Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts is the first publication to list every surviving manuscript or manuscript fragment written in Anglo-Saxon England between the seventh and the eleventh centuries or imported int
All known Ottoman Turkish and Cagatay manuscripts in Canada are described in detail, accompanied by many colour illustrations. Of the total of over 275 manuscripts, covering a wide range of subjects,
Originally published in 1901, this book contains the first half of the catalogue of Syriac manuscripts in the collection of the University Library, Cambridge. Each record includes the provenance of the manuscript in question, where possible, and the introduction provides a small account of the formation of the Library's collection. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the collections of the University Library or in Syriac literature.
The Geography of South America: A Scholarly Guide and Bibliography by Thomas A. Rumney collects, organizes, and presents as many of these scholarly publications as possible to help and encourage effor
The lands and waters of the Caribbean region have stimulated an extensive body of research and writing across the many fields of geography. This book collects, organizes, and presents as many of these
Now that many countries have begun to publish their national bibliographies online, the question arises of how to integrate the multitude of national online resources, how they should be catalogued, h
This two-volume set is published in conjunction with the previously published first and second volumes (French Vernacular Books; Books Published in the French Language Before 1601)--the four comprisin
Schmidt (Ottoman studies, Leiden U., the Netherlands) has performed the impressive task of cataloguing all 196 Turkish manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, their first complete catalog and a much-
Netherlandish Books offers a unique overview of what was printed during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Low Countries. This bibliography lists descriptions of over 32,000 editions togethe
Equipped with some sort of commission from Henry VIII, John Leland began to record the contents of English monastic libraries in 1533 and carried on until 1536 or shortly after, when the first dissolu
Written for the school library media specialist, teacher, or public librarian, this work by Al-Hazza (formerly, English language, Kuwait U., Kuwait) and Bucher (school library media program, Old Domin
The catalogue describes 56 manuscripts in the library in Budapest, most of which have never been described before and are therefore essentially unknown to scholarship. They are generally medieval manu
Increasing literacy rates and advanced printing technology gave rise to the pulp magazine in the late 19th century. Affordable, disposable, and commercially in-demand, the fiction magazines remained
Local and regional government information is essential to government workers, corporate researchers, students, and many other citizens, but finding a city ordinance or a county report can be a dauntin
Each state government produces large varieties and quantities of useful information that are largely unknown outside their state of origin. This book leads the public to the most useful information so
Gehres (d.2002, she was a librarian in Denver) spent five years re-reading her favorite books to assemble this list of 150 titles. The titles are grouped by decade, with a list of important historica
Offers a detailed historical survey of Hispanic periodicals published in the US before 1960, reviewing exile, immigrant, and nativist publications, then lists some 1,700 records of periodical publicat
"We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us." These words are from the front page of Freedom's Journal, the first African-American newspaper published in the United States, in
"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It should be on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school." --Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School These are exciting t
