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Conveys a vivid picture of the intellectual world of medieval Oxford, not only in terms of what texts were available but of how books were produced, acquired and cared for. (It) proves so informative about the lives of books that it will surely become a fruitful resource for future scholars, and not only those concerned with the medieval university. ASSOCIATION for MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVES in RESEARCH COLLECTIONS NEWSLETTER A substantial amount of information is provided for each manuscript in a format which is easy to understand and concise. The catalogue is also well illustrated, with a number of colour and black-and-white plates. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

At the centre of the volume stand what Thomson always provides, a sequence of impeccable and very detailed descriptions; one can be assured that Merton books and their contents are now superlatively publicized. MEDIUM AEVUM Conveys a vivid picture of the intellectual world of medieval Oxford, not only in terms of what texts were available but of how books were produced, acquired and cared for. (It) proves so informative about the lives of books that it will surely become a fruitful resource for future scholars, and not only those concerned with the medieval university. ASSOCIATION for MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVES in RESEARCH COLLECTIONS NEWSLETTER A substantial amount of information is provided for each manuscript in a format which is easy to understand and concise. The cataloguen is provided for each manuscript in a format which is easy to understand and concise. The catalogue is

At the centre of the volume stand what Thomson always provides, a sequence of impeccable and very detailed descriptions; one can be assured that Merton books and their contents are now superlatively publicized. MEDIUM AEVUM Conveys a vivid picture of the intellectual world of medieval Oxford, not only in terms of what texts were available but of how books were produced, acquired and cared for. [It] proves so informative about the lives of books that it will surely become a fruitful resource for future scholars, and not only those concerned with the medieval university. ASSOCIATION for MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVES in RESEARCH COLLECTIONS NEWSLETTER A substantial amount of information is provided for each manuscript in a format which is easy to understand and concise. The catalogue is also well illustrated, with a number of colour and black-and-white plates. 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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