This catalog is a comprehensive listing of the manuscripts bequeathed to the University of Oxford by Elias Ashmole, a collector of antiquities and founder of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum. It includes a vast array of manuscripts from different time periods, topics, and origins, and is an essential resource for scholars and researchers interested in medieval manuscripts, alchemy, astrology, Freemasonry, and early modern science. This modern reprint also includes indexes that make it easier to navigate and use.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.