Bibliotheca Pepysiana: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Library of Samuel Pepys

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Bibliotheca Pepysiana: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Library of Samuel Pepys
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William John Carlton
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
Series part Volume No. Volume 4
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:148
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9781108002066
ClassificationsDewey:011.00942659
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 20 July 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was a student of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and bequeathed his personal library of 3000 volumes to the College on condition that the contents remained intact and unaltered; they remain there, in his original bookcases, to this day. In the early twentieth century, a project to produce a complete catalogue was begun, and four volumes were published between 1914 and 1940. Volume 4 describes the books about shorthand which Pepys - an enthusiastic practitioner himself - methodically collected, and had bound in five volumes. Over the centuries, various specialists had consulted this important collection but this catalogue brought it to the attention of bibliographers for the first time. It provides background information about the author of each work, places the content in its historical context and supplies bibliographic details together with notes about other surviving copies. It is a valuable resource for historians of stenography and its uses.