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A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF PETERHOUSE
WITH AN ESSAY ON THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY BY J.W. CLARK |
| By: |
Montague Rhodes James, John Willis Clark |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108003079 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108003070 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
20 July, 2009 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries |
| Pages: |
432 |
| Description: |
M. R. James' much sought-after descriptive catalogue of the manuscript collection in Peterhouse, Cambridge. |
| Synopsis: |
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' catalogue of the manuscript holdings of Peterhouse, Cambridge, with an essay on the history of the college library by John Willis Clark, was first published in 1899. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |