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[David] Gura's new catalogue literally renders the Corbett's 1978 catalogue of Notre Dame manuscripts obsolete (albeit only for pre-1600 manuscripts), since it provides a new system of shelfmarks . . . obtaining this new catalogue is essential for any institution that already possesses Corbett's catalogue, and indeed every library with a commitment to collecting manuscript catalogues ought to obtain this volume. . . . On a broader level, Gura's catalogue stands as a model for what a modern catalogue of a small collection can be. -- <i>The Medieval Review</i> The Catalogue is comprehensive, professional, and utterly reliable. The remarks on the uses to which the collection can be put will interest teachers and lecturers at tertiary academies. -- <i>Parergon</i> A catalogue remarkably well done and detailed, conceived and executed according to the user. -- <i>Scriptorium, Bulletin Codicologique</i> This catalogue has given me a firm understanding not just of what texts are represented in the collection, but of the codicological, paleographical, historical, artistic, and provenance contexts of each codex. The careful compilation of all the data included here allows the reader not just to learn about the contents and material contexts of each codex; it also facilitates an understanding of the collection's wider thematic, generic, book historical, and artistic contexts. -- Eric J. Johnson, Ohio State University David T. Gura's fastidious and comprehensive treatment of the manuscripts he catalogues ranks among the very best scholarship I have ever encountered. Both the originality and exceptional detail of this catalogue convey its potential to be a model for similar cataloguing endeavors in the future. This is no mere 'catalogue,' in other words; on the contrary, it represents the future of manuscript taxonomy, a departure from anything I know of for any American collection of manuscripts. -- Scott James Gwara, University of South Carolina In an informed introduction, Gura does not only give an account of the history of the three collections, but also includes a sub-chapter on their respective utility, highlighting that recently manuscripts have been acquired to further scholarly education. . . . Gura presents a concise, neatly arranged, and detailed catalogue that will become a starting point for future research. -- <i>Medievalia et Humanistica</i> The 288 medieval and Renaissance manuscripts held at the University of Notre Dame's Hesburgh Library, the Snite Museum of Art, and Saint Mary's College's Cushwa-Leighton Library described in this catalog are a very welcome addition to the growing number of American catalogs of such material. It replaces and extends James Corbett's Catalogue of the Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts of the University of Notre Dame . . . One of the ways to fully appreciate David Gura's remarkable accomplishment is to compare the description of the same manuscript in the earlier catalogue. -- <i>Speculum</i>

David T. Gura's fastidious and comprehensive treatment of the manuscripts he catalogues ranks among the very best scholarship I have ever encountered. Both the originality and exceptional detail of this catalogue convey its potential to be a model for similar cataloguing endeavors in the future. This is no mere 'catalogue,' in other words; on the contrary, it represents the future of manuscript taxonomy, a departure from anything I know of for any American collection of manuscripts. - Scott James Gwara, University of South Carolina

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David T. Gura is Curator of Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts in the Hesburgh Library and concurrent associate professor in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame.

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