Bestandteilen der Universitätsbibliothek zu Uppsala." In Uppsala Universitetsbiblioteks minnesskrift 1621-1921, med bidrag av bibliotekets forna och nuvarande tjänstemän. Almqvist u. Wiksell, 40-96.
Andersson-Schmitt, Margarete. 1968. "Supplement zu E. Rooths Katalog über die mittelalterlichen deutschen Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek zu Uppsala." In Corona Amicorum. Studier tillägnade Tönnes Kleberg. Acta Bibliothecae R. Universitatis Upsaliensis 15, Uppsala, pp. 1-19
Hedlund, Monica. 1977. Katalog der datierten Handschriften in lateinischer Schrift vor 1600 in Schweden. Vol. 1: Die Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Uppsala. Bibliotheca Ekmaniana Universitatis Upsaliensis 67. Stockholm 1977
Andersson-Schmitt, Margarete, Hedlund, Monica, and Håkan Hallberg. 1988-1995: Mittelalterliche Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Uppsala. Katalog über die C-Sammlung. Acta Bibliothecae R. Universitatis Upsaliensis 26. 6 vols. Stockholm: Almqvist u. Wiksell International.
ALVIN. Plattform för digitala samlingar och digitaliserat kulturarv. https://www.alvin-portal.org
Sweden, Vadstena, Riksarkivet Vadstena
3 early printed books, and 147 fragments.
Internal.
Sweden, Visby, Gotlands Museum
10 Latin fragments.
Internal.
DigitaltMuseum. digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Visby, Riksarkivet Visby
18 Latin fragments.
Internal.
DigitaltMuseum. digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Visby, Visby läroverkssamling – äldre delen, Almedalsbiblioteket
6 volumes with Latin in situ fragments.
http://almedalsbiblioteket.se/gotlandica
Sweden, Västerås, Västerås stadsbibliotek
C. medieval and early modern 150 fragments.
Internal.
Sweden, Växjö, Stiftsbiblioteket, Växjö stadsbibliotek
At least 943 manuscripts, including an unknown number of medieval manuscripts.
Sweden, Örebro, Örebro läns museum
3 Latin fragments.
Internal.
DigitaltMuseum. digitaltmuseum.org
Sweden, Östersund, Riksarkivet i Östersund
25 medieval fragments.
Local.
Collections
Description of holdings
Catalogues, handlists and censuses
Databases and electronic resources
Austria, Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
1 medieval Latin manuscript (Iceland).
Uecker, Heiko. 1980. Der Wiener Psalter: Cod. vind. 2713. C. A. Reitzels Boghandel.
Czechia, Praha, Knihovna pražské metropolitní kapituly
1 medieval Latin manuscript (Norway).
Estonia, Tallinn, Tallinna Linnaarhiiv
1 medieval manuscript and 1 Latin fragment with Scandinavian provenance.
Codices Fennici. https://www.codicesfennici.fi
Fragmenta membranea Estoniae. https://dl.tlu.ee/parchments/fragmenta_membranea
Estonia, Tallinn, Tallinna Ülikooli Akadeemiline Raamatukogu
5 medieval Latin fragments with (potential) Scandinavian provenance.
Fragmenta membranea Estoniae. https://dl.tlu.ee/parchments/fragmenta_membranea
Estonia, Tartu, Tartu Ülikooli raamatukogu
2 medieval Latin fragments with Scandinavian provenance.
Fragmenta membranea Estoniae. https://dl.tlu.ee/parchments/fragmenta_membranea
France, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark).
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
BnF Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. https://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr
France, Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark).
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
CALAMES. https://calames.abes.fr/pub/bsg.aspx
Ireland, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy
1 medieval Old Norse manuscript (Iceland).
Skulerud, Olai. 1918. Catalogue of Norse Manuscripts in Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester. Kristiania, pp. 57-60.
Larsen, Henning. 1931. An old Icelandic medical miscellany : Ms. Royal Irish academy 23 D 43, with supplement from Ms. Trinity college (Dublin) L-2-27. Dybwad.
https://www.isos.dias.ie/RIA/RIA_MS_23_D_43.html [digitisation of codex]
Ireland, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin
1 Old Norse manuscript (Iceland).
Skulerud, Olai. 1918. Catalogue of Norse Manuscripts in Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester. Kristiania, pp. 57-60.
Ólafur Halldórsson. [n.d.] "Skrá yfir íslenzk handrit í Dublin."
Germany, Bonn, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn
1 medieval manuscript (miscellany, partly written in Norway and Denmark).
Geiß, Jürgen. 2015. Katalog der mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn. De Gruyter.
Handschriftenportal. https://handschriftenportal.de
Germany, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark).
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
Handschriftenportal. https://handschriftenportal.de
Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur. https://www.bildindex.de
Germany, Bremen, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark).
Stahl, Irene. 2004. Katalog der mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen. Harrassowitz.
Handschriftenportal. https://handschriftenportal.de
Germany, Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
1 medieval Latin manuscript (Sweden).
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Franz, and Ludwig Schmidt. 1979–1983. Katalog der Handschriften der königl. öffentlichen Bibliothek zu Dresden. Korrigierter und verbesserter Nachdruck. 4 vols. Sächsischen Landesbibliothek.
Handschriftenportal. https://handschriftenportal.de
Germany, Flensburg, Leihverkehrs- und Ergänzungsbibliothek, Bibliotheken SH
2 medieval Latin manuscripts (Denmark).
Kraack, Gerhard. 2016. "Alphabetischer Katalog zu den historischen Büchersammlungen in der LEB Flensburg bis 1750" [Interims-Katalog, 14.3.2016]
Germany, Halle an der Saale, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
3 medieval manuscripts (Denmark).
Schipke, Renate, and Kurt Heydeck. 2000. Handschriftencensus der kleineren Sammlungen in den östlichen Bundesländern Deutschlands: Bestandsaufnahme der ehemaligen Arbeitsstelle "Zentralinventar Mittelalterlicher Handschriften bis 1500 in den Sammlungen der DDR" (ZIH). Harrassowitz.
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
Germany, Hamburg, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
1 medieval Latin manuscript (Denmark).
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
Germany, Kiel, Universitätsbibliothek Kiel
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark or Schleswig-Holstein).
Ratjen, Henning. 1847– 1866. Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Kieler Universitätsbibliothek, welche die Geschichte der Herzogthümer Schleswig und Holstein betreffen. 3 vols. Akademische Buchhandlung.
UB Kiel Digiport. https://www.ub.uni-kiel.de/digiport/Handschriften/hand.html
Digitalisierte Bestände. https://dibiki.ub.uni-kiel.de
Germany, Rostock, Universitätsbibliothek Rostock
2 medieval Latin fragments with Scandinavian provenance.
Heydeck, Kurt. 2001. Die mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Rostock. Harrassowitz.
Handschriftenportal. https://handschriftenportal.de
Germany, Tübingen, Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen
1 Middle Low German manuscript (Denmark or Schleswig) and 3 Old Norse parchment leaves (Norway).
Tübinger Handschriftenkatalog. https://www.inka.uni-tuebingen.de/hand.php
Germany, Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek
1 Old Norse manuscript (Iceland) and 1 Latin manuscript (Denmark).
Heinemann, Otto von. 1966. Die Augusteischen Handschriften 4. Cod. Guelf. 77.4 Aug. 2° — 34 Aug. 4°. Klostermann. [Nachdruck d. Ausg. 1900.]
Wolfenbütteler Digitale Bibliothek. https://diglib.hab.de
Netherlands, Den Haag, Huis van het Boek
1 Latin manuscript and 1 Latin fragment (Denmark).
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
Online Catalog. https://www.huisvanhetboek.nl/en/collections/online-catalog
Slovakia, Bratislava, Ústredná knižnica Slovenskej akadémie vied
1 medieval Latin manuscript (Skåne).
Adamko, Ratislav, ed. 2023. Missale Notatum Lundense Pars Aestivalis. Peter Lang.
UK, Edinburgh, Advocate's Library, National Library of Scotland
2 Old Norse/Icelandic manuscripts (Iceland), and 11 Latin fragments.
Skulerud, Olai. 1918. Catalogue of Norse Manuscripts in Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester. Kristiania, pp. 57-60.
Ker, Neil. 1969–1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford University Press.
Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. https://manuscripts.nls.uk
Digital gallery. https://digital.nls.uk
UK, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh Library
1 medieval Latin manuscript (Schleswig? Scandinavia?).
Ker, Neil. 1969–1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford University Press.
University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections. https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk
UK, London, British Library
Ker, Neil. 1969–1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford University Press.
UK, Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
2 medieval Old Norse manuscripts (Iceland), including a Latin palimpsest.
Benedikz, B. S. 1978. ‘Notes on Some Medieval Icelandic Manuscripts’, Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 60: 289-302.
Ker, Neil. 1969–1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford University Press.
Skulerud, Olai. 1918. Catalogue of Norse Manuscripts in Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester. Kristiania, pp. 57-60.
UK, Manchester, Manchester Library & Information Service
1 medieval Latin fragment (Denmark).
Ker, Neil. 1969–1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford University Press.
UK, Oxford, Bodleian Library
Ker, Neil. 1969–1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford University Press.
USA, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Houghton Library, Harvard University
1 Old Norse/Icelandic manuscript (Iceland), including 1 medieval Old Norse and 1 medieval Latin in situ fragment.
Hughes, Shaun Francis Douglas. 1978. "A catalogue of the Icelandic manuscripts in the Houghton Library."
USA, Ithaca, New York, Fiske Dante Collection, Cornell University
1 medieval Old Norse manuscript (Iceland).
Halldór Hermannsson. 1914. Catalogue of the Icelandic collection bequeathed by Willard Fiske. Plimpton Press.
Þórunn Sigurðardóttir. 1994. Manuscript material, correspondence, and graphic material in the Fiske Icelandic Collection: a descriptive catalogue. Cornell University Press.
USA, Washington D.C., Library of Congress
1 medieval Old Norse fragment (Iceland).
de Ricci, Seymour, and William Jerome Wilson. 1935–1940. Census of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada. H.W. Wilson.
Schutzner, Svato. 1989. Medieval and Renaissance manuscript books in the Library of Congress: a descriptive catalog. Library of Congress.
USA, New Haven, Connecticut, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark).
Shailor, Barbara, et al. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. 3 vols.
USA, New York City, New York, Columbia University Libraries
de Ricci, Seymour, and William Jerome Wilson, eds. 1935–1940. Census of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada. H.W. Wilson.
Vatican City State, Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
1 medieval manuscript (Denmark).
Langkilde, Birgitte. 2005. Libri monasteriorum Danicorum mediae aetatis – index ad tempus compositus. Danske middelalderklostres bøger – en foreløbig registrant. Statsbiblioteket.
How to cite:
Lorenz, Tom, et al., eds. 2025. "Nordic Survey: An Overview of Medieval Manuscripts in Nordic Collections." The CODICUM Project. Published 27 October 2025. Last modified 8 November 2025, at 15:00 (CET). https://www.codicum.eu/resources/nordic-survey.
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