Catalogue of additions to the manuscripts in the British Museum in the years 1900-1905

British Museum. Department of manuscripts

Published by London : British Museum, 1907

About this Item

Very good copy in a contemporary library binding of gilt-blocked cloth. Minor library marks remaining. Some edge tears with minor loss around the ends of the spine cover. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed. Bumped corners. Front hinge starting. Bright and clean internally, with just some slight yellowing around the page margins. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 924 pages; Physical description: xv, 924 p ; 27 cm. Subjects: British Museum -- Department of Manuscripts -- Catalogs -- Catalogues -- Manuscripts -- Bibliography. Contents: Additional manuscripts 36,298-37,232 ; Egerton manuscripts 2827-2861 ; Additional charters and rolls 44,891-54,006 ; Detached seals and casts CXLIII.1-CLII.3 ; Papyri 739-1520 ; Facsimiles of manuscripts 1-64. Papyri cataloged by F. G. Kenyon, assistant keeper, the other Greek manuscripts mostly by J. P. Gilson, the mediaeval romances by J. A. Herbert, the music by A. Hughes-Hughes, and the charters by W. de G. Birch and I. H. Jeayes, assistant keeper. Edited by G. F. Warner, keeper of manuscripts. Facsimiles of manuscripts are listed in this volume for the first time. The list comprises a selection from all such facsimiles in the department, of a date before the end of 1905. cf. Preface. 2 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Catalogue of additions to the manuscripts in the British Museum in the years 1900-1905
• Publisher: London : British Museum
• Publication Date: 1907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 2 kilograms