Facsimiles and Monographs Archive
The Institute for Medieval Studies and Leeds Studies in English published three book series: Leeds Medieval Studies (1975-81), Leeds Texts and Monographs (1935-2009), and Leeds Texts and Monographs Facsimiles (1973-84), alongside other miscellaneous volumes. Copies still in print are available through the University of Leeds Online Store: click on the titles below. We generally mail out copies during the first week of each month.
Leeds Medieval Studies
Not to be confused with the journal that began in 2021, this series of books ran from 1975 to 1981.
3: The Passion de Semur
The Passion de Semur, ed. by Peter Durbin and Lynette R. Muir (1981).
Out of print.
2: The Tristan Legend: Texts from Northern and Eastern Europe in Modern English Translation
The Tristan Legend: Texts from Northern and Eastern Europe in Modern English Translation, ed. by Joyce Hill (1977).
Out of print.
1: The Drama of Medieval Europe: Proceedings of the Colloquium Held at the University of Leeds 10-13 September 1974
The Drama of Medieval Europe: Proceedings of the Colloquium Held at the University of Leeds 10-13 September 1974, ed. by Peter Meredith (1975).
Out of print.
Leeds Texts and Monographs: New Series
17: Approaches to the Metres of Alliterative Verse
Approaches to the Metres of Alliterative Verse, edited by Judith Jefferson and Ad Putter (2009), viii+311pp.
Order print copy £40.
16: The Heege Manuscript: A Facsimile of National Library of Scotland MS Advocates 19.3.1
The Heege Manuscript: A Facsimile of National Library of Scotland MS Advocates 19.3.1, introduction by Phillipa Hardman (2000), lvii+216pp.
Order print copy £82.50.
15: The Old English Life of St Nicholas with the Old English Life of St Giles
The Old English Life of St Nicholas with the Old English Life of St Giles, edited by E.M. Treharne (1997), xiii+218pp.
Order print copy £24.
14: Concepts of National Identity in the Middle Ages
Concepts of National Identity in the Middle Ages, edited by Simon Forde, Lesley Johnson and Alan V. Murray (1995), viii+213pp.
Order print copy £9.50.
13: A Study and Edition of Selected Middle English Sermons: Richard Alkerton's Easter Week Sermon Preached at St Mary Spital in 1406, a Sermon on Sunday Observance, and a Nunnery Sermon for the Feast of the Assumption
A Study and Edition of Selected Middle English Sermons: Richard Alkerton's Easter Week Sermon Preached at St Mary Spital in 1406, a Sermon on Sunday Observance, and a Nunnery Sermon for the Feast of the Assumption, by V. M. O'Mara (1994), xi+245pp.
Out of print.
12: P.J. Cosijn: Notes on 'Beowulf'
P.J. Cosijn: Notes on 'Beowulf', introduced, translated and annotated by Rolf H. Bremmer Jr., Jan van den Berg and David F. Johnson (1991), xxxvi+120pp.
Order print copy £28.
11: Úr Dölum til Dala: Guðbrandur Vigfússon Centenary Essays
Úr Dölum til Dala: Guðbrandur Vigfússon Centenary Essays, edited by Rory McTurk and Andrew Wawn (1989), x+327pp.
Order print copy £21.
10: Thomas Campion: De Puluerea Coniuratione (On the Gunpowder Plot)
Thomas Campion: De Puluerea Coniuratione (On the Gunpowder Plot), edited by David Lindley with translation and additional notes by Robin Sowerby (1987), v+123pp.
Order print copy £12.
9: Staging the Chester Cycle: Lectures Given on the Occasion of the Production of the Cycle at Leeds in 1983
Staging the Chester Cycle: Lectures Given on the Occasion of the Production of the Cycle at Leeds in 1983, edited by David Mills (1985), vii+123pp.
Order print copy £12.
8: The Gawain Country: Essays on the Topography of Middle English Poetry
The Gawain Country: Essays on the Topography of Middle English Poetry, by R. W. V. Elliott (1984), 165pp.
Order print copy £9.
7: Samuel Daniel, the Brotherton Manuscript: A Study in Authorship
Samuel Daniel, the Brotherton Manuscript: A Study in Authorship, by John Pitcher (1981), xii+214pp.
Order print copy £30.
6: The Textual Tradition of the South English Legendary
The Textual Tradition of the South English Legendary, Manfred Görlach (1974), xi+317pp.
Order print copy £7.50.
5: The Rhetoric of Free Will: The Five-Action Structure of the English Morality Play
The Rhetoric of Free Will: The Five-Action Structure of the English Morality Play, by Merle Fifield (1974), iv+52pp.
Out of print.
4: The Dublin Orator: Thomas Sheridan's Influence on Eighteenth-Century Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
The Dublin Orator: Thomas Sheridan's Influence on Eighteenth-Century Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, by W. Benzie (1972), ix+118pp.
Order print copy £3.
3: Edward, King and Martyr
Edward, King and Martyr, by Christine E. Fell (1971), xxix+21pp.
Out of print.
2: De pronunciatione Graecae et Latinae linguae cum scriptione nova libellus (1574): A Facsimile and English Translation
De pronunciatione Graecae et Latinae linguae cum scriptione nova libellus (1574): A Facsimile and English Translation , by John Butler Gable (1968), 32pp.
Order print copy £3.
1: The Works of William Bullokar
The Works of William Bullokar, edited by B. Danielsson and R. C. Alston, 4 vols (1966-80)
Vol. 2 £8.
Vols. 3 and 4 - Out of print.
Original Series (Leeds School of English Language Texts and Monographs)
[Unnumbered]: Notes on Some English Sound-changes
Notes on Some English Sound-changes, by G. L. Brooke (1935), 32pp.
Out of print.
8: The Lindsey Dialect
The Lindsey Dialect, by James E. Oxley (1940), 117pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
7: The Terfinnas and Beormas of Ohthere
The Terfinnas and Beormas of Ohthere, by Alan S. C. Ross (1940), 63pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
6: Seven English Songs and Carols of the Fifteenth Century
Seven English Songs and Carols of the Fifteenth Century, edited by J. Copley (1940), 22pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
5: Three Middle English Sermons from the Worcester Chapter Manuscript F.10
Three Middle English Sermons from the Worcester Chapter Manuscript F.10, edited by D. M. Grisdale (1939), xxx+111pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
3-4: Sawles Warde: An Early Middle English Homily
Sawles Warde: An Early Middle English Homily, edited from the Bodley, Royal and Cotton Mss, by R. M. Wilson (1938), xlvi+115pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
2: Studies in the Accidence of the Lindisfarne Gospels
Studies in the Accidence of the Lindisfarne Gospels, by Alan S. C. Ross (1937), 179pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
1: Gunnlaugssaga Ormstungu, Edited from the Stockholm and Copenhagen Manuscripts
Gunnlaugssaga Ormstungu, Edited from the Stockholm and Copenhagen Manuscripts, by L. M. Small (1935), 83pp.: Complete Volume
Out of print.
Leeds Texts and Monographs Facsimiles: New Series
8: The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Facsimile of British Library Harley MS 2124
The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Facsimile of British Library Harley MS 2124, edited by David Mills (1984), xxii+288pp.
Order print copy £40.
7: The York Play: A Facsimile of British Library Additional MS 35290 together with a Facsimile of the Ordo Paginarum Section of the A/V Memorandum Book
The York Play: A Facsimile of British Library Additional MS 35290 together with a Facsimile of the Ordo Paginarum Section of the A/V Memorandum Book, edited by Richard Beadle and Peter Meredith, with a note on the music by Richard Rastall (1983), lvi+551pp.+ 5 coloured plates.
Order print copy £80.
6: The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Reduced Facsimile of Huntington Library MS 2
The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Reduced Facsimile of Huntington Library MS 2, edited by R. M. Lumiansky and David Mills (1980), xvi+314pp.
Order print copy £28.
5: Non-Cycle Plays and The Winchester Dialogues: Facsimiles of Plays and Fragments in Various Manuscripts and the Dialogues in Winchester College MS 33
Non-Cycle Plays and The Winchester Dialogues: Facsimiles of Plays and Fragments in Various Manuscripts and the Dialogues in Winchester College MS 33, edited by Norman Davis, with a transcript of the Dialogues (1979), vi+208pp.
Order print copy £24.
4: The N-Town Plays: A Facsimile of British Library Cotton Vespasian D VIII
The N-Town Plays: A Facsimile of British Library Cotton Vespasian D VIII, edited by Peter Meredith and Stanley J. Karhl (1977), xxx+452pp. +1 coloured plate.
Order print copy £20.
3: The Digby Plays: Facsimiles of the plays in Bodley MSS Digby 133 and e Museo 160
The Digby Plays: Facsimiles of the plays in Bodley MSS Digby 133 and e Museo 160, edited by Donald C. Baker and J.L. Murray (1976), xxii+246pp. +2 coloured plates.
Order print copy £20.
2: The Towneley Cycle: A Facsimile of Huntington MS HM I
The Towneley Cycle: A Facsimile of Huntington MS HM I, introduction by A. C. Cawley and Martin Stevens (1976), xix+132pp.
Out of print.
1: The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Facsimile of MS Bodley 175
The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Facsimile of MS Bodley 175, introduction by R. M. Lumiansky and David Mills (1973), xv+353pp.
Out of print.
Miscellaneous books
Sir Orfeo and Sir Launfal
Sir Orfeo and Sir Launfal, ed. by Lesley Johnson and Elizabeth Williams, Leeds Studies in English (Leeds: School of English, University of Leeds, 1984).
Out of print.
Names, Words, and Graves: Early Medieval Settlement. Lectures Delivered in the University of Leeds, May 1978
Names, Words, and Graves: Early Medieval Settlement. Lectures Delivered in the University of Leeds, May 1978, ed. by P. H. Sawyer (Leeds: The School of History, University of Leeds, 1979). vii+93pp.
Out of print.
Beginning Old English: Materials for a One-Year Course
Joyce Hill, A.R. Taylor, and R. L. Thomson, Beginning Old English: Materials for a One-Year Course, Leeds Studies in English (Leeds: School of English, The University of Leeds, 1977).
Out of print.