Descriptive Catalogue Mcclean Collection Manuscripts by James (41 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Because the card covers are very slightly splayed, this is a near-fine condition copy. Large, heavy quarto softback. OVERSEAS SHIPPING EXTRA AT ACTUAL COST! "M. R. James (18621936) 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 descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to researchers today. This volume describes the McClean Collection, bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1904 by Frank McClean, a Victorian polymath who was a civil engineer by profession but also pursued scientific research and the collection of antiquities, including the 201 manuscripts and 230 early printed books now in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The book is illustrated with 108 plates showing folios from the collection.".

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Condition: New. This definitive catalogue of 201 manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge is illustrated with 108 plates. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries. Num Pages: 644 pages, 108 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1520. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: New. 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 descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to researchers today. This volume describes the McClean Collection, bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1904 by Frank McClean, a Victorian polymath who was a civil engineer by profession but also pursued scientific research and the collection of antiquities, including the 201 manuscripts and 230 early printed books now in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The book is illustrated with 108 plates showing folios from the collection.

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Condition: New. This definitive catalogue of 201 manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge is illustrated with 108 plates. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries. Num Pages: 644 pages, 108 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1520. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an in-depth exploration of the manuscripts gathered by the late Francis McClean, a prominent figure in scientific research. The collection, now part of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, comprises over 200 manuscripts dating from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries. The collection's breadth is significant, including Gospel books, Psalters, Bibles, and other religious texts, as well as works on law, literature, history, science, and medicine. The manuscripts are richly decorated, with many containing exquisite illuminations, miniatures, and other artwork. The author provides detailed descriptions of each manuscript, including its physical characteristics, contents, and historical context. The book is a valuable resource for scholars and anyone interested in medieval art and culture. It sheds new light on the development of writing, book production, and the dissemination of knowledge during this period. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. 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 descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to researchers today. This volume describes the McClean Collection, bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1904 by Frank McClean, a Victorian polymath who was a civil engineer by profession but also pursued scientific research and the collection of antiquities, including the 201 manuscripts and 230 early printed books now in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The book is illustrated with 108 plates showing folios from the collection.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1912, Good to Very Good/no dj, thick small quarto, 410pp. text plus 108 plates, black cloth hardcover, backstrip sunned, exlibrary with remains of sticker on backstrip & top edge of front cover, 1"-wide darkened horizontal strip around full binding, bookplate in front & faint traces of packet on rear endpaper, binding tight, text & plates clean & unmarked, requires extra postage for International shipping.

Hardbound. Dark library buckram. xxxii, 410 pp. followed by 108 photographic reproductions. Original edition of this essential reference. VG. Ex-library with stamps on back of plates, card pocket, spine label and other marks. Frayed edges on the last couple plates, text block is tight and fresh, covers are clean and crisp.

hardcover. Condition: Buono (Good). Cm. 26,5, pp. xxxii, 410. Con 108 tavole f.t. Leg.edit. in tela con titoli in oro al dorso. Macchiette limitate al taglio superiore, peraltro ben conservato. Book.

Hard Cover. Large octavo, pp. xxxii, 410. Illustrated with 108 full page plates in photogravure. Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt stamped Fitzwilliam crest to upper board. Top-edge gilt, others uncut. Cloth lightly rubbed to joints, corners and spine-tips. Upper hinge cracked. Lightly foxed to endpapers. Contents clean and free from inscriptions or annotations. A Very Good copy. M. R. James' continuation of palaeographical and bibliographical scholarship for the Fitzwilliam manuscript collection which describes the 203 illuminated medieval manuscripts bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge by Frank McClean. James is perhaps more well known for his ghost story collections, many of which were directly inspired by the images found within the manuscripts he catalogued, and his work as an antiquarian, librarian, academic more generally. Exquisitely illustrated with 108 plates. Please note this is a heavyweight book so a contribution towards extra postage will be requested from overseas customers.

4to, xxxii,410pp., from the library of Brian S. Cron with his signature, 108 photogravure plates, orig. buckram, gilt, uncut. Pfaff, pp.272-3.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. 107 plates, 410pages of text. Very thick 4to, blue cloth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1912. Near Fine.

FIRST EDITION, pp.xxxii,410; 108 collotype plates; a very good copy of this important study in original buckram, gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut; extremities slightly rubbed; ex libris James Dearden. Bibliography Manuscripts.

4to, xxxii,410pp., 108 photogravure plates, endpapers spotted, orig. buckram, gilt. Pfaff, pp.272-3.

4to, xxxii,410pp., 108 photogravure plates, orig. buckram, gilt, spine faded otherwise a nice copy. Pfaff, pp.272-3. From the library of Dr C.E. Wright (former Senior Deputy Keeper Department of Manuscripts, British Museum).

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1912 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 866 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 866 Language: English.