A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts of Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Western Manuscripts

by Rodney M. Thomson

The manuscripts of Corpus Christi College, Oxford present an extraordinary variety of items, from humanist texts associated with Erasmus to John Dee's alchemical books and many vernacular MSS. This is the first full catalogue, with a large number of illustrations.

The College of Corpus Christi, Oxford, was a 'Renaissance' institution both as to its foundation date (1517) and the intention of its founder, Richard Fox, bishop of Winchester. Both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184384284X
• ISBN13: 9781843842842
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 12.4" x 9.6"