Monastic and Medieval Digital Collections

Antiphonary, glossed Bible pages, a legal scroll and many other unique materials.

Homilies written by Aelfric of Eynsham, an English abbot, including Western Michigan University’s copy of “A Testimonie of Antiqvities,” dated 1566.

Transcription of a 16th-century Cabeza de Vaca general report at the Early Americas Digital Archive, a collaborative grant project with WMU’s Spanish Department.

Transcription of 16th-century Cabeza de Vaca comments at the Early Americas Digital Archive, a collaborative grant project with WMU’s Spanish Department.

Study of a 12th-century Cistercian hymnal and other Cistercian liturgical practices written by Chrysogonus Waddell, a monk and scholar.

Important and hard-to-find works on the Cistercian Order including bibliographies and dictionaries.

Journals from the Liturgy Commission of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Order (O.C.S.O.) about their research and progress in the liturgical renewal, published from 1966 to 2003.

PDFs of the printed programs from the International Congress on Medieval Studies held at WMU, dating back to 1962.

Schedules for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, an annual gathering of scholars, from 2012 to 2020.

Publications from faculty and staff affiliated with WMU's Medieval Institute.