Scope and Contents Manuscript catalog in three parts: alphabetically by title, by category, and alphabetically by author. Information recorded includes title, size, number of volumes, and location. Full bibliographic entries were not used, a typical listing is: Manuel de philosophie ancienne par Rensavier- Paris, 1844, Paulin. Among the subject categories under which titles are grouped in section two are: #1, beaux arts; #2, economie rurale; and #14, theologie. A note in the front of the volume states that as...

Scope and Contents Published listing of books in the collection, arranged by general subject (e.g., art, foreign works, science, etc.) and giving location of each. The volume's "explanation" notes that, "As the catalogue is designed simply for the use of the subscribers of the Library, it was not necessary to mention the edition, the number of pages, or the size of the volumes." Nor do the listings give complete author identifications, but rather rely on such descriptions as "Scott's works," with a tabulation...

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A simple listing of books, again with less than full bibliographic descriptions, and including location symbols, etc.