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 M.R. James and John Willis Clark

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: 1108003079
• ISBN13: 9781108003070
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"