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The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge, Volume 1: A Descriptive Catalogue

By Montague Rhodes James

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781108002844
Google Books ID
J6NoQAAACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14364111 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge
Edition
1
Pages
581\581
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

M. R. James (1862-1936) is probably best remembered as a writer of chilling ghost stories, but he was an outstanding scholar of medieval literature and palaeography, who served both as Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and many of his stories reflect his academic background. His detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. James's catalogue of the extensive manuscript holdings of Trinity College was first published in four volumes between 1900 and 1904, the final volume consisting of plates and an index. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

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