243 records for manuscripts microfilmed at the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen are now available in Reading Room. This library has roots going back to the 17th century. HMML has microfilms of manuscripts from this collection dating from the 10th to the 17th century. These include theological and legal texts, as well as literary and historical works. Most manuscripts come from libraries in and around Bremen, including two larger collections: manuscripts belonging to the Swiss polymath Melchior Goldast von Haiminsfeld (1578-1635), and the collection from the cathedral of Bremen. Among these manuscripts are texts in Latin, German, Greek, Low German, Dutch, Czech, and French. The HMML records include links to new digital copies created recently by the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen.

Highlights include: an illuminated 13th-century manuscript with glosses on Roman law and feudal law (HMML 45848, msa 0148); three heavily decorated Books of Hours (HMML 45948, msc 0013; HMML 45889, msb 0022; and HMML 45936, msb 0146); and an illuminated Saxon world chronicle from the 13th century (HMML 45809, msa 0033). View now