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Article: Purposes and methods of a modern catalogue of ancient manuscripts: observations on the recent Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts at St John's College, Oxford.(A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts at St John's College, Oxford)(Book review)
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- Medium Aevum
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- September 22, 2008
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Mark L. Sosower, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts at St John's College, Oxford, with descriptions of bindings by Jane Eagan (Oxford: St John's College Research Centre, 2007). 118 pp. ISBN 978-0-9544975-3-8. 25.00 [pounds sterling] (p/b).
What is the goal of a modern catalogue of ancient manuscripts? Is it just to gather as much 'objective' data about the described objects as possible, or is there more to it? What are the most desirable qualities for such a catalogue? The recent publication of a descriptive catalogue of the Greek manuscripts in the library of St John's College, Oxford, provides the occasion to offer a brief discussion of these ...