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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of Peterhouse, Cambridge
Rodney M Thomson
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Hardback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 321 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1798.
Founded in 1284, Peterhouse is the University of Cambridge's oldest college. Its stated objective was to forward the study of theology,and before the Reformation it was a small community comprising a master and fourteen scholars.And yet by the late Middle Ages it had built up a substantial reference library. Today the college collection contains 277 manuscripts, almost all of which were at the College before the reformation, geared to the European university curriculum of the late middle ages.
Founded in 1284, Peterhouse is the University of Cambridge's oldest college. Its stated objective was to forward the study of theology,and before the Reformation it was a small community comprising a master and fourteen scholars.And yet by the late Middle Ages it had built up a substantial reference library. Today the college collection contains 277 manuscripts, almost all of which were at the College before the reformation, geared to the European university curriculum of the late middle ages.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844419
SKU
V9781843844419
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About Rodney M Thomson
RODNEY M. THOMSON is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania.
Reviews for A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of Peterhouse, Cambridge
It is an easy matter to recommend this painstaking, sympathetic, effective contribution to the history of English medieval books.
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JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
There are many other treasures in this collection.. Only by browsing this catalogue, magnificently supplemented by over a hundred images, can the significance of [it] be properly appreciated.
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We should be very ... Read more