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Revised to coincide with the opening of the reading room in the new British Library building, this is a reference for anyone beginning research in the Department of Manuscripts. It lists the catalogues and other aids of the Department, including published and unpublished and those only available in situ. In addition, information is provided in this edition for those whose work involves consulting charters and rolls, seal, papyri and ostraca.
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• Pt.
• 1. Descriptions
• pt.
• 2. Index A-K
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• 3. Index L-Z.

This work describes and indexes 1500 accessions made by the Department of Manuscripts of the British Library. Among the medieval manuscripts described are the tenth-century "Benedictional of St Athelwold", the "De Brailes Hours" and the "Hours of Elizabeth the Queen" from the Dyson Perrin collection. Among politicians' papers are those of three prime ministers: Spencer Percival, A.J. Balfour and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. other notable acquisitions include the "Haig Memorandum", Earl Jellicoe's papers, letters of David Livingstone and Gordon of Khartoum and Captain Scott's diaries of his last ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Among many prominent literary manuscripts are William Blake's notebook, Coleridge's "Kubla Khan", Oscar Wilde's "De Profundis", and autograph drafts for James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses". Music is represented by the scores of 20th century British composers such as Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Bax, and by Dohnanyi and Percy Grainger.
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• Introduction-- Part I. The Documents:
• 1. The study of the manuscripts--
• 2. Practical skills in the study of manuscripts--
• 3. Other types of witness-- Part II. Textual Criticism and Editions:
• 4. Manuscripts as tradents of the text--
• 5. Textual criticism--
• 6. Editions and how to use them-- Part III. The Sections of the New Testament:
• 7. Revelation--
• 8. Paul--
• 9. Acts and the Catholic Epistles--
• 10. The gospels--
• 11. Final thoughts-- Glossary-- Indexes.
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This book is a major English-language introduction to the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament. An essential handbook for scholars and students, it provides a thorough grounding in the study and editing of the New Testament text combined with an emphasis on the dramatic current developments in the field. Covering ancient sources in Greek, Syriac, Latin and Coptic, it: * Describes the manuscripts and other ancient textual evidence, and the tools needed to study them * Deals with textual criticism and textual editing, describing modern approaches and techniques, with guidance on the use of editions * Introduces the witnesses and textual study of each of the main sections of the New Testament, discussing typical variants and their significance. A companion website with full-colour images provides generous amounts of illustrative material, bringing the subject alive for the reader.
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• v. 1. Castilla y Navarra.--
• v. 2. Aragon, Cataluña y Valencia.