Memoirs of Library: Includ. a Hdbook of Library Economy, Volumen2

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The Fagel Collection
54
The Quest for cheap Catalogues forty years ago
60
The extent value and poverty of the Library
66
Samuel Madden and his Foundations
72
The Dublin National Gallery and Libraries Act
78
Sion College Library
85
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
Its Regulations and public usefulness
172
Recent Augmentations
178
CHAPTER II
182
The Loganian Collection
186
Gifts of André Michaux
192
The Regulations of 1678 90
195
The Academy of Natural Sciences
198
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
State of the Royal Library at the outbreak of the Revolution
270
The National Library at Lisbon 555
273
Revolutionary Acquisitions
276
The Royal Library during the Restoration Epoch
282
HISTORY OF THE ROYAL LIBRARY FROM THE DEATH OF
286
CHAPTER II
303
The Librarianship of Mercier de St Léger
309
THE PROVINCIAL LIBRARIES OF FRANCE
314
The Librarians at Lyons
320
GIFTS
323
The Third or Méjanes Library of Aix
326
Town Library of Caen
333
Public Library of Lille
339
Public Library of Strasburgh
345
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
CHAPTER VI
434
Conrad Kühnhofer and his Gift to Nuremberg
440
Augsburgh laid under Contribution for the Royal Library at Munich
446
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
CHAPTER IX
514
CHAPTER X
529
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
Dr Todds Evidence and Suggestions
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
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
Count De Labordes Design for a Library
715
Plan for a small Lending Library
722
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 Bibliothecæ Collegii Parisiensis Societatis Jesu
772
Abbé Girards Scheme
778
Conyers Middletons Bibliotheca 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
Changes in the Art which ensued upon the Invention of Printing
963
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 REGULATIONS OF THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE MAN
1049
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
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