Catalogue of Pepys Library at Magdalene College Cambridge. Volume VII. Part i: 'Catalogue' and 'Alphabet'
by McKITTERICK (David) Editor
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 1991. 4to, 500pp., orig. cloth, gilt. The catalogue compiled for Pepys in 1700 by his copyist and secretary Paul Lorrain and his nephew John Jackson comprises two parts; the numerical listing of volumes followed by an alphabetical list and the 'Appendix' or subject index (Part ii). This volume (Part i) presents a photographic facsimile of the 'Catalogue' and Alphabet', with an introduction discussing Pepys's ideas on bibliographical organization and the composition of his library. In print at £175
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- Catalogue of Pepys Library at Magdalene College Cambridge. Volume VII. Part i: 'Catalogue' and 'Alphabet'
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- McKITTERICK (David) Editor
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- Hardcover
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- Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 1991
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