The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Emmanuel College: A Descriptive Catalogue (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108003087)

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 Emmanuel College was first published in 1904. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

Author: Montague Rhodes James
ISBN-10: 1108003087
ISBN-13: 9781108003087
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2009
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d