Memoirs of Libraries, Volume 2

Edward Edwards

1859

Contents

• PART THE FIRST: 1
• Skirmish concerning LHistoire amoureuse des Gaules: 7
• Library of the Writers to the Signet: 13
• CHAPTER XXI: 45
• Diana of Poitiers as a Patron of Bookbinders 966: 56
• The extent value and poverty of the Library: 66
• Samuel Madden and his Foundations: 72
• The Dublin National Gallery and Libraries: 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
• ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS: 111
• The Library of Gerald Earl of Kildare: 113
• Early BookAuctions: 119
• Library of Lord Willoughby de Broke: 125
• The palmy days of Bibliomania: 131
• Rosburghe and Stanley Sales: 132
• CHAPTER XXIV: 139
• Charles Earl of Sunderland as a Collector: 145
• Evelyns Library: 151
• The Roscoe and Madden Catalogue: 157
• PURCHASES: 169
• CHAPTER 1: 170
• CHAPTER II: 182
• 65: 199
• CHAPTER III: 202
• CHAPTER IV: 213
• CHAPTER V: 227
• CHAPTER VI: 237
• CHAPTER I: 243
• 3 History OF THE LIBRARY FROM THE APPOINTMENT OF LEFEVRE DOR: 270
• The National Library at Lisbon 555: 273
• 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 early History of American Libraries a History of reciprocal: 316
• Foundation of the Town Libraries of Lyons: 321
• 22: 323
• The Third or Méjanes Library of: 326
• Town Library of Caen: 333
• Public Library of Lille: 339
• The MSS of Cardinal Granvelle and the Library of Besançon: 345
• THE LIBRARIES OF ITALY: 349
• 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
• CHAPTER V: 383
• The Royal Public LIBRARY AT DRESDEN: 408
• Bookbinding in England under the Tudor Monarchs 967: 424
• Bookbinding in Scotland under James VI and in England after his Accession: 430
• CHAPTER VI: 434
• Proceedings during the Civil War Times: 447
• The Legacies of Seedorf and Scharbau: 462
• Recent Accessions: 463
• University Library of Jena: 469
• 968: 473
• Its subsequent History and rapid Growth: 475
• University Library of Giessen: 481
• CHAPTER VIII: 492
• 3 The LIBRARIES OF BELGIUM: 506
• CHAPTER IX: 514
• CHAPTER X: 529
• The Clairvaux and Bouhier MSS at Troyes: 541
• 3: 545
• The Arundel Library and its transfer to the Royal Society: 551
• Provincial Libraries of Spain: 553
• CHAPTER XII: 556
• The Libraries Act ot Queen Anne: 562
• National Collections must be encyclopædical: 570
• And of special strength in certain chosen subjects: 574
• Of Spain Portugal Bavaria etc: 580
• 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
• 1 Cuoice of AUTHORS AND OF EDITIONS: 628
• 2 OF SOME INFERENCES THAT MAY BE DRAWN FROM LIBRARY STA: 635
• Amateur Binding The Protestant Nunnery at Little Gidding etc 973: 637
• 61: 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 Bibliothecæ Cantabrigiensis ordinandæ methodus: 779
• Daunous Scheme: 785
• Hornes Outlines for the Classification of a Library: 793
• Merlins Scheme: 801
• Suggestions for the simplification of Classificatory Schemes: 808
• 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
• Specimen of an Index of Topics: 881
• CHAPTER VI: 887
• Specimen of the detailed Arrangement of a Collection of moderate: 894
• 404: 901
• Synoptical Yiew 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 Ordinance of 828: 948
• The Staff required for the Routine Duties of a Library largely fre: 953
• Finance and Expenditure: 956
• CHAPTER IV: 959
• Changes in the Art which ensued upon the Invention of Printing: 963
• The English Binders of Queen Annes Time: 970
• Extracts from the Diary of Humphrey Wanley: 972
• Roger Payne his taste his manipulation and his bills: 974
• The Contemporaries and Successors of Roger Payne: 976
• Retrospective Glance at French Binding: 977
• Bozerian and Lesnés Character of him 978 La Reliure Poëme en six chants 978 Dibdin and his Skirmishes with the French Binders and their Poet: 978
• Thourenin and his Contemporaries: 979
• The Introduction of new Machinery into Bookbinding and its results: 981
• Notices of the Choice Bindings exhibited in London in 1851: 982
• PUBLIC ACCESS: 988
• The main Questions stated The Evidence collected in 1849 and 1850 through the Foreign Of fice 988: 989
• CHAPTER VI: 1029
• APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI: 1046
• THE REGULATION OF LENDING LIBRARIES: 1051
• Registration of Issues: 1057
• CHAPTER VIII: 1063
• Observations: 1069
• 1 Austrian Libraries: 1074
• Gustav Heines Account of Libraries in Portugal 1846: 1075
• Its Rules and Methods 873: 1079
• 994: 1082
• Death of Van Praet: 1084
• 999: 1085
• The List of Illustrations is printed at the end of the Table of Con: 1089
• 405: 1093
• 1007: 1096
• 1017: 1097

Bibliographic information

• Title: Memoirs of Libraries, Volume 2; Memoirs of Libraries, Edward Edwards
• Author: Edward Edwards
• Published: 1859
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Apr 5, 2006