INDEX
Reading edition
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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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
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