Historical Manuscript Collection 101

Definitely a site for the academic. But wonderful in the scope of its offerings.

"The Schoyen Collection comprises most types of manuscripts from the whole world spanning over 5000 years. It is the largest private manuscript collection formed in the 20^th century.

"The whole collection, MSS 1-5274, comprises 13,500 manuscript items, including 2,172 volumes.
6,850 manuscript items are from the ancient period, 3300 BC - 500 AD; 3,859 are from the medieval period, 500 - 1500; and 2,791 are post-medieval."