Provenance research in book history : a handbook
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Provenance research in book history : a handbook
（The British Library studies in the history of the book）
British Library , Oak Knoll Press, 1998
Reprint ed. (with a new introduction)
- : uk : hard
- : uk : pbk
- : us : hard
- : us : pbk
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University of Tsukuba Library, Library on Library and Information Science
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"First published 1994 by The British Library"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: uk : hard ISBN 9780712303446
Description
This handbook surveys the different kinds of ownership evidence to be found in books and brings together a wide range of information and bibliographical references to provenance research. Features of this text include: a list of mottoes used by owners in the 16th and 17th centuries; details of donors' registers for historic libraries; a survey of published and unpublished provenance indexes for libraries in Britain and North America; a list of major bookplate collections; and notes on collections of booksellers' catalogues (particularly of the 18th and 19th centuries which have no existing bibliography).
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780712345989
Description
This handbook offers a compendium of information on the ways of recognizing and identifying marks of ownership and on placing that knowledge in a wider context. Topics include inscriptions; mottoes; bookplates; book labels and stamps; armorials; catalogues and provenance indexes.
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