Descriptive Catalogues of the Manuscripts in the Libraries of some Cambridge Colleges

M. R. James' much-sought-after descriptive catalogues of manuscripts in the libraries of eight Cambridge colleges.

Montague Rhodes James (Author)

9781108002585, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

540 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.79 kg

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' catalogues of the manuscript holdings of eight Cambridge colleges (Clare, Trinity Hall, Magdalene, King's, Queens', St Catharine's, Christ's and Sidney Sussex) are bound together in this volume, which will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

1. A descriptive catalogue of the western manuscripts in the library of Clare College
2. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of Trinity Hall
3. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the college library of Magdalene College, Cambridge
4. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts other than Oriental in the library of King's College, Cambridge
5. A descriptive catalogue of the western manuscripts in the library of Queens' College
6. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
7. A descriptive catalogue of the western manuscripts in the library of Christ's College, Cambridge
8. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]