• Ricci, Seymour de, et W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, New York, Wilson, 1935-1940, 3 t. (ici t. 1, p. 964-1019; t. 2, p. 2301-2305) [IA: t. 1, t. 2, t. 3]
• Harvard College Library: Illuminated and Calligraphic Manuscripts. An Exhibition Held at the Fogg Art Museum and Houghton Library. February 14-April 1, 1955. [Foreword by William A. Jackson. Introduction by Haners Swarzenski. Catalogue compiled by William H. bond and P. L. Hofer], Cambridge, [Harvard College], 1955.
• Faye, C. U., et W. H. Bond, Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, New York, Bibliographical Society of America, 1962, xix + 626 p. (ici p. 222-283) [IA]
• Ruth, Mortimer, Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts, Harvard College Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Cambridge, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964-1974, 2 t.:
  • Part 1: French 16th century books, under the supervision of Philip Hofer and William A. Jackson, xvii + 728 p.
  • Part 2: Italian 16th century books, xvii + 840 p.
• Wieck, Roger S., Late Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts, 1350-1525, in the Houghton Library, Cambridge (USA), Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library, 1983, xv + 190 p. [IA]
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Les principaux fonds de la collection sont:

• MSS Arabic
• MSS Dutch
• MSS English
• MSS French
• MSS Georgian
• MSS German
• MSS Greek
• MSS Hebrew
• MSS Italian
• MSS Judaica
• MSS Latin
• MSS Music
• MSS Portuguese
• MSS Slavic
• MSS Spanish
• MSS Syriac
• MSS Riant (Paul Édouard Didier, comte de Riant, 1836-1888)
• MSS Richardson (William King Richardson, 1859-1951)
• MSS Typ (font partie de la collection du Printing and Graphic Arts department; plusieurs donnés par Philip Hofer, (1898-1984)
• MSS Widener (Harry Elkins Widener, 1885-1912.
• MSS Theatre Collection