Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Benton, John F.,; Hirsch, Rudolf,; Miller, William E.,; Zacour, Norman P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]; ©1965
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Reprint 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Anniversary Collection
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; DESCRIPTION OF MANUSCRIPTS --; Rare Book Collection Manuscripts --; GREEK (1-3) --; LATIN (1-198) --; DUTCH (1-4) --; FLEMISH (1-3) --; ENGLISH (1-29) --; FRENCH (1-103) --; GERMAN (1-60) --; ITALIAN (1-210) --; Portuguese (1) --; Rhaeto-Roman (1-2) --; SPANISH (1-50) --; Henry C. Lea Library Manuscripts --; Edgar F. Smith Collection Manuscripts --; Veterinary Library Manuscript --; ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781512809152; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9781512809152
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

This descriptive catalogue of the western manuscripts dating to 1800 housed in the libraries of the University of Pennsylvania was begun in 1960 and was printed in six issues of The Library Chronicle. Actual use of the catalogue led to the revision of some of the entries, additions, and corrections which are incorporated in the present volume. One hundred and seventeen manuscripts are described here for the first time. The manuscripts are described in the order in which they were placed on the shelves, a common but not a logical arrangement. The compilers, therefore, have prepared an extensive index listing title entries; names of authors, scribes, and owners; persons referred to in the text; names of places and countries, as well as other entries deemed useful.The catalogue includes the manuscripts of the Rare Book Collection, Henry C. Lea Library, Edgar F. Smith Collection, and the Veterinary Library. Greatly facilitating access to the resources of the University Libraries, the catalogue also provides an intriguing description of bibliographical riches.