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John Willis Clark, a noted academic and antiquarian, published this book in 1901 after completing his work on the architectural history of Cambridge. His carefully researched study (Clark personally visited and measured every building he described, and drew many of the illustrations), provides a wide-ranging account of the history of libraries from antiquity to the early modern period. Clark describes the buildings used to store books: churches, cloisters, and purpose-built libraries; the way collections were endowed, audited and protected; the development of library furniture, including lecterns, stalls, chaining systems and wall-cases; and the characteristics of monastic, collegiate, and private collections. The book is generously illustrated, and its approachable style means it will appeal not only to academic historians of libraries, but to a wider audience of those interested in books and reading culture, historic buildings and artefacts, and medieval, renaissance and early modern studies.

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 detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. This volume contains James's catalogue of the manuscript holdings of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

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 detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. James' catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of St John's College, Cambridge, first published in 1913, is reissued here. It will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

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 detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. James' catalogue of the manuscript holdings of Peterhouse, Cambridge, with an essay on the history of the college library by John Willis Clark, was first published in 1899. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

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 detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. James' catalogues of the manuscript holdings of eight Cambridge colleges (Clare, Trinity Hall, Magdalene, King's, Queens', St Catharine's, Christ's and Sidney Sussex) are bound together in this volume, which will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

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 detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still of value to scholars today. James' catalogue of the manuscript holdings of Pembroke College was first published in 1905. Now reissued, it will be welcomed by librarians and researchers alike.

First published in 1901, this is a rich repository of typefaces (including English, Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, Hebrew and Cyrillic), ornaments, borders and various decorative devices used in books printed at the University Press, Cambridge, until 1900. Highlights of the compilation include a wide range of historical typefaces (including Caslon, Marr, Figgins, Blake, and Miller and Richards), stylish borders, corners and head and tail pieces, university and college shields, and a detailed catalogue of Egyptian hieroglyphs. It also contains sections on accented letters and signs, 'poster founts' and ornately styled initial letters. Prefaced with a brief 'Historical Sketch' by J. W. Clark, a noted Cambridge academic and antiquarian, Specimens is a valuable archive of the craft of lettering and design before the advent of the digital age that will delight bibliophiles, typographers and collectors.

Charles Knight (1791-1873), the son of a Windsor bookseller, was apprenticed to his father at fourteen. He read widely and systematically, and began to buy, collect and sell rare books. He also worked as a journalist, and, on moving to London, set up as a publisher, then took to freelance writing, and acted as manager of the publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. In 1832, he launched the Penny Magazine, offering the working classes useful information, within a moral context of thrift and self-discipline. Knight continued to write - on Shakespeare, on Caxton, on English history - while at the same time being at the centre of the British publishing industry. His 1864-5 three-volume autobiography (reissued here in its posthumous 1873 edition) provides insights into the economics as well as the personalities of the mid-Victorian publishing world. Volume 3 covers the 1850s, and continues up to 1865.

This two-volume work on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton was written by another printer, William Blades, and published in 1861-3. Volume 1 deals with Caxton's life and the background, in England and Europe, to his innovatory work, and supplies transcriptions of contemporary documents.

This two-volume work, originally published in 1705 and now reissued in John Nichols' edition of 1818, features one of the earliest examples of autobiographical writing in English. Volume 1 contains the 'life and errors', preceded by a short biography by Nichols.

This four-volume work on the early history of printing, published between 1810 and 1819, was enlarged by Thomas Frognall Dibdin from the previous works of Joseph Ames and William Herbert. The lives of Ames and Herbert are followed by discussions of printers from Caxton to Thomas Hacket in the late 1500s.

Compiled by the bibliographer Charles Edward Sayle (1864-1924), this three-volume catalogue was first published in 1916. It lists Cambridge University Library's important collection of over 8,000 Irish printed works, those by Irish authors, and those relating to Ireland, ranging from the early seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century.

Moritz Steinschneider (1816-1907) was a Jewish Bohemian orientalist with a deep understanding of classical and Semitic languages and cultures, specialising in bibliography. Published between 1878 and 1897, this two-volume work is a descriptive catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in what is now the Berlin State Library.

Published in 1803, this is the first of a three-volume descriptive catalogue of the Hebrew codices in the personal library of Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi (1742-1831), an authority on Hebrew texts and their variant manuscript readings. Each codex is numbered and its contents described in Latin.

First published in 1817, this three-volume work by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847) is an enthusiastic and well-illustrated exploration of bibliographical history from illuminated manuscripts to contemporary book auctions. Volume 1 presents a detailed survey of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books, with many illustrations throughout.

Published in 1814-15, this is a catalogue of the oldest and rarest books in the greatest private library in Europe. Each is described in detail, often with reproductions of woodcuts and engravings. The work reveals one man's commitment to collecting the earliest examples of this revolutionary invention.

John Johnson (1777-1848) produced this study of the history and art of printing in 1824. Volume 1 deals with the history of printing, and is chiefly derived from the work of other writers, although is still of interest to bibliographers. It contains details of early English books and printers, with illustrations.

The publication of this influential biography in 1863 challenged contemporary opinions of William Blake and revealed his talents as an artist and writer. Volume 1 is an account of Blake's life, combining excerpts from his written works and paintings with detailed biographical information drawn from surviving letters and contemporary accounts.

M. R. James' detailed and scholarly descriptive catalogue of the medieval manuscripts in the library of Lambeth Palace, co-authored with the Lambeth Librarian Claude Jenkins and originally published in five parts between 1930 and 1932, has not been superseded and is much sought after by librarians and researchers.

M. R. James' detailed and scholarly descriptive catalogue of 183 Latin manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, originally published in 1921, is still much sought after by librarians and researchers. Volume 1 contains the text and Volume 2 consists of 187 plates illustrating varieties of scripts, decorations and covers.

M.R. James's detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still much sought after by librarians and researchers. His catalogue of the extensive manuscript holdings of Trinity College, Cambridge was first published in 1900-4. This is the first volume.

In the early twentieth century an attempt was made to catalogue Samuel Pepys' library of 3000 volumes that had been bequeathed to Magdalene College, Cambridge. Four volumes were produced and Cambridge University Press make these valuable reference works available again.

Described by the author as 'a storehouse of biographical and bibliographical anecdote', this two-volume autobiography, published in 1836, recounts the life and work of the renowned English bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847). Dibdin focuses especially on his formative years, his publications and his love of books and libraries.

First published in 1900, these two volumes contain the memoirs of William Tinsley (1830-1900), a noted Victorian publisher. Each chapter consists of a series of brief sketches of authors and other contemporaries, describing Tinsley's life and career and providing valuable insights into the world of nineteenth-century publishing.

Published in London in 1893, the year before his death, Henry Vizetelly's two-volume autobiography recalls his eventful career as a journalist, writer and publisher. His book is a fascinating blend of political, social and personal history, and reflects the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century London, Paris and Berlin.

Published in 1893, this lively biography of the influential Victorian businessman and politician W. H. Smith (1825-1891) contains a wealth of fascinating personal, political and social detail, from the newspaper wholesaler's time-critical early-morning despatch operations to late-night dinners with prime ministers and aristocrats.

James Grant was an influential early Victorian journalist and newspaper editor. He published two books about London in 1838, and this two-volume work from 1839 was intended as a sequel. It reflects upon places, events, and people, mixing general observations and intricate detail. Volume 1 focuses on central London.

This monumental 1859 book describes the evolution of libraries in Britain, Europe and America from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century. It examines numerous ecclesiastical, university and civic libraries, and concludes with the author's views on all aspects of library management, focusing particularly on the municipal libraries he fervently promoted.

M. R. James' detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still much sought after by librarians and researchers. His catalogue of the extensive manuscript holdings of Gonville and Caius College was first published in 1907-8, and a supplement appeared in 1914. This is the first volume.

Volume 1 (1900) of this catalogue lists rare incunabla and early printed books by such printers as Caxton and Wynkyn de Worde. Each entry contains a short transcription of the title page, the library classmark, references to standard bibliographical works, and notes on the provenance and features of specific copies.