Abstract
Catalogues in libraries have been an indispensable tool for centuries. Before the invention of the “card catalogue, they consisted mostly in large in-folio manuscript books presenting bibliographic records in alphabetical order. The making of a catalogue in 18th and early 19th century presented a huge task, with many hours of drafting until arriving to a clean copy. As a result of my research on the organization of ancient Portuguese religious libraries, I studied some of the still existing catalogues. It was a unique occasion to unveil cataloguing standards and rule interpretations usually explained by the librarians in a written caveat. By bringing to public knowledge their quest for achieving the perfect catalogue I honour Mirna Willer’s longtime efforts in the development of universal bibliographic standards.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Mirna Willer |
Subtitle of host publication | Festschrif |
Editors | Tinka Katić, Nives Tomašević |
Place of Publication | Zadar |
Publisher | Morepress |
Pages | 291-302 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-953-331-275-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-953-331-274-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Bibliographic description
- Librarians
- Ancient libraries
- Portugal
- Catalogues