Author: C. J. Wright
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The library of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) is arguably the most important collection of manuscripts ever assembled in Britain by a private individual. Amongst its many treasures are the Lindisfarne Gospels, two of the contemporary copies of Magna Carter and the only surviving manuscript of Beowulf. It was bequeathed to the nation by Sir Robert's granson in 1701. The British Library is currently engaged in laying the groundwork for a new and definitive catalogue of the manuscripts.
Sir Robert Cotton as Collector
Author: C. J. Wright
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The library of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) is arguably the most important collection of manuscripts ever assembled in Britain by a private individual. Amongst its many treasures are the Lindisfarne Gospels, two of the contemporary copies of Magna Carter and the only surviving manuscript of Beowulf. It was bequeathed to the nation by Sir Robert's granson in 1701. The British Library is currently engaged in laying the groundwork for a new and definitive catalogue of the manuscripts.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The library of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) is arguably the most important collection of manuscripts ever assembled in Britain by a private individual. Amongst its many treasures are the Lindisfarne Gospels, two of the contemporary copies of Magna Carter and the only surviving manuscript of Beowulf. It was bequeathed to the nation by Sir Robert's granson in 1701. The British Library is currently engaged in laying the groundwork for a new and definitive catalogue of the manuscripts.
Sir Robert Cotton as Collector
Author: C. J. Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712363907
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712363907
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A Fly in Amber
Author: Hope Mirrlees
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Sir Robert Cotton as Collector of Manuscripts and the Question of Dismemberment
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The Manuscript Library of Sir Robert Cotton
Author: Colin Gerald Calder Tite
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Describes the evolution of one of the three foundation collections which formed the British Library.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Describes the evolution of one of the three foundation collections which formed the British Library.
God's Library
Author: Brent Nongbri
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300240988
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expended much effort in their study of the texts contained within our earliest Christian manuscripts, there has been a surprising lack of interest in thinking about these books as material objects with individual, unique histories. We have too often ignored the ways that the antiquities market obscures our knowledge of the origins of these manuscripts. Through painstaking archival research and detailed studies of our most important collections of early Christian manuscripts, Nongbri vividly shows how the earliest Christian books are more than just carriers of texts or samples of handwriting. They are three-dimensional archaeological artifacts with fascinating stories to tell, if we’re willing to listen.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300240988
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expended much effort in their study of the texts contained within our earliest Christian manuscripts, there has been a surprising lack of interest in thinking about these books as material objects with individual, unique histories. We have too often ignored the ways that the antiquities market obscures our knowledge of the origins of these manuscripts. Through painstaking archival research and detailed studies of our most important collections of early Christian manuscripts, Nongbri vividly shows how the earliest Christian books are more than just carriers of texts or samples of handwriting. They are three-dimensional archaeological artifacts with fascinating stories to tell, if we’re willing to listen.
The Vespasian psalter
Author: Sherman McAllister Kuhn
Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Cottoni Posthum
Author: Robert Cotton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781436943963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781436943963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Sir Robert Cotton, 1571-1631
Author: Betty Herscher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sir Robert Cotton
Author: Robert Baird Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description