LA/1/1/2
Reference code
LA/1/1/2
Level of description
File
Title
A Handwritten Catalogue Arranged by Size of Book and Location. Possibly 18th Century With Later Nineteenth Century Additions and Binding.
Original Title
Catalogue of the Cathedral Library Salisbury [the Word Salisbury Replaces Sunderland Which Has Been Crossed Through]
Date
18th century
Quantity & Format
1 volume
Description
Books are listed by size and location: Folios No 1 to No 39: Quartos No 1 to No 27: Octava No 1 to No 50. Information recorded: author, title (often abbreviated), place and date of printing. Latest book recorded printed 1714. There is a separate short list bound between pages 6 and 7 indicating the number of manuscripts in each press (total 132). A loose sheet with a list of 33 books can be found between pages 7 and 9. The reverse of the last page appears to have originally been the cover and has the title 'Sarum Cathedral Library Catalogue' with a list of four folio books below that latest of which is 1804 but which could be a later addition. Some additional notes in pencil on the inside back cover.
Language
Latin
English
English
Physical Characteristics
Material: paper, parchment
Binding: parchment [?] on composite paper