The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Emmanuel College
A Descriptive Catalogue

M. R. James' much-sought-after descriptive catalogue of the manuscript collection in Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Montague Rhodes James (Edited by)

9781108003087, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

200 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.26 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' catalogue of the manuscript holdings of Emmanuel College was first published in 1904. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

1. Preface
2. Tables
3. List of owners of manuscripts
4. List of donors of manuscripts
5. List of manuscripts now missing
6. Corrigenda
7. Descriptive catalogue of manuscripts
Appendix
Index.

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