The Sources of Archbishop Parker's Collection of Mss. at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: With a Reprint of the Catalogue of Thomas Markaunt's Libra

by M.R. James

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108011349
• ISBN13: 9781108011341
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"