| Cent. | Greek | Latin |
|---|---|---|
| 6th-7th | 2 | 7 |
| 8th | 1 | 8 |
| 9th | 12 | 54 |
| 10th | 21 | 63 |
| 11th | 115 | 130 |
| 12th | 87 | 552 |
The oldest complete MS. in the Library is a Chinese scroll, written by Wang Hsi Chih about A.D. 400. The oldest printed book is also Chinese, the voluminous Spring and Autumn Annals of Confucius, printed about A.D. 1150. Both were in the Backhouse donations of 1914.
Seventeenth Century
1. Exeter Cathedral (1602; 86 vols.; i, ii).
Persius, 11th cent. (2455); Prudentius, 11th cent. (2666); Leofric Missal, 10th cent. (2675); Latin Gospels written in Brittany, 10th cent. (2719).
2. Windsor (1612; 67 vols.; ii).
3. Twyne (1612; 20 vols.; ix).
4. Savile (1620; 61 vols.; iii, etc.).
5. Barocci (1629; 244 vols.; i, ii, iii).