Early English Printed Books in the University Library, Cambridge
1475 to 1640

Indexes by author, printer, engraver and place for Sayle's catalogue (1900–1907) of early printed books.

C. E. Sayle (Author)

9781108007801, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 April 2010

484 pages, 1 table
21.6 x 2.7 x 14 cm, 0.61 kg

An erudite and popular librarian, Charles Edward Sayle (1864–1924) devoted his career to cataloguing and editing rare books in the University of Cambridge. His obituary praised him as 'a fine example of the type of man who likes to catalogue things in the right order'. This catalogue of incunabula and early printed books in the University Library was his most important project. Commissioned by the Library Syndicate in 1894, the catalogue was published in four volumes between 1900 and 1907. Even upon completion, Sayle's list was not final, as the rare book collections at the Library were undergoing a period of great expansion, having grown by a third during his cataloguing work, both through purchases and by donations or bequests. This final volume indexes the books by author, printer, engraver, and place of printing, and includes a list of notable titles of particular artistic, musical or bibliographical interest.

Note by the librarian
Table of the numbers in this catalogue of books from Dr Holdsworth's library
Abbreviations
1. Index of books
2. Printers, stationers, etc.
3. Engravers, ainters, etc.
4. Towns, etc.
5. Portraits
6. Music
7. Bibliographica
8. Books (Supplement to Index I).

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP]