A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of Peterhouse, Cambridge
Author:   Rodney M Thomson
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:  

9781843844419


Pages:   324
Publication Date:   18 August 2016
Format:   Hardback
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of Peterhouse, Cambridge


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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.

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Author:   Rodney M Thomson
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   D.S. Brewer
Dimensions:   Width: 23.70cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 31.20cm
Weight:   0.002kg
ISBN:  

9781843844419


ISBN 10:   1843844419
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   18 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction The Catalogue Appendix A: Manuscript Fragments in Peterhouse Printed Books Appendix B: Medieval Peterhouse Manuscripts no longer in the Main Collection Index of Manuscripts and Printed Books General Index

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Thomson's valuable and beautifully produced catalogue will stand as a foundation document. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT


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RODNEY M. THOMSON is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania.

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