Manuscripts

This site provides an overview of the different manuscript funds in the collection. A separate page provides information about the corresponding manuscript catalogues.

Western manuscripts:

• Cod. 1-15500  = Codices (old stock)
• Cod. Ser. n. 1-60000 = Codices Series nova - new acquisitions from about 1870 onwards, including bequests and related material.

Armenian manuscripts: Cod. Armen. 1-34 = Codices Armeniaci
Ethiopean manuscripts: Cod. Aethiop. 1-47 = Codices Aethiopici
Chinese manuscripts: Cim. Sin. 1-390 (Cim. Sin. 1-24, 163, 215, 384-390) = Cimelia Sinica
Georgian manuscripts: Cod. Georg. 1-5 = Codices Georgici
Greek manuscripts:

• Cod. Jur. gr. 1-18 = Codices Juridici graeci
• Cod. Hist. gr. 1-130 = Codices Historici graeci
• Cod. Med. gr. 1-53 = Codices Medici graeci
• Cod. Phil. gr. 1-347 = Codices Philologici et Philosophici graeci 
• Cod. Suppl. gr. 1-203 = Codices Supplementum graecum
• Cod. Theol. gr. 1-337 = Codices Theologici graeci

Fragments of manuscripts: Fragm. = Fragmenta
Hebrew manuscripts: Cod. Hebr. 1-244 = Codices Hebraici
Indian manuscripts:

• Cod. Ind. 1-171 = Codices Indici
• Cod. Sanskr. 1-33 = Codices Sanskritici

Japanese manuscripts: Cim. Jap. 3, 9, 18, 21, 51 = Cimelia Japonica
Coptic manuscripts: Cod. Copt. 1-19 = Codices Coptici
Manuscripts and illuminated albums: Cod. Min. 1-143 = Codices Miniati
Mexican manuscripts: Cod. Mexic. 1-12 = Codices Mexicani
Mongolian manuscripts: Cod. Mongol. 1-2 = Codices Mongolici

Oriental manuscripts:

• Cod. A. F. 1-557 = Alter Fond
• Cod. N. F. 1-479 = Neuer Fond
• Cod. Mixt. 1-1965 = Codices Mixti
• Cod. H. O. 1-231 = Codices Historia Osmanica
• Cod. Gl. 1-250 = Codices der Sammlung Glaser

Slavic manuscripts: Cod. Slav. 1-236 (229-233 unbesetzt) = Codices Slavici
Syrian manuscripts: Cod. Syr. 1-11 = Codices Syriaci