Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum. New Series. Volume 1. Part II: The Burney Manuscripts.

Forshall, J. ; British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts.

Verlag: Printed by order of the Trustees, [London], first edition, 1840, 1840

Beschreibung

Quarter-cloth and boards, printed paper cover-label, folio, 45 x 29 cm, vi, 159 pp, 4 plates (of which 3 are in red and black). 524 entries. The illustrated catalogue of a major manuscript collection. Charles Burney, D.D. (d.1817), classicist, teacher and bibliophile, amassed a collection of more than 500 manuscripts which was purchased from his executors in 1818. The collection emphasises classical, biblical and medieval authors, and has particular strengths in humanistic and Greek material. Edward Bond's report on the British Museum's various catalogues of manuscripts stated of the Burney catalogue: "This catalogue is in detail, and for research displayed in it, takes a high place among similar works executed either in this country or on the continent." An ex-library copy with a manuscript casemark at the foot of the front board, label recording presentation of the volume on front pastedown endpaper, blindstamp on title-page and last few leaves, number on verso of title-page. Boards darkened and duststained, a few leaves with témoins, occasional fingermarking or dustmarks to contents, otherwise Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-31056

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British ...

Verlag: Printed by order of the Trustees, [London], first edition, 1840

Erscheinungsdatum: 1840

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage