The first 100 medieval manuscript fragments from the Academy Library of Cluj are now online on Fragmentarium. This is the only collection of medieval fragmenta codicum from Romania described in any format so far.
Statistically, 86 of these fragments are in Latin, 9 are in Hebrew, and 3 are in German.
We dated the fragments as follows: one in the 11th century, 5 in the 12th century, 4 in the 13th century, 28 in the 14th century, 65 in the 15th century, and 7 in the 16th century (some were ascribed to a period spanning two centuries – e.g. s. XIII/XIV –, and thus the numbers do not add up to 100).
99 of these fragments were copied on parchment, and only one on paper. Most fragments were used as wrappers.
Most fragments belong to liturgical manuscripts: 24 missals, 18 antiphonals, 12 graduals, 10 bibles, 7 breviaries, 1 psalter, 1 lectionary, 1 pontifical, and 1 liber ordinarius. 29 liturgical fragments contain musical notation.
We expect to publish the entire collection of over 200 fragments by the end of 2026 on Fragmentarium, and as a printed volume by mid-2028.
Our research is financed by a grant of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS – UEFISCDI, project number PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-0465, within PNCDI IV.
Our team includes Prof. Adrian Papahagi, Dr Carmen Fenechiu, Ms. Carmen Oanea, and Mr Andrei Crișan. In 2026 we will be joined by Dr Szabolcs Márton. Hebrew manuscripts are described in partnership with Dr Miruna Belea (EPHE, Paris).
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