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M. R. James' detailed and scholarly descriptive catalogue of the medieval manuscripts in the library of Lambeth Palace, co-authored with the Lambeth Librarian Claude Jenkins and originally published in five parts between 1930 and 1932, has not been superseded and is much sought after by librarians and researchers.
M. R. James' detailed and scholarly descriptive catalogue of 183 Latin manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, originally published in 1921, is still much sought after by librarians and researchers. Volume 1 contains the text and Volume 2 consists of 187 plates illustrating varieties of scripts, decorations and covers.
The Sources of Archbishop Parker's Collection of mss. at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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The text of this edition is based on collations of three MSS. unknown to previous editors, together with a fresh collation of the two remaining authorities. Passages in which the LXX version appears to have suggested words or phrases are printed in uncial type. The translation aims at being literal. The notes are intended to be useful to students of a not very advanced type. We venture to hope that the Indices will be found serviceable. The somewhat full Table of Contents is intended to obviate the necessity of an Index Rerum. --from the Preface
Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936), the translator, was educated at King's College, Cambridge University. He continued at King's as Fellow, Lecturer, Tutor, and Provost. He spent the last part of his career as Provost of Eton. He is also the translator of 'The Apocryphal New Testament' and numerous other ancient works.
M. R. James' detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still much sought after by librarians and researchers. His description of King's College chapel's stained-glass windows and their symbolism was first published in 1899.
M. R. James' detailed and scholarly descriptive catalogue of over 80 medieval manuscripts in the University Library, Aberdeen, originally published in 1932, is still much sought after by librarians and researchers. It lists the material, dimensions, structure, date, provenance, contents and decoration of the manuscripts, and includes 27 plates.
In this monumental study, first published in 1903, M. R. James examines medieval catalogues of three important monastic libraries in Kent that were dispersed during the English Reformation. He succeeds in identifying many of the 'lost' manuscripts from those collections, now preserved among the holdings of modern universities and institutions.
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