Essays in Librarianship and Bibliography

• Abbas the Great, Shah of Persia, wishes to introduce printing into Persia, 119
• Africa, question as to first introduction of printing into, 123
• Aldrich, Stephen J., of the British Museum, an authority on incunabula, 208
• Ancina, Bishop, his integrity, 169
• Antequera Castro, Joseph, author of a book printed in Paraguay, 133
• Baber, Rev. H. H., his Museum catalogue, 85;
  • his plan for an improved catalogue, 90
• Bailey, J. B., on subject indexes to scientific periodicals, 225
• Beresford, General, prints proclamations in Buenos Ayres, 136
• Bethnal Green Library, its contrivance for the accommodation of books, the prototype of the British Museum sliding-press, 267
• Bible, the foundation of the system of classification adopted at the British Museum, 212
• Blades, William, his "Enemies of Books," 283-287
• Bond, Sir Edward Augustus, K.C.B., Principal Librarian of the British Museum, his services to the British Museum Printed Catalogue, 15;
  • his negotiations with the Treasury, 65, 73, 94;
  • memoir of, 335-339
• Bonifacius, Joannes, author of the first book printed by Europeans in China, 121
• Bradshaw, Henry, 209
• British Museum Catalogue, how far a model for other catalogues, 7
• Canevarius, Antonius, collector of books and amateur of bindings, 164-166
• Carlisle, Nicholas, 312
• Cary, Rev. Henry, 295
• Classed indexes to Museum Catalogue, how to be made, 106
• Classification of Books on the shelves of the British Museum, Library, 211
• Clemente Patavino, early Italian printer, 201
• Cole, Sir Henry, 84, 109
• Collins, C. H., Esq., of Edgbaston, advocates a classified index of scientific papers, 22
• Colophons of the early printers, 197-209
• Cordier, M. Henri, Chinese bibliographer, 121
• Crestadoro, Mr., advocates dictionary catalogues, 46
• Cutter, C. W., his report on catalogues, 46;
  • his cataloguing rules, 48
• Dewey, Melvil, on the decimal system of classification, 80
• Douglas, Professor R. K., Keeper of Oriental Books and MSS., his catalogue of the Museum collection of maps, 15;
  • supervises catalogue of accession titles, 74
• Duarte y Quiros, founder of a college at Cordova, La Plata, 134
• Dury, John, 175-190, passim
• Edwards, Edward, 320
• Electric Light in British Museum, 253, 254
• Ellis, Sir Henry, his Museum catalogue, 85
• Ewart, William, M.P., founder of free public libraries in Great Britain and Ireland, 36
• Fire, protection of libraries against, 258-261
• Fortescue, G. W., Keeper of Printed Books, his subject indexes to British Museum catalogue, 10
• Foscolo, Ugo, 289
• Gallus, Udalricus, early Italian printer, 203
• Garcia da Horta, author of the second book printed by Europeans in India, 118
• Grand, G. F., author of the first book printed in South Africa, 125
• Grenville, Right Hon. Thomas, 292, 294
• Heidelberg Library, pillaged and partly restored, 187, 188
• Hervey, Lord, and Conyers Middleton, 191-193
• Horne, Rev. T. H., his project for a classed catalogue, 89
• Howe, William, bushranger, book relating to him the first printed in Australasia, 125
• Jenner, Henry, assistant in the Library of the British Museum, his share in the introduction of the sliding-press, 267;
  • rewarded by the Treasury, 268
• Johnstone, Mr., procures Mr. Winter Jones an appointment in the British Museum, 313
• Jones, Giles, author of "Goody Two Shoes," 305
• Jones, John Winter, Principal Librarian of British Museum, memoir of, 304-324
• Labbe, Father, his travels in La Plata, 130
• Leão, Gaspar de, Archbishop of Goa, author of the first book printed by Europeans in India, 117, 118
• Lignamine, Joannes Philippus de, early Italian printer, 153
• Macedo, Antonio, his Theses rhetoricæ, 123
• Mayhew, Henry M., assistant in library of the British Museum, his invention of the pivot-press, 272
• Mazarin, Cardinal, formation of his first library, 166
• Medina, Señor Jose T., on first European printing in China, 120;
  • on South American bibliography, 128-140, passim
• Middleton, Conyers, delay in publication of his "Life of Cicero," 190-195
• Murray, Dr., his great English Dictionary, 20
• Naudé, Gabriel, collects books for Cardinal Mazarin, 166-168
• Newton, Sir Charles, K.C.B., favours printing Museum catalogue, 94
• Nicholson, E. W. B., Bodley's Librarian, founder of the Library Association of the United Kingdom, 3, 37
• Nicius, Erythræus, 162-173, passim
• Oddi, Muzio, his ingenuity, 171
• Panizzi, Sir Anthony, K.C.B., Principal Librarian of the British Museum, his services to the British Museum, 35, 36;
  • undertakes printing of Museum catalogue, 69, 90-92;
  • memoir of 288-303
• Paper, fine, manufacture of, in England, 191-196
• Peranda, Cardinal, 171
• Photography, advantages of its introduction as an official department of the British Museum, 16, 17, 85, 86, 234-252
• Podianus, Prosper, a mighty book-hunter, 168-170
• Pollard, Alfred William, on the title-page, 198
• Poole's Index to Periodicals, 9
• Ribeiro dos Sanctos, Portuguese bibliographer, 118
• Roscoe, William, 290
• Ruiz de Montoya, Antonio, author of books printed in Paraguay, 133
• Rye, William Brenchley, Keeper of Printed Books, his services to the classification of the Museum Library, 211
• Rylands, Mrs., her public spirit, 25
• Sande, Eduardus de, author of the second book printed by Europeans in China, 120
• Sainsbury, William Noel, his calendar of the papers of the East India Company, 119
• Satow, Sir Ernest Mason, K.C.B., on printing in Japan, 121, 122
• Scientific Papers, subject indexes to, 225-233
• Serrano, Father Jose, his translation of Father Nieremberg into Guarani, the first book printed in Paraguay, 131, 132
• Sliding-Press, the, at the British Museum, 262-271
• Sparrow, Mr., locksmith at the British Museum, 267, 271
• Spira, the brothers, early printers at Venice, 149, 203, 205
• Stevens, Henry, of Vermont, his paper on Photo-Bibliography, 16, 239;
  • memoir of, 325-334
• Sweynheym and Pannartz, early printers at Rome, 143, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152
• Telautographic writing telegraph, 256
• Telegraph, writing, advantage of introduction of, into Reading Room of British Museum, 254, 257
• Thompson, Sir E. M., K.C.B., on use of blotting paper in the Middle Ages, 171
• Universal Catalogue projected by Sir Henry Cole, 83, 84, 109-114
• Venetian book-trade, 153, 156
• Vera, Juan de, first printer in the Philippines, 122
• Virgo, Mr., his ingenuity, 266, 279
• Watts, Thomas, Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum, advocated printing the catalogue in 1855, 15;
  • founder of the system of classification followed at the British Museum, 211
• Whitelock, General, prints proclamations in Monte Video, 137
• Wolfenbuttel Library, 189
• Yapuguai, Nicolas, author of books printed in Paraguay, 133
• Zaehnsdorf, Mr., bookbinder, his device for the protection of books against fire, 259-261

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