What's the oldest thing in the Archives?

The oldest item in our collections dates all the way back to 1115. Our collection of manuscript and printed leaves from books contains pages from the 12th to 18th centuries. The oldest book in our collections is De proprietate sermonum, published in 1478, which is part of our rare books collection. Use our rare book search to find and request books from the 1400s to the 1900s, including De proprietate sermonum.