Cataloguing Discrepancies
The Printed York Breviary of 1493
1st Edition
Published on 31. December 2010
244 pages
978-1-4426-9018-9 (ISBN)
Description
Cataloguing Discrepancies reviews the description and cataloguing, from the early eighteenth century to the present day, of an early English Breviary, printed in 1493. With a critical eye, Andrew Hughes summarizes the work that has been done on this liturgical book, of which two complete copies and a number of fragments are extant. How these copies have been described - and more importantly how these accounts differ - is a central question of this volume.
Based on the discrepancies and errors in the existing catalogues of medieval liturgical books, many of which repeat erroneous information for generations, the authors illustrate the defects, problems, and opportunities encountered when technologies of the fifteenth and the twenty-first centuries converge. Not only questioning existing bibliographical practices, Cataloguing Discrepancies suggests practical means for improvements to the future description of early printed books of this kind.
Based on the discrepancies and errors in the existing catalogues of medieval liturgical books, many of which repeat erroneous information for generations, the authors illustrate the defects, problems, and opportunities encountered when technologies of the fifteenth and the twenty-first centuries converge. Not only questioning existing bibliographical practices, Cataloguing Discrepancies suggests practical means for improvements to the future description of early printed books of this kind.
Reviews / Votes
'This work raises interesting questions and offers thought provoking proposals on the cataloguing - past, present, and future - of a highly complex and significant form of early printed publication.' - Jonathan Harrison (Rare Books Newsletter: issue 93:2012)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
41 halftones; 5 figures; 13 tables, 41 s/w Abbildungen
41 halftones; 5 figures; 13 tables
File size
0,73 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-9018-9 (9781442690189)
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01/2011
University of Toronto Press
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Persons
Andrew Hughes is University Professor Emeritus in the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
Matthew Cheung Salisbury is a doctoral student in Worcester College at Oxford University.
Heather Robbins is a former doctoral student at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
Matthew Cheung Salisbury is a doctoral student in Worcester College at Oxford University.
Heather Robbins is a former doctoral student at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
Content
Introduction
Describing the Breviary and its Cataloguers
The Liturgical Context
The Manuscripts and Printed Editions
Modern Technology
Recommendations and Conclusions
Appendix 1: Comparative Inventory and Structural Inventory
Appendix 2: Sources
Appendix 3: Resources for Early Printed Books; Bibliography of Catalogues
Describing the Breviary and its Cataloguers
The Liturgical Context
The Manuscripts and Printed Editions
Modern Technology
Recommendations and Conclusions
Appendix 1: Comparative Inventory and Structural Inventory
Appendix 2: Sources
Appendix 3: Resources for Early Printed Books; Bibliography of Catalogues
