Medicine And Science At Exeter Cathedral Library: A short-title catalogue of printed books, 1483-1900, with a list of 10th-19th century manuscripts

by Peter W Thomas (Compiler)

Overview

Exeter Cathedral Library, established in the eleventh century, houses medical and scientific books from all periods. This catalogue is the first comprehensive treatment of the collection to be published, and has over 2700 entries, including material added in the 1990s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780859895743
Publisher:	University of Exeter Press
Publication date:	12/03/2003
Series:	None Ser.
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Peter W. Thomas has been a librarian at Exeter Cathedral Library since 1977

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, vi
Acknowledgements, vi
Introduction, vii
Bibliography, xxv
Abbreviations, xxvii
Catalogue of printed books, 1
List of Manuscripts, 282
Name Index 1, 286
Name Index 2, 299
Subject Index, 309
Glossary of Latin Place-Names, 321

Editorial Reviews

"This deceptively meticulous catalogue: it wears a lot of a scholarship and investigation very lightly to present a comprehensive and very accessible catalogue of the collection." Reference Reviews, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2004

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