An edition of Provenance research in book history
(1994)
Provenance research in book history
a handbook
[Amended reprint]
by Pearson, David
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Provenance research in book history: a handbook
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Table of Contents
The purpose of this book. The study of provenance. Problems of provenance research
Inscriptions, mottoes & other manuscript additions: Inscriptions in books. Mottoes. Manuscript bookplates and calligraphic inscriptions. Painted-in heraldic marks of ownership. Booksellers' codes. Institutional library inscriptions. Identifying manuscript inscriptions
Bookplates, book labels and book stamps: Bookplates. Identifying bookplates: Standard bibliographies. Collections of bookplates. Journals. Exhibition catalogues. Books about bookplates. Bibliographies of works on bookplates
Book labels. Book stamps: Library stamps
Armorials, other binding stamps & external features: Armorials: Identifying armorials
Names, initials, monograms and ciphers
Mottoes on boards
Engraved metal plates
Labels on boards
Edges
Distinctive bindings
Initials on binders' tools
Sale catalogues: The history and importance of sale catalogues. Identifying and locating sale catalogues. Auctioneers. Booksellers. Works on the history of sale catalogues
Catalogues and lists of private libraries: Printed lists and catalogues. Manuscript lists and inventories: Probate inventories. Wills. Other manuscript lists. Bibliographies of manuscript lists and catalogues: Private Libraries in Renaissance England. Early union catalogues. Subscription lists
Provenance indexes: Great Britain and Ireland. USA. Canada
Heraldry, paleography, biography, works on book collection and library history: Heraldry: Basic terminology: Cadency. Crests. Crowns and coronets. Marshalling of arms. Identifying a coat of arms. Further sources on heraldry: Dictionaries of arms. Standard textbooks. Dictionaries of terminology. Crests and mottoes
Palaeography: Abbreviations. Palaeographical textbooks and collections of examples
Biography: Bibliographies and consolidated indexes. National and international biographical dictionaries. Educational lists and registers. Clergy. Lawyers. Officers of state and members of Parliament. Medics and scientists. The aristocracy and gentry. Genealogy, family history and other sources
Works on book collecting and library history: Articles on the study and use of provenance. Studies of book collecting and collectors: The medieval period. From the end of the medieval period to the present day
Directories of book collectors. Bibliographies covering book collecting and collectors.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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