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Book/Printed Material Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan.

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Title

  • Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan.

Names

  • Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913.
  • Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944.
  • James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936.
  • Proctor, Robert, 1868-1903.
  • Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon), 1863-1924.
  • Aldrich, Stephen.
  • Morris, William, 1834-1896.
  • Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham, Earl of, 1797-1878.
  • Bennett, Richard, 1844-1900.
  • Pierpont Morgan Library.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Chiswick press, 1906-07.

Contents

  • Manuscripts. 1906. -- Early printed books. 1907: v. 1. Xylographica, Germany and Switzerland. -- v. 2. Italy and part of France. -- v. 3. France (end), the Netherlands, Spain & England.

Headings

  • -  Morris, William,--1834-1896--Library--Catalogs
  • -  Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham,--Earl of,--1797-1878--Library--Catalogs
  • -  Bennett, Richard,--1844-1900--Library--Catalogs
  • -  Pierpont Morgan Library--Library--Catalogs
  • -  Illustrated books--History--15th and 16th centuries--Bibliography--Catalogs
  • -  Rare books--England--Bibliography--Catalogs
  • -  Private libraries--England--Catalogs
  • -  Manuscripts--England--Catalogs
  • -  Manuscripts--Facsimiles
  • -  Illumination of books and manuscripts
  • -  Block books
  • -  Incunabula--England--Bibliography--Catalogs

Notes

  • -  Of the Manuscripts volume 125 copies were printed; of the Early printed books volumes, 175.
  • -  The English incunabula were cataloged by E. Gordon Duff; Horae by A.W. Pollard; French and Italian incunabula by Pollard and Proctor jointly; German illustrated books by Proctor; incunabula of Germany and the Low countries by Stephen Aldrich; manuscripts by M.R. James. General editor, A.W. Pollard.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2244
  • -  LC has copy no. 76.
  • -  LAC scc 2019-05-08 update (2 card)
  • -  Card indicates copy 1 is RB Ref. LAC scc 2019-05-08
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-05-09 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 4 v. facsims. (partly col.) 39 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z997 .M86
  • Z997 .M86 Copy 2 Rosenwald collection item 2244. LC copy: Printed on vellum. "No. 4."

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08004427

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Chicago citation style:

Morgan, J. Pierpont, Alfred W Pollard, M. R James, Robert Proctor, E. Gordon Duff, Stephen Aldrich, William Morris, et al. Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan. London, Chiswick press, -07, 1906. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/08004427/.

APA citation style:

Morgan, J. P., Pollard, A. W., James, M. R., Proctor, R., Duff, E. G., Aldrich, S. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1906) Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan. London, Chiswick press, -07. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/08004427/.

MLA citation style:

Morgan, J. Pierpont, et al. Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan. London, Chiswick press, -07, 1906. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/08004427/>.