Search for interoperable digitized manuscripts and rare books...
This prototype application allows you to search across IIIF-compliant manuscripts and rare books dated before 1800 coming from many digital libraries in the world. It is a work in progress, the platform is updated and enriched on a regular basis. Read more...
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Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
50149 manifests
Digitized manuscripts from Gallica, the digital library of the National Library of France (BnF)

BVMM (IRHT-CNRS)
8095 manifests
Digital library of medieval manuscripts (IRHT-CNRS)

Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
5882 manifests
Bodleian Libraries’ digital collections (Oxford)

Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe
2086 manifests
Digital collections from Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe

NuBIS (Sorbonne)
1571 manifests
Digital library of the Sorbonne Interuniversity Library

Gallica (Arsenal Library)
1477 manifests
Manuscripts from the Arsenal Library in Paris (BnF)


FulDig (Fulda)
598 manifests
Fuldaer Digitale Sammlungen, Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek Fulda

Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
556 manifests
Manuscripts in the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Patrimonio Digital Complutense
483 manifests
Manuscripts and incunables from Biblioteca Complutense, Universidad Complutense Madrid

Mazarinum (Bibliothèque Mazarine)
446 manifests
Digital collections of the Mazarine Library (Paris)
Leiden University Libraries
438 manifests
Western Medieval Manuscripts from Leiden University Libraries

The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
405 manifests
The Polonsky Foundation England and France Project (700-1200): Manuscripts from the British Library

Bibliothèque de l'Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer
328 manifests
Bibliothèque numérique d’agglomération de Saint-Omer
Ghent University Library
290 manifests
Manuscripts from Ghent University Library digital collections

Huntington Digital Library
290 manifests
Digitized manuscripts and rare books from The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

Harvard University Library
249 manifests
Houghton Library's collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts


Manchester Digital Collections
232 manifests
Manuscripts and Rare Books from The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester Library

Durham University and Cathedral Library
199 manifests
Durham Cathedral Library and Durham University manuscripts and archives

Cambridge Digital Library
93 manifests
Manuscripts from the Cambridge University Digital Library

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
72 manifests
Digital collections of Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto Libraries

Cecilia (Albi)
60 manifests
Digital library of the Grand Albigeois libraries' network