A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Pembroke College, Cambridge

Download or read book A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Pembroke College, Cambridge written by Montague Rhodes James and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Pembroke College was first published in 1905. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.