Part the first. History of libraries (contin.) Economy of libraries

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Trübner & Company, 1859

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The Gratitude of Students due to Cromwell and his Ironsides
53
The Fagel Collection
54
Need of increased Accessibility
60
The Harris Collectanea de rebus Hibernicis
74
Archbishop Robinsons Library at Armagh
81
Literary Benefactions to the Royal Society
91
Thomas Cartes Scheme of a London Library
98
Discovery of an old Collection of Historical Works
105
The Library of Gerald Earl of Kildare
113
Early BookAuctions
119
Library of Lord Willoughby de Broke
125
The palmy days of Bibliomania
131
Roxburghe and Stanley Sales
132
CHAPTER XXIV
139
Charles Earl of Sunderland as a Collector
145
Evelyns Library
151
The Roscoe and Madden Catalogue
157
CHAPTER I
163
Rapid improvement in the American demand for books
166
The Thorndike and Gore Benefactions
170
Brown University Library
177
CHAPTER II
182
Origin of the Library Company of Philadelphia
183
New York Society Library
189
Growth of its Library
195
CHAPTER III
202
The Warden Collection
208
CHAPTER IV
213
The Library of the City of Boston
214
Extracts from his Will and from the Act incorporating his Trustees
221
CHAPTER V
227
Recent Disputes as to the Working of the Institution
233
Mr Jewetts Plans for the Smithsonian Library
234
CHAPTER VI
237
Township Library Act in Michigan
240
The Thefts of Jean Aymont
257
The Mission of Sevin and Fourmont to Constantinople
263
Le Princes Essai historique sur la Bibliothèque du Roi
269
The National Library at Lisbon 555
273
Decree of the Convention Oct 1795
275
Pinkertons Visit to the Imperial Library under Napoleon
281
HISTORY OF THE ROYAL LIBRARY FROM THE DEATH OF
286
The St Helena Papers and other Purchases
292
Opinions of the Commissioners on Catalogues
298
Long Superiority of Paris in the public provision of Libraries
304
Perils from Architects
310
Provincial Libraries 555
314
Decrees of the National Convention relating to Provincial Libraries
317
Library of the Palace of Arts at Lyons
323
Town Library of Angers and its losses
330
The Vire Librarian and the English Bibliomaniac
336
Communal Library of Cambray
342
THE LIBRARIES OF ITALY
349
PURCHASES
354
The choice MSS of the Vatican
355
Visits to the Ambrosiana of Evelyn Montfaucon Addison and Keysler
361
The Laurentian Library at Florence
367
The Marucellian Library
373
Its Archives
379
The Gifts of Petrarch and of Bessarion
380
THE GRANDDUCAL LIBRARY OF WEIMAR
431
Subsequent augmentations and present state
437
The Public Libraries of Hamburgh
443
Dr Daniel Williams and his Library
447
Town Library of Goerlitz
449
Labours of Jaeck and his Bequest
455
Choice MSS in the Town Library
461
Recent Accessions
463
University Library of Jena
469
Its subsequent History and rapid Growth
475
University Library of Giessen
481
The Collection of the Margraves of Ansbach
487
National Collections must be encyclopædical
570
And of special strength in certain chosen subjects
574
Of Spain Portugal Bavaria etc
580
Inaccurate statements which are current as to American indifference
584
Bentleys Account of the Evasions of the early Acts
586
Mr Panizzis Evidence on the same subject
592
Operations of the Acts as respects Trinity College Library Dublin 397
599
Extent to which existing Libraries have profited by Gifts
603
CHAPTER IV
609
Works of the State Paper Commission
615
Publications of the New York State Government
621
CHOICE OF AUTHORS AND OF EDITIONS
628
OF SOME INFERENCES THAT MAY BE DRAWN FROM LIBRARY STA
635
OF APPROXIMATIVE ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF LIBRAries
641
David Cléments Classification of Rarity
647
Books accidentally destroyed
653
Condition and its effect on Price
659
OF THE FORMATION OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF PAMPHLETS
661
CHAPTER I
667
New Library of St Geneviève
674
The Ducal Library of Wolfenbüttel 630
681
Imperial Library at St Petersburgh
691
Astor Library at New York
700
CHAPTER II
709
CHAPTER III
728
CHAPTER IV
735
Recent discussions about FindingCatalogues
748
Defects of the Plan of Watts Bibliotheca Britannica
754
Robert Etiennes Scheme of 1546
760
Other Modifications of the Baconian Scheme
766
Garniers Systema Bibliotheca Collegii Parisiensis Societatis Jesu
772
Abbé Girards Scheme
778
Conyers Middletons Bibliothecæ Cantabrigiensis ordinandæ methodus
779
Daunous Scheme
785
Coleridges Essay on Method
791
Alberts Scheme
798
Schleiermachers Bibliographisches System der gesammten Wissenschafts
804
Tabular View of the principal Schemes in two groups To face page
811
CHAPTER III
832
Rules and Examples as to Anonymous Pseudonymous and Apo
840
Examples of Titles of Early Printed Books
846
Cost of Printing
852
Opinions of Messrs Corney Craik Payne Collier and Carlyle
858
Plans of Stereotyping
865
The Catalogues of the Imperial Library at Paris
871
Specimens of Catalogues suggested for Town Libraries
878
Specimen of an Index of Topics
881
CHAPTER VI
887
Specimen of the detailed Arrangement of a Collection of moderate
894
Synoptical View of the Reference Department of the Manchester Free
907
ShowCollection of Early Printed Books arranged to illustrate
918
Classification of Prints
925
INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
931
BOARDS OF MANAGEMENT TOWN COUNCILS AND CENTRAL INSPECTION
939
Means of facilitating such a System
945
The Staff required for the Routine Duties of a Library largely fre
953
CHAPTER IV
959
Diana of Poitiers as a Patron of Bookbinders
966
Extracts from the Diary of Humphrey Wanley
972
Bozérian and Lesnés Character of him
978
CHAPTER V
988
Qualifications which must accompany the official Evidence as to
1026
Booktickets
1033
Biographies Calendars Peerages etc
1041
THE REGULATION OF LENDING LIBRARIES
1051
Registration of Issues
1057
CHAPTER VIII
1063
Concluding Observations
1069
Specimen of an Index of Authors 882
1079
The List of Illustrations is printed at the end of the Table of Con
1089
THE REGULATIONS OF THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE MAN
1091

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