THE ~Cihbariann' %f*aIuaal; A Treatife on ibliography, COMPRISING A SELECT AND DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKS; TO WHICH A-RE ADDED, ~!etbew of rubltUi itbrarteo. I//iJirated with Engravings. By REUBEN- A. GUILD,A. M. Librarian of Brown Univerfity, Providence, R. L "Non minima Pars eft Eruditionis bonos no6Te Libros." NEW YPORK: CHARLES B. NORTON,.GENT FOR LIBRARIES. MDCCCLVITI Entered according to A6 of Congrefs, in the Year 1858, by CHARLES B. NORTON, In the Clerk's Office of the DiftriEt Court of the United States for the Southern- Difiri&t of New York. Edition, 500. I o Copies on large Paper, TO PROFESSOR CHARLES C. JEWETT, THE Accomplifed Bibliographer and Scholar, THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDI CATED AS A TOKEN OF LONG CONTINUED FRIENDSHIP, AND IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF VALUED ACADEMICK AND PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION. "If you are troubled with a Pride of Accuracy, and would have it completely taken out of you, print a Catalogue."-Stevens. ;,%;' 4 HE following Work has been un-?->! dertaken with a View, afide from *A;'< ><"': perfonal Confiderations, to the Improve, 4 4?"5<;ment of our publick Libraries. The FIRST PART confifts of a defcriptive Lift of four hundred and ninety-five feparate Works, comprifing nineteen hundred and fixteen Volumes of fuch bibliographical Books as are confidered to be of the firft Importance for a Library Aipparatus. The Lift could eafily have been extended, had it been thought defirable to make it general and complete, rather than feled, including fuch only as are regarded as indifpenfable to the Knowledge of Books, and to the efficient Growth and Management of a publick Library. The SECOND PART contains hiftorical Sketches of fourteen of the largetf Publick Libraries in this Country and in Europe. Efpecial Attention has been given to the Chara6ter and general Arrange [6] ments of the Libraries described, and to detailed Accounts of the Buildings appropriated to their Ufe. The largeft Space has been given to the Britifh Mufeum, the Library of which is generally acknowledged to be the beft managed one of its Kind in the World. Appended to this Account is an Article compiled from the Northl BritiJh Review, giving Details refpe~ting the daily Adminiftration of this noble Collection, from which valuable Suggeftions may be derived for the Management of fmaller Libraries, whether publick or private. The fpecial Acknowledgments of the Author are hereby made to Mr. John H. Hickcox, Affiifant Librarian of the New York State Library at Albany, for his generous Affiftance in revifing and enlarging the Author's Account of faid Library; grateful Acknowledgments are alfo made to the following Gentlemen, for recent Information in regard to other Libraries, viz: John L. Sibley, A. M. of Cambridge, Mafs.; Wm. F. Poole, A. M. of Boiton; Prof. Charles C. Jewett, of Roxbury; Prof. George P. Fifher, of New Haven; Jofeph G. Cogfwell, LL. D. of New York; Lloyd P. Smith, Efq. of Philadelphia; and Prof. Wm. E. Jillfon, of Wafhington. [7] The Work has many Errours both of Omiffion and Commifiion; thefe, however, a Work of this Charater muft always have to a greater or lefs Extent. Conftituting as it does a Manual of Information, or rather the SOURCES of Information upon the moft important Points conneted with the Increafe and Management of Libraries, and with Books in general, it is hereby fubmitted to the Publick, with the confident' Hope that it may prove acceptable (-and ufeful. Brown" Univerfity, May 4, T 858S LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. LIBRARY EDIFICES. Page. I. Library of Harvard Univerfity,.. I 19 2. Yale College Library,.. I28 3. Library of Brown Univerfity,.. I37 4. Philadelphia and Loganian Libraries,... 49 5. BoJton Athenxum,......6 6. Capitol at WaJhington,....69 7. Smithfonian InJtitution at WaJhington,. I.. 73 8. AJIor Library at New York,... 185 9. Interiour of the Aftor Library,.. I99 [o. Publick Library of Bofton,. 2o00 ir. Redwood Library at Newport,. 217 [2. Frankfort City Library,... 227 [3. Royal Library at Munich,.. 228 [4. Imperial Library at St. PeterJburg,... 234 [5. Royal Library at Berlin,.. 242 r6. BritiJh Mufeum,. *. 246 CONTENTS. PART FIRST. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Page. NTRODUCTION, 3 to 8 DESCRIPTIVE LIST,.... 9 " II4 I. Books containing Lifts of bibliographical Works,.... 9 I I II. Elementary Bibliographies,... II " 13 III. The Origin and ProgreJs of Writing, Manufcripts and Diplomaticks, Monograms and Autographs, Materials for Writing or Printing, Engraving on Wood, Copper, &c., I4 " 22 I. Writing, 14.... 2. Manufcripts and Diplomaticks,. I6 3. Monograms and Autographs,. i8 4. Materials for WVriting or Printing, i8 5. Engraving on Copper, Wood, Stone, &c.,.. 19 IV. The Origin and Progrefs of Printing, early printed Books, and Book Binding,. 22 " 31 I. Printing and early printed Books, 22 2. Book Binding,... 30 V. Rare, Anonymous, Pfeudonymous, and Prohibited Books,.. 31 " 40 I. Rare, 3 I 2. Anonymous and Pfeudonymous, 37 3. Prohibited,. ~. 39 VI. ClajJification of Books, and Management of Libraries, or Library Economy,, 40 " 46 L 10 ] Page. VII. Library Edifices, and HiJtory and StatiJiicks of Libraries,. 46 " 51 VIII. Oriental and Clajjical Languages,. 5I " 55 IX. Bibliography of Modern Nations, or National Bibliography,..... 55 " 86 I. America,.... 55 2. Great Britain,... 62 3. France,. 7 I 4. Germany,.... 75 5. Italy,..79 6. Spain, Portugal and Northern Europe,... 82 X. General Bibliographies, 86i" 95 XI. Bibliography of Particular Sciences and Branches of Literature, or Special Bibliographies,.... 95 " I05 XII. Biographical Dictionaries,.. I5 " IIO XIII. Bibliographical Periodicals,... IIO " I 14 PART SECOND. LI BR AR I ES. INTRODUCTION,..... 117 to I 8 i. Library of Harvard UniverJlty,.. II9 " 127 2. Yale College Library,.. I28 " I36 3. Library of Brown Univerjity, I37 " I48 4. Library Company of Philadelphia, and the Loganian Library,..I49 " I6o 5. BoJton Athenaum,..... 6 " 68 6. Library of Congrefs,.... I69 " I73 7. State Library at Albany,.74 " I84 8. AJtor Library at New York,.. 85 " I99 9. Publick Library of BoJton, 200 " 217 IO. Imperial Library at Paris, 218 " 227 II. Royal Library at Munich,. 228 " 233 12. Imperial Library at St. PeterJburg,. 234 " 242 I3. Royal Library at Berlin,... 243 " 246 14. Library of the BritiJh Mufeum, 247 " 287 PART'I FIRST. B I B L I O GR A P HY. "In eftimating the Importance of the Study of Bibliography, we mulf confider how much it would promote the Progrefs of Learning, by fihowing what has been attempted and accomplihfied, and what yet remains to be achieved; how much by rebuking the Rafhnefs which ruffhes into Authorthip, ignorant of what others have written, adding to the Mafs of Books without adding to the Sum of Knowledge; how much, by giving Confidence to the earneft Student, who fears no Labour, fo that it bring him to the Height at which he aims — the Summit of Learning in the Branch to which he devotes himfelf."- yewett. Bd -~IBLIOGRAPHY, from B.iiXov, a Book,;; and rypcqw, I defcribe, fignifies literally f i'>..;i-:,; the Defcription of Books. Among the Greeks, the Term Bsxoyp,0pc, fignified?' only the Writing or Tranfcription of Books;.:.. -and a Bibliographer with them was merely a Writer of Books, in the Senfe of a Copyift. The French Term Bialiograpkie was long ufed to fignify only an Acquaintance with ancient Writings, and with the Art of deciphering them. In its modern and more extended Senfe, Bibliography may be defined to be the SCIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF BOOKS, in regard to the Materials of which they are compofed, — their different Degrees of Rarity, Curiofity, reputed or real Value, -the [4] Subjedts difcuffed by their refpedive Authours,and the Rank which they ought to hold in the Claffification of a Library. It is therefore divided into two Branches, the firft of which has Reference to the Contents of Books, and may be termed, for Want of a better Phrafe, INTELLECTUAL Bibliography; the fecond treats of their external Charadter, the Hiftory of particular Copies, Editions, &c. and may be termed MATERIAL Bibliography. The Objed of the firft Kind is to acquaint literary Men with the moft important Books in every Department of Study, either by Means of CLASSED CATALOGUES fimply, or by fimilar or alphabetical Catalogues, accompanied by critical and bibliographical Remarks. This Species of Knowledge has been cultivated moft thoroughly and fuccefsfully in Italy, Germany, and France, to which Countries, and efpecially to the latter, we are indebted for the moit popular and ufeful Treatifes in Bibliography. This is undoubtedly owing in a great Meafure to the free Accefs which is allowed the Publick to all their large Libraries, the great Number of fine private Colledtions, and the Familiarity of their Scholars and literary Men with Books of all Ages and Countries. The Refearches of BARBIER and BRUNET, [ 5] EBERT and ERSCH, TIRABOSCHI and GAMBA, will ever be held in grateful Remembrance by all Lovers of Learning. In Great Britain Bibliography as a Science has received lefs Attention than upon the Continent, although valuable Works have been produced by HORNE and LOWNDES, DIBDIN and WATT, which will compare favourably with thofe of their European Contemporaries. In this Country the Science has been very naturally negledted. Owing however to the general Diffufion of Knowledge and Wealth, and the rapid Formation and Increafe of Libraries of every Defcription, it is now receiving increased Attention; and the Importance of its Claims as a praCTical Science are fuccefsfully urged upon the Publick by our leading literary and educational Men. Already we have Bibliographers, fuch as COGswELL, and TICKNOR, and JEWETT, whofe profeffional Attainments are known and appreciated even in the older Countries. It is the Fault of many of the Votaries of this Science, efpecially in France, that they have exaggerated the Value of their favourite Purfuit, far beyond that Rank to which it is fairly entitled in the Scale of human Knowledge; and PEIGNOT, ACHARD, and others (whofe Writings are noticed in [6] the Courfe of this Treatife) have reprefented it as one of the mnoft extenfive, and even univerial of all Sciences. Nothing certainly can be more abfurd than to view it in this Light, merely becaufe it treats of Books, and becaufe Books are the Vehicles of all Sorts of Knowledge. Yet this is the only Foundation to be difcovered for thefe extravagant Reprefentations, that tend, as in all other Cafes of exaggerated Pretenfion, to bring Ridicule upon a Subjed, which, were its Nature and Objets corredly defined, could not fail to appear highly important and ufeful. Conformably to what has now been ftated, it is the Province of the Bibliographer to be acquainted with the Materials of which Books are cornpofed, their different Forms or Sizes, the Number of Pages, the typographical Character, the Number and Defcription of the Plates, the Completenefs, the Corredcnefs, and all the other external Peculiarities or Diftin~dions of an Edition. He knows not only the belft Treatifes that have been written on any particular Topick, and their comparative Value, but alfo the various Editions of Books, and the important Refpe~ds in which one Edition differs from another; when and from what Caufe Omiffions have been made, Deficiencies fupplied, Errours cor [7] re~ted, and Additions fubjoined. When Books have been publithed either anonymoufly or pfeu-. donymoufly, he indicates the real Name of the concealed Authour; and, with regard to the Rarity of Books, he is acquainted with all the Caufes which have contributed to render them fcarce. Finally, as a Library deftitute of Arrangement is a "Chaos, and not a Cofinos," he difpofes the Books which it comprises, in fuch an Order, as will prefent an agreeable Appearance to the Eye; and, in compiling a Catalogue, he affigns to them that Place which they ought to hold in the Syftem of Claffification adopted for arranging a Library. Such are the legitimate Duties of the Bibliographer, evidently requiring a Variety and Extent of Knowledge, feldom if ever poffeffed by a fingle Individual. Hence different Writers have difcuffed particular Topicks of Bibliography; and from their united Labours can be collefted the multifarious Information requifite to conftitute fuch a Bibliographer as has been defcribed. A Colledion of all the Works of this Kind extant, including General and Special Bibliography, LiteraryHiftory, and a certain Clafs of Periodicals and Univerfal Biography, would, it has been eftimated, exceed twenty thoufand Volumes. Indeed NAMUR in his [8] Bibliographie, publifhed in 1838, gives a Lift of upwards of ten thoufand feparate Works. We propofe in the further Progrefs of this Treatife, to give a SELECT LIST of the beft Sources of Information, fo far as we are acquainted, upon the moft important Branches of Bibliography, arranging them in alphabetical Order under their appropriate Heads, and adding fuch Defcriptions and explanatory Remarks, as may feem beft calculated to render the whole a ufeful Manual or Guide for Inquirers in this Department of Knowledge. I. Books containing Lifts of Bibliographical Works. {f ( OGSWELL (J. G.). Alphabetical Index 1144> to the Aftor Library, or Catalogue, with ihort Titles, of the Books now colleded and of the propofed Acceflions, as fubmitted to the Truftees of the Library for their Approval. Jan. I85I. 80. New York. I85Is Compiled by the Superintendent to ferve as a Guide in colleding Books for the Aitor Library. Prefixed is a claflfd Lift of Works upon Bibliography occupying 30 Pages. The Department of Bibliography in the Aftor Library, has been founded by Dr. Cogfwell, and continued at his Expenfe. It is far more complete than any Colledtion of the Kind in the Country. The Lift gives fhort Titles merely, without Dates. NAMUR (M. P.). Bibliographie PaleographicoDiplomatico-Bibliologique Generale, ou Repertoire Syftematique, &c. 2 Vols. 80. Liege. 1838. Giving the Titles of 1o,236 feparate Works relating to Paleography or Writing, Diplomaticks or Manufcripts, the Hiftory of Printing and the Book Trade, Bibliography, the Hiftory of Libraries, Notices of PeC I 0] riodicals, &c. No Work extant contains fo complete a Lift of this Clafs of Books. The Titles however are friequently inaccurate, and the Defcriptions are few and exceedingly meagre. The fyfRematick and alphabetical Indexes at the End of each Volume greatly enhance the Value of the Work. PE1GNOT (Gabriel). Repertoire Bibliographique Univerfel; contenant la Notice raifonne des Bibliographies fpeciales, &c. &c. 80~ Paris. I 8 I 2. Peignot is one of the ableft of French Bibliographers, and by his various Writings, has contributed moft effentially to the Illuftration of the Study of Bibliography. This elaborate Work, not only gives an inftrudive Account of fpecial Bibliographies publifhed in his Day, but alfo an Account of a great Number of other Works upon Bibliography in its various Branches, Literary Hiftory, &c. See alfo BoHN's General Catalogue, Vol. I, 80. Lond. 1847, pp. 409-441; HoRNE's Introdudtion to the Study of Bibliography, Vol. II, pp. 403-742; BRUNET'S Manuel du Libraire, Vol. V.; and PETZHOLDT'S Anzeiger far Bibliographie und BibliothekwifenSczhaft, a very important bibliographical Periodical, commenced in 1840, and publifhed monthly at Drefden, making annually an otavo Volume. A complete Lift of all the bibliographical Works which have been publifhed in any Language down to the prefent Time, with full defcriptive Notes in Englifh, would do much towards the more general Cultivation of the Science among us. The Preparation of fuch a Lift was commenced by Prof. C. C. JEwETT, while Librarian of the Smithfonian Inftitution at Wafhington. No one is better quali fled than he for an Undertaking of this Charader, and it is earneftly hoped that his prefent multifarious and important Duties may not interfere with its ultimate and fuccefsful Accomplifliment. In the Number of the Anzeiger for May, 1857, Dr. PETZHOLDT announces a Work which he has in Preparation, entitled Bibliot/aeca Bibliographica, Bibliograph/zc/zes Handbuch fiir Deutfchland. This is intended to be a Work like PEIGNOT'S or NAMUR'S, continued to the lateRt Dates, and enriched with critical and bibliographical Notes. It will undoubtedly be executed well and promptly. II. Elementary Bibliographies. U NDER this Head, we defign to point out a few ofthofe Works more particularly worthy of Notice, which treat generally of all Matters appertaining to Bibliography. It is a Matter of Regret that no Book prefenting a wellwritten, judicious, and comprehenfive Digeft of thefe Matters, has been recently publifhed. The following, however, contain much curious and ufeful Information. ACHARD (C. F.). Cours Elementaire de Bibliographie. 3 Vols. 80. Marfeille. I806-7. The moft uieful Part of this Work, is the Colleftion of the different Syltems recommended by De Bure, Peignot, Barbier, and others, for the Claffifying of Books. We learn from the Introduction, that M. FRANCIS DE NEUFCHfaTEAU, when Minifter of the Interiour, ordered the Librarians [ 2 ] of all the Departments to deliver Lectures on Bibliography; but that the Plan failed, thefe Librarians having been found incapable of preledting upon their Vocation. BOULARD (M. S.). Traite Elementaire de Bibliographie. 80. Paris. i8o6. This Work difcuffes the Oualifications of Bibliographers, the principal Works of which a Library ought to confift, the Rarity and Depreciation of Books, the Choice of Books and Editions, the Invention of Printing, the Formation of a Library, Manufcripts, &c. &c. DENIS (Michael). Einleitung in die Biicherkunde. 2dEd. 2Vols. 4. Wien. I795-6. This Work, although like every other of Denis greatly efteemed in Europe, has never been tranflated from the German. It embodies the Subftance of a Courie of academical Ledcures delivered by the Authour upon the Hiftory of Literature, as well as upon the Subftances, Forms and Claffification of Books. DENIS (F.) and PINCON (P.). Nouveau Manuel de Bibliographic Univerfelle. 80. Paris. I857. One of the Manuels Roret. DIBDIN (T. F.). Bibliographical Decameron; or Ten Days' pleafant Difcourfe upon Illuminated Manufcripts, and Subjetrs conneaed with early Engraving, Typography and Bibliography. 3 Vols. Royal 80. London. 1817. Elegantly printed, and embellifihed with many fine Engravings. It is now exceedingly fcarce, and too dear for ordinary Purchafers. The Authour was an Enthufiaft in this Department of Learning, and his numerous Publications are indifpenfable to the bibliographical Student. FORTIA D' URBAN. Nouveau Syftieme Alphabetique de Bibliographie AlphabCtique. I 20. Paris. I 822 1 I3 ] HORNE (T. H.). An Introdudion to the Study of Bibliography; to which is prefixed a Memoir on the Publick Libraries of the Antients. Illuftrated with Engravings. 2 Vols. S~. London. 1814. The moif ufeful Book of the Kind that has been publifhed in the Englifh Language, and to which we are greatly indebted in the Preparation of this Work. It comprifes a fummary Account of the Materials ufed for Writing in all Ages and Countries, the Origin and Progrefs of Printing, Remarks on the Forms of Books, different Styles of Binding, the Knowledge of Books, and the Caufes of their relative Value and Scarcity, the Principles which fhould govern in the Arrangement and Claffification of a Library, &c. &c. The moft extenfive Divifion of the Work is appropriated to a Notice of the principal Writers who have treated on the different Branches of Bibliography. It contains the fulleft Account that we have ever feen of Catalogues of Libraries both Britifli and foreign. The Specimens of early Typography, and of the Vignettes and Monograms of the early Printers, are neatly executed. A new Edition of this Work, incorporating the Suggeftions and Improvements of a later Period, is greatly needed. MORTILLARO (Vincenzo). Studio Bibliographico. 2dEd. 80. Palermo. I832. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Ditionnaire Raifonne de Bibliologie. (With Supplement). 3 Vols. 80~ Paris. I802-4. Containing ift. An Explanation of Terms relative to Bibliography, Typography, the Languages, Archives, Manufcripts, Medals, Antiquities, &c. 2d. Detailed hiftorical Notices of the principal Libraries, ancient and modern, the different Sedts of Philofophers, the moft celebrated Printers, and Bibliographers, including a Lift of their Works. 3d. An Explanation of the different bibliographical Syftems, &c. Peignot alfo published in I 800 an odavo Volume upon the Knowledge of Books, their Forms, Editions, &c. &c., called Mamzeal Bibliographiyue; ou Efai fur les BibZiotbbfues Acniennes et Moderues, etc., which may properly be regarded as an elementary Work. [ I14 III. 7he Origin and Progrefs of ffriting, Manz fcripts and Diplomaticks, lMonograms and Autographs, Materials for Wf'riting or Printing, Engraving on Jf7ood, Copper, Stone, f&c. HE Subjeds belonging to this Sedion have furnifhed Topicks for much elaborate Refearch, and fome of themn for Speculations and Difputes not yet brought to any fatisfadory Conclufion. Our Objeft in this Work is to indicate the Inquiries which belong to the different Departments of Bibliography, together with fome of the beft Guides to Information upon each, leaving the Difcufiion of the Topicks themselves to feparate and more extended Articles in their appropriate Places in Encyclopedias like the Britannica, Metropolitan, or New American, now being publifhed in New York by the Appletons. A e w7 R W R T I N d ASTLE (Thomas). The Origin and Progrefs of Writing, as well hieroglyphick as elementary. Illuftrated by Engravings. 2d Ed. 40, London. I803. "The completeft Work on the Subje& of Writing extant in this or any other Language." —Horne. The Chapters on Tranfcribers and Illuminators, and the Inftruments, Inks, and other Matters, which they [ 5Is made Ufe of in their Operations, will be found especially interefting to the Bibliogrcpher. A third Edition has been recently publifled in London, by Rowe, in one Volume, royal quarto. CHAMPOLLION-FIGEAC (J. J.). Precis du Syfteme Hierogiyphique des Anciens Egyptiens, ou Recherches fur les Elements premiers de cette Ecriture SacrCe, avec Planches. 2,d Ed. Royal 8~0 Paris. 1828. DEARBORN (N. S.). The American Text Book for Letters, with Copious Remarks on the various Letters now in Ufe, together with the moft Corred Method of producing them with the Pen, Brufh, Chifel, or Graver. Oblong 80. Bofton. I 5 8. This is the fecond Edition of an important Work, giving the various Styles of Letters now in Ufe on plain or ornamental Printing, Engraving, or Sign Painting, fuch as Block Letters, German Text, Square Text, Open Flower Leaf, Roman Letters, Ornamented or Illuminated Capitals, Writing Print Letters, &c. A large Number of Styles are given, all of them beautifully and accurately defigned and executed. FORTIA D' URBAN (Le Marquis de). Effai fur l'Origine de l'Ecriture, fur fon Introdudtion dans la Grace, et fon Ufage jufqu'au Temps d'Honmere. 80. Paris. I832. FRY (Edmund). Pantographia; containing accurate Copies of all the known Alphabets in the World, together with an Englifh Explanation of the Force or Power of each Letter. Royal 80 London. I799. This highly interefting Work, fays Horne, is the Refult of fixteen [ I6 ] Years' Refearch; the Specimens of Charaters are executed with great Neatnefs. SILVESTRE (J. B.). Paleographie Univerfelle. Colleaion de Fac-Simile d'Ecritures de tous les Peuples, et tous les Temps, etc., et accompagne d' Explications hiftoriques et defcriptives par M. M. Champollion-Figeac et Aime Champollion Fils. 4 Vols. Folio. Paris. 1839-4-I' " Ouvrage capital, execute avec le plus grand Luxe."-Bruaet. WAILLY (M. N. de). Elements de Paleographie. 2 Vols. Royal 40. Paris. 1838. A very handfomely printed Work of I I68 Pages. The fecond Volume contains Plates and a copious general Index. 2. MANUSCRIPTS ANP DIPLOMATICKS. DELANDINE (A. F.). Manufcrits de la Bibliotheque de Lyon. Precedes d'un Effai hiftorique fur les Manufcrits en general, avec une Bibliographie ifpciale des Catalogues qui les ont decrits. 3 Vols. 80. Lyon. I812. EBERT (F. A.). Zur Handfchriftenkunde. 2 Vols. 80. Leipzig. 1825-7. HUMPHREYS (H. N.). The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages; an Account of the Development and Progrefs of the Art of Illumination, as a diftin&d Branch of Pidtorial Ornamentation, &c. Illuftrated by a Series of Examples, of the Size of the Originals, by Owen Jones. Folio. London. I849. A fplendid and coftly Work. ['7 1 LANGLOIS (E. H). Effai fur Calligraphie des Manufcrits du Moyen-Age, et fur les Ornements des premiers Livres d'Heures impritnes. Royal 80. Rouen. I84I. MA:BILLON (Jean). De Re Diplomatica Libri VI; cum Supplemento. 3d Ed. 2 Vols. Folio. (Fine Plates). Neapoli. 1789. MONTFAUCON (Dom. Bernard de). Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum Manufcriptorum nova. 2 Vols. Folio. Paris. 1739. This is a Catalogue of all the Manufcripts of which the Author, one of the moft diftinguiflhed Savans of the I8th Century, could obtain any Knowledge, during forty Years of afliduous Refearch in the principal Libraries of Europe. The Manufcripts in the various Libraries are arranged in Clames feparately. Each Volume has a complete Index. Nouveau Traite de Diplomatique. Par deux Religieux Benedidines, de la Cong. de S. Maur. 6 Vols. 40. Paris. I750. The Authors of this highly efteemed work were M. M. Touftain and Taffin. The third Volume contains a molt copious Lift of the Abbreviations occurring in ancient'Writings, VAINES (Dom. De). Ditionnaire Raifonne de Diplomatique. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. 1774The Defign of the learned Author, fays Horne, was to feleEt and concentrate within the Compafs of two Volumes, the Refearches of all the moit celebrated Writers on the Diplomatick Art. This Objed is molt happily accomplilhed; and to thofe who have not the Means of procuring the large and coltly Volumes of Mabillon, Montfaucon, Maffei, and other Writers on the Subje&t, the Work of M. De Vaines is invaluable. The Plates, thirty-five in Number, faithfully exhibit the various Modes of Writing in different Ages and Nations. D 3. MONOGRA MS AND AUTOGRA P IIS. BRULLIOT (Francois). Didtionnaire des Monogrammes, Marques Figurees, Lettres Initials, Noms Abreges, etc., avec lefquels les Peintres, Deffinateurs, Graveurs, et Sculpteurs ont defigne leurs Noms. 2d Ed. 3 Pts, 40. Munich. I 832-4. "Ouvrage tres important." —Brunat. FONTAINE (P. J.). Des Colleftions des Autographes et de l'Utilite qu'on peut cn retirer. 80. Paris. 1834FONTAINE (P. J.). Manuel de l'Auteur des Autographes. 8~. Paris. I836. Ifographie des Hommes ceklbres, ou Colleftion de Fac-Simile de Lettres autographes et de Signatures; publiee par MM. Berard, Chateaugiron, Duchefne, et Fremifot. 4 Vols. Large 4~. Paris. I 843. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Recherches hiftoriques et bibliographiques fur les Autographes et fur l'Autographie. 80. Dijon. I836. 4. MATERIALS FOR WRITING OR PRINTING. KooPs (Matthias.) Hiftorical Account of the Subftances which have been ufed to defcribe Events and to convey Ideas, from the earlieft Date to the Invention of Paper, 80, London. I801. [ I'9 LE NoRMAND (L. S.). Manuel du Fabricant de Papiers, etc. (with Plates). 2 Vols. I2~. Paris. I834PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Effai fur l'Hiiloire du Parchemin et du Velin. 80. Paris. 18I2. SAVAGE (William). Treatife on the Preparation of Printing Ink of various Colours. 8S. London. 1832. Publifhed by Longman at ~z 2s. TAYLOR (Ifaac). Hiflory of the Tranfmiffion of Ancient Books to Modern Times; or, a concife Account of the Means by which the Genuinenefs and Authenticity of ancient hiftorical Works are afcertained. 80. London. I827. Th: firit Part of this excellent Work is devoted to the Hiltory of Manufcripts, an Account of the Materials of ancient Books, Inftruments of Writing, Inks, Illuminations, Copyifts, Writers of the Middle Ages, &c. WEHRS (G. F.). Von Papier, &c. (with Supplement). 3 Vols. 80. Halle & Hannover. I789-90. 5. ENGRAVING ON COPPER, WOOD, STONE, &C. BARTSCH (Adam de). Le Peintre Graveur. 2 I Vols. 80. Vienne, Degen, et Mechetti. I803-2I. This Work, fays Brunet, is certainly the molt exaft of any of the Kind which we have; but it is very incomplete, and the ]aft Volumes are of lefs Value than the firft. Volumes I-5. Flemifil and Dutch Schools. 6-I 1. The German School. z and 13. The Italian School. 14 and I5. Marc Antonio, &c. 6-zIo. The Refidue of the Italian School. [ 20 BRYAN (Michael). A Biographical and Critical Didtionary of Painters and Engravers; with the Ciphers, Monograms, and Marks ufed by each Engraver. A new Edition, revifed, enlarged and continued to the prefent Time, comprifing above ONE THOUSAND additional Memoirs and large Acceffions to the Lifts of Pikures and Engravings, alfo new Plates of Ciphers and Monograms. By George Stanley. Royal 80. London. I849. A Book of 963 Pages, embracing without the leait Abridgment, as Rated in the Preface, the whole of the Articles contained in the two quartos publiihed by Bryan in 1816. ENGELMANN (M. G.). Traite theorique et pratique de Lithographie. 3d Ed. 4~. Paris. I839. Illuftrated with a great Number of Plates. HEINECKEN (M. le Baron). IdCe Generale d'une Colledion complette d'Eftampes,'avec une Differtation fur l'Origine de la Gravure, et fur les premiers Livres des Images. 80. Leipfic. I77I. The Value and Fidelity of this Work have long been known and duly appreciated by Bibliographers and Amateurs of the fine Arts. A Circumitance that greatly enhances its Merit is, that the Author actually faw every Book of Images, &c. which he has defcribed. It is illuftrated with z8 fine Engravings, feveral of which are Doubles. FIELDING (T. H.) The Art of Engraving; being an hiftorical and diftindc Account of the various Styles now pradCifed, with Inftrudtions as to the various Modes of Operation, &c. Royal 80. London. I840. [ 21] JACKSON (John). A Treatife on Wood Engraving, hiftorical and pradical. With upwards of three hundred Illuftrations, engraved on Wood. Royal 80. London. 1839. The third Chapter of this important Work is devoted to an Examination of the Claims of Gutemburg and Cofter to the Honour of the Invention of Typography. The Author Ibpports the Claims of the former. NAGLER (G. K.). Neues Allgemeines KiinftlerLexicon, oder Nachrichten von den Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, etc. 22 Vols. 80. Miinchen. I835-52. A biographical Didtionary, with critical Notices of the Works of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, Defigners, Lithographers, etc., being the beft and moft extenfive Work of the Kind extant. OTTLEY (W. Y.). Hiftory of Engraving upon Copper and Wood, with an Account of Engravers and their Worksa 2 Vols, Royal 4~. London. i816. Publifhed at ~8 8s. This magnificent Book is printed uniformly with Dibdin's Ames, and with that forms a grand Series of the Hiftory of Printing and Engraving. Like Meerman the Author fupports the Pretenfions of Cofter as the Inventor of Printing. SINGER (S. W.), Refearches into the Hiftory of Playing Cards; with Illuftrations of the Origin of Printing and Engraving on Wood. 40. (Numerous Plates). London. I816. "The entire Impreffion of this Work is limited to 250 Copies; fo that when its intrinfick Worth and intrinfick Beauty be considered, the Curious will not fail to fecure Copies whenever they make their Appearance."-D ibdin. [ 22] SPOONER (S.). A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architeds; with the Monograms, Ciphers, &c. Large 80. New York. I 853 pp. PI 50. IV. TIhe Origin and Progrefs of Printing, Early Printed Books, and Book Binding. HE Hiftory of the Origin of this moft important of all human Inventions is enveloped in Myftery, the moft widely oppofite Opinions upon the Subjet being ftill entertained. Although within twenty Years from its Difcovery it was fpread all over Europe, commemorating all other Inventions, and handing down to Pofterity every important Event, it has unfortunately failed to record in decifive Terms, the Name of its own Inventor. To determine this, as well as the Place where the Difcovery was made, has given Employment to the Studies and ReSearches of the moft learned Men in Europe during the laft two Centuries. We can only in this Connetion, point out fome of the moft important Publications on the Subjed, together with Manuals and Diaionaries of the Art, and fuch Works as are particularly defcriptive of early printed Books. AM ES (Jofeph). Typographical Antiquities; being an hiftorical Account of Printing in England, Scotland and Ireland, from I47I to I600. 4~. London. I749. i 231 A fecond Edition of this truly valuable Work, enlarged by William Herbert, was publifhed in I785-90, in 3 Vols. 40. Both thefe Editions are now in a great Degree fuiperfedcd by the elaborate and fplendid Edition by the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, greatly enlarged, with copious Notes and appropriate Engravings. 4 Vols. 40. Lond. I8 Io-I9. Publifised at 6o Guineas. AUDI FFREDI (J. B.). Catalogus Hiftorico-Criticus Romanarum Editionum Soaculi XV. Alfo, Specimen Hiftorico-Criticum Editionum Italicarum Saculi XV. 2 Vols. 4. Roma. 1783-94. Dibdin ipeaks of thefe Produdions as of very great Importance to the Bibliographer. Audiffredi appears to have had Accefs to the firft Libraries in Italy; and his Care, Accuracy and Refearch, entitle him to a Superiority over all his Predeceffors. Both of thefe Works have good Indexes. BANDINI (A. M.). De Florentina Juntarum Typographia. 2 Vols. 80. Lucae. I79I. It only goes as far as IS5Q. Peignot commends it as a "profoundly learned Work." BeRARD (A. S. L.). Effai bibliographique fur les Editions des Elzevirs. 80. Paris. I822. BERNARD (Aug.). De I'Origine et des Debuts de l'Imprimerie en Europe. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. 1853. Paul Tr6mel in Petzholdt's nHzeiger, fpeaks of this as the moft important Work yet written on the Origin of the Art of Printing. Bibbliotheca Smithiana, feu Catalogus Librorum D. Jofephi Smithii Angli per Cognomina Authorum difpofitus? pp. 913. 4~. Venetiis. I755. This valuable Catalogue was compiled by J. B. Pafchal. It contains [ 24 ] the PREFACES and EPISTLES Of the rareft and molt important Works publifhed before the Year I500, this Part of the Book occupying 285 Pages; it contains alfo a complete alphabetical Index of Authors. COTTON (Henry). Typographical Gazetteer. 3d Ed. 8. Oxford. 1852. A very ufeful Work, being a Didionary of all the Places where Printing has been pra&iced, with an Account of the firft Books printed at each, a Tranflation into Englifh of the foreign Names of Towns, &c. DAUNOU (P. C. F.). Analyze des Opinions diverfes fur l'Origine de l'Imprimerie. 80. Paris. I802. This is a clear and compendious View of the various Opinions which have been advanced upon the Origin of Printing. The fame has alfo been published in the fourth Volume of the Memoirs of the moral and political Clafs of the French Inftitute. DIBDIN (T. F.). Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or a Defcriptive Catalogue of early printed Books, and of many important firit Editions in the Library of Earl Spencer. 4 Vols. Superroyal 80. London. I814-15. This fuperb Colleation of Books contains upwards of 45,000 Volumes; among them are fixty-four Editions from the Prefs of Wm. Caxton, the firft Englifli Printer, which are reputed to be worth $60,ooo. The Abundance and Beauty of the Facfimiles and other Embellifhments, as well as the Finenefs of the Paper and Printing, render this Catalogue one of the moft fplendid bibliographical Works ever published in any Country. It defcribes, I. Books printed froin wooden Blocks about the Middle of the fifteenth Century. 2. Early printed Bibles. 3. Liturgical Works. 4. Works of the Fathers. 5. Greek and Latin Clafficks. 6. Mifcellaneous Literature. The Pofleffors of this Work, to complete it, fihould procure AEDES ALTHORPIANIE, 2 Vols. fuper royal 80. London, 1822, containing an Account of the Manfion, Books and Pi&tures at Althorp, the Refidence [ 25 ] of Earl Spencer; and alfo the CASSANO CATALOGUE, fuper royal 80. Lond. 823, forming a Supplement to the two previous Catalogues, and containing a general Index. DUPONT (Paul). Notice Hiftorique fur l'mpri-. merie. Large 80. Paris. I849. FALKENSTEIN (Karl). Gefchichte der Buchdruckerkunft. 40. Leipzig. I840. A very important and beautiful Work, containing Engravings, many of which are coloured. GRESWELL (W. P.). Annals of Parifian Typography, containing an Account of the earlieft Typographical Eftablifhments -in Paris. 80. London. I8i8. This has long been regarded as an importar~t Compilation. It is enriched with numerous interefting Notes relating to the Hiftory of Literature. It is defigned principally to fhow the particular Influence of the Parifian Gothic Prefs upon the early Englifh Prefs. GRESWELL (W. P.). View of the Early Parifian Greek Prefs, including the Lives of the Stephani. 2 Vols. 80. Oxford. I833. HAIN (Ludovicus). Repertorium Bibliographicum. 4 Vols. 80. Stutt. et Tubinga. I826-38. A ufeful Repertory, in which, by means of frequent Abbreviations, the Author has endeavoured to bring into a fmall Compafs a descriptive Account of all the Editions of the 5th Century known to himfelf. The Number of Articles thus given amounts to I6,299. They are regarded by Bibliographers as extremely accurate, HANSARD (T. C.). Typographia; an hiftorical Sketch of the Origin and Progrefs of Printing, with pradical Diredions for condufting every E [ 26 ] Department in an Office, with a Defcription of Stereotype and Lithography. Thick royal 80, London. 1825. A beautiful Book of 939 Pages, with a good Index. HANSARD (T. C.). The Hiftory of the Art of Printing, Copperplate Printing, Type Founding and Lithographick Printing. 80. Edinburgh. I840. HODGSON (Thomas). An Effay on the Origin and Progrefs of Stereotype Printing, including a Defcription of the various Proceffes. 80. Newcattle. 1820. pp. 178. An excellent Work. Only 306 Copies printed. JOHNSON (John). Typographia, or the Printer's Inftrudlor. 2 Vols. 80. London. 1824. LAIRE (F. X.). Index Librorum ab Inventa Typographia ad Annum I500, cum nootis. (With a Supplement.) 3 Vols. 80. Paris. I791-2. A ufeful Work of its Kind. The Defcriptions are clear, the Notes brief and inftruftive, and there are four Indexes. MAITTAIRE (Michael). Annales Typographici ab Artis Inventa Origine ad Annum I664, cum Supplemento Michaelis Denifii. 7 Vols. (or I I when the Parts are bound up feparately). 40. Hag. Com. et Vienna. 7I 9-89. Volume I. from the Origin of the Art to the Year I500, was publifhed in I7I9. Volume II. 1500-I536, was publifhed in 1722, in 2 Parts. Volume III. I536-x557, was publifhed in I726, in 2 Parts, with an Appendix. Volume IV. from the Origin of the Art to I664, was published [ 27 ] in I 7 3 3, in z Parts. Volume V. containing a general Index, was publiflhed in 174I, in z Parts. Complete Copies of thefe Annals, with both Parts of the Index, are rare, efpecially in this Country. The Supplement by Michel Denis, publilhed at Vienna in 1789, in 2 Vols. 4~., contains 63 I I Articles, defcribing Works printed in the I 5th Century which were unknown to Maittaire. Though lefs perfeft in fome refpefts than the Annals of Panzer, it is neverthelefs indifpenfable in every bibliographical Colledtion. It does not confine itfelf like that Work to mere Nomenclature, but gives Information refpeding the Lives of Printers, Publiflhers, Corre&ors of the Prefs, and literary Men, and fuggefts Inquiries refpeding the Hifiory of the Art of Printing. The Author was a Native of London, born in I668, and educated at Weftminfter School and Oxford Univerfitv. MEERMAN (Gerard). Origines Typographice. 2 Vols. 4. Hag. Com. I765. One of the moft inflruftive Books extant, as to the Progrefs of the Art, and full of' learned and acute Inquiries. The Author, who was a diftinguifhed Lawyer of Leyden, fupports with great Ardour the Pretenfions of Harlem as the Birthplace of the Art, and of Lawrence Cofter as its Inventor. Although the Hypothefis of Meerman in Support of thefe Pretenfions has long fince been exploded as a Fable, the Work is highly efteemed and eagerly fought after by Bibliographers. The Plates (I 2 in Number) are frequently taken out to illuftrate other Works. MEERSCH (P. C. Van der). Recherches fur la Vie et les Travaux des Imprimeurs Belges et Neerlandais, etablis a I'Etranger, et fur la Part qu'ils ont prife a la Regeneration litt'raire de l'Europe du XVe Siecle. Vol. I. 80. Gand. I856. A very important Work. PANZER (G. W.). Annales Typographici ab Artis Inventa Origine ad annum 1536. I I Vols. 4~. Norimbergax. I793-I803. [ 28] The moll extenfive Work extant on the Produlions of the I5th Century, and furpaffing in bibliographical Accuracy, as well as in Method and Arrangement, all its Predeceflors. Volumes I-III contain the dated Produ&ions which appeared up to I5oo, in the alphabetical Order of their Places of Printing. Volume IV contains the dated Produfions which appeared without any Statement of the Place of Printing, or Name of Printer, arranged in chronological Order; alfo the Produdions without Place, Date, or Printer, arranged in alphabetical Order, according to the Authors' Names, anda triple Supplement to the former Volumes. VolumeV is a general Index to the previous Volumes. Volumes VI-IX embrace the dated and undated Produftions from I 5o to I536 together with Supplements. Volumes X and XI contain general Indexes to Vols. VI-IX, and alfo a Supplement to the entire Work. PIETERS (M. Chs.). Analyfe des Materiaux les plus utiles, pour des futures Annales de l'Imprimerie des Elzevirs. Large 80. Gand. I 843. PIETERS (M. Chs.). Annales de l'Imprimerie Elfevirienne. 80. Gand et Paris. I85I. RENOUARD (A. A.). Annales de l'Imprimerie des Alde. 2dEd. 3 Vols. 8o. Paris. 1825. RENOUARD (A. A.). Annales de 1'Imprimerie des Efiienne. 2 Pts. in one Volume 80. Paris. 1837-8. Thefe Works upon Aldus Manutius, the Inventor of Italics, and his Succeffiors, and upon Henry Stephens and his Succeffors, the celebrated French Printers of the i6th Century, are very important. A 3d Edition of the firit named Work, containing a Notice of the Juntas, and a Lift of their ProduAtions up to 1550, was publiffihed in one thick Volume, 8~. Paris. 1834. SANTANDER (M. de la Serna). An Hiftorical Effay on the Origin of Printing. Tranflated [ 29 ] from the French. 8~. Newcaitle. Hodgfon. 1819. PP. 93. Only 214 Copies printed. SAVAGE (William). Didtionary of the Art of Printing. (Illuitrated with Diagrams.) Thick 80. London. I8t4I. A new Edition of this capital Work has long been in Preparation by a competent Gentleman of New York. SOTHEBY (S. L.) Principia Typographica. The Block Books, or xylographick Delineations of Scripture Hiftory, iffued in Holland, Flanders and Germany, during the fifteenth Century, exemplified and confidered in Connexion with the Origin of Printing, &c. &c. 3 Vols. imp. 40. London. 1857. Only z50 Copies printed, of which 220 Copies are to be fold at Au&ion on Wednefday the 5th of May, 1858, in London. The Volumes are illuftrated with above I20 Plates. None will be fold for lefs than 9 Guineas. STOWER (Charles). The Printer's Grammar; or Introdution to the Art of Printing. (With Plates.) S8. London. o808. THOMAS (Ifaiah). The Hiftory of Printing in America; with a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newfpapers. To which is prefixed a concife View of the Difcovery and Progrefs of the Art in other Parts of the World. 2 Vols. 80. Worcefter. 181 o. Rare and very important. [ 30 ] TIMPERLEY (C. H). Encyclopedia of Literary and Typographical Anecdote; compiled from Nichols's Literary Anecdotes, and numerous Authorities. Second Edition, comprifing recent Biographies, chiefly of Bookfellers, and a Practical Manual of Printing. Thick royal 80. Lond. I842. WILLETT (Ralph). A Memoir on the Origin of Printing, in a Letter addreffed to John Topham, Efq. 80. Newcaftle. T. Hodgfon. 1820. pp. 72. Only I5o Copies printed, WOLFIUS (J. C.) Monumenta Typographica. 2 thick Vols. 80. Hamburgi. 1740. This Collefion confifts of Treatifes by various Authors, and alfo of Extradts illuftrative of the Origin and early Hiitory of the Art, fome of which are in Verfe, B 00K - IN D IN G, A few Works illuftrative of the Hiftory and Art of Book-Binding, may very properly be added to this Part of our LISTo ANETT (J. A.). An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients, with a Hiftory of the Art of Book-Binding, from the Times of the Greeks and Romans to the prefent Day; interfperfed with bibliographical References to Men and Books of all Ages and Countries. Small 80. London. I837. [31 1 GREVE (E. W.). Hand und Lehrbuch der Buchbinde, &c. 2d Ed. 2 Vols. 80. Berlin. 1832. HANNETT (John). Bibliopegia or the Art of Book-Binding. 4th Ed. I2~. London. 1848. LE NORMAND (L. S.). Manuel du Relieur. 2d Ed. I80. Paris. I831. One of the MaIzue/s Roret. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Effai hiftorique et archaxologique fur la Relieure des Livres, etc. 80. Dijon. I834. TUCKETT (C, J.). Specimens of ancient and modern Binding. Royal 40. London. I846. WALKER (Edward). The Art of Book-Binding, its Rife and Progrefs. (Including a defcriptive Account of the New York Book Bindery of E. Walker & Sons, with a Lift of Prices annexed,) Thin 80. New York. i85o. V. Rare, Anonymous, Pfezudonymous and Prohibited Books.. RA ARE. NE of the Objeds of Bibliography is to indicate thofe Books which, to a greater or lefs Degree, come under this Category. With regard to there Compilations we may remark, that though in morf of them the Epithet RARE is fometimes applied too vaguely and lavifhly, they [ 32 1 are neverthelefs as a Clafs extremely ufeful. It is indeed exceedingly difficult to fpeak in all Cafes with Precifion in regard to rare Books, and hence perhaps impoffible to compile a Work of this Kind which fhall not fometimes miflead thofe who confult it. A Diftindion fhould always be made between the Terms RARE and PRECIOUS, which, while at firft they appear to mean the fame Thing, are yet effentially different. A Book may be rare becaufe it is with Difficulty to be procured, and hence highly valued by Amateurs who defire the exclufive Poffefflon of it, regardlefs of Colt. On the other Hand, Books may be precious, and to be obtained only at a high Price, without being rare. Such are thi fplendid Colleaions of architedural Engravings published by Piranefi and others; the Colledtions called GALLERIES and CABINETS; the great Colleaions of Works on Antiquities by Graevius, Gronovius, Montfaucon, Muratori and others. The following may be noticed as among the principal bibliographical Works under this Head, in addition to Audiffredi, Dibdin, Hain, Laire, Maittaire and Panzer, described under the preceding Head: BAUER (J. J.). Bibliotheca Librorum rariorum univerfalis. (With three fupplementary Volumes.) 7 Vols. 80. Norimbergae. I770-91. Arranged alphabetically according to the Authors? Names. It contains fome good Things, fays Peignot, but the Author has been too laviih of the words, rarus, rar/i.samus, paucrigmus, coglitus, &c. CLEMENT (David). Bibliotheque Curieufe; ou [ 33] Catalogue Raifonne des Livres rares et difficiles a trouver. 9 Vols. 40. G6ttingen et Leipzig. I750-60. This Work is compiled upon a very extenfive Plan, for, though confifting of nine quarto Volumes, it comes down no farther than to the Letter H in the alphabetical Arrangement of Names; terminating here in confequence of the Author's Death. It is beautifully printed and exhibits great Labour and Learning. The following are the different Claffes mentioned in which Books may be faid to be rare. I. A Book which it is difficult to find in the Country where it is fought, ought to be called fimply rare. z. A Book which it is difficult to find in any Country may be called very rare. 3. A Book of which there are only 50 or 60 Copies exifting, or which appears as feldom as if there never had been more at any Time than that Number of Copies, ranks as extremely rare. 4, When the whole Number of Copies of a Work does not exceed o, this conftitutes exceive rarity, or rarity in the higheft Degree. This Claffification of the Degrees of Rarenefs is copied from Clement by all fubfequent Writers in this Department. DIBDIN (T. F.). A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Pid6urefque Tour in France and Germany. 2d Edition. 3 Vols. fmall 80. London. I829. Containing a Fund of ufeful Information upon Topography, Manufcripts, rare and valuable Books, public and private Libraries, Bookfellers, Bookcolle&ors, Autographs, &c. &c. Numerous Illuftrations. The firft Edition, of which the fecond is an Abridgment, was publilhed in ISz I, in 3 Vols. royal 8~. The Expenfes of the Printing and Engraving of this firit Edition, amounted to upwards of ~600o. DIBDIN (T. F.). A Bibliographical and Pifturefque Tour in the Northern Counties of England and in Scotland. 2 Vols. Royal 80. London. 1838. Prof'ufely embellified, with Accounts of Libraries, Manufcripts, rare Books, &c. &c. and a general Index. F [34] FOURNIER (F. I.). Nouveau Difionnaire Portatif de Bibliographie; contenant plus de vingt trois mille Articles de Livres rares, curieux, eftimes et recherches, &c. 2dEd. 80. Paris. I809. Preceded by an Eff'ay on Libraries and Bibliography, and followed by Catalogues of the Editions of Baflcerville, Didot, the Aldi, Elzevirs, &c. &c. GERDES (Daniel). Florigium hiftorico-criticum Librorum rariorum, etc. 80. Groninga. I773. This is the third Edition of a Work, defigned in Part as a Supplement to the Catalogue of Vogt, GUIcHIARD (J. M.). Notice fur le Speculum Humanoa Salvationis. 80. Paris. I840. HARTSHORNE (C. H.), Book Rarities of the Univerfity of Cambridge; illuftrated by original Letters, and Notes biographical, literary and antiquarian. (With Plates). 80~ London. I 82o. HoYoIs (P. J.). Muf&e Bibliographique; Collection d'Ouvrages imprimes et Manufcrits, dont le moindre Prix eft de Iooo Francs. 80. Mons. I837. LALANDE (M. L. C.). Curiofites Bibliographiques. i8o. Paris. 1845. This little Work, although not ftrifly coming under this Head, neverthelefs contains many interefting Particulars in regard to curious and rare Books, including Titles and Frontifpieces, -Dedications, Prefaces, Errours, Binding, Prices paid to Authors, Autographs, Liberty of the Prefs, &c. OSMONT (J. B. L.). Didionnaire Typographique, Hiftorique, et Critique des Livres rares, fingu [ 35 ] liers, eftinmes, et recherches en tous Genres. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. 1768. A fcarce Work; which, though in fbme refpe&s fuperfeded by later bibliographical Didionaries, may yet be advantageoufly confulted for Italian Literature. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Effai de Curiofites Bibliographiques. 80. Paris. I 804. Containing a clafilfied Notice of the fineft Works, the Price of which, at the publick Sales, has exceeded Iooo Francs. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Varietes, Notices et Raretes Bibliographiques. 80. Paris. I 822. PP. I47. Dibdin in his Preface to the Bibliographical Tour in France, juft defcribed, complains that this little Work is but the Refleftion or Tranflation of the 9th and 3oth Letters of the I f Edition of the fame. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Repertoire de Bibliographies fpeciales, curieufes et inftrudtives. 80. Paris. 181 o. Containing, I. Special Bibliographies in all Languages. 2. Books of which only Ioo Copies were printed. 3. Books of which Copies have been printed on colored Paper. 4. Books, the Text of which is engraved. 5. All Books which have been published under the Name JAna, &c. SANTANDER (M. de la Serna). Difionnaire Bibliographique choifi du quinzieme SiIcle; ou defcription des Editions les plus rares, &c. 3 Vols. 80. Bruxelles et Paris. I805-7. The firit Volume contains an elaborate Hitfory of Printing (fee Page 28), which Horne has abridged in his Introdudion to the Study of Bibliography. Santander defcribes only the principal Editions of the I 5th Century, obferving that though there are fuppofed to have been not lefs than Ix5jooo published within that Period, not more than I Soo deferve the Attention of the Curious. [ 36 ] SCHELHORN (J. G.). Amcenitas Literariam, quibus variea Obfervationes, Scripta item quaedam Anecdota et variofa Opufcula exhibentur. 2d Ed. I4 Vols. 80. Frankfort et Leipzic, 1725-3I. VALLIeRE (M. le Duc de la). Catalogue des Livres de la Biliotheque de Valliere. 9 Vols. 80. Paris. I783-8. The firft Part of this Catalogue, in three Volumes, was compiled by Guillaume de Bure, and is extremely curious. It comprifes Manufcripts (defcribed by M. Van Praet), early Editions, Books printed on Vellum and large Paper, Books rare and precious, Books of Engravings, &c. containing in all 5668 Articles, and two Indexes, one of Authors and one of Titles or Subjects. The fecond Part, confifting of the lat: fix Volumes, was compiled by Jean Sue Nyon. It contains 27,ooo Articlesj arranged under general Divifions, but without an Index. This Part of the Valliere Library, although confidered of lefs Value than the preceding Portion, contains a fine Colleftion of French and Italian Poets, and a Colle&tion of Romances, the moft complete perhaps that ever was formed, together with numerous Works on the Arts, Sciences, Hiftory, &c. This Part of the Work therefore belongs to general Bibliography. It is of little practical Value for the Want of defcriptive Notes and an Index. VAN PRAET (Jofeph). Catalogue des Livres imprimes fur Velin, de la Bibliotheque du Roi. (With Supplement.) 6 Vols. Large 80. Paris. 1822-8. "L'Importance et la grande Valeur des Livres d6crits, l'Exaaitude rigoureufe des Defcriptions, et les Anecdotes curieufes qui les accompagnent, donnent de l'Int6ret a cet excellent Catalogue."-Brrnet. The Compiler, one of the moft profound Bibliographers of Europe, has been for many Years at the Head of the Bibliotheque Royale at Paris, a Library fingularly rich in Books printed on Vellum. [37 1 VAN PRAET (Jofeph). Catalogue des Livres imprimes fur Velin qui fe trouvent dans des Bibliotheques tant publiques que particulieres. 4 Vols. Large 80. Paris. I824-8. VOGT (John). Catalogus hiftorico-criticus Librorum rariorum. sth Ed. Thick 80. Norimbergwa. 1793. An excellent Work, the Plan and Execution of which are characterized by Dibdin as being at once clear and concife. Vogt, however, like many other Authors of this Clafs of Books, is fomewhat prodigal of the Word rare. 2. ANONYMOUS AND PSEUDONYMOUS B OOKS. Anonymous Books are thofe which are publifhed without any Author's Name. Cryptonymous Books are thofe the Names of the Authors of which are concealed under an Anagram or fimilar Contrivance. Pfeudonymous Books are thofe which bear falfe Names of Authors. The great Number of Works embraced under this Head renders it a very important Branch of bibliographical Inquiry. Of the various Writers who have defcribed this Clafs of Books, the following are the principal. They are particularly ufeful in regard to the literary Produdtions of Periods and Countries which have been greatly reftricted in the Liberty of the Prefs. BARBIER (A. A.). Didtionnaire des Ouvrages Anonymes et Pfeudonymes. 2d Ed. 4 Vols. 80. Paris. 1822-7. By far the moft perfe&t and valuable of all the numerous Works which [38 ] have been publifhed in this Department of Bibliography, being the Refults of thirty Years of diligent Labour and Refearch. The Author was private Librarian of the Emperor Napoleon, and afterwards, on the Return of the Bourbons, Superintendent of the private Royal Libraries. He died in I 825. His Diitionary is confined to Works in the Latin and French Languages, but of thefe it notices between twenty-three and twenty-four thoufand. LANCETTI (V,). Pfeudonimia Ovvero Tavole alfabetiche de' Nomi finti o fuppofti degli Scrittori con la Contrappofizione de' Veri. 80. Milano. 1836. MANNE (M. de). Nouveau Recueil d'Ouvrages Anonymes et Pfeudonymes. 80. Paris. I834. Containing 2131 Articles, not limited like Barbier's Di&ionary to Works in the French and Latin Languages, and followed by an alphabetical Index of Authors, PLACCIUS (Vincent). Theatrum Anonymorum et Pfeudonymorum Operum. (Edited by J. A. Fabricius and M. Dreyer, with a Preface by the former.) 2d Ed. Fol. Hamburgi. I708. To this ihould be added a Supplement, or Continuation, by J. C. Mylius, publifhed in I740. folio. Hamburg. The original Work and the Supplement together, comprehend between nine and ten thoufand Articles. QUeRARD (J. M.). Les Ecrivains Pfeudonymes et autres Myllificateurs de la Litterature Franyaise pendant les quatre derniers Siecles reftitues a leurs veritables Noms. 80. Paris. 1854-5. One of the lateft Works upon the Subjet. SCHMIDT (A. G.). Gallerie deutfcher pfeudonymer Schriftfteller, &c. 8~. Grimmae. 1840. [ 39 J 3' PROIIB3ITE D. The following Works upon condemned and prohibited Books, may very appropriately be added to the above Defcriptions of rare and anonymous Books. They conftitute a melancholy Portion of Bibliography, for though the Fa6ts which they colle&t fometimes amufe by their Folly, they oftener excite Indignation and Pity at the Oppreffions of Power, and the Sufferings of the Learned. AN EXACT REPRINT of the Roman Index Expurgatorius, the only Vatican Index of this Kind ever publifhed; edited, with a Preface, by Richard Gibbings. Thick i2~. Dublin. 1837. HANNOT (J. B.). Index des principaux Livres condamnes et defendus par 1'Eglife. I2~. Namur. I7I4. INDEX LIBRORUM Prohibitorum juxta Examplar Romanum Juffu SanctiffimiDomini noftri editum Anno I 8 3 5; Accefferunt fuis Locis Nomina eorum qui ufque ad hanc Diem damnati fuere. Poft 80. Mechlinia. 1843. MENDHAM (Jofeph). Account of the Indexes, both prohibitory and expurgatory, of the Church of Rome. 80. London. I826. MENDIAM (Jofeph). Index Librorum Prohibitorum a Sixto V.; Ed. J. Mendham. 40. London. I835. [ 40 1 PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Didionnaire Critique et Bibliographique des Principaux Livres condamnes au Feu, fupprimes ou cenfures. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. I806. The moft complete Work in this Department of Bibliography, although it can hardly be faid to contain an Enumeration of all the prinripal fuppreffed, condemned or cenfured Books, as there are few Engliih Works noticed. The firft Volume contains a Lift of INDICES EXPURGATORII, and alfo of more than thirty Writers who have treated on this Subje:t. VI. Clajification of Books and Management of Libraries, or Library Economy. OTWITHSTANDING the almoft infinite Number of Libraries and Catalogues that exift, fcarcely any two can be found which entirely agree in their Arrangements, or which are catalogued upon the fame Principles. It is therefore important to point out fome of the belt Guides upon thefe Subjeds, for the Benefit of the various publick Libraries which are being formed and developed in all Parts of tile Land, in order that they may be conduaed in accordance with the moft approved Principles of Library Economy. Before proceeding with our Lift, we may remark, that Catalogues refolve themfelves finally into two Claffes, viz: CLASSIFIED and ALPHABETICAL. The Utility of the former is very great, confifing obvioufly in this, that the Books upon any Subjedc are found at once by referring to the proper Head. L 4I J To refer however every Book to its proper Place in the general Syftem of human Knowledge, would evidently require clearer and more exa&t Ideas of the Scope and Obje(ds of all the Departments and Branches of which that Syftem confifts, and a more thorough Acquaintance with the Science of Bibliography in all its Details than moft Perfons poffefs, The Difficulties of fuch a Talfk, and indeed of the whole Subjed of cataloguing, are very happily illuftrated in the Article on Libraries and Catalogues appended to this Work. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, with the Titles placed in alphabetical Order under the Names of Authors, and accompanied by an alphabetical and clafified Index of SubjeCts, is in our Judgment by far the moft pradical and ufeful. Such a Catalogue might well be called " the Eye of the Library." It fhould in moit Cafes have Jhort Titles, and always give in full the CONTENTS of all the COLLECTED WORKS Of Authors, and of all Colledtions of fingle Works of various Authors, having a common Title. We notice the moit important Books under this Head, fome of which might properly be claffed with ELEMENTARY Bibliographies already defcribed. ALBERT (J. F. M.). Recherches fur les Principes fondamentaux de la Claffification biblographique. 8o. Paris. I847. A very important Work of its Kind. AMPeRE (A. M.). Effai fur la Philofophie des Sciences, ou Expofition analytique d'une Claffi L 42 ] fication naturelle de toutes les Connaiffances humaines. 2 Pts. 80. Paris. I843. CAMUS (A. G.). Obfervations fur la Diftribution et le Claffement des Livres d'une Bibliotheque. [Memoires de l'Inrf. National; Litt. et Beaux Arts, Tome I]. 40~. Paris. I798. pp. 643-76. CONSTANTIN (L. A.). Bibliotheconomie, ou nouveau Manuel Complet pour l'Arrangement, la Confervation et l'Adtniniftration des Biblio. theques. 2d Ed. I8~o. Paris. I841. An excellent little Manual upon Library Economy, which we hope to prefent to the Publick at fome future Time, in an Englith Drefs, with Additions, &c. It is very full upon Catalogues and the Statifticks of Libraries. The Author, whofe real Name was Heffe, has recently died at Paris. EBERT (F. A.). Bildung des Bibliothekars. 2d Ed. 80~ Leipzig. 1820. Few Perfons, it is believed, have ever engaged in the Work of arranging and cataloguing, even a fmall Library of learned Books, without being painfully imnpreied with the Importance of all the varied Oualifications which Ebert here enumerates, as effential for a German Librarian. ExPose fuccin&t d'un nouveau Syftaeme d'Organifation des Bibliotheques publiques; par un Bibliothecaire. 80. Montpellier. I 845. FoIsy (F. M.). Effai fur la Confervation des Bibliotheques publiques. 80. Paris. I833. FORTIA D'URBAN (Le Marquis). Nouveau Syfteme alphabetique de Bibliographie alphabetique. Seconde Edition, prece'de de nouvelles Confider-. [ 43] ations fur l'Orthographe Francaife. I 20. Paris. I 822. The firfi Part includes a general Syftem of Bibliography. The fecond Part includes an encyclopedical Table of human Knowledge. A new Edition has been published containing Part third, and a general Index. This laft Part relates to Encyclopedias, fihowing what they are, in what Languages they have been written, &c. HORNE (T. H.). Outlines for the Claffification of a Library, fubmitted to the TrufRees of the Britifh Mufeum. 40. London. 1825. Now very fcarce. JEWETT (C. C.). On the ConftruAion of Catalogues of Libraries, and their Publication by Means of feparate, itereotyped Titles; with Rules and Examples. 2zdEd. 80. aflhington. I853. Containing an Explanation of the Author's Plan for preparing and ftereotyping Catalogues, and ferving as a Manual for Librarians in carrying the fame into Pradtice. The thirty-nine Rules embodied in the Work, founded upon thofe adopted for the Compilation of the Catalogue of the Britifh Mufeum, have been drawn up with great Care. Modifications and Additions have been made, adapted to the peculiar Charater of the Syftem propofed. Thefe Modifications can readily be difcovered and fet afide by thofe who wifh to ufe the Rules in the Preparation of an ordinary Catalogue. The Work is an indifpenfable Guide to Librarians and others, enabling them to compile Catalogues upon the belt and molt approved Principles, without the Expenfe of ufelefs Labour. The Author, it is underftood, is preparing for the Prefs a third and enlarged Edition of this invaluable Manual. LUDEWIG (Herman). Zur Bibliotheconomie. 80. Leipzig. I840. MOLBECH (Chriftian). Ueber Bibliothekwiffen [ 44 1 fchaft, oder Einrichtung und Verwaltung 6ffentlicher Bibliotheken. (2d Ed. from the Danifh Originals by H. Ratjen). 80. Leipzig. 1833. A very learned and comprehenfive Book upon the whole Subjeft of Library Economy. NAMUR (M. P.). Manuel du Bibliothecaire. 80. Bruxelles. I834. PARIS (M. P.). De la Neceffite de commencer, achever et publier le Catalogue des Livres imprimes, etc. Seconde Edition, dans laquelle on a complete le Plan de Claffification bibliographique, et repondu a quelques Objedtions. 80. Paris. I847. pp. 63. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Manuel du Bibliophile, ou Traite du Choix des Livres. 2 Vols. 80. Dijon. 1823. A very ufeful Guide for the Book Purchafer, PETZHOLDT und REICHARD. Ankiindigung von Beitriigen zur Bibliothekfbaukunft. 2 Vols. 80. Drefden. I844. PETZHOLDT (Julius). Katechifmus der Bibliothekenlehre. Anleitung zur Einrichtung und Verwaltung von Bibliotheken. Mit i6 in den Text gedruckten Abbildungen und 15 Schrifttafeln. 80. Leipzig. I856. This little Work forms the 27th Number of a Series ifl'ued by J. J. Weber, entitled Il/ufirirte Katerhifmen. [ 45 1 REPORT from the Sele&t Committee on Publick Libraries; together with Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix. Folio. London. I 849. This Report of the Houfe of Commons, making, with the Index, a Volume of 4I7 pages, contains the fulleft and moft accurate ftatiftical Details refpefing publick Libraries to be found in Print. It embodies the Teftimony and Opinions of fome of the molt eminent Bibliographers in Europe, upon important Points in the Hiftory and Management of Libraries, as for Example, E. Edwards, formerly of the Britifh Mufeum, M. Guizot of France, M. Van der Weyer of Belgium, M. Libri of Italy, &c. &c. REPORT Of the Commiffioners appointed to inquire into the Conftitution and Government of the Britifh Mufeum; with Minutes of Evidence. Folio. pp. 823. London. i85o. Alfo Indexto Report, &c. Folio. pp. I72. London. I85o. The principal Subjed of Inquiry related to the Preparation and Printing of a Catalogue. On this Point therefore it contains full Information. RICHTER (Benedia). Kurze Anleitung eine Bibliothek zu ordnen und in der Ordnung zu erhalten. (With 6 Illuftrations.) 80. Augfburg. I836. SCHMIDT (J. A. F.). Handbuch der Bibliothekwifienfchaft. 80. Weimar. I84o. Valuable particularly for its Lifts of Books of Reference on Bibliography, Literary Hiftory, &c. SCHRETTINGER (M.). Verfuch eines vollftfindigen Lehrbuchs der Bibliothekwiffenfchaft. 2 Vols. 2d Ed. 80. Miinchen. I829. [ 46 SCHRETTINGER (M.). Handbuch der Bibliothekwiffenfchaft, befonders zum Gebrauche der RichtBibliothekare. 80. Wien. I834. SHURTLEFF (N. B.). A Decimal Syftem for the Arrangement and Adminiftration of Libraries. 40~. Bofton. i856. Defcriptive of a Syitem which the Writer, as ftated in the Preface, has introduced into the Publick Library of the City of Boiton, and which hsa been in praftical Operation there fince the Summer of I 852. VII. Library Edifices, and HiJ7ory and StatziJicks of Libraries. ALBI (Adrien). Effai Statiftique fur les Bibliotheques de Vienne, comparees aux plus grands Etabliffemens de ce Genre, &c. 8o Vienna. 1835. Next to the elaborate Article by Ebert, in the Cyclopi'die of Erfch and Gruber, the firft ftatiftical View of exifting Libraries to be at all relied upon for general Accuracy, Mr. Edwards places this valuable Treatife by Balbi. The Taileazx StatijZiues fair Ies Bibliothuzaes Auciecnes et Modernes, by the fame Author, were published in the Tranfadtions of the French Statiftical Society in 1836. BAILLY (J. L. A.). Notices hiftoriques fur les Bibliotheques Anciennes et Modernes, fuivies d'un Tableau Comparatif des Produits de la Preffe de 1812 a 1825, et d'une LiIte des Lois, &c. concernant les Bibliotheques. 80. Paris. I 828. [ 47 1 BLUME (Friedrich). Iter Italicum. 4 Vols. 80. Berlin und Halle. I824-36. Containing an Account of the Archives, Infcriptions and Libraries in the Sardinian and Auftrian Provinces. BUCHON (J. A.). Rapports fur la Situation des Bibliotheques publiques en France. 8o. Paris. 1830. CLARKE (Wm.). Repertorium Bibliographicum; or fome Account of the moft celebrated Britifh Libraries. Large 80~. London. I819. Defigned, fays the Advertifement, to aflift the Colle&tor in his Purfuit of valuable Editions of rare Books, and containing Seleftions from the various Libraries, to give the prominent Features of each. DELESSERT (M. B.). Memoire fur la Bibliotheque Royale. 40o Paris. i 835. DELESSERT (M. B.). Projet d'une Bibliotheique circulaire fur l'Emplacement, etc. 40. Paris. FARNUM (Luther). A Glance at Private Libraries. 80. Bofton. 1855. PP- 79. The Libraries noticed in this Account are chiefly of Bofton and its Neighbourhood, embracing thofe of Everett, Prefcott, Ticknor, Parker, Sears (now Prefident of Brown Univerfity, Providence), Livermore, the late Daniel Webiter, &c. Mr. Farnum eftimates the Number of Books in private Libraries of one thoufand Volumes and upwards, within ten Miles of the Bofton State Houtfe, to equal or exceed three hundred thoufand. GLAY (Dr. Le). Memoire fur les Bibliotheques publiques et les principales Bibliotheques particulieres du Department du Nord. 8~, Lille. 1841. [ 48] GREPPO (J. G. H.). Notice hiflorique fur les Bibliotheques des Hebreux. 80. Paris. I835. HUNTER (Jofeph). Englifh Monaftick Libraries. 4~. London. I83I. JEWETT (C. C.). Notices of the Publick Libraries in the United States of America. 80. WaffTington. I85i. Prepared by Prof. Jewett while Librarian of the Smithfonian Inftitution, and published under its Aufpices, being the firft Work of the Kind of any Extent that has ever appeared in this Country. It is remarkable that the moft complete Account of our Libraries that had been published previous to this Work, is to be found in the Serapeum for i846, a foreign Periodical. The Number of Libraries defcribed by Prof. Jewett is 694, containing an aggregate of nearly two and one quarter millions of Books. This Number has now increafed to more than three millions. LABORDE (Le Cmte de). De l'Organization des Bibliotheques de Paris. (With Plates.) 2 Vols. Royal 80. Paris. I845-46. Publifhed in the Form of Lettres. Alfo by the fame, Etude fur la ConJfrulion des Bibliotbheues, &c. 1846. LIVERMORE (George). Remarks on Publick Libraries. From The North American Review for July, i850. For private Diftribution only. 80. Cambridge. I 850. Full of pra&tical and important Suggeftions and deferving a wide Circulation. The Author is one of our moft accomplifhed Bibliographers. For an Account of his private Library, which is particularly rich in Works illuftrative of early Typography, fee Farnum's Glance at Private Libraries, juft noticed. NAMUR (M. P.). Hiftoire des Bibliotheques 11 49 1 Publiques de la Belgique. 3 Vols. 80. Bruxelles. I840. Norton's Literary Almanac for 1852; Norton's Literary Regifter and Book Buyer's Almanac for I8 53; Norton's Literary and Educational Regifter for 1854. I 20~. New York. Thefe three little Volumes, which are bound together and fold as Norton's Literary RegiJier, contain much ufeful Information in regard to American Libraries, Books, and Publifhers. The third Volume (pages 49-94) contains a full and authentic Account of the Proceedings of the Librarian's Convention, which was held in New York City, Sept. IS, 16, and 17, I853. PAPWORTH (J. W. & W.) Mufeums, Libraries, and Pidure Galleries, with Illuftrations. Royal 80. London. I853. Containing Suggeftions on the Efiablifhment of fuch Inflitutions; on the Formation and Arrangement of Mufeums for provincial Cities and large Towns; on Plans for building and arranging Libraries for publick and private Ufe; Notes on Cataloguing; and Explanations and Examples of the belt Modes for conftruaing and lighting Pifture Galleries, etc. etc.; with ten Plates, or Illuftrations. The Authors are diftinguiihed Britifil ArchiteCts. PEICNOT (Gabriel). Manuel Bibliographique, ou Effai fur les Bibliotheques Anciennes et Modernes, &c. 80. Paris. 800. PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Souvenirs relatifs a quelques Bibliotheques particulieres du Temps paff6. 80. Dijon. I836. PETIT-RADEL (L. C. F). Recherches fur les Bibliotheques anciennes et modernes jufqu' a la H [ s50] Fondation de la Bibliotheque Mazarine, et fur les Caufes qui ont favorif6 l'Accroiffement du Nombre des Livres. 80. Paris. I819. PETZHOLDT (Julius). Addreffbuch Deutfcher Bibliotheken. 80. Halle, 1853. The 4th and laft Edition of a Work of the higheft Authority on the Libraries of Germany. PREUSKER (Karl). Ueber 6ffentliche Vereinsund Privat-Bibliotheken. 2 Parts in oneVolume. 8~0. Leipzig. I839-40. SANTA (L. Della). Della Conftruzione e del Regolamento di una publica univerfale Biblioteca. (With an Illuftration). Small 40. Firenze, i8i6. The Author, who died about -the Year I83o, was Secretary in the Bibliotheca Magliabecchiana at Florence. His Treatife on the Conftruction of a publick Library, is in high repute, STMs (Richard). Handbook to the Library of the Britifh Mufeum; containing a brief Hiftory of its Formation, and of the various Colleaions of which it is compofed; Defcriptions of the Catalogues in prefent Ufe; claffed Lifts of the Manufcripts, etc.; with fome Account of the principal Libraries of London. I 20. London. I854This little Manual of 418 Pages, contains a Catalogue of the printed Books of Reference in the Reading Rooms of the Britifh Mufeum, regarded as "indifpenfably neceffary to Students of all Denominations." Such a Catalogue will be found ufeflfi to thofe who have in Charge the Sele&ion of Books for our publick Libraries. [ 5' I "There are tolerably good Hand-books to fome Departments of the Mufeum, but the Library is only vaguely known to thofe who have walked through it, or tried to fathom it through its Catalogues. Mr. Sims has undertaken to ftlpply this Deficiency, and being officially conneed with the Manufcript Department of the Library, the Taik has been eafier for him than it would have been for an outrider. His Purpofe is two-fold -to give the publick a general Idea of the Contents and Arrangement of the Library, and to furnifh to literary Men and Readers, a fyfiematized Means of Reference to the Treafiures of the great Collc&ion. The Work is executed with great Pains and confiderable Judgment, and will be found very ufeful. Altogether the Work, though not very intereiting to the general Public, will be a Boon to the literary Man and the Bookworm."-Wefliminjler Review, 7aN. I854. VOISIN (Aug.). Documents pour fervir a l'Hiftoire des Bibliotheques en Belgique, et de leurs principales Curiofites litteraires. 80. Gand. I840. VOISIN (Aug.). Statifliques des principales Biblioltheques de l'Europe. I20. Bruxelles. 1837. The fulleft Statiftics of publick Libraries are to be found in the Report of the Seled Committee, defcribed under the previous Head. The lall Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica contains a capital Article on Britifh and Foreign Libraries, by Edward Edwards, Efq. formerly of the Britiih Mufeum, and now Librarian of the Free Library, Manchefter. Prefixed are fome Remarks on library Economy. The whole Article occupies 26 large quarto Pages. VIII. Oriental and Claffical Languages. DELUNG (Friedrich). Bibliotheca Sanfcrita. Literatur der Sanfkrit Sprache. 2d Edition, enlarged and improved. 80. St.Peterfburg. 18377 [ 52 ADELUNG (Friedrich). An Hiftorical Sketch of Sanfcrit Literature, with copious bibliographical Notices of Sanfcrit Works and Tranflations; tranflated firom the Gertan, with numerous Additions and Corredions, by D. A. Talboys. 8~. Oxford. 1 8 32. " One of the moft refpedtable and ufeful Books which have for a long Time ifflued from the Prefs. It is, in fa&, a Vade Mecum, without which the Library of no Oriental Scholar cai be efteemed perfedt; poffeffing a Claflification fo fyftematically regular, that all the known Treafures of this facred Tongue are, as it were, at one Glance brought before the Enquirer."-A-dJiatic yourna/l. BOHN (H. G.). General Catalogue. Part Second. Greek and Latin Claffics, Commentaries and Tranflations. 80. London. I85o. With Prices and occafional bibliographical Notices. BRiiGGEMANN (L. W,). A View of the Englifh Editions and Tranflations of the ancient Greek and Latin Authors, with Remarks. Thick 8~. Stettin. I797- PP. 850o CLARKE (Adam). Bibliographical Diadionary, with Supplement. 8 Vols. fmall 80. London. I803-6. Containing an Account of Books in all Departments of Learning, publiffied in the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabick, and other eaftern Languages. The Supplement, in z Volumes, contains, among other Matter, an Account of the Englifih Tranflations of the Clafficks and Ecclefiaftical Writers, with Lifts of the beft Arabick and Perfian Authors, Grammars, Lexicons, &c. DIBDIN (T. F.). Introdudion to a Knowledge of rare and valuable Editions of the Greek and Roman Clafficks. 4th Edition, greatly enlarged and correded. 2 Vols. 80. London. I827. [ 53] ENGELMANN (Wilhelm). Bibliotheca Scriptorum Clafficorum et Graecorum et Latinorurn. (6th Edition of Enflin's Bibliotlheca Auaorum Clajicorum, enlarged, &c. by Engelmann, with a Supplement.) 80. Leipzig. 1847-53. The molt complete Work of the kihd extant, giving an Account of all the Editions publifhed in Germany from 1700 to 1853. ESCIENBUERG (J. J.). Manual of Claffical Literature. from the German, with Additions, by Prof. N. W. Fifke, of Amherf: College, Maffachufetts. I 2th Edition, (or Thoufandl) 80. Philadelphia. I857. Ufed as a Text Book ih many of our Colleges. It includes a View of Latin and Greek Authors, with Notices of Editions, &c. FABRICIUS (J. A.). Bibliotheca Graxca, ed. Harles. 4thEd, I2 Vols. 40. Hamburgi. 1690-1809. To this fhould be added an Index publiflhed at Leipzic in 1 838, in one quarto Volume. Of this Bibliotheca Dibdin fays: " All the known Editions of the Greek Claflicks, with their Illuftrators, are recorded in this Work, accompanied by bibliographical and critical Remarks. There is nothing in our own or any other Language which can be put in Competition with it." FABRICIUS (J. A.). Bibliotheca Latina, ed. Ernefti. 3 Vols. 80. Lipfi,x'773-4. FABRICIUS (J. A.). Bibliotheca Latina Media et Infima IEtatis. 6 Vols. 4~. Patavii. 1754FRAEHN (C. M.). Indications bibliographiques relatives pour la plupart a la Litterature hiftoricogeographique des Arabes, des Perfans, et des Turcs. (New Edition.) 8', St, Peterfburg. I845. [ 54 ] FiiRST (J.). Bibliotheca Judaica Bibliographica. Handbuch der gefammten Jiidifchen Literatur, nach alphabetifcher Ordnung der Verfaffer bearbeitet. 2 Vols. 80. Leipzig. I849-5I. GILDEMEISTER (J.). Bibliotheca Sanfcrita. 80. Bonnai ad Rhenum. 1847. HEBENSTREIT (W.). Ditionarium Editionum turn Seledarum tum Optimarum Autdorumr Clafficorum et Graecorum et Latinorum cum Notis criticis. I2~. Vindobona. 1828. A Manual in high Repute. HADJI-KHALFA-MUSTAFA (B. A. K. I.). Lexicon bibliographicum et encyclopaedicum. Latine vertit et Commentariis Indicibufque initruxit G. Fligel. 6 Vols. 40. Leipzig. I835-52. A Work on Oriental Bibliography, &c. confihfing largely of defcriptive Titles. HERBELOT (B. d'). Bibliotheque Orientale, au — mente par Schultens. Belt Edition. 4 Vols. 40. La Haye. I777-82. A Treafure of ufeful Knowledge, which has done much to draw the Attention of Europeans to the Writings of the Afiatics. HOFFMANN (S. F. W.). Bibliographifches Lexicon der gefarnmten Literatur der Griechen. 2d Ed. 3 Vols. 80. Leipzig. I838-45. A Work of the higheft Authority. HOFFMANN (S. F. W.). Handbuch zur Biicherkunde fuir Lehre und Studium der beiden alten [ 55 ] klaffifchen und deutfchen Sprache. 80. Leipzig. 1838. Very ufeful for Students. Moss (J. W.). Manual of Claffical Bibliography. New Edition. 2 Vols. 80. London. 1837. SCHOELL (FReD.). Repertoire de la Litterature Ancienne, ou Choix d'Auteurs Claffiques Grecs et Latins, imprimes en Allemagne et en France. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. I8o8. SCHWEIGGER (L. F. A.). Handbuch der Klaffifchen Bibliographie. 3 Vols. 80. Leipzig. I830-4. The befi general Book of the Kind extant. Volumes 2 and 3 (Vol. 2 Parts I and z in Reality), comprifing the principal Part of the Work, are devoted to the Latin Clafficks. WOLFIUS (J. C.). Bibliotheca Hebrea. 4 Vols. 40. Hamburgi. I715-33. ZENKER (J. T.). Manuel de Bibliographie Orientale. 80. Leipzig. 1846. IX. Bibliography of MIoderu Natious, or National Bibliographies. I. AM E R I C A. LLIBONE (S. A.). A Critical Didionary of Englifh Literature, and Britifh and American Authors, living and deceafed, from the earlieft Accounts to the Middle of the nineteenth Century. [ 56 ] This Diklionary, now brought down to the Letter N, will probably be publifhed during the prefent Year. A full Defcription of it is given under Se&ion XII. The following Extra&t from a Letter of the veteran Bibliographer, Thos. Hartwell Horne, addreffed to the Publifhers, will flow the Importance of the Work in ConneEtion with AMERICAN Bibliography. "Mr. Allibone's Lilt of Authorities confulted includes, I believe, every Work of any Value. My own Knowledge of American Authors has hitherto been derived chiefly from the befl Edition of 4//enu's Jmeriran Biography, and from Mr. Triibner's concife but truly valuable Guide to American Literature. But henceforth Mr. Allibone's Refearches will leave nothing to be defired." ASHER (G. M.). Bibliographical and Hiflorical Effay on the Dutch Books and Pamphlets relating to New-Netherland, and to the Dutch WefttIndia Company. Small 4~. Amfterdarn. I854. pp. I2o. Alfo a Lift of the Maps and Charts of New-Netherland, and of the Views of NewAmtlerdam, by G. M. Afher; being a Supplement to his Bibliographical Effay on NewNetherland. Small 40~. Amfterdam. I855. PP. 44. ASPINWALL (Col. J.). Bibliotheca America Septentrionalis; being a choice Colle6tion of Books relating to North America. 80. Paris. 820. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL Catalogue of Books, Tranflations of the Scriptures, and other Publications in the Indian Tongues of the United States. 80. Wafhington. I 849. BIBLIOTIECA Americana; or a Chronological Catalogue of the moft curious and interefting Books, Pamphlets, &c. upon North and South America, 1 571 in Print and Manufcript; with an introdudory Difcourfe on the prefent State of Literature in thofe Countries. 40. London. I789. CATALOGUE of Books on the Mafonic Inftitution, in public Libraries of twenty-eight States of the Union, Antimafonic in Arguments and Conclufions. By diftinguifhed literary Gentlemen, Citizens of the United States. With introdudory Remarks by a Member of the Suffolk Committeeof 1829. 8~. Bofton. 1852. pp. 270. A Work on Freemafonry rather than a Bibliography. Important in this Conneftion however, as the Books referred to are all American. DALRYMPLE (Alexander). Catalogue of Authors who have written on the Rio de la Plata, Paraguay, and Chaco. 40. London. I807. FARIBAULT (G. B.). Catalogue d'Ouvrages fur l'Hiftoire de l'Amerique, et en particulier fur celle du Canada, de la Louifiane, de l'Acadie, et autres Lieux. 80. Quebec. 1837. pp. 207. In thrce Parts. The firft Part contains the Authors who have written on the Subjet, arranged alphabetically the fecond, anonymous Works arranged chronologically; and the third, a Catalogue of Maps, Charts, and Plans. The Number of Works defcribed is 969, and to many of them descriptive Notes by the Author, or Notes extrafted from other Works, are added. GI RARD (Charles). Bibliographia Americana Hiftorico-Naturalis; or, Bibliography of American Natural Hiftory for I85 i. 80. Wafhington. 1852. pp. 70. L 58 J GOWANS (William). A Catalogue of Books on Freemafonry and kindred Subjeds. I20. New York. I858. pp. 59. Giving a Lift of Mafonick Publications, moftly American. KENNETT (White.) Bibliotheca Americanae Primordia; an Attempt towards laying the Foundation of an American Library. 40. London. 1713. KOHL (J. G.). Defcriptive Catalogue of thofe Maps, Charts and Surveys relating to America, mentioned in Vol. III. of Hakluyt's great Work. 80. Wafhington. 1857. LUDEWIG (H. E.), The Literature of American Local Hiftory; a bibliographical Effay. 8~0 New York. I 846. Privately printed. LUDEWIG (H. E.). TrUbner's Bibliotheca Glottica. The Literature of American Aboriginal Languages by H. E. Ludewig. With Additions and Corredions by Profeffor W. W. Turner. Edited by N. Trubner. 80. London. I857. pp. 283. The latefl Work of this eminent German Bibliographer. "The Name of the Author to all thofe who are acquainted with his former Works, and who know the Thoroughnefs and profound Charadter of his Inveftigations, is a fufficient Guaranty that this Work will be one of handard Authority, and one that will fully anfwer the Demands of the prefent Time."-Petzholdt's Auzeiger, 7an. i 85 8. MEUSEL's Bibliotheca Hiftorica. Vols. 3 and i o. See under Seftion X. MUNsELL (Joel). The Typographical Mifcellany, 80. Albany, I85o. pp. 267. [ 59 ] This Book belongs properly to another Set&ion (IV); having been accidentally omitted in its Place, we have introduced it here on account of its Importance in Connection with American Bibliography. It gives many interesting Details refpefting American Printers, &c. NORTON'S Literary Regifter; or, Annual Book Lift for 1856. 8S. New York. I856. A Catalogue of Books publifhed in the United States during the Year 1 85 5, including Reprints, and containing Titles, Number of Pages, Prices, and Names of Publifhers, with an Index of Subjefts. Prefixed to this Catalogue is a Lift of the principal Publithers in the United States. RICH (Obadiah). A Catalogue of Books relating principally to America, arranged under the Years in which they were printed, from 1500 to 1700. 8~. London. I832. pp. I29. Containing 486 Articles, being lefs by 667 than the Nutmber contained in Ternaux's Bi/iotheFe. RICH (Obadiah). Bibliotheca Americana Nova; or a Catalogue of Books in various Languages, relating to America, printed fince the Year 1700. 80. London. I835. PP. 423. RicH (Obadiah). Supplement to the above. I70Ii8oo. 80. London. I84I. pp. 424-508. Thef two Catalogues (Bibliotheca and Supplement), although they contain 2523 Articles, are far from being complete. A Merchant of Providence, well known to the Amateurs of this Clafs of Books, has in his own private Colletion 323 early Works upon America, published between the Years I700 and 80oo, of which I 512 are not mentioned by Rich. He has alfo II74 Works published previous to the Year 1700, of which 509 are not mentioned by Ternaux; thus making 4405 SEPARATE WORKS relating to America and publifned previous to the Year 80oo, of which zoz2 were unknown to the eminent American Bibliographers whofe Catalogues are defcribed in this LIST. [ 60 ] RiCH (Obadiah). Bibliotheca Americana Nova. I 8oi-I 844. (With an alphabetical Index of Authors.) 80. London. 1846. pp. 412. All of Rich's Catalogues are important, and eagerly fought for by Bookcolle&ors, efpecially the earlier ones, which have come to be exceedingly fcarce. Copies of the four Volumes above described have recently been fold in New York for $50o. They contain the Titles of the Worksin full, with Prices in many Inflances, and occafionally bibliographical Notes. Rich's SALE Catalogues of Works RELATING TO AMERICA are alfo important. One of there was publilhed in 832; and a fecond in 1837. pp. 40. ROORBACH (O. A.). Bibliotheca Americana; Cata — logue of American Publications, including Reprints and original Works, from 1820 to Odtober, 852, inclufive; together with a Lift of Periodicals publifhed in the United States. Royal 80. New York. I852. pp. 663. RoORBACH (O. A.). Supplement to the Bibliotheca Americana, from Otober, I852, to May, 1855. Royal 80. New York, I855. Pp. 227. ROORBACH (O. A.). Addenda to the Bibliotheca Americana; a Catalogue of American Publications from May, I855, to March, I858. Royal 80. New York. 1858. Thefe Catalogues all give the Year, Size, Style of Binding, Price and Publiffihers. The net Price of the Bibliotheca is $7; the Supplement, $3; and the Addenda $3. TERNAUX-COMPANS (M. H.). Bibliotheque Americaine, ou Catalogue des Ouvrages relatifs a l'Amerique. 80. Paris. I837. This includes only thofe Works publifhed previous to the Year I 700. [ 6I ] It is much more complete than the correfponding Catalogue of Rich, containing I I 53 Articles, while the latter, as has been already mentioned, defcribes only 486 feparate Works. TRUBNER's Bibliographical Guide to American Literature; being a claffified Lift of Books (with Prices), in all Departments of Literature and Science, publifhed in the United States of America during the laft 40 Years. With an Introdudion (giving a brief Outline or Sketch of American Literature), Notes, three Appendices, and an Index. 12~. London. I855. PP. I40. A very ufeful little Work, fuggefting the Need of a more extenfive one upon a fimilar Plan, by fome Bibliographer in this Country. Mr. Triibner alfo published in i856, a finall odavo Pamphlet of 8 Pages, containing a Lift of the Books on the Military Arts and Sciences printed in the United States. WARDEN (D. B.). Bibliotheca Americana; being a choice Colletion of Books, Maps, Engravings, and Medals relating to North and South America and the Weft-Indies, including Voyages to the Southern Hemifphere, Maps, Engravings and Medals. 80. Paris. I 840. pp. I24. To this Lift fiould be added Duyckinck's valuable Cyclop dia of American Literature, z Vols. royal 80. New York, I856, which, although biographical rather than bibliographical, is intended to exhibit and illuftrate the Produfts of the American Pen; Grifwold's Poets and Poetry of America, with an hiflorical Introduttion, 8~. Philadelphia, 855; Grifwold's Female Poets of America, 8~.; Grifwold's Profe Writers of America, 80. The Inquirer under this Head will alfo confult the Literary WIorld, 15 Vols. 4~. New York, I 847-53; Norton's Literary Gazette, 3 Vols. finmall folio, and I Vol. 40. New York, I 8 I -4; Norton's Literary Almanac and RegiJfer, for i85a, 1853, I854; The PubliJ'er's Circular, a weekly Periodical [ 62 ] commenced in New York in I855, and ltill continued; Portfclio, 5 Vols. 4~. and 42 Vols. 80. Philadelphia, I801-z7; naleilic Magazine, i6 Vols. 8~. Philadelphia, I 8 I 3-o; North American Review, Biblical RcpofTtory and Bibliotheca Snacra, ChriZiarz Examiner, Methodivf Qzarterly, Democratic Review, Silliman's 7ourozal, New rork Review, Southern,Uparter/y Review, and other leading Periodicals of the Day. A good bibliographical Work on American Literature is univerfally regarded as a Defideratum. Mr. Henry Stevens, of Vermont, a graduate of Yale College, has for feveral Years pail refided in London, partly as an American Agent for Books, but more efpecially to avail himfelf of the rich bibliographical Treafures of the Britifh Mufeum, in the Preparation of a molt important Work, to be called The Bibliographia Americazna. This will contain a bibliographical Account of the Sources of American Hiflory, comprising a Defcription of Books relating to America prior to the Year 1700, and of all Books printed in America from 543 to 1700, together with Notices of many of the more important unpublifhed Manufcripts. When the Work is ready for the Prefs, it will be publifhed in two quarto Volumes. Its Importance to the future Hiftorian will be ineflimable. Would that iome patient, labor-loving Bibliographer like Lowndes, Querard, or Gamba, might continue this Work down to the prefent Time, that we might thus, in our National Bibliography, compare favourably with Great Britain, France, and Italy. Mr. Stevens has recently published a Catalogue of fuch Books in the Library of the Britifh Mufeum as relate to America. 2. GJR E A T BR I T A I N. ANDERSON (Chriflopher). The Annals of the Englifh Bible. 2 Vols. 80. London. I845. An excellent Work published by Pickering. The Appendix to the fecond Volume contains a Lilt of the various Editions of the New Teifament and the Bible in Englifh, with certain publick Libraries and individual Proprietors in Poffeffion of Copies; ferving as an Index to the preceding Annals or Hiftory. BELOE (William). Anecdotes of Literature and fcarce Books. 6 Vols. 80. London. 18o7 —I2. [ 63] A Work containing much bibliographical Information, and Extracts from curious Books, moftly Englifh. The Notices are not always to be depended upon. BOHN (John). A Catalogue of an extenfive Colledion of Englifh Books; to which is appended a Seleaion of valuable foreign Books, and a Specimen of an intended Claffical Catalogue. 80. London. 1829. Ufeful as part of a bibliographical Apparatus. The Notes and Defcriptions interfperfed throughout add to its Value. BRYDGES (S. E.). Cenfura Literaria; containing Titles, Abftlrats, and Opinions of old Englifh Books, with original Difquifitions, &c. Second and beft Edition, rearranged and enlarged, wit/ a general Index. I o Vols. 80. London. 1815. " A Work jutly held in high Eflimation by all Antiquarians in Literature. "-Lowzdes. BRYDGES (S. E,). The Britifh Bibliographer. (With Portraits.) 4 Vols 80. London. 18 I0-I4. BRYDGES (S. E.). Reflituta; or Titles, Extrads and Charadters of old Books in Englifh Literature revived. 4 Vols. 80. London. 1814-16. Many hundred Volumes in old Englifh Literature are here described; fome of the Articles however are unnecelrarily prolix. CATALOGUE of all the Plays ever printed in the Englifh Language. 80. London. I726, CLAVEL (Robert). General Catalogue of Books printed in England, from I666 to i68o. 3d Ed. Folio. London, i68Q, [64] COTTON (Henry). Editions of the Bible and Parts thereof in Englifh, from I505 to I850; with an Appendix containing Specimens of Tranflations, and Bibliographical Defcriptions. 2d Ed. 80. Oxford. 1852. COTTON (Henry). Rhemes and Doway, An Attempt to fhow what has been done by Roman Catholics for the Diffufion of the Holy Script.ures in Englifh. 80. Oxford. 1855. FOSTER (B. F.). The Origin and Progrefs of Book-keeping; comprifing an Account of all the Works on this Subjedt, publifhed in the Englifh Language, from 1543 to 1852, with Remarks, critical and hiftorical. 80. London. 1852. pp. 54. GRIFFITH (A. F.). Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica; or a defcriptive Catalogue of a rare and rich Colledion of early Englifli Poetry. Illuftrated by occafional Extrads and Remarks, critical and biographical. So. London. I8I5. An important Addition to Britifh Bibliography, comprehending more poetical Works than any other Publication of the Kind. They are defcribed with unufual Minutenefs and Accuracy. HALLIWELL (J. 0.). Shakefperiana; a Catalogue of the early Editions of Shakefpeare's Plays, and of the Commentaries and other Publications illuftrative of his Works. 8Q. London. I84I., pp. 46. Undertaken, as the Author ftates in the Preface, chiefly with a View of fupplying the C'ritick. and Student with the Means of afcertaining at once [ 65 ] what Sources are available on any particular Points of Inquiry in Shakefperian Criticifm, and affording the latter a Manual of bibliographical Information which is indifpenfable to the Attainment of any correc Knowledge in that Department of Literature. HuME (Rev. A.). The Learned Societies and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom. 2d Edition, with a Supplement by A, I. Evans. Polt 80. London. i853. An exceedingly ufeful Work, containing an Account of the learned Societies and printing Clubs of England, Scotland, and Ireland, their refpective Origin, Hiftory, Objects, and Conftitution; with full Details refpecting Memberfhip, Fees, Li/Is of their pukbli/ed Works, etc. etc. The Supplement, confifting of 72 Pages, brings the Work down from I847, the Date of its firft Publication, to 85 3. LONDON Catalogue of Books, with their Sizes, Prices, and Publifhers; containing the Books publifhed in LONDON, and thofe altered in Size or Price, 1800-I827. 8o. London. W. Bent. 1827. This Catalogue, now well known as the LONDON CATALOGUE, was firft publifhed in I 766, and included the Titles of all Books publihfied in London from the Beginning of the 8 Sth Century. It has been frequently reprinted. 1773, 1779, 1799, I805, II, I812, 1822, &C. LONDON Catalogue, 18 I4-I 839. 80. London. R. Bent. 1839. LONDON Catalogue, Supplement, 1839-I844. 8o. London. T. Hodgfon. I844. All the Catalogues above mentioned are confined to Books publifhed in LONDON. LONDON Catalogue of Books publilhed in GREAT B3RTTATN; with their Sizesj Prices, and Publifh12 [ 66 ] ers' Names, I83I-I855. 80, London. T. Hodgfon. I855. The Defed of all the LONDON CATALOGUES is, that they do not give Dates. In this lafi Edition, however, the Dates of Works relating to Voyages and Travels, as well as Statutes, Law Reports, &c. are inferted. LONDON Catalogue.- Bibliotheca Londinenfis; a claffified Index to the Literature of Great Britain during thirty Years; arranged from and ferving as a Key to the LONDON CATALOGUE Of Books, I8I4-46. 80. London. T. Hodgfon. i848. Low (Sampfon), The Britifh Catalogue of Books publifhed from Odtober 1837 to December I 85 I; containing Date of Publication, Size, Price, Publifhers' Names, and Edition. Vol. I. General Alphabet, 80. London. 1852. A iecond Volume is announced, which will be a complete Index to the firfi, fyfiematically arranged, fo as to afford eafy Reference to all Works upon any given Subje&. Low's Catalogue is more ufeful to Bibliographers generally than the London Catalogue, inafinuch as it gives EDITIONS and DATES. LOWNDES (W. T.). The Bibliographer's Manual of Englifh Literature. 4 Vols. 80. London. I834. The only GENERAL bibliographical Work of the Kind, with the Exception of Watt's Bibliotheca Britamnzca, ever publifhed in England,. It contains Notices of upwards of fifty thozjfand diltin& Books, publifhed in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing to I834. To there Notices are annexed, I. A concife Account of the Merits of the Work, taken firom Reviews, and Writers of efiabliflied Reputation. z. Its peculiar bibliographical Charader. 3. Collations of the Contents of the rarer and more important Articles, including g Lift of the plates. 4. References l 67 ] to the Number in the Catalogues of celebrated Sales, fpecifying the Price fbr which the Work was fold. The Manual is now out of Print and fcarce, Copies having been fold at Audtion in New York for $5o, at ~7 7s. in London, and at private Sale frill higher. A new Edition is announced by Bohn, the firft Volume of which has already appeared. Polft 8. London. i858. MACRAY (W. D.). A Manual of Britifh Hiftorians to theYear I 600; containing a chronological Account of the early Chroniclers and monkifh Writers, their printed Works and unpublifhed MSS. 80. London. I845. MALONE (Edmond). Catalogue of early Englifli Poetry, colleaed and now preferved in the Bodleian Library. Folio. Oxford. 1836. MARTIN (John). Bibliographical Catalogue of Books privately printed in England. 2 Vols. Imp. 80. London. I834. MICHEL (Francifque). Bibliotheque Anglo-Saxonne. 80. Paris and London. I837. The Introdudtion confifts of a Letter to the Author of 63 Pages, from J. M. Kemble. MOULE (Thomas). Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Brittanniax. An Analytical Catalogue of Books on Genealogy, Heraldry, Nobility, Knighthood and Ceremonies. Royal 80. London. 1822. An accurate and valuable Work, fays Lowndes, confifting of pp. xxiii and 668, with a Portrait of Camden. NICHoLs (John). Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century, comprifing Memoirs of W. [ 68 1 Bowyer, Printer, &c. 9 Vols. Illuftrations of the Literary Hiftory of the Eighteenth Century, 7 Vols. Together 16 Vols. 80. London. 18 I 2-48. Not ftritly an Englifh bibliographical Work, but too important in this Connedion to be omitted. It is too dear for ordinary Purchafers. NICOLSON (William). Englifh, Scotch, and Irith Hiftorical Libraries, giving a fhort View and Charader of moft of our Hiftorians, with an Account of our Records, Law Books, Coins, &c. Royal 40. London. I776. PUBLISHER'S Circular, and General Record of Britifh and Foreign Literature; containing a complete Alphabetical Lift of all New Works publifhed in Great Britain, and of every Work of Intereft publifhed abroad. Alfo Advertifements conneaed with Literature and the Fine Arts; to which is annexed, a complete alphabetical Catalogue of New Books and new Editions, including Pamphlets, fingle Sermons, &c. with the Sizes, Prices, Dates of Publication, and Publifhers' Names. I837-57. Vols. I-20. 80~. London. S. Low & Son. I837-57. REID (John). Bibliotheca Scoto-Celtica; or an Account of all the Books which have been printed in the Gaxlic Language; with bibliographical and biographical Notices. 80. London. I 832. RIMBAULT (E. F.). Catalogue of Mufical and Poetical Works publifhed in England in the i 6th [ 69 ] and 17th Centuries, under the Titles of Madrigals, &c. 8~. London. I847. RITSON. (Jofeph). Bibliographia Poetica; a Catalogue of Englifh Poets of the I 2th, i3th, I4th, i5th and I6th Centuries, with a fhort Account of their Works. Crown 80. London. 1802. SAVAGE (James). The Librarian; being an Account of fcarce, valuable and ufeful Englifh Books, Manufcripts, Libraries, Public Records, &c. 3 Vols. (I8 Numbers.) 80. London. I808-9. This is an excellent Work though now fcarce. It is particularly uleful in pointing out the Number of Plates which ought to be found in complete Copies of rare and colfly Books, Number I9, Volume IV, pp. 48, was publifhed, SMITH (J. R.). A Bibliographical Lift of all Works Illuftrating the Provincial Dialeats of England. 8~. London. I846. STEVENS (Henry). Catalogue of my Englifh Library. Poit 80. London. I853. PP. II8. This little Book was printed for private Diftribution. It gives a fele& Lift of 5751 Volumes of the belt Editions of the principal flandard Englilh Authors, with the Contents of each Volume. The Introduction contains fome important Suggeftions in regard to Duties on Books. THOMSON (R. D.). Illuftrations of the Hiftory of Great Britain. 2 Vols. 12~. Edinburgh. I828. The Introduffion, Pages I I 3, is on the Sources of Britifh Hiftory. UPCOTT (William). A Bibliographical Account of the principal Works relating to Britith Topography. 3 Vols. 80. London. I818..A Work of great Value. [ 70 ] WALPOLE (Horace). Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors of England; enlarged and continued by Park. 5 Vols. 80. London. I8o6. WRIGHT (Thomas). Biographia Britannica Literaria; or Biography of literary CharaCers of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in chronological Order. Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Periods. (With bibliographical Lifts of Works, &c.) 2 Vols. 80. London. I842-6. WATT (Robert). Bibliotheca Britannica; or a General Index of Britiih and Foreign Literature. 4 Vols. 4~. Edinburgh. I824. A Work of immenfe Labour, and of the higheft Utility; for, notwithrfanding its Imperfefions, it contains a Mafs of the moft valuable Matter, difpofed in fuch a Form as to be of great Affiftarnce to Perfons defirous of ascertaining what Works have been written on a particular Subjet, or by a particular Author. Vols. I and 2 contain an alphabetical Catalogue of Authors and their Works. Vols. 3 and 4, a general Index. It was publilhed at I I I s. in bds. The Author's Death in 18 9, was occafioned, it is faid, by his laborious Exertions in compiling this Bibliography. WILSON (John). Shakfperiana. Cataloge of all the Books, Pamphlets, &c. relating to Shakfpeare; to which are fubjoined an Account of the early quarto Editions of the great Dramatift's Plays and Poems, the Prices at which many Copies have fold in public Sales, with a Lift of principal Editions of his colleded Works. Poft 80. London. 1827. PP, I IO. L 7 1 3, FRANCE. BIBLIOGRAPHIE de la France, ou Journal general de l'Imprimerie et de la Librairie et des Cartes geographiques, &c. 47 Vols. 8~. Paris. i 8 i -58. This weekly Periodical, which we have defcribed under Se&ion XIII, is really the firft of its Kind, fhowing how the yearly Accumulation of literary Works can be recorded in the molt authentick Manner. The Numbers conftitute a Series of 47 odtavo Volumes, with carefully prepared Tables or Indexes. BOSSANGE (Hedtor). Catalogue de Livres Francais, Anglais, Allemands, Efpagnols, Grecs et Latins, Italiens, Portugais, Orientaux, etc. etc.; Suivi de Prix courants. Royal 80. Paris. I845. pp. 984. Giving the Titles moftly of French Books with current Prices. They are arranged according to Subjeds, with a Divifion appropriated to each Department of Literature, Science, and Art, and a general Index. The Author has fince publifhed five Supplements, containing in addition to Titles of Books, priced Catalogues and Defcriptions of Church Ornaments, optical, philofophical, mathematical, arfronomical and nautical Inftruments, anatomical Models in Wax, &c. &c. All of Boffange's Catalogues are indifpenfable Manuals for the Colleftor of foreign Books. BOSSANGE (Heaor). Ma Bibliotheque Fran;aife. Poft 80. Paris. I855. This is an elegantly printed and very ufeful Book of 480 Pages, giving a fele&t Lift of about 7000 Volumes of the belt Editions of flandard French Authors, to which is added a threefold Index of Subjects, Authors, and Perfons. The peculiar Merit of the Work, afide from the good Judgment and Skill evinced in the Seleftions, is, that it is a model Catalogue, giving brief biographical Notices of the Authors, and adding to the Titles of all collefted Works, the accurate Contepts of each Volume. [ 72 1 BOSSANGE (Hetor) & Fils. Bulletin Bibliographique; Lifte des Ouvrages nouveaux publies en France. Duodecimo. Paris. A frmall monthly Sheet of eight Pages. It has now entered upon its 29th Year. DELANDINE (A. F.). Memoires bibliographiques et litteraires. 80. Lyons. I 8 I 7 DESESSARTS (N. L. M.). Siecles Litteraires de la France, ou nouveau Didionnaire hiftorique, critique, et bibliographique des Ecrivains Fran~ais jufqu'a la Fin du XVIIIe Siecle. (With Supplement.) 7 Vols. 80. Paris. I800-3. DICTIONNAIR' E biographique et bibliographique des Predicateurs et Sermonnaires Frangais, par l'Abbe de la P. 80. Paris. I824. ERSCH (J. S.). La France Litteraire; contenant les Auteurs Frangais de I771 a I796. 5 Vols. 8o. Hambourg. 1797-1806. GIRAULT DE SAINT-FARGEAU (A.). Bibliographie hiftorique et typographique de la France, ou Catalogue de tous les Ouvrages imprimes jufqu'au Mois d'Avril I845. 4~. Paris. I845. GIRAULT DE SAINT-FARGEAU (A.). Bibliographie hiftorique et typographique de la Ville de Paris9 80. Paris. I847. Girault is a diftinguifhed French Bibliographer, and the Author of many ufeful Works, [ 73] GONAN (P. M.). Bibliographie Hiftorique de la Ville de Lyon pendant la Revolution Franyaife. 80. Lyons. I845. JOURNAL general de la Litterature de France, ou Indicateur bibliographique et raifone des Livres nouveaux en tous Genres, Eftampes, Cartes geographiques, etc., qui paraiffent en France, claffis par Ordre de matieres, I798-1840. 43 Vols. (With Tables.) 80. Paris. Treuttel & Wiirtz. " Not very exact." —Brmwet. LELONG (Le Pere J.). Bibliotheque Hiftorique de la France, contenant le Catalogue des Ouvrages imprimes et Manufcrits qui traitent de l'Hiftoire de ce Royaume, avec des Notes critiques et hiitoriques. (New Edition revifed and enlarged by M. Fevret de Fontette.) 5 Vols. Folio, Paris. I768-78. This is univerfally acknowledged to be the ableft and moit laborious Work which fpecial Bibliography has produced. It is (carcely poffible to find a Volume or a Manufcript conne~&ed with French Hiftory, not fully defcribed in fome one of the 50o,ooo Articles which make up the Work. The 5th Volume contains Additions and CorreAions, and nine Indexes, geographical, chronological, alphabetical, &c., including a Table of anonymous Authors. QueRARD (J. M.). La France Litt'raire, ou Dictionnaire bibliographique des Savants, Hiftoriens ou Gens de Lettres de la France, ainfi que des Litterateurs etrangers qui ont ecrit en Frangais, plus particulierement pendant les XVIIIe et XIXe Si'ecles. Io Vols. 86. Paris. 827-39.! l 74 ] La France Litt6raire is the moft extenfive and complete Work on national Bibliography extant. It gives an Account, not only of French Authors and their Works in all Departments of Literature, but alfo of others who have written in the French Language during the I 8th and I 9th Centuries. The Defcriptions and critical Remarks are very full, and the Prices are generally given. Each Volume averages 650 Pages of double Colunmns in fmall, clear Type. OQurard is an indefatigable Bibliographer whofe Reputation, Bofange remarks, is as univerfal as well deferved. He publifhes at the prefent Time a monthly Periodical called Le 2.erard yournal de Bibliographie et Diiliographie Franfaie, which is highly ufeful. QUeRARD (J. M.). La Litterature Francaife Contemporaine, I827-49, par Felix Bourquelot. 6 Vols. 80. Paris. I842-57. Commenced by Ouerard in Continuation of his great Work, La France Littiraire, and completed by Bourquelot, Q(URARD (J. M,). Les Ecrivains Pfeudonymes, &c. 80. Paris. I854-5. QueRARD (J. M.). Les Supercheries Litteraires devoilees. Galeries des Auteurs apocryphes, deguif&s, plagiaires, et des Editeurs infideiles de la Lifttrature Francaife pendant les quatre derniers Siecles. 4 Vols. 80. Paris. IS47-52. VENTOUILLAC (L. T.). The French Librarian, or Literary Guide, pointing out the belt Works of the principal Writers of France, in every Branch of Literature, with Criticifms, perfonal Anecdotes, and bibliographical Notices. o~. London. I829. BRUNET, defcribed under Seetion X, although a [ 75 ] general Work, is very rich in the Department of French Bibliography; fo alfo is the Biographie UniverJelle, noticed under Se~tion XII, a Work abfolutely neceffary to the bibliographical Apparatus of a firft Clafs Library. 4. GERMANY. ASHER (Adolphus). A Bibliographical Effay on the Scriptores Rerum Germanicarum. 40. London and Berlin. 1843. Giving a detailed bibliographical Account of twenty-two Collections of contemporary German Hiftorians, published from 153 to 1 84I; with a Lift of all the Authors noticed in thefe Colletions, arranged according to the Periods to which their Writings refer, and an alphabetical Lift of the Editions of each Author incorporated in the Scriptores Rerum GErmnaniarum. The Information contained in this Effay is very important, and cannot be found elfewhere, at leaft in fo convenient a Form. BUDERUS (C. G.). Bibliotheca Scriptorum Rerum Germanicarum. Folio. Jena. 1730. BiiCKNER (R.). Bibliographifches Handbuch der deutfchen dramatifchen Literatur. 40 Berlin. I837ENGELMANN (Wilhelm). Bibliotheca Geographica. 2Vols. 8~. Leipzig. 1858. A claffified Catalogue of all the Works on Geography and Travels publified in Germany from the Middle of the I4th Century down to the End of the Year 1 856; with Prices and a complete Index. ENGELMANN (Wilhelm.). Bibliothek der fch6nen Wiffenfchaft. (A Lift of German Romances, [ 76 Plays, and Poems, publilhed from I730 to 1845, with Prices, &c.) 2 Vols. 80. Leipzig. I837 —46. ENGELMANN (Wilhelm). Bibliotheca Philologica. (A Lift of Greek and Latin Grammars, Diftionaries, &c. publifhed in Germany, from I750 to 1852, with Prices, etc. 3d Ed. 80. Leipzig. I 853. Alfo, Bibliotheca Juridica. 2 Vols. & Supplement. 8~. Leipzig. I840-9; Bibliotheca MechanicoTechnologica. 80. Leipzig. 1844; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Clafficorum. 80. Leipzig. 1847-53; Bibliotheca Medico-Chirurgica et AnatomicoPhyfiologica. 80. Leipzig. I848; Bibliotheca (Economica. 80. Leipzig. 1841; Bibliotheca Veterinaria, 80. Leipzig. 1 843; Bibliotheca Zoologica et Paleontologica. 80. Leipzig; Bibliothek der Forft und Jagdwiffenfchaften. 80. Leipzig, 1843; Bibliothek der Handlungfwiffenfchaft. 8~. Leipzig, I846; Bibliothek der neueren Sprachen, I800-41. 80~. Leipzig. 1842. Total 12 Vols. 80. Leipzig. 1840-53. Thefe are all feparate Catalogues, with Prices, of the Books on Technology, the Claflicks, Zoology, the Healing Art, Anatomy, Surgery, &c. which are published in Germany, and the adjoining States. They are very accurate and valuable. ERSCH (J. S.). Handbuch der deutfchen Literatur. 2d Ed. 4 Vols. 80. Leipzig. 1822-45. A claffed Catalogue of all the Books publiihed in Germany from the Middle of the I8th Century, down to the prefent Time, continued by Refe and Geiffler, with Tables, &c. One of the very belt Works on German Bibliography. [ 77 ] ERscH (J. S.). Bibliographifches Handbuch der philofophirchen Literatur der Deutfchen, I750I850. 8'. Leipzig. I85o. HEINSIUS (Wilhelm). Algemeines Bucher-Lexicon. (With 6 Supplements.) 14 Vols. 40. Leipzig. 8 I2-56. An alphabetical Catalogue of all the Books published in Germany from 1700 to I 85 2, with the Sizes, Dates, Prices, and Publithers' Names. The original Work, I700-I 80, was published in i8Iz, 4 Vols.; the firft Supplement, I 8 II-I, was publilhed in I817-22, 2 Vols.; the fecond, I822-27, was publihfied in I829, I Vol.; the third, with Corre&ions by Kavfer, I828-34, was publiihed in I836-8, 2 Vols.; the fourth, by 0. A. Schulz, I835-41, was publifhed in I846-9, 2 Vols.; the fifth, 1842-46, was published in I848-9, 2 Vols.; the fixth Supplement, by L. F. A. Schiller, 1847-52, was published in 1853-6, I Vol. Ebert fpeaks of the firft Part of this Work as "extremely faulty and uncertain." The Supplements are prepared with more Care, and are far better Specimens of Typography. A feventh Supplement, 185 2-6, is in Progrefs. HINRICHS (T. C.). Verzeichnifs der Bucher, Landkarten, &c. (Catalogue of all the Books, Maps, &c. including new Editions, publifhed in Germany from year to year, with Sizes, Prices, Publifhers, and claffified Indexes.) 1 20. Leipzig. Germany takes Precedence of all Countries in the Book trade, and the Book trade takes Precedence of every other. The Number of publihfling and book felling Houfes of every Decfription in the Kingdoms and States of Germany, and the adjoining Countries where the German Language prevails, is fomewhat above a thoufand. Leipfic is the great Centrc of this Trade, where the femi-annual Book Fairs are held at Eafter and Michaelmas. Thefe Catalogues, commenced in 1797, and now published by Hinrichs in Leipfic, in common with other Bookfellers, who fubftitute their own Names for that of Hinrichs upon the Title Page, are prepared with reference to thefe Fairs, and may therefore be regarded as the univerfal Catalogues of the German Bookfellers from half Year to half Year. [78] They conflitute an important Part of German Bibliography. They are commonly fold as annual Catalogues, two being bound together. Ill Gittingen alfo are publifhed by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht femi-annual Catalogues, very accurately and carefully prepared with the following Titles: Bibliotheca Theologica, von C. J. F. W. RUPRECHT; Bibliotheca Philologica, von L. RUPRECHT; Bibliotheca Hifiorico-Naturalis, von E. A. ZUCHOLD; Bibliotheca Medico-Chir'lrgica, von C. J. F. W. RUPRECH1T; Bibliotheca Hifiorico-Geographic-a, von G. SCHMIDT. JULIUS (N. H.). Bibliotheca Germano-Glottica. 8~. Hamburgi. I817. KAYSER (C. G.). Vollfthndiges Biicher-Lexicon, &c. (With 3 Supplements.) 13 Vols. 4~. Leipzig. I 834-53). With the Exception of Heinfius, juft defcribed, the moft extenfive Work on German Bibliography extant; being an alphabetical Catalogue of all Books, &c. published in Germany, in all Departments of Science, Art, and Literature, from I700 to I852, with Sizes, Prices, and Publifhers. It is a better printed Book than that of Heinfius, and more convenient for Ufe, there being fewer Supplements. The firft fix Volumes include the Works publiffied from 1700 to I832; Volume VII is a yitematick Index to there Volumes, prepared by L. Schumann, and publilhed in I838; Volumes VIII and IX conftitute a Supplement, from I832 to 184I; Volumes X and XI a Supplement, frorn 1841 to I847; Volumes XII and XIII a Supplement, from I847 to I853, prepared by E. A. Zuchold. It is a Matter of Regret that this, like moft other Works on German Bibliography, gives fimply Titles, unaccompanied by critical or bibliographical Notices. Were the German Works in this Refpe& like the national Bibliographies of Lowndes, Querard, or Gamba, or the general Bibliographies of Ebert and Brunet, they would be far more ufeful. SCHWAB (GufIav). Wegweifer durch die Literatur der Deutfchen. Ein Handbuch fur Laien; heraufgegeben von Guftav Schwab und Karl Kliipfel. 2d Ed. 80. Leipzig. I 847. [ 79 1 A third Edition of this capital Book on German Bibliography is announced. The Works defcribed are arranged in Claffes, an alphabetical Index of Authors being appended. The Notes are uncommonly full and accurate, and the Prices in all Cafes are given. As a Guide in the Formation of a feledt German Library it is an invaluable Manual. TAYLOR (William.), Hiftoric Survey of German Poetry, interfperfed with various Tranflations. 3 Vols. 80. London. I828-30. Not ftridly a bibliographical Work, but too important in this Conne'tion to be omitted. THIMM (F. L. J.). The Literature of Germany, from its earlieft Period to the prefent Time. Edited by W. H. Farn. I20. London. I844. This is an excellent little Manual of 30o Pages, indicating the principal German Authors and their Works, with biographical and critical Notes, and Lifts of German Periodicals, Works upon German Literature, &c. Germany is efpecially rich in its literary Hiftories, many of which are highly important to the Bibliographer, The General Bibliographlical Dictionary of Ebert, defcribed under another Head, is invaluable for its Notices of Works in early German Literature. 5. ITALY. BIBLIOGRAFIA Italiana offia Elenco generale delle Opere, fiampate in Italia, i I Vols, 80. Milan. I835-46. The firft Number of this monthly Periodical was publifhed in January, I835. It is ftritly bibliographical in its Charadter, giving the Titles, Pages, Prices, Publifhers, &c., with illuftrative Notes, of all Works publiflled in Italy from Month to Month, and of all Italian Books publithed in other Countries. Thefe monthly Numbers at the End of each Year are bound up into octavo Volumes, to which are appended ufeful Statifticks, [ 80 ] and copious alphabetical and claffified Indexes. A Set of thefe Volumes would be an invaluable Addition to any bibliographical Library. The Work was difcontinued in I 846. BIBLIOGRAFIA od Elenco ragionato delle Opere contenute nella Collezione de' Claffici Italiani. 80. Milan. 18 I4. This gives a detailed Account of all the Italian Writers publifhed by the Claflico-typographical Society of Milan, as well as of the principal early Editions. BIBLIOGRAFIA dei Romanzi e Poemi Cavallerefchi Italiani. 2d Edition... Milan. I838. This excellent Bibliography is the Work of M. D. Gzetano de' Conti Melzi, a celebrated Bookfeller of Milan. It was firft publifhed in 1828. BRYDGES (S. E.). Res Literariza; Bibliographical and Critical. O&. 1820 to Feb. 1822. 3 Vols. 80. Naples, I82. Rome, 821. Geneva. 1822. The main Obje&t of there Volumes is Italian Literature, and efpecially Italian Poetry, of which its Notices are very extenfive. Copies are now very rare, only 75 having been printed. Mr. Harrott's Set fold for ~8. CANTh (IgnaziQ), L' Italia Scientifica Contemporanea. 80. Milan. 1844. Being the Biographies of the fcientifick Men of Italy, with Lifts of their Works. FONTANINI (Giufto). Biblioteca dell' Eloquenza Italiana, con le Annotazioni del Signor Apoftolo Zeno. 2 Vols. 40. Parma. I803-4. The lateft and belt Edition of a Work rendered invaluable as one of the chief Sources, or as Ebert expreffes it, " the chief Source for Italian Bibliography," by the copious Notes of Zeno. The firit Edition was publifhed in 1737. An Index to the laft Edition was publilhed in a quarto Volume, in I 8 I. L 8I ] GAMBA DA BASSANO (Bartolommeo). Delle Novelle Italiane in Profa Bibliografia. 2d Edition. 80. Firenze. 1835. A detailed Account of the Works of the Italian Novellitlls, arranged according to Centuries, fiom the I4th to the Ig9th, inclufive. Appended are the Colleftions of Novels of various Authors, and an alphabetical Index to the Whole. GAMBA DA BASSANO (Bartolommeo), Serie dei Tefti di Lingua. 4th Edition. Royal 80. Venezia. 1839. pp. 82o. This is truly an admirable Work, being to the Italian Bibliographer, what Rich is to the American, Lowndes to the Englifl, Qudrard to the French, and Kayfer or Erfch to the German. The Notices are very full and accurate. It is divided into two Parts. The firft contains the beft Editions, ancient and modern, of all the Works cited in the Focabolario degli Accademici delta Crvica. In the fecond Part are defcribed the belt Editions of the principal Works published fince the Invention of Printing, either pertaining to the Study of the Language, or forming a Part of Italian Literature. Like the previous Work, this fecond Part is arranged according to Centuries, from the I4th to the I9th inclufive. To the Whole is appended a copious alphabetical Index. Copies of this Work are now very fcarce. HAYM (N. F.). Biblioteca Italiana ofia Notizia de' Libri rari Italiani. 2 Vols. 40. Milan. I77I- 2. Belt Edition, well printed, and provided with a general Index. Haym, fays Ebert, can only be ufed with the greateft Precaution, in confequence of his general Inaccuracy. His Biblioteca neverthelefs is an important Part of Italian Bibliography. POGGIALI (Gaet.). Serie dei Tefti di Lingua ftampati, che fi citano nel Vocabolario della Crufca. 2 Vols. 80. Livorno. I813. In addition to the above defcribed Works on Italian Bibliography, the Student fiould confult the immortal Work of Tirabofchi, and alfo of Ginguene, M [ 82 ] both of which, though literary Hiflories, give Accounts of Authors and their Produftions. For the lateit Publications in Italy the belt Work is perhaps 2rchivio $torico Italiavo, a Periodical published in Florence. 6. SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND NORTHIERN EUROP E. ADELUNG (Friedrich). Kritifch-literairifche Ueberficht der Reifenden in Ruffland bis I700, deren Berichte bekannt find, von demfelben, 2 Vols. Large 80. St. Peteriburg. 1846. ANTONIO (Nicolao). Bibliotheca Hifpana Vetus, ad Annum 1500. Curante F. P. Bayer. 2 Vols. Folio. Matriti. 1788. ANTONIO (Nicolao). Bibliotheca Hifpana Nova, ab. Anno I500, ad Annum I684. 2 Vols. Folio. Matriti. I783-8. Both thefe Works are highly edteemed for their Style and general Corretnefs. The VETUS is in chronological, the NOVA in alphabetical Order, according to the Chriftian Names of the Authors. Dibdin in his LiBrary Comnpanion, fpeaks of them as the mailer Key to unlock the Treafures of Spanifh Literature, adding: "If this Work of Antonio be valuable, it is unluckily rare and dear. I never faw but one Copy of it upon LARGE PAPER; and that one is magnificently bound in red Morocco, in the Library of Francis Freeling, Efq." This identical Copy, or one precisely like it, has recently found its way, among other choice literary Treafures, into the private Library of a Providence Merchant, to whofe Colletion we have already referred under Rich's BibHiotheca tAnerifrana. BENTKOWSKIEGO (F.). Hiitorya Literatury Polfkiey. (The Hiftory of the Polifh Literature exhibited in a Lift of Writings made known through the Prefs.) 2 Vols. 8~. Warfzawie, 8 I4, [ 83] BOLETIN Bibliografico Efpaiole Eftrangero. I2~. Madrid. 1840. Similar to the Bib/iografia Italiana. it is a forthightly Periodical, the firft Number of which was publifled ih Auguft, 184o. At the End of each Year there Numbers are bound together, with Indexes appended. BOUTERWEK (Frederick). Hiftory of Spanifh and Portuguefe Literature, tranflated by Rofs. (With biographical and bibliographical Notices.) 2 Vols. o80. London. I823. BUHLE (J. G.). Verfuch einer kritifchen Literatur der Ruffltchen Gefchichte. Theil I. enthaltend die Literatur der ilteren allgemeinen nordifchen Gefchichte. 80. Mofkwa. I 8 I o. The 2d and 3d Volumes of this Work, which were announced, have not yet appeared. CASIRI (Michaelis). Bibliotheca Arabico-Hifpana Efcurialenfis. 2Vols. Folio. Matriti. 1760-70. Containing large Extracts in the original Arabick and Latin from the MSS. in the Efcurial, with an Account of their Ages, and a Life of the Author when known. Gibbon has made great Ufe of it in his fifty-firft Chapter, and Harris, in his Philological Inquiries, has analyzed the Contents. The Book is a fine Specimen of Typography. CASTRO (J. R. de). Biblioteca Efpanola. 2 Vols. Folio. Madrid. I78I-6. The firft Volume contains the Spanilh Rabbins, and the fecond the Heathen and Chriftian Writers to the End of the I3th Century. CINELLI (C. G.). Biblioteca Volante continuato da San Caffani. 2d Edition. 4 Vols. 40~. Venezia. I734-47. [ 84 ] LELEWEL (Joach.). Obfervations fur la Bibliographie Ancienne de la Pologne, avec 1'Hiftoire des Bibliotheques dans ce Pays. (In Polifh.) 2 Vols. 8~. Wilna. 1823-6. MACHADO (P. D. B.). Bibliotheca Lufitana Critica et Chronologica. 4 Vols. Folio. Lifbon. 74I -59. The great Work on Portuguefe Bibliography, " beyond," fays Dibdin, "all Competition and beyond all Praife." The feven Indexes in the fourth Volume are regarded as the;ne p/us ultra of Diligence, Exaftnefs, and general Utility. It is rare and difficult to find, even in Portugal, and is confequently very expenfive. MEMORIAS de Literatura Portugueza, publiadas pela Real Academia das Sciencias de Lifboa. 8 Vols. 40. Lifboa. 785- I 1812. MEMORIAS de la Real Academia de la Hiftoria. 7 Vols. 40. Madrid & Sancha. I796-I832. " On remarque dans ce Recueil plufieurs Memoires curieux de MM. Martin de Ulloa, Fr. Martinez Marina, Mart. Fern. de Navarrete, Jos. Ant. Conde, etc."-Bruaet. NAPIERSKY (C. E.). Verzeichnifs der neu erfchienen Schriften zur Gefchichte Liv-, Efth- und Kurlands. Fur die Jahre I847-55. 80. Regia. I 857. NYERUP (R.). & KRAFT (J. E.). Almindeligt Litteratur-Lexicon fur Denmark, Norge, og Ifland. 2 Vols. 4. Kjobenh. I820. A univerfal literary Lexicon of Denmark, Norway and Iceland, giving an Account of Authors and their Works, with Dates and Particulars of Editions. [ 85 ] OTTO (Friedrich). Hiltory of Ruffian Literature, with a Lexicon of Ruffian Authors. Tranflated from the German by George Cox, 80. Oxford. 1 839. The Lexicon occupies three hundred Pages, conftituting the principal Part of the Work. RECKE & NAPIERSKY. Algemeines Schriftftellerund Gelehrten-Lexikon der Provinzen Livland, Efthland und Kurland. 4 Vols. Thick 80. Mitau. 1827-32. An extenfive Account of the Literature of the Baltic Provinces of Ruffia, including a Portion of Poland and the eaftern Provinces of Pruffia. SALVA (Vicente). Catalogue of Spanifh and Portuguefe Books, with bibliographical Remarks. 2 Vols. 80. London. I826-7. Very valuable and extremely rare. Contributions to Spanifh and Portuguefe Bibliography are to be found in the Repertorio JAizerzcano, a London Journal, publifhed by Salva. STUKKENBERG (J. C.). Verfuch eines QuellenAnzeigers alter und neuer Zeit fuir das Studium der Geographie, Topographie, Ethnographie und Statiftik des Ruffiifchen Reiches. 2 Vols. (With a Supplement). 80. St. Peterfburg. 1849-52. TICKNOR (George). The Hiftory of Spanifh Literature. (With biographical and bibliographical Notices, and a copious Index.) 3 Vols. 80. New York. 1849. Mr. Ticknor has probably the largerf private Colleftion of Spaniih Books out of Spain. His Hiftory is univerfally efteemed, having already been tranflated into feveral European Languages. 1 86 6 WARMHOLTZ (C. G.). Bibliotheca Hiftorica SueoGothica. (Hiftoric Library of Sweden, or, Indication of Vorks, both printed and in Manufcript, relative to the Hiftory of Sweden, with critical Notices, continued by Aurivillius, In Swedijh.) 15 Vols. 80. Stockholm. I782-I187. BOSSANGE, Barthes et Lowell's Catalogue des Livres Franyais, Italiens, Efpagnols, Orientaux, &c. is a very ufeful Work for the Bibliography of French, Italian, Spanifh, Portuguefe and Oriental Books. They are arranged in Claffes, with Prices, occafional Notices, and an Index of Authors; the whole forming a Book of 538 Pages. 80. London. I843. X. General Bibliographies. Ti' - HE Works which are to be confidered under this Setion and the one following, fometimes called DICTIONARIES, fometimes CATALOGUES, and Sometimes BIBLIOTIIECI, conftitute the moft generally ufeful and interesting Clais of bibliographical Publications. By fhowing what has been written in all the various Branches of human Knowledge in every Age and Country, they a&t as Guides to the Inquiries of the learned; while, by pointing out the Differences of Editions, etc. etc. they conftitute Manuals of ready Information for the profeffed Bibliographer. Works of this Clafs are called GENERAL or SPECIAL, [ 87 1 according as their Obje&t is to indicate Books in all, or in one only of the Departments of Science or Literature. The former only afpire to point out rare, remarkable or important Books; for no Attempt has yet been made, or probably ever will be made, to compile a COMPLETE UNIVERSAL bibliographical Ditionary. On the other Hand, it is the Objea of SPECIAL Bibliographies to notice all, or the greater Part, of thofe Books, that have been publifhed on the Subje6ts which they embrace; and hence their fuperior Utility to fuch as are engaged in the Study or Inveftigation of any particular Topic. It is by Means of fuch Works, fays Dr. Johnfon, that "c the Student comes to know what has been written on every Part of Learning; that he avoids the Hazards of encountering Difficulties which have already been cleared; of difcuffing Queftions which have already been decided; and of digging in Mines of Literature which have already been exhaufted." (Preface to the Catologus Bibliothecar Harleiane.) Thus Bibliography, or a Knowledge of Books, if it may not afpire to be called Learning, may certainly be confidered in this Light, as one of Learning's belt Helps. The following are fome of the moft important Works under this Head: APPLETON'S Library Manual; containing a Catalogue Raifonne of upwards of 12000 of the moft important Works in every Department of Knowledge, in all modern Languages. 80. New York. I847, [ 88 ] BARBIER (A. A.). Nouveau Bibliotheque d'un Homme de Gout, contenant des Jugements tires de Journaux les plus connus et des Critiques les plus eilimes, fur les meilleurs Ouvrages qui ont paru dans tous les Genres, tant en France que chez l'Etranger. 5 Vols. 80. Paris. I8o8-Io. The Name of Deffefarts was put upon the title Page of this Edition, becaufe he ihared with Barbier the Expenfe of publifling. He made no literary Contribution whatever to the Work.-Q e'rard. Barbier's Bibliotheque was for a long Time regarded as indifpenfable to Book-colleftors. It is now fuperfeded by the more recent Diftionaries of Ebert and Brunet. BIBLIOTHECA Grenvilliana, or Bibliographical Notices of rare and curious Books, forming Part of the Library of the Right Hon. Thos. Grenville. By John Thos. Payne and Henry Fofs, Part I. 2 Vols. 80. London. 1842. BIBLIOTHECA Grenvilliana, Part the Second, completing the Catalogue of the Library, bequeathed to the Britifh Mufeum by the late Right Hon. Thos. Grenville. By John Thos. Payne and Henry Fofs. 80. London. I848. The firft Part of this elcgantly printed Catalogue was made at Mr. Grenville's own Expenfe. The Titles are arranged alphabetically according to the Names of Authors, accompanied by copious bibliographical Notes, and preceded by a good Index and References to the Books and Manufcripts upon Vellum. The prefent Price of this Catalogue is Rated by Mr. Sims to be ~3 3s. The fecond Part was made by Order of the Truftees after the Library had been depofited in the Mufeum. This can be purchafed for the Sum of ~I I IS. 6d. The three Volumes conftitute an invaluable Acceffion to any ColleEtion of Bibliographical Works., The firft two come more properly under Se:tion V., RARE Books, [ 89 ] The Grenville Library, of which the Catalogues, here defcribcd are the Inventory, was the Refult of a continued and unwearied Purfuit of nearly fifty Years on the Part of the illuftrious Colleor. It was " formed and preferved," fays the Annual Report of Britifh Mufeum for the Year I 847, "with the cxquifite Tafte of an accomplifled Bibliographer, with the Learning of a profound and elegant Scholar, and the fplendid Liberality of a Gentleman in affluent Circumfrtances, who employed in adding to his Library whatever his generous Heart allowed him to fpare from filently relieving thofe whofe Wants he alone knew." It confifts of zo,240 Volumes, forming about I6,ooo Works, the Codi of which is dtated to have been upwards of ~ 54,000~~~ BOHN (H. G.). A Catalogue of Books. 80. London. 184I. Commonly known as Bohn's Guinea Catalogue. It contains z I00oo Pages, bound in a fuperiour Manner, having been compiled, as the Publiiher itates in his Preface, at an Outlay of upwards of two thoufand Pounds. The Books enumerated are in various Languages, arranged alphabetically according to ClafFes as far as praticable, accompanied with Prices and Indexes, and interfperfed throughout with bibliographical and literary Notices. The Catalogue reprefents, it is Rtated, the largeft and modt fele&t Affortment of Books ever before recorded as the Stock of a Bookfeller. It is now being reproduced in three odavo Volumes, two of which have already appeared; the firfi (mentioned under Sedion I.), in I847; and the fecond (mentioned under Sedtion VIII.), in I 85o. All of thefe Catalogues are invaluable as a Part of the Book-colledor's working Apparatus. BRUNET (J. C.). Manuel du Libraire et de 1'Amateur de Livres. 4th Edition. 5 thick Vols. Royal 80. Paris. 1842-4. This Manual, the Refults of more than 40o Years of Experience and Refearch, is by far the modt extenfive and ufeful Work of the Kind extant. The original Edition was publifhed in three odtavo Volumes in I8Io. The firdt four Volumes, confift of an alphabetical and defcriptive Catalogue, of upwards of zo,ooo of the modt important Works which have been publifhed, in the ancient, and in the principal modern Languages, N [ 90 ] from the Invention of Printing to the prefent Time; with the Hifrory of the different Editions, the Prices for which they have been fold within the laft 6o Years, critical Remarks, etc. etc. In the fifth Volume are claffified, in accordance with the bibliographical Syftem generally adopted in France, not only all the Works defcribed in the previous Volumes, but alfo I 2,oo000 additional ones, thus making 32,000 feparate Works, or about 6o,ooo Volumes, comprifed in the Manual. In this laft Volume may be found an extenfive Lift of bibliographical Works. No Library of Importance can difpenfe with Brunet. DE BURE (G. F.). Bibliographic Inftruftive, ou Traite de la Connoiffance des Livres rares et finguliers. 7 Vols. 80. Paris. 1763-8. The Books defcribed in this Work which might very properly come under another Head, are arranged, in Subdivifions, under the five grand Claffes of Theology, Y7uri/prudence, Sciences and Artrs Belles-Lettres, and Hifory. The Names of the Authors in all thefe Claff'es are placed alphabetically in the laft Volume. De Bure publifhed a Supplement to this Work with the following Title: Suppliment a la Bibliographie InfJrutive, ou Catalogue des Livres de Louis 7ean Gaignat. 2 Vols. 8~0. Paris, I769. An Index to anonymous Works was alfo publifhed in I782, entitled,:Bibliographie InfJrulive, Tome dixiame. Probably no Publication has contributed fo much to make the Study of Bibliography popular, as this elegant and judicious Performance. The Articles which the Author defcribes amount to upwards of 6ooo, in regard to which ample Details are given. The Account of the famous American Colledtions of De Bry for Inftance, extends to 20o Pages. De Bure was a Bookfeller at Paris, of great Eminence in his Profeffion, but ftill more diftinguifhed for extenfive Information in all Matters pertaining to Bibliography and literary Hiftory. His Works are much confulted at the prefent Day. DENIS (F.). & PINYON (P.). Nouveau Manuel de Bibliographie Univerfelle. Large 80. Paris. I857. pp.718. Printed on indifferent Paper and in very finall Type, three Columns to a Page. It contains an immenfe Number of Titles of Books of every [ 9I ] Kind arranged in chronological Order according to Subjects, and accompanied by bibliographical and hiftorical Remarks. An alphabetical Index of Authors would add greatly to its 1Ufefulnefs4 Appended is a detailed Account of the principal Co//eftions T3pographiziues arranged in chronological Order, with a Catalogue of the nioft celebrated private Libraries. We have already mentioned it under Sedtion II. on account of the bibliographical Information which it furnifhes under the appropriate Heads. The following Extra& flrom the Preface will give an Idea of the general Character of the Work: " Ce Livre n'eft pas a proprement parler, un Manuel du Bibliophile, ii ne s'adreffe pas exclufivement au Bibliographe de Profeflion. Avant tout on a voulu qu'il put fournir un Renfeignement concis, une Reponfe precife, non fur la Beaute d'une Edition, fur la Rarete d'un Volume, fiur le Prix arbitraire que l'Opinion accorde a certaines Raretes, mais bien lur la Serie d'Ouvrages a conifulter en telle ou telle Occafion, par l'Homme de Lettres,'lArtifte ou le Savant." DIBD1N (T. F.). The Library Companion; or, the Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort in the Choice of a Library. Thick 80. London. 1824. Containing a Sele&ion of the moft important Works under the general Heads of Divinity, Hiftory, Voyages and Travels, Biography, Philology and Belles-Lettres, Poetry, and the Englifl Drama; with copious bibliographical Notes, Prices, and a general Index, the Whole making a Volume of 9 2 Pages. DICTIONNAIRE Bibliographique. 3 Vols. 80. Paris. I 79o. This Work, generally known under the Name of Cailleau's Diftionary, was compiled according to Barbier, and others, by the Abbe du Clos. It was republifhed in 18oo, with a fupplementary Volume by M. Brunet. The laft Half of the third Volume, has a feparate Alphabet for anonymous Works. EBERT (F. A,). A General Bibliographical Dictionary, from the German. 4 Vols. 80, Oxford. I837. [ 92 ] The original Edition of this truly valuable Work was publiflhed at Leipfic, with the following Title: AlZgemeines bibliographifckes Lexicon. z Vols. 40. I8zI-30. It is bafed upon the Manual of Brunet, but is fomewhat different in its Charaaer, and quite as well adapted to the Wants of Scholars. Efpecial Attention is given to ancient German Literature and the Greek and Latin Clafficks. The Author was Librarian to the King of Saxony, and hence was able to give his Defcriptions, as tfated in his Preface, from careful Comparifon of the Works themselves, rather than from Manuals. His Didionary is neceffary to all who cultivate Bibliography. GEORGI (J. T.). Allgemeines Europiifches BiicherLexicon. (Univerfal Didionary of Books printed in Europe from I500 to 1757, with the Date, Size, Number of Pages, and Price of each.) 8 Vols. Folio, (including three Supplements). Leipzig. I742-58. A laborious Work, containing the Titles of more Books, than any other Catalogue or bibliographical Work ever publithed. It is fcarce, but, according to Ebert, of but little Value " on Account of its Faultinefs throughout." GRds SE (J. G. T.). Lehrbuch einer allgemeinen Literi'rgefchichte aller bekannten V61ker der Welt, von der ilteften bis auf die neuefte Zeit. This is a general bibliographical DiEtionary fimilar to thofe of Ebert and Brunet already defcribed. It is not yet completed. Petzholdt's Azeigez r for July, I857, announces Pages I329-1536, Vol. III. as having recently been publifhed at Leipfic. The Author is alfo preparing a new bibliographical Didionary containing more than a thoufand Articles on rare and precious Books. A Part of Vol. I. pp. 96, has recently been publiflhed at Drefden, in a quarto Form. LEBLANC (P.). Catalogue des Livres, Deffins et Eftampes, de la Bibliotheque de M. J. B. Huzard. 3 Vols. 80. Paris. 1842. [ 93 ] Volu;me I. contains the Titles of Works arranged under the five general Clafies or Divifions of Knowledge, as in Renouard and Santander; Volume II. is devoted particularly to Agriculture and Rural Economy; Volume III. is compofed of Works upon Medicine and the Veterinary Art, Memoirs of Academies and learned Societies, Works upon Bibliography, Biography, &c. Each Volume has a copious Index. Prefixed to the firft Volume is a biographical Notice of Huzard (who was General Infpetor of the Veterinary Schools of France), by M. L. Bouchard, and a Eulogy pronounced in 184I, before the Royal Academy of Medicine, by M. Parifet. This Catalogue, fays Dr. Cogfwell, is of great Value for "economick Bibliography." MARTIN (L. Aime). Plan d'une Bibliotheque Univerfelle; Etudes des Livres qui peuvent fervir a l'EHiftoire litteraire et philofophique du Genre humain; fuivi du Catalogue des Chefs-d'CEuvre de toutes les Langues et des Ouvrages originaux de tous les Peuples. 80. Paris. 1837. MEUSEL (J. G.). Bibliotheca Hiftorica, poft Struvium et Buderum,nunc digefta, amplificata, et emendata; accedunt Indices Audorum et Rerum. 22 Vols. (in I I) 80. Leipzig. I782-I804. An uncommonly careful Reprodu6tion of a Work which firft appeared at Jena in I740. It is very extenfive in its Defign, comprehending both historical and geographical Works, relating to all Countries and in all Languages. Vols. III. and X. relate to American Bibliography. NODIER (Charles). Defcription Raifonnee d'une jolie Colledtion de Livres, (moftly French, Italian and Spanifh); precede d'une Introduaion par M. G. Dupleflis, de la Vie de Nodier par M. Francis Wey, et d'une Notice bibliographique fur fes Ouvrages. 80. Paris. I844. pp. 528. The copious Notes to this Catalogue render it a desirable Work for a 194] bibliographical Colleftion. It contains 1254 Titles, the DcIcriptions occupying the greater Part of the Volume. RENOUARD (A. A.). Catalogue de la Bibliotheque d'un Amateur, avec Notes bibliographiques, critiques et litteraires. 4 Vols. 80, Paris. 8 9. A fine Specimen of Typography. The Works are arranged under the five general Divifions of Theology, Jurifprudence, Sciences and Arts, Belles-Lettres, and Hiftory. The fourth Volume contains a feparate Lilt of the Books printed in the I5th Century, the Aldine Editions, Books printed upon Vellum, Defigns, and a complete Index of Authors. The bibliographical and critical Notes are very full and inltruftive. The Work is really a Bibliography rather than a Catalogue, and hence finds its appropriate Place in this LIST. ROLLAND (J. F.). Confeils pour former une Bibliotheque, ou Catalogue de tous les bons Ouvrages qui peuvent entrer dans une Bibliotheque Chretienne. 3 Vols. 80. Lyons. I833-43. SANTANDER (M. C. de la Serna). Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de Santander; redige et mis en ordre par lui-meme; avec des Notes bibliographiques et litteraires. 5 Vols. 80. Bruxelles. I803. The 5th Volume is a Supplement, containing a Memoir upon the Origin of Signatures and Marks in Typography, a Latin Preface printed in 800oo, upon the genuine Colle&ion of Canons by St. Ifidore of Seville, &c. and five large Engravings representing the paper Marks ufed in the s5th Century. This fuperb Colleftion is compofed, as is fiated in the Preface, of the beft Works in the various Departments of Learning, and is efpecially rich in rare and coftly Books, among which is a very fine Copy of De Bry's ColleAion of Voyages. The Books are arranged like the Catalogue of Renouard jult noticed, under the general Divifions of Theology, Jurifprudence, Sciences and., Arts, Belles-Lettres, and Hiftory. A [ 95 ] copious general Index of Authors in the fourth Volume enhances the Value of the Work. It may well be called, as Dr. Cogfwell expreffes it, "a bibliographical Catalogue with copious Notes." The Paper and Typography are unfortunately not in keeping with the literary Merits of the Work. Santander's Library was fold at Auftion in I 80og9. XI. Bibliograp/ y of particular Sciences and Branches of Literature, or Special Bibliographies. -HE Ditionaries and Catalogues applicable to PARTICULAR Branches of Knowledge, and comprifing Works publifhed on the SubjeSts difcuffed, would of themfelves constitute a Library. We can only Notice, in Addition to fuch as have already been confidered under previous Heads, a few of the more important, and with which we are more efpecially familiar. AGASSIz (Louis). Bibliographia Zoologia et Geologia. General Catalogue of all Books, Trads, and Memoirs on Zoology and Geology. Corre6ted, enlarged, and edited by H. E. Strickland. 3 Vols. 80. London. I848-52. ATKINSON (James). Medical Bibliography. A and B. 80. London. I834. A very amuJwzfg as well as infiruflive Book, dedicated to all idle Students in Great Britain. "I only wiflE to apprize the Reader, that if he choofe to read my Non-fenfe, with his Eyes and Fingers open, he mull be a greater Fool, if pofflble than the Author who wrote it."-Extrafl from the Preface. [ 96 1 AYALA (M. d'). Bibliografia Militare Italiana. 80, Torino. I854. PP- 450. BACKER (Auguitin et Alois de). Bibliotheque des Ecrivains de la Compagnie de Jefus, ou Notices bibliographiques; Ir de tous les Ouvrages publies par les Membres de la Compagnie de jefus, depuis la Fondation de l'Ordre jufqu'a nos Jours; 2d des Apologies, des Controverfes religeufes, des Critiques litteraires et fcientifiques fufcitees a\ leur Sujet. 4 Vols. Royal 80. Liege. I 833-56. This elaborate Work is to confif:, according to the Preface, of 5 or 6 Volumes of 8oo Pages, double Columns. Each Volume is arranged in alphabetical Order and is complete in itfelf. BASTIAT (F.). Diaionnaire de l'Economie Politique. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. I855. Containing the general Principles of Political Economy, with a Bibliography of the Science, by Baftiat, Baudrillart, Blaife, Blanqui, Block, and many others, publilhed under the Diredion of Coquelin and Guillaumin. BeRARD (A. S. L.). Effai bibliographique fur les Editions des Elzevirs les plus precieufes et les plus recherchees. 80. Paris. 1822. Preceded by an Account of the moft celebrated Printers. BLAKEY (R.). Angling Literature of all Nations. I20. London. 1855. PP. 34I. BLANQ.UI (M.). Hiftoire de l'Economie Politique en Europe. 2d Edition. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. I842. In the fecond Volume may be found the Bibliography of the principal Works on Political Economy. [ 97 J BLAZE (C,). Bibliographie Muficale de la France et de l'Etranger. 80. Paris. I822. A descriptive Account of all the Treatifes and Works on vocal and infrrumental Mufick publifhed in Europe down to I822. BOUCHER de la Richarderie (G.). Bibliotheque Univerfelle des Voyages. 6 Vols. 80. Paris. I808. A clarfified Account of all Voyages, ancient and modern, in different Parts of the World, with Extracts from the moft important, arranged in chronological Order according to the different Countries, and accompanied with a full Index of Names and Authors. BRIDGMAN (R. W.). Short View of Legal Bibliography, with critical OQbervations on Law Writers. S~. London. I8o7. CALLISEN (A. C. P.). Medicinifches SchriftflellerLexicon. 33 Vols. 12~. Copenhagen. 1830-45. CAMUS (A. G.). Lettres fur la Profeffion d'Avocat; un Recueil de Pieces concernant l'Exercice de cette Profeffion, et Bibliotheque choifie des Livres de Droit. 5th Edition, 2 Vols. 80. Paris. 1832. An excellent Work on Jurifprudence and its Bibliography, revifed and enlarged by Dupin. It was firft publifled in 772 in a finall duodecimo Form. CLARKE (A. & J. B. B.). A concife View of the Succeflion of Sacred Literature, in a chronological Arrangement of Authors and their Works, from the Invention of alphabetical Charadters to T445. 2 Vols. 80. London. i830-2. O [ 98 j COGGESHALL (W. F.). The Newfpaper Record, containing a complete Lift of Newfpapers, &c. in the United States, Canada and Great Britain; with a Sketch of the Origin of Printing. 8o. Philadelphia. 1856. pp. I94. DARLING (James). Cyclopaedia Bibliographica; a Library Manual of Theological and General Literature, and Guide to Books for Authors, Preachers, Students and Literary Men, analytical, bibliographical and biographical. 2 Vols. Imp. 80. London. I854. Clofely printed Pages, double Columns and fmall Type. The Work is chiefly theological, comprifing ancient and modern Authors of Note in Theology, Ecclefiaftical Hifi:ory, Moral Philofophy, and the various Departments connedted therewith, including a Selection in moft Branches of Literature, with fIhort biographical and bibliographical Notices. In colleftive Works the Contents of each Volume are minutely defcribed, and in Volumes of Sermons the Texts are given, DECANVER (H. C.). Catalogue of Works in Refutation of Methodiifm, from its Origin in 1729 to the prefent Time. Large Paper. Thin 80. Philadelphia. I 846. DE MORGAN (Auguftus). Notices of Arithmetical Books and Authors. Poll 80. London. I 47, DRYANDER (Jonas). Catalogus Bibliothecae Hiftorico-Naturalis JofephiBanks. 5 Vols. 8o. London. I796-I800. This, although the Title feems to promife only the Catalogue of a private Library, is allowed to furnifh the moft complete and belt arranged View of Books in Natural Hiftory ever published in any Country. The Contents are, Vol. 1. General Writers; Vol. II. Zoology; Vol. IH,. [ 99 ] Botany; Vol. IV. Mineralogy; Vol V, Supplement. The Books defcribed now form a Part of the Britifh Mueeurn. DUPARCG (E. de la Barre). Des Sources Bibliographiques Militaires. 80. Paris. I856. DUPIN (A. M. J. J.). Lettres fur la Profeffion d'Avocat, ou Bibliotheque choifie des Livres de Droit. (See CAMUS, Page 97.) DUPIN (A. M. J. J.). Manuel du Droit Public Ecclefiaftique Franyais. I 20. Paris. 1844. Containing at the End a Chronology of the Popes and Kings of France, and a Bibliothebue Choijfe, or Lillt of the moft important Works upon Ecclefiaftical Hiftory and Canon Law. pp. 466. DUPIN (A. M. J. J.). Manuel des Etudians en Droit et des jeunes Avocats; Recueil d'Opufcules de Jurisprudence. 12~. Paris. I85I. pp. 876. Containing bibliographical Notices of the beft Works upon Law; Hiftory of Law, Roman, and French; Aphorifms of Bacon; Biographies of Magiftrates, &c. &c. DUPLESSIS (C.). Bibliographie Paremiologique, fuivie d'un Appendice. (Bibliography of Proverbs.) 80. Paris. I847. ELLIS (Henry). Catalogue of Books on Angling. 80. London. I81I. ELMES (James). General and Bibliographical DiCtionary of the Fine Arts. 80. London. 1826. FORBES (John). Manual of Seled Medical Bibliography. Royal 80. London. I835. GODDe (M. J.). Catalogue raifonne d'une Col [IOO ] ]edtion de Livres, etc. relatifs aux Arts de Peinture, Sculpture. 80. Paris. i 85o. GRaSSE (J. G. T.) Bibliotheca Magica et Pneumatica. 80. Leipzig. I 843. HORNE (T. H.). Manual of Biblical Bibliography; comprising a Catalogue methodically arranged, of the principal Editions and Revifions of the Holy Scriptures; together with Notices of the principal Philologers, Critics, &c. 2d Edition. 80. London. I846. HOYER (Dr. J. G. von). Literatur der Kriegfwiffenfchaften und Kriegfgefchichte. 1 2~. Berlin. 1832-40. A Work of 66I Pages, with a Supplement of zoo Pages, from 1831 to 1840. LA LANDE (J. de). Bibliographie Aftronomique avec l'Hiftoire de l'Aftronomie depuis I780, jufqu'a 1802. 40~. Paris. I803 pp. 966. With a two-fold Index of Authors and Subjeds. LE LONG (Jacobus). Bibliotheca Sacra, feu Syllabus omnium fere Sacra Scripturoa Editionum ac Verfionum, etc. 2 Vols. Folio. Paris. 1723. The firft Edition of this Work was published in I709. 2 Vols. oftavo. It contains an Account of the various Editions of the Scriptures, with fill Indexes, &c. being an invaluable Acquifition to the biblical Scholar. M'CULLOCH (J. R.). The Literature of Political Economy. 80. London. I845. A claffified Catalogue of feled Publications in the different Departments I1 ] of Political Economy, with hiftorical, critical, and biographical Notices, and a very complete double Index of Authors and Works. MURHARD (F. W. A.). Bibliotheca Mathematica, oder Literatur der Math. Wiffenfchaft. 5 Vols. 80. Leipzig. I797-I805. Containing the Literature of Arithmetick, Geometry, and AnalyIis, Mechanicks, and Opticks. ORME (William). Bibliotheca Biblica; a fele&t Lift of Books on Sacred Literature; with Notices, biographical, critical and bibliographical. 80. Edinburgh. 1824. Defigned to furnifh the Means of eafy Reference to the molt ufeful Books in the important Department of biblical Literature. It includes a Selection of foreign Works, and a very full Lift of Britifh Works, excluding in its Plan, general Theology, fyftematick, practical, and polemical Divinity. An arranged Index enhances the Value of the Work. Orme is the Author of Memoirs of John Owen, Life and Times of Richard Baxter, &c. OETTINGER (E. M.). Bibliographie Biographique Univerfelle. Di6tionnaire des Ouvrages relatifs a i'Hiftoire de la Vie publique et privee des Perfonnages celebres de tous les Temps et de toutes les Nations, depuis le Commencement du Monde jufqu'at nos Jours. 2 Vols. 4~. Bruxelles. 1854. PERCHERON (A.). Bibliographie Entomologique, comprenant l'Indication, Ir des Ouvrages entomologiques publies en France et gal'Etranger depuis les Temps les plus recules jufqu'a nos Jours; 2d des Monographies et Memoires contenus dans les Recueils, &c. 2 Vols. 80. Paris. I837. [ 102 ] PLOUCQUET (W. G.). Literatura Medica Digeftia. 4 Vols. Royal 40. Tubingoa. I808-9. A moft comprehenfive bibliographical Catalogue of Medical Literature, ancient and modern. POGGENDORFF (J. C.). Biographifch-liter1Mrifches Handw6rterbuch zur Geichichte der exaden Wiffenfchaften. 80. Berlin. I 8 8. To be complete in one large ocfavo Volume of about I 20o Pages, the firft Number of which, extending to the Article Dirichbet, has jud appeared. It is intended as a Manual for thofe who cultivate the mathematical and induftivc Sciences, prefenting the chief Points of Date, Life, and Works of Mathtmaticians, Aftronomers, Chemifts, Mineralogifts, Geologifts, &c. of all Times, and of every Nation, with copious References to the Sources whence more detailed Information may be obtained. For the padl ten Years the Author has been continually employed in the Compilation of this Work, in which Taik he has been particularly aided by the extenfive literary and fcientifick Treafures of the Royal Library of Berlin, and alfo authentick Communications from fcientifick Men of the prefent Day. POOLE (W. F.). An Index of Periodical Literature. 80. New York. 1853. An exceedingly ufeful Book, published by C. B. Norton, being a complete Key to the Contents of fifteen hundred Volumes of fiandard Englifh and American Periodicals. An important Feature of the Work is that the Names of anonymous Articles are given in Parenthefes, fo far as they could be ascertained. Periodicals, as the Author Itates in the Preface, form a confiderable Portion of our publick and private Libraries; their Contents, however, are not available, for the Want of a Clue to the Labyrinth of Topicks difcuffed in them. This Index furnifhes the defired Clue. It constitutes a handfome odtavo Volume of 80o Pages. Publifhled at $6. The Work is dedicated to Prof. C. C. Jewett, in Token of Appreciation of his Services in behalf of American Libraries and Bibliography. [ I03 1 PRITZEL (G. A.). Thefaurus Literatura Botanicma omniurn Gentlumn inde a Rerum botanicarurn Initiis ad noftra ufqlue Tempora, quindecim millia Operum recenfens. 40. Lipfia. I85I. pp. 547. A Work of extraordinary Accuracy and Fullnefs of Defcription. It contains an alphabetical Didionary of Authors and their Works-a fyfRematick Arrangement of the fame, and an alphabetical Index of the Names of Editors and other Perfons incidentally mentioned. RoY (C. H. a). Catalogus Bibliothecm Medica. 5 Vols. 80. Amfierdam. 1830. A fyficematick Catalogue of Works in the European Languages on all Branches of Medicine, Anatomy, Pharmacy, &c. SIMS (Richard). An Index to all the Pedigrees and Arms in the Heraldic Vifitations and other Genealogical Manufcripts in the Britifl Mufeum. 80. London. I849. "A Book in conftant Ufe by Perfons engaged in genealogical or topographical Studies, affording a ready Clue to the Pedigrees and Arms of above 50,00o of the Gentry of England, their Refidences," &c. SIMS (Richard). A Manual for the Genealogift, Topographer, Antiquary, and Legal Profeffor; confifting of Defcriptions of Public Records; Parochial and other Regifters; Wills; County and Family Hiftories; Heraldic ColleEtions in Public Libraries, etc. Royal 80. London. I856. "Since the Commencement of the Record Reform by the A& of I 838, feveral Books have been publifhed that are more or lefs Ufeful to the Student or the Antiquarian defirous of purfuing his Inquiries among the national Records; but we have feen none fo ufeful as this Manua/ of Mr. Sims. The Extent of his Coup d'ceil, indeed, goes beyond what can be termed Records even in the largeft Senfe, In Addition to thofe Documents [ Io4 ] which the Law allows to be Records and producible in Evidence, or which Reafon confiders Records without Reference to their Cuftody, Mr. Sims refers to a Variety of illuftrative Documents, Manufcripts, and publifihed Works, fo numerous as to baffle all Attempts at Enumeration. The Mazmual is not folely intended for hifiorical Students or literary Men, but for the limited though praftical Ufes of the Lawyer, the Genealogift and the like. It is not a mere bibliographical Account of Muniments, the Place of their Depofit, whether they have been printed, and when, or by whom; it is a Sort of Hiitory of our publick Muniments, &c. not unfrequently containing Glimpfes of our focial Hiftory, fo far as it can be exhibited by the Matter itfelf."-Speta/tor, 0. 4, 8 5 6. SWAINSON (William). Taxidermy; with the Biography of Zoologifts, and Notices of their Works. I 2~. London. I840. Part Ii. pp. 98-392, comprifes the Bibliography of Zoology; with biographical Sketches of the principal Authors, and an Index. TERNAUx- COrMPANS (H.). Bibliotheque Afiatique et Africaine; oul Catalogue des Ouvrages qui ont ete publies fur ces deux Continents jufqu'a cc Jour. 80, Paris. I84I. WALCII (J. G.). Bibliotheca Theologica Seleda. 4 Vols. 80. Jena,. 757-65. A very valuable Work, accompanied by literary Notices and a general Index of Authors, the Works defcribed being arranged according to Divifions or Claffes, WALCII (J. G.). Bibliotheca Patriftica litterariis Annotationibus initruda. New Edition edited by J. T. L. Danzius. 80. Jena. I834. The firft Edition was publifiled in 1770. WEIGEL (R.). Kunmlager-Catalog. 80. Leipzig. 1845. [ 105 j WINER (G. B.). Handbuch der theologifchen Literatur hauptsiachlich der proteLfantifchen nebit kurzen biographifchen Notizen. 3d Ed. (With a Supplement of 175 Pages, from 1839 to 1842.) 3 Vols, 80. Leipzig. I838-42. WITZLEBEN (A. von). Deutfchland's Militfr Literatur im letzten Jahrzehent und Ueberficht der wichtigften Karten und Plane Central Europas. 80. Berlin. I85o. pp. 247, WoIJL (R. von). Die Gefchichte und Literatur der Staatfwiffenfchaft. 2 Vols. 80. Erlangen. 1855-6. XII. Biographical Ditionaries. NE of the moRft ufeful as well as interefring Parts of a bibliographical Colledion of Books, are the Catalogues of publick and private Libraries, including the moft important fiale Catalogues of Bookfellers. As the Defign of this Work will not admit of any Details relative to fuch Catalogues, we refer the Inquirer to the fecond Volume of Horne's Introdudion to the Study of Bibliography, pp. 564.-753, where he will find a large Number fully described, with brief Notices of their Contents. The following Account of the biographical Didionaries which are fpecially ufeful to the Bibliographer, together with a Notice of the principal Periodicals devoted to Bibliography, muft clofe our SELECT LIST, already extended beyond its original Limits, [ 0o6 ] ALLEN (William). The American Biographical Didionary. 3d Ed. Royal 8~. Boiton. 1857. Truly the JAmerican Bibliographical Difionary, containing Notices of 6775 American Names. The firft Edition was publilhed in i 809, and the fecond in I 832. The venerable Author is fdill living. ALLIBONE (S. A.). A Critical Diitionary of Englifh Literature, and Britifh and American Authors, living and deceafed, from the earlieft Accounts to the Middle of the nineteenth Century. Containing thirty-one thoufand Biographies and literary Notices, with an Index of Subjed-matter. This truly national Work is to be publifhed by Meffis. Childs & Peterfon, Philadelphia, in one Volume, fuper-royal oftavo, 80o Pages, double Columns. About I300 Pages, including 2I,OOO Authors, are already Stereotyped. The firdt Part, A-d, pp. 945, will be itfued in September of the prefent Year. The Author has labored inceffantly upon it during the paid five Years, bringing to the Undertaking vaft Diligence and Refearch, good Tadte and Judgment, and a painftaking LQve of Detail and Accuracy. When completed it will prove a modt welcome Aid to Bibliographers, Scholars and Readers generally. We fpeak thus fiom the Teftimony of Everett, Irving, Prefcott, Bancroft and other eminent American Scholars, and from perfonal Examination of Proofs, and Portions already ftereotyped. The following Charaderifticks of the Work are gathered from a PROSPECTUS. " i. It is a Biographical Difionary of Englifh and American Authors, comprifing both the living and the dead, furniflling thofe Incidents refpedting the Perfons who have made themfelves famous in the Republick of Letters, which every Reader defires to know, and few know where to find. " 2. It is a bibliographical Manual, giving Information as to the belt Editions of Authors, the Circumdtances attending their Publication, the Reception which they met with from the Publick, the Influence they have exercifed on the publick Mind, and many other interedring Particulars, not [ I07 ] one of which the true Lover of Books, and Student of Letters, would' willingly let die.' "As a bibliographical Manual, the Indej which forlns the fecond Portion of the Volume, will prove no finall Addition to its Value. In this Index, the Subjedts of human Knowledge are divided into forty diftind ClaiTes, and an Alphabet is allotted to each. By this Means, the Reader is enabled to fee at a Glance who are the principal Writers on all Subjcets, from Agriculture, Clafs Ift, to Voyages, Clafs 40th. " It is thought that this Index will contain between 40,ooo and 50,000 Names, yet no Author is mentioned whofe Works are not noticed in the firft Part of the Didtionary. " 3. It is a critical, as well as a biographical and bibliographical Dictionary. Here the Author has a great Advantage over his Predeceffors, withozt afingle ExceptioN. Makers of Books approaching to the Charader of this, are in the Habit of giving their own Opinions, or Opinions adopted as their own, which mufft be bafed upon very partial Knowledge, and one therefore of little Value; or are apt to be tinftured with Prejudice and party Bias, and are therefore entitled to little Confidence. But Mr. Allibone contents himfelf with adducing the Opinions upon various Writers as they come under his Notice, of Critics of great and extended Reputation, who have earned a Claim to be heard with RefpeEt, if not in all Cafes with entire Acquiefcence. Thefe invaluable Specimens of Criticifm are quoted verbatim, and diftinguifhed by a finaller Type, which adds greatly to the Beauty of the Work." APPLETON'S Cyclopadia of Biography; embracing a Series of original Memoirs of the moft diftinguifhed Perfons of all Times. Revifed American Edition, edited by Francis L. Hawks, D. D. LL. D. Royal 80. New York. i856. pp. Io58. A very handfome Reprint of the Englifh Edition, which was edited by Elihu Rich. The original Memoirs, the Authorfhip of which is indicated by Initials, were written for this Work by Sir Archibald Alifon, Win. Baird, Sir David Brewiter, James Bryce, J. H. Burton, Prof. Creafy, Prof. Eadie, Prof. Fergufon, Prof. Gordon, James Hedderwick, J. A. [ 108 ] Heraud, Robert Jamiefon, Charles Knight, James Manfon, J. M'Connechy, Prof. Nichol, Elihu Rich, Prof. Spalding, Prof. Thomfon, R. N. Wornum. The Articles fupplied in this American Edition are from different Hands, although the Authorihip is not indicated, as in the Englifh Original, by Initials. The numerous Illuftrations of the Birthplaces, Monuments, or other Memorials of departed Greatnefs with which the Volume is enlivened, add mnuch to the Value of the Work. BIOGRAPHIE Univerfelle, ancienne et moderne. Ouvrage entierement neuf, redige par une Societe de Gens de Lettres et de Savants. 52 Vols. 80. Paris. I811-28. By univerfal Confent, the bell and molt extenfive Work of the Kind ever produced in any Language. It might properly be called the Biographie et Bibliograpbie Univerfelle, fo full and accurate are its Notices of the Works of Authors. A Supplement has been commenced which is itill in Progrefs, The 83d Volume (numbering from the laft Volume of the Original Work), was published in 18.55, containing the Names Stack to Teyfiez. " The eminent Names appended to a large Proportion of the Articles contained in the fifty-two Volumes of the BIOdRAPHIE UNIVERSELLE, are Vouchers for the Ability and Erudition it difplays. I mutll peak refpeftfully of a Work to which I owe fo much, and without which, probably, I ihould never have undertaken the prefent."-Hallam's Lit. Hirfi. BLAKE (J. L.). A Biographical Ditionary; comprifing a Summary Account of the moit diftinguithed Perfons of all Ages, Nations and Profeffions. New and revifed Edition. Royal 80. Philadelphia. 1857. pp I 366. Containing about I2z,5oo different Articles, zooo of which are of American Biography. The firit Edition was publifhed in 1836, of which there have been I Iffues, the laft one in 1854. The Number of new Articles introduced into this prefent Edition is about 240o. The Author, a Clergyman, and an early Graduate of Brown Univerfity, recently died at his Refidence in Orange, New Jerfeyd [ IO9 ] CHALMERS (Alexander). The General Biographical Didionary. 32 Vols. 80. London. 1812-17. Contains Notices of about gooo Namnes, The Author, fays Lowndes, has taken more than common Pains in giving accurate Lifts of the Works of fuch as were Authors, with the Dates of the beft Editions, &c. He inferts, fays Hallam, the moit infignificant Names, and quotes the moft wretched Authorities; neverthelefs we cannot deny the Value of his Dictionary. CHAMBERS (Robert). A Biographical Ditidionary of Eminent Scotfmen. 4 Vols. Imp. 80. Glafgow. I835. An expenfive Work, embellifhed with many fplendid and authentick Portraits. GORTON (John). A General Biographical Didionary. New Edition, with a Supplement, completing the Work to the prefent Time. 4 Vols. Thick 80. London. I85 I. Very accurate and ufeful, bringing an immenfe Amount of Information within a fmall Compafs. JOECHER (C. G.), Allgemeines Gelehrten Lexicon, darinne die Gelehrten aller Stande welche vom Anfange der Welt bis auf jetzige Zeit. 4 Vols. 40. Leipzig. I 750-5. JOECHER (C. G,). Fortfetzung und Ergianzung von J. C. Adelung. 2 Vols. 4~. Leipzig. 1784.-87. JOECHER (C. G.). Weiter fortgefetz von H, W. Rotermund. 4 Vols. 40. Bremen. I8Io- 9. This is a biographical DiEtionary of learned Men and Women, com [ I ] prifing, in brief Articles, an immenfe Number of Names. The Continuation by the celebrated Adelung, is incomplete, having reached only to the Letter J. It has been ftill further continued by Rotermund. Each of the ten Volumes above defcribed, contains over a thoufand Pages in double Columns. NoUVELLE Biographie Gendrale depuis les Temps les plus recules jufqu'a nos Jours. 80. Paris. Vols. 1-23. (To " Hennequin.") This Work, publifhed by Didot under the Direction of Dr. Hoefer, is to be complete in 45 compa& Volumes, one Half of which have already appeared. It is one of the lateit Produ&oions of this Kind, and is of fpecial Value as a BIBLIOGRAPHICAL Ditionary, giving the Titles of the various Authors whofe Lives are contained therein, with Dates, Size, Place of Publication, &c. &c. ROSE (H. J.). A New General Biographical Dictionary. 12. Vols. 80. London. I848. The beft general bibliographical Didionary extant in Engliflh. It contains Notices of 20,700 Names, " the moft remarkable of which are treated at a Length," as fltated in the Preface, " fully commenfurate with their Importance." SMITH (William). DiSionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology; edited by William Smith, LL. D. Illuftrated by numerous Wood Engravings. 3 Vols. Thick royal 80. London. 1846-9. The Contributors to this invaluable Work are among the moft diftinguilhed European Writers and Scholars. It includes the Names of all Perfons of any Importance which occur in the Greek and Roman Writers down to the Year 1453. The bibliographical Notices are very full and accurate. A fecond Edition abridged, in one royal odavo Volume, was publifhed in i 85 I. XIII. Bibliographical Periodicals. HE following are the principal Periodicals which are devoted exclufively to Bibliography and Library Economy. Several of them, it will be feen, have a high literary Charader, while others are important chiefly for their Lifts and Notices of new Books. ALLGEMEINE Bibliographie, Monatliches Verzeichnifs der wichtigern neuen Erfcheinungen der deutichen und aufluindifchen Literatur. Oidavo. Leipzig. An excellent monthly Periodical commenced in 1856; edited by Paul Tr/3mel. The firft Volume has a full alphabetical Index of 40 Pages, which adds greatly to the Value of the Work as a Source of bibliographical Information upon the moft important Publications of the Day. It embraces Books in all Languages, American and Afiatick, as well as European. AMERICAN Publifhers' Circular and Literary Gazette. Qztarto. New York. A weekly Journal, conduEed by Charles R. Rode, under the Diretion of the New York Book-Publifhers' AfTociation. It contains Extrats from new Books, literary Intelligence, Lifts of Books publiffihed from Month to Month, Announcements, Advertifements, &c. being fimilar to the Publiffihers' Circular iffued by Sampfon Low & Son, of London. It was commenced in i855. An American Periodical more firicdly literary and bibliographical in its Chara&er is a Defideratum. Such a Journal, fomewhat fimilar to the earlier Numbers of NortonWs Literary Gazette, containing Accounts of Libraries with Illuifrations, Treatifes upon Bibliography, Titles of new Books publifhed from Month to Month, Contents of Periodicals, critical Notices of new Works like thofe in the Athbenzmu, Notices of Works upon Bibliography like thofe in JAzeiger or Serapeum, &c. &c. I 112 ] would undoubtedly be well futtained in the Hands of an enterprifing Publifher. ATHENAUM Journal of Englifh and Foreign Literature, Science and Fine Arts. Qyarto. London. An important weekly Periodical publified by J. Francis. It was commenced in I828. The bound Volumes are accompanied by good Indexes, and are regarded as indifpenfable to the Student in Englifh Bibliography, although the Work, as its Title indicates, is devoted to Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts. Reviews and critical Notices of New Books, both Englifh and Foreign, occupy a large Part of each Number. The Atheneum contains numerous Announcements and Advertifements, mofily of Book-Publifhers in London and Vicinity. BENT'S Monthly Literary Advertifer, Regifter of Books, Engravings, &c. Publifhed on the tenth of each Month. Annual Subfcription, 8s, including the alphabetical Catalogue., zarto. London. Eitablified in the Year 180z. BIBLIOGRAPHIE de la France; ou Journal general de l'Imprimerie et de la Librarie. OQavo. Paris. " Cette derniere Suite, redigee par M. Beuchot, eft rerrarkable par on Exa&itude. Malheureufement on n'y annonce que les Ouvrages qui ont et6 depof6s a la Diretion de la Librairie."- Bruset. It is a weekly Periodical, commenced in 18I I. The firft Series, called /ozrnual ypograpbiyue, was commenced by Roux in I797. This Work is noticed in its proper Place, under Se&ion. IX. See Page 71. BULLETIN du Bibliophile, petite Revue d'anciens Livres, contenant des Notices bibliographiques, philologiques et litteraires, par divers Auteurs, fous la Diredion de Nodier, Paris, Dupleffis, etc. Ocavuo, Paris, A monthly Periodical commenced in 1836, and now publifhed by j. Techener. Its copious bibliographical and literary Notices of rare, curious and important Books have given it great Succefs, it having reached its twenty-third Year. BULLETIN du Bibliophile Belge. Od-avo. Bruxelles. "Bruffels is a Place of great Intereft for Bibliography. Its Contributions to bibliographical Knowledge in the Biibiiopbhile Be/ge, and the Annuaire de la Bibliotheque Royale, from the Pen of Baron de Reiffenberg, the learned Confervateur of the latter, are among the mol: valuable ever made."-Cogfwell, i5 I. This Bulletin is at prefent publifhed by F. Heuffner, under the Diredtion of Auguftus Scheler, Librarian to the King. It was commenced in I845. The firit Series, 9 Volumes, has an Index prepared by Scheler, and publifhed in I 855, in one oftavo Volume. CRONACA. Giornale di Scienze, Lettere, Arti, Economia, Induitria con Bolletino bibliografico pubblicato da Ignazio Cantui. OIavo. Milan. Commenced in I855, and published on the ift and isth of every Month. Each Number has at the End, a bibliographical Bulletin of Italian Publications for the Ufe of Bookfellers, Librarians, &c. NEUER Anzeiger fur Bibliographie und Bibliothekwiffenfchaft. Heraufgegeben von Dr. Julius Petzholdt. Odavo. Drefden. Publithed monthly. This highly ufeful Periodical, as its Title indicates, is ftriftly bibliographical in its CharaCter, containing Notices of Works upon Diplomaticks, Engraving, Printing, Libraries, Library Economy, Catalogues of publick and private Libraries, Auftion Sale Catalogues, &c. It was commenced in I840. The bound Volumes have copious claffified and alphabetical Indexes. Dr. Petzhold, the Editor, is Librarian to the King of Saxony, and the Author of ieveral very important Works upon Libraries and Library Economy. Q [ II4 1 PUBLISHERS' Circular, and General Record of Britifh and Foreign Literature; containing a complete alphabetical Lift of all new Works publifhed in Great Britain, and of every Work of Intereft publifhled abroad. Otavo. London. Commenced in I837. It is publilhed on the Ift and Isth of every Month, by Sampfon Low and Son. For the Title in full, fee Seftion IX, Page 68. It is not literary in its Chara&er, confilting chiefly of Liits and Advertifements. The bound Volumes are deficient in Indexes. SERAPEUM. Zeitfchrift ffir die Bibliothekwiffenfchaft, Handfchriftenkunde und iiltere Literatur. Ogavo. Leipzig. Publifhed on the Ilt and igth of each Month. It is fimilar to Petzholdt's.4nzeiger already described, except that it devotes more Space to Ancient Literature and the Hiflory and Statifticks of Libraries, and contains occasional Plates or Illuftrations. The Volume for I846, contains the fulleft and moft correct Account of' the Libraries of America, from the Pen of the late Hermann E. Ludewig, then a Refident of New York, that had appeared previous to the Publication of Profeffor Jewett's Work in I85o. The Serapeum was commenced in I 840. It is edited by Dr. Robert Naumann, who is affifled in his Duties by an ATfociation of Librarians and literary Friends. PART SECOND. L I B R I E S. " But is there to be ho End to this Purchafe of Books? Oh yes; and let us fee when it is. When there have been redeemed from Time all the valuable intellectual Bequefts of former Ages; when there has been garnered up all that preceding Generations had amaffed as a facred ahnd imperifllable Inheritance, there will then remain no Duty but to colle&t what the Age produces. And when literary Ambition fhall ceafe to be excited; when Genius is no longer beltowed by the Munificence of Heaven; when Induftry no longer collects new Fa&s refpedting Man and Nature; when the forming Hand ceafes to reproduce; when the Streams of human Intelle&t no longer flow; when the Springs of Intelligence and Thought are all dried up; when the Regions of Science and of Mind fieep in uiniverftl Lethargy,-then it will be Time to give over buying Books." L-I A I E —- _ _:_-1..... e. S ~- e tHE following Notices of Publick Libraries make no Claims to Ori-,,:: i. ginality, but fimply to fet forth,:,:~::,,-;:i, - clearly and connetedly fuch Fads:',,,,' in regard to their Origin, Progrefs, and prefent Condition, as may not otherwife be eafily acceffible to the Public; Compilations have therefore been made, and free Extrads taken from the following Works, in Addition to fuch as are alluded to in the Notices themselves, viz: ACT of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Truftees of the Aftor Library; with the Annual Reports of the fame. 1850 —57BIBLIOTHECA Sacra, Vol. VII. January and April Numbers. 80. Andover. 185o. [ I I ] BRITISH Mufeum; New Reading Room and Libraries. With a Plan. pp. 16. I 20. London. I857. CATALOGUES Of the New York State Library. 3 Vols. 80. Albany. 1856. DIBDIN (T. F.). Bibliographical Antiquarian and Pi6turefque Tour in France and Germany. 2d Ed. 3 Vols. 80. London. I829. ENCYCLOPEDIA Britannica. New Edition; Article LIBRARIES. JEWETT (Prof. C. C.)O Notices of Public Libraries in the United States. 8~. Watfhington. 85 I. JEWE;TT (Prof. C. C.). Hiftory of the Library of Brown Univerfity. pp. 2I. 80. Providence, I 843. NORTON'S Literary Almanac, Regifter and Gazette. 3 Vols. I2~0. New York. 1852-4. PEIRCE (Benjamin). Hiftory of Harvard Univerfity. 80. Cambridge. 1833. QUINCY (Jofiah). Hiftory of Harvard UniverIity. 2 Vols. 80. Cambridge, I840. SIMS (Richard). Handbook to the Library of the Britilh Mufeum. I2~. London. 1854. UNITED STATES Magazine. Vol. II. O6tober Number. 40~. Philadelphia. 855. LIBRARY OF HARVARD UN lVIVERSITY. 75,500 VOLS. HE Colleaion of Books belonging to Harvard Univerfity, in Cambridge, Maifachuietts, has long been r egarded as the l.argeit, anda until within comparatively a recent Period, the I20o moft valuable one in the United States. It confifis of I I6,ooo Volumes, which are distributed in four Departments, viz: Theological, Medical, Law, and Publick. The THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY is in Divinity Hall. Perfons entitled to its Privileges muft be connedted with the Divinity School. Number of Books about 8,700. They confift of fele&tWorks, principally in modern Theology, with fome of the early Fathers. The MEDICAL LIBRARY is in the Medical College in Bofton, having been placed there for the Convenience of Students attending the Medical Ledures. NumberofBooks about 2,000. The LAW LIBRARY, defigned for the Officers and Students of the Law School, is in Dane Hall. Number of Books about I4,ooo. They confift of the principal Works in Englifh and American Law, and in the Civil Law, together with important Works by Writers in France, Germany, and Spain, conftituting one of the largeft and choiceft Colledions in this Department of Learning, in the Country. The PUBLICK or COLLEGE LIBRARY iS in Gore Hall, and is for the common Ufe of the whole Univerfity. Number of Books 75,500, of which I,Qoo belong to the Boylfton Medical Library, in immediate Connedion with it. This Enumeration does not include the unbound Pamphlets, of which there are upwards of 3o,ooo. To the foregoing fhould be added the Society Libraries of the Students, which contain I 2,000 Volumes, making a grand Total of I 28,000. This noble Colledion was begun 94 Years ago. On the 24th of January, 1764, in a ftormy winter's I12I ] Night during the College Vacation, Harvard Hall, containing the Library of about 6,ooo Volumes, the philofophical Apparatus, and all the little Colledions of Objeds of Intereft belonging to the College, was deftroyed by Fire. "Thus perifhed," fays Elliot in his Sketch of Harvard College, "the valuable Books given by John Harvard, Sir Kenelm Digby, Sir John Maynard, Dr. Lightfoot, Dr. Gale, Bifhop Berkeley, and other diftinguifhed Benefadors; the Books and Pamphlets connefted with the early Hiftory of New England, the precious, though fcanty Accumulations of a hundred and twenty-fix Years —a Lofs which in thofe Days muff have feemed appalling, and which the Hiftorian, the Antiquary, and the Bibliographer can never ceafe to deplore." The State Legiflature was then in SeTffon. Indeed, at the Time of the Calamity, Harvard Hall was occupied by them in consequence of the Alarm excited by the Exiftence of the Small Pox in Bofton. At the Inftigation of Gov. Bernard, they immediately appropriated ~2,000 to ere&t a new Building in Place of that which had been deftroyed. A general Subfcription was made for the fame Purpofe in the Towns and Counties of the State, amounting to ~878. I6S. 9d. A generous Intereft in this ObjeCt was alfo fhown by many Perfons in the parent Country, one of whom, Thomas Hollis, fiubfcribed for the new Building ~200. The Friends of the Inftitution manifefted not lefs Zeal and Liberality in Supplying the new Hall with R [ 122 ] Books. The General Affembly of New Hampihire gave Books to the Value of ~300 Sterling. The Society for Propagating the Gofpel in New England and adjacent Parts, gave ~200 Sterling, and the Society for Propagating the Gofpel in foreign Parts ~ oo for the Library. In I790, the Library had increased to I2,oo000 Volumes; in I 830o, to 30,ooo. It is almot entirely the Fruit of individual Munificence, having had to depend for its Supply even to the preifent Day, with the Exception of the Income of the Hollis and Shapleigh Fund of $6,ooo, upon the Liberality of private Contributors. During the Year ending July I857, there were thus added to the Library, including the fplendid Colledion of Engravings and Works of Art bequeathed by the late Hon. F. C. Gray, and the magnificent Donation of Books in the claffical and oriental Languages, bequeathed by the late Dr. H. W. Wales, more than 4000 Volumes. Notwithifanding the Books in the Library are thus multiplied, the Committee in their laft Annual Report complain of the Want of a fuitable permanent Fund, ftating that the true Wants of the Library call only be fupplied by a fteady and fyftematick Expenditure of Money in the Procurement of Works the moft needed, and in which it may be moft deficient. Confpicuous among the early Benefadors of the Library ftands the Name of Thomas Hollis, a wealthy Baptift of London, whofe enlarged Views of Chriftianity, and " Deeds of Peace," entitle him [ 123 ] to the lafting Refped and Gratitude of Mankind. The Books, which he, and his Brothers and Defcendants, placed upon the Library Shelves, were very numerous, admirably well chofen, many of them, containing curious and interefting Notes in their own Hand-writing, and elegantly bound. At the Deceafe of Thomas Hollis 3d, in 1774, he bequeathed to the College a Sum of Money, which now conftitutes one Half of the Library Fund to which Allufion has already been made. In a Note in Giggeius's Thefaurus Linguau Arabicre, he fays: "This is a fine Copy of a very icarce Work. T. H. has been particularly Induftrious in collecting Grammars and Lexicons of the oriental Root Languages, to fend to Harvard College, in Hopes of forming by that Means, affifted by the Energy of the Leaders, always beneficent, a few prime Scholars, Honours to their Country, and Lights to Mankind," &c. The Gifts to the Library and College of Thomas Hollis I t, including thofe of his Brothers, John and Nathaniel, and Thomas Hollis, the Son of the latter, amounted to fix thoufand Pounds, Currency of Maffachufetts, which, fays Quincy in his Hiftory of the Univerfity, " confidering the Value of Money at that Period, and the difintereited Spirit by which their Charities were prompted, constitutes one of the moft remarkable Inftances of continued Benevolence upon Record." Mr. Benj. Peirce, for many Years Librarian of the Inftitution, in his Hiftory of the Library, notices Thomas Hollis 3d, particularly, "not only on Account of his general Claims to [ I 24 Refpeat and Admiration, but becaufe, from the Amount and Quality of his Benefaaions, and from the Period at which they were received, he may juitly be confidered as the Father of Harvard College Library." Thomas Brand Hollis, and other Branches or Defcendants of the Family, continued from Time to Time to fend liberal Donations to the Library and College. In the new Harvard Hall, ereaed immediately on the Site of the old one, the Publick Library was kept till July, I 84I, when the Books were removed to Gore Hall, a fpacious and impofing Edifice, built for its exclufive Accommodation by Means of Funds bequeathed to the College by the Hon. Chriftopher Gore. This Building prefents a pure and chaite Specimen of the Gothick Style of the fourteenth Century, but the hard Sienite or Quincy Granite, ufed in its ConftruaCion, made it neceffary to omit the elaborate Ornaments with which this Style is ufually wrought. It is in the Form of a Latin Crofs; the Length of the Body being I40 Feet, and acrofs the Tranfepts 8 I 2 Feet. The main Entrances are flanked by odagonal Towers, 83 Feet high, furmounted by lofty mitered Pinnacles, fomewhat like thofe of King's College Chapel, at Cambridge, England. The outer Walls are of rough Stone, laid in regular Courfes, with hammered ftone Buttrefles, Towers, Pinnacles, and Drip-ftones. The inner Walls and Columns are of Brick, ftuccoed. The main Floor is alfo of Brick, reiting on brick Arches, filled above to a Level, and covered with hard-pine Boards. The [ 125 ] Roof and Gallery are fupported by wrought iron Rafters, and the Partitions are ftrengthened by concealed iron Columns. The interior of the Body of the Building forms a beautiful Hall, 112 Feet long and 35 Feet high, with a vaulted and ribbed Ceiling, ipringing from two Ranges of ribbed Columns. The Spaces between the Columns are divided by Partitions into Stalls or Alcoves for Books, having a light Gallery above, proteded by an ornamented iron Baluftrade. One of the Tranfepts is ufed as a Reading —room; the other is divided into three Apartments for Books, This Hall, in the Conftruqtion of which great Caution was ufed to guard againft Injury by Fire, is heated by Steam, which is conveyed from a Boiler in the Bafement, through iron Pipes to four Stacks of perpendicular copper Pipes, arranged like Screens at the Sides of the central Area. An ingenious felfaating Contrivance regulates the Draft, fo as to check or increafe the Generation of the Steam. The whole Colt, including the heating Apparatus, was little fhort of $75,ooo. The Publick Library of the Univerfity, for which alone, as before ifated, this Hall is defigned (the Libraries of the Theological, Medical, and Law Schools being kept in feparate Buildings), contains Books in all Branches of Learning. Thefe are arranged according to Subjeats into the four grand Divifions of Literature, Hiftory, Theology, and Science, with numerous Subdivifions. The firft Claffification of the Books was made in 1822, by Jofeph G. Cogf [ 126 ] well, Efq., now the learned Superintendent of the Aftor Library; and it has been continued ever fince, upon effentially the fame Plan. The Divifion of Theology contains the four great Polyglots, the Complutenfian, Antwerp, French and Englifh; a very valuable Colleaion of the Writings of the Fathers of the Church; a complete Apparatus for the critical Study of the Scriptures and ecclefiaftical Hiltory, and a Body of the miscellaneous Writings of all the beft modern Divines. The fcientifick Divifion is rich in Works on the exadt and natural Sciences; and the Library is well fupplied in the Departments of Philofophy, Ethics, ancient and modern Literature, Hiftory, Topography, and Antiquities. Voluminous and expenfive Works, which are rarely met with, except in large publick Libraries, here have their Place. Nowhere elfe in the United States will be found fo large a Collea~ion of the Journals and Reports of the Englifh Parliament; and the Department of American Hiftory is unrivalled, at leaft in this Country. The Colledtion of Maps, the Titles of which alone fill a printed Volume of two hundred and twenty-four Pages, is believed to be altogether unique. The Library contains, alfo, a few valuable and interefting Manufcripts; one of which, a Fragment of the Gofpels of Matthew and John, in the Greek uncial Charader on Parchment, is more than one thoufand Years old, and is doubtless the only Specimen of this Kind and Age on this Con.. tinent. [ 127 ] The Benefits conferred by this Library, are rendered, by the Liberality of its Regulations, as Extenfive as is confiftent with the Safety of the Property. Books are borrowed and returned, in term Time, from 2 to 4 o'Clock on Mondays, Tuefdays, Wednefdays and Thurfdays, and in Vacations from 9 to i o'Clock on Mondays. Admittance and Permiflion to confult the Books are afforded gratuitoufly to all Vifitors. Perfons having a temporary Refidence near the Univerfity, for the Purpofes of Study, are permitted to borrow Books without Charge; while the Library is one of the principal Attrahtions to an increafing Number of Students, who refort to this celebrated Univerfity for an Education. JOHN L. SIBLEY, Librarian. [ I28 ] ____ _ ____ _ ___ _ —--- --- - - --—. YALE COLLEGE LIBRARY. 35,000 Vols. HIS Library is defigned for the Ufe of the feveral Faculties of the College, Students conneaed with the Theological, Law, Medical and Philofophical Departments, and the Members of the Senior and Junior Claffes in the Academical Department. The whole Number of Books belonging to it, exclufive of about 5ooo Pamphlets, is 35,ooo000. Each of the profeffional Schools has conneted with it a feparate Library, making a Summary of ooo5000 additional Volumes. In the Library of the Linonian Society, there are [ 129 | I 2,500 Volumes; of the Brothers in Unity, 12,500; making a Total of 60,0ooo Volumes. The following Account of the Origin and Progrefs of the Library is taken mainly from Norton's Literary Regifter for I 853. The neceffary Changes and Additions have been made, bringing it down to the prefent Time. In the Year 1700, ten of the principal Clergymen of the Colony of Connedicut met at New Haven, and formed themselves into a Body of Truftees for the Purpofe of eftablifhing a College in the Colony. At the next Meeting, which was at Branford, each one presented to the Body a Number of Books, and laid them on the Table with thefe Words: "I ggive thefe Books Jfr founding a College in this Colony." The Library thus formed, confifted of about 40 folio Volumes; and Rev. Samuel Ruffell of Branford, was appointed the Keeper. This Colledtion, with its Additions, was kept at Branford nearly three Years, when it was removed to Killingworth, the Refidence of Rev. Abraham Pierfon, the Reftor of the College. In OCfober, 70 I, the Collegiate School received a Charter from the Legiflature of the Colony of Connecticut. It is probable that on the Death of Reaor Pierfon, in i707, the Library was tranfferred to Saybrook, the Seat of the College, and there remained until 171 8. About I 7 I 3, the Library was increafed by feveral Donations, efpecially by a confiderable Collection IS [ I30 ] fent from England by Sir John Davie, previoufly of Groton, Conn. In I714, a large Addition was made through the generous Efforts of Jeremiah Dummer, Colonial Agent at London, who fent about 8oo valuable Volumes. Of thefe, I2o were his own Gift, about 40 were given by Gov. Yale, and the Remainder were, through Mr. Dummer's Inftrumentality, prefented by Gentlemen in England, among whom were Sir Ifaac Newton, Dr. Edmund Halley, Sir Richard Steele, Dr. Bentley and Dr. Calamy. Another Donation of about 3oo Volumes was fent by Gov. Yale, in 1717, and Mr. Dummer added in 17I8, about 75 Volumes more. In 1717-I 8, the College was tranfferred to New Haven, and a large College-houfe was here built, which in September, 1718, was named YALE COLLECGE, in Commemoration of the Generofity of Elihu Yale, then a Refident of London, but a Native of New Haven. The Name was foon extended to the whole Inititution, but was not its legal Title until 1745. In December, I718, the Library was removed to, New Haven, not without violent Oppofition, and about 250 Volumes were loft in the tranffer. Occafional Donations of Books were from this Time received, but none of much Magnitude until the Year I733, when Rev. George Berkeley, Dean of Derry, in Ireland (who when in Rhode Ifland a few Years previous, had given to the Library Copies of his own Works), fent to the College a moft important Donation, amounting to nearly a thoufand L I3' 1 Volumes, and making the fineft Colle(ion of Books which, up to that Time, had ever come at once into America. In 1743, a Catalogue of all the Books in the Library was prepared by Prefident Clap. It was arranged according to Subjeds, and was printed in a Volume of 48 Pages, I20. at New London, in 1743. The Number of Volumes in the Library at this Time was about 2,600. The Catalogue was accompanied with an Introdudtion, by Rev. Dr. Johnfon, of Stratford, afterwards Prefident of Columbia College, N. Y., exhibiting a general View of all the Arts and Sciences, with a Catalogue of fome of the moft valuable Authors on each Part of Philofophy proper to be read by Students. From this Time to the latter Part of the Century, the Library increafed but flowly. The College had fcarcely any Funds for the Purchafe of Books, and the Number prefented was not large. During the War of the Revolution, the Library was fent into the Interior to fecure it from the Enemy, and many Books were probably thus loft. The Fund for the Increafe of the Library was commenced in 1763, when the Sum of ten Pounds (Conn. Currency) was received by Bequeft from Rev. Jared Eliot, of Killingworth. In 1777, a like Sum was received from Rev. Thomas Ruggles of Guilford. In 179, a Bequeft of $I,I22 was received from Rev. Samuel Lockwood, D. D. of Andover, Conn. In i805, an important Addition was made by [ 132 ] the Purchafe of about 2,00o Volumes by Profeffor Silliman, during his Vilit to Europe. In I807, Hon. Oliver Wolcott, then refiding in New York, gave $2,oo000 to the Library Fund. In I 821, a Bequeft of $3,ooo was made to the College by Noah Linfly, Efq. of Wheeling, Va., but previoufly of Branford, Conn. By Vote of the Corporation, the Income of this Gift was affigned to the Library, and was fo continued until the Year I85 I. In 1823, a Donation of feveral hundred Volumes was made by Rev. Jedediah Morfe and Prof. S. F. B. Morfe. The fame Year, Eli Whitney, Efq. of New Haven, gave to the Fund $5oo, the Income to be expended in the purchafe of Books on Pra6tical Mechanicks. Daniel Wadfworth, Efq. of Hartford, likewife gave $5oo, the Income to be ufed for buying Books on Natural Hiftory and Chemiftry. In 1833, the Sum of $5,ooo was contributed to the Fund, by John T. Norton, Efq. of Albany, N. Y., now of Farmington, Conn. In 1836, the Library Funds were enlarged by a Bequeft of $I o,ooo, received from Alfred E. Perkins, M. D. of Norwich, Conn. This Legacy forms a feparate Fund, and the Income thereof is expended in buying Books to be kept apart, and forming a diftind Portion of the Library. In 1843, a Bequeit made in 1825, by Rev. John Elliott, of Guilford, reached the amount of $i,ooo. By the Terms of Gift, $5o of the annual Income of this Fund is to be applied in buying Books for the Theological Department. [ 133 1 In I845, the Income of the Library Funds having accumulated to a confiderable Amount, Profeffor Kingfley, who was the Librarian for nineteen Years previous to I 825, and was every way qualified for the Undertaking, went abroad, and expended in England, Holland, France, and Germany; about $8,ooo in the purchaFe of Books. In 1849, a Legacy left for the Library Fund by Mr. Addin Lewis, of New Haven (who died in I 8z2), reached the intended amount of $5,ooo, and the annual Income has fince been applied to the Library. In 185o, a Gift of 5oo00 to the Library Fund, refulting from a previous conditional Subfcription to another Objett, was received from Profeffor Kingfley. A Building for the Reception of the Library of the College and the Libraries of the literary Societies of the Inftitution, was commenced in 1842. The College Library was removed in 1 843, into one of the fmaller Apartments, but the principal Hall was not ready for the Reception of Books until 1846. The Building is of Gothick Style, and the Material is brown Sandftone from Portland, Conn. It comprifes two Halls for the College Library, with Reading-room, Ante-room and Librarian's Room connected, and alfo feparate Halls for the Society Libraries. The fouthern Wing (neareft the Obferver, on the Sketch) is occupied by the Library of the Lionian Society, the northern by that of the Brothers' Society. The Dimenfions [ I34 ] of the Building are as follows: whole Front, I 5 Feet; Front of main Hall, 5 I Feet; Length of do. 95 Feet; Front of each Wing, 30 Feet; Length of do. 67 Feet; conneding Wings, 26 Feet by 40 Feet; extreme Height of Towers, 91 Feet; interior Dimenfions of main Hall, 83 Feet by 4I Feet; Height of Nave, 5 I Feet. The entire Colt of the Strudture, when flone Pinnacles are added, will be about $40,000. The Library, though not fo large as could be wifhed, is a good one, and is gradually enlarging by the Expenditure of the Income of the Funds and by Donations. No Catalogue has been publiihed filnce I823. A manufcript Catalogue on Cards is in Courfe of Preparation, but it is not propofed to print it. The Library has no ancient Manufcripts of Importance. Among the modern ones which it poffeffes are about forty Volumes left by Pref. Styles, which are often confulted, being Specially valuable in relation to the political and ecclefiaftical Hiftory of this Country. It has alfo a Colledion of Papers relating to the Controverfy between the Mohegans and the Colony of Connedicut. Of the more valuable printed Works which it comprifes, the following may perhaps be worthy of mention, viz: A Colledion of American Newfpapers of 1765-6, gathered by Dr. Stiles, with reference to the Stamp Adt, 4 Vols. folio. This is a unique Colleation of great historical Value, and not to be replaced in Cafe of Accident or Lofso. Purchas, his Pilgrimes, 5 Vols. folio, I625-6 (a fine Copy); [ 135 ] Gravii Gronovii Thefaurus Antiquitatum, etc. 87 Vols. folio; Muratori's Scriptores Italici, 24 Vols. folio; Defcription de l'Egypte, Paris (an early Copy), I809, etc. 22 Vols. folio; Kingiborough's Antiquities of Mexico, 9 Vols. folio; Silveftre's Paldographie Univerfelle, 4 Vols. folio; Zahn's Antiquities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabia, folio; Documents Inedits fur l'Hiftoire de la France, I o7 Vols. 40. (in Progrefs); Annali deli' Inftituto di Corrifpondenza Archeologica, I82945, i6 Vols. 80.; Bullettino do. I829-I844; Maii Scriptorum Veterum Nova Colledio Vaticana, i o Vols. folio; Maii Spicilegium Romanum, i o Vols. 8~.; Piranefi's Colleaion of Italian Antiquities, etc. 27 Vols. folio; Pertz's Monumenta Germanie Hiftorica, Vols. I-8, folio; Fungruben des Orients, 6 Vols. folio; Milan Edition of the Italian Claffics, 400 Vols. 80.; Allgemeine Literatur Zeitung, complete, 1785-I849, 141 Vols. 40~.; Berliner Jahrbucher, complete, I 827-I845, 3 3 Vols. 4~.; Wiener Jahrbiicher der Literatur, complete, 8 I 8- I 849; Colleftion of orignal Pamphlets concerning Englith Affairs from Charles I. to James II. Publications of the Englifh Record Commiffion, 74 Vols. folio; Calvin's Opera Omnia, 9 Vols. folio; Taylor's Tranflations of Plato and Ariftotle, 19 Vols. 40~.; Hanfard's Parliamentary Debates, 137 Vols. 8~.; Ternaux-Compans's Colledion of Voyages, &c. relative to the Difcovery of America, 20 Vols. 80. Paris; Erfch and Gruber's Encyclopadia, I oo Vols. +~. (in ProgreSs); Catefby's [ I36 ] Natural Hiflory of Carolina, folio; Byzantine Hif-. torians, Venice Edition, 23 Vols. folio. A Collection of about 4,000 Vols. chiefly in ecclefiaftical Hiftory and patriftick Theology, formerly belonging to Prof. J. K. Philo, of the Univerfity of Halle, who died in 1853, was added to the Library by Purchafe in 1854. The oldeft printed Work in the Library is a Copy of two Tra~ds of St. Auguftine (de Vita Chrifiiana, etc.), printed by Ulric Zell, of Mayence, A. D. I467. During Term-time, the College Library is open every fecular Day, from I o A. M. to I P. M., and from 3 to 5 P. M., and in Summer ufually an Hour or two more. The Perfons entitled to borrow from the Library, are the Profeffors and Teachers of the College, Members of the profeffional and fcientifick Schools, and of the Junior and Senior Claffes, and fuch other Perfons as the Library Committee may authorize. For Confultation, however, the Library is opened freely to every Applicant. Books are occafionally loaned to Perfons at a Diftance, by Permifflon of the Committee. EDWARD C, HERRICK, A. M,, Librarian, L 137 ] I ii II l~lil~l~llili I _____ LIBRARY OF BROWN UNIVE~iSfTY. 28,500 Vols. HIS Library, which is in the lower Part of TManning Hall, although not fo large, numerically fpeaking as other Libraries which Nwe 1Lave defcribed, is regarded by BibliographeCrs as very CHOICE and VALUABLE. A large Proportion of the Books have been feletced and purchafed within the laft twenty Years, with fpecial Reference to the \W~ants of Students and Gentlemen engaged in literary and fcientifick Re'earclh. The Departments of Bibliograph-y, the Clafficks, Englifh Hiftory and Literature, the Fathers or Patrifticks, Mathematicks, and the Modern LanT II I38 ] guages, are quite full and comparatively complete. The Library has a large Colledlion of bound Pamphlets, including 278 Volumes colleted and preiented by the Hon. Theron Metcalf of Bofton, a Graduate of the Clafs of I805. Of there, 58 are Ordination Sermons, and deferve efpecial Notice. They contain 1300 Difcourfes preached at Ordinations, Inftallations and Inaugurations in the United States, and chiefly in New England, conftituting without Doubt the largeft Colledion of this Kind that has ever been made. There are alfo in Judge Metcalf's Colle6tion, 70 Volumes of Funeral Sermons, as follows: Minifters, 20 Volumes; Bofton Minifiers, 5; Minifters' Wives, 4; Women, 6; Prefidents of the United States, 6, &c.; I 9 Volumes of Century and Half Century Difcourfes; I2 Volumes of Fourth of July Orations, including all delivered before the Municipal Authorities of Bofton from I 8oo to 1857; Difcourfes on Wafhington, 5 Volumes; Miffionary Sermons, I2 Volumes; Phi Beta Kappa Addreffes, 4 Volumes, &c. &c. The Importance of fuch a Colledion as this, in Connection with the ecclefiaftical and civil Hiftory of our Country, can hardly be over eftimated. The whole Number of Books in the College Library, exclufive of a large Number of unbound Pamphlets, is 28,500oo. In Addition to thefe, the Philermenian and United Brothers' Societies have about 6,ooo Volumes, making a Total of 34,500. Brown Univerfity was incorporated in the Year 1764. It was originally eftablifhed in the Town [ I39 ] of Warren, R. I., where, in the Year 1769, the firft Commencement was celebrated. It was fubfequently removed to Providence, where the firft College Edifice (Univerfity Hall) was ereted, in the Year I770. The firft Books obtained for the Library, were procured through the Agency of the Rev. Morgan Edwards of Philadelphia, who in the Years 1768-9, vifited England, Wales and Ireland to procure Funds for the College. In 1826, the Library contained 5,8 8 Volumes, of which I300 were bequeathed to it by the Rev. Wm. Richards, LL. D., of Lynn, England, in the Year I 818. This Colleaion is in many Refpets valuable, containing a confiderable Number of Welfli Books, Works illuftrating the Hiitory and Antiquities of England and Wales, and feveral hundred bound Volumes of Pamphlets, many of them very ancient, rare, and curious. Mr. Richards was a Native of South Wales, and for many Years Paftor of the Baptift Church in Lynn, where he died in the 69th Year of his Age. Soon after the Accefiion of the Rev. Dr. Wayland to the Prefidency of the College, Efforts were made to increafe the Efficiency of the Library, by raifing a Fund for the Purchafe of Books, and alfo Apparatus for the philofophical and chemical Departments of the Univerfity. Thefe Efforts were fo far fucceffful, that the Sum of $19,437 was obtained, of which the Hon. Nicholas Brown, with his wonted Liberality, gave Io,ooo. It was put on Intereft until 1839, when having increased to twenty-five [ 140 ] thoufand Dollars, it was invefted in a permanent Fund, according to the Provifions of the Subfcription. The annual Income of this Fund is 1,750, of which about $250 is appropriated for Apparatus, and the Remainder devoted to the Purchafe of Books. The Room ufed for the Library, at the Time when the Library Fund was railed, "was an Apartment in Univerfity Hall, crowded to Exce s, unfightly and wholly unfuited for the Purpofe to which, from Neceffity it was devoted." To remedy this Defe&t, the Hon. Nicholas Brown ereded at his own Expenfe a beautiful Edifice, for a Library and Chapel; to which, in Teftimony of Veneration for his former Inftruator, he gave the Name of Manning Hall. At the Dedication, February 4, 1835, Dr. Wayland delivered a Difcourfe on the " Dependence of Science upon Revealed Religion," which was publifhied. This Hall, the third College Building which has been ereded, is of the Dorick Order, built of rubble Stone; and covered with Cement. Including the Portico, it is about 90 Feet in Length, by 42 Feet in Width. Its Height, fi-om the Top of the Bafement, is 40 Feet. The Library occupies the Whole of the firft Floor, and is a beautiful Room, ornamented in the Centre with a double Row of fluted Columns, from which the Shelves extend to the Walls, forming twelve Alcoves. Its Dimenfions are 64 Feet by 38, and 13 Feet high. Extra Shelves for the Accommodation of the Books have been confirueted in every available Place through [ 141 ] out, and already they are completely filled. This, together with the Fad that the Building is not Fire-proof, points to the Neceffity of a more capacious and fubftantial Edifice at a not far diftant Day. Soon after the Removal to this Building, the Library was newly arranged, and in 1843 a full Catalogue of its Contents was printed. This Catalogue was favourably noticed in the North American Review, and in other leading Periodicals, and drew efpecial Attention to this important Department of the Infiitution. It was prepared by Prof. C. C. Jewett, who was the Librarian of the Univerfity from I84I to 1848, when he refigned, in order to take Charge of the library Department connedted with the Smithfonian Inftitution at Wafhington. The Catalogue is alphabetical, according to the Authors' Names, and has a copious and analytical Index of Subjeds. A Supplement much larger than the original Volume, and on the fame Plan, has been prepared on Cards. Shortly afterwards a Chair of modern Languages was eftablifhed at the College; and Mr. Jewett, the Profeffor elect, was encouraged to vifit Europe, partly for the Purpofe of profeffional Study, and partly to enable the Friends of the Inftitution to carry out their Wifhes more effeaually for the Increafe of the Library. Prof. Jewett was authorized by Mr. John Carter Brown (Son of the Hon. Nicholas Brown, from whom the Inftitution derives its Name), to Purchafe at his Expenfe, fuch Books [ 142 ] in the German, French and Italian Languages, as he might think moft ufeful for the College. The Colleftion thus obtained, numbering 292 IVolumes, was feleaed with great Pains and excellent Judgment; and notwithftanding they were purchafed without regard to CofJ, the average Price per Volume, including all Expenfes, was only 89 Cents. They are all well bound, moft of them newly and elegantly, in half Calf, plain Gilt. The Colleftion includes a Set of the French, German and Italian Clafiicks, in the belt and fulleft library Editions; the Principal philofophical, fcientifick and hiftorical Works of late continental Scholars; a complete Set of the Moniteur Univerfel, from its Commencement to 826, a clean, beautiful, well bound Copy of the original Edition, in 77 Vols. folio; a Set of the Memoirs of the French Inftitute fince its Reorganization, 6I Vols. 40.; the Colledtion of Memoirs relative to the Hiftory of France, by Guizot and Petitot, I 62 Vols. 80.; Biographie Univerfelle, 52 Vols. full Calf, 80.; a complete Set of the Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung, 34 Vols. 40~.; and of the Allgemeine Deutfche Bibliothek, I33 Vols. 80.; I1 Vaticano, 8 Vols. folio,'ellegantly illuitrated; I1 Campidoglio, 2 Vols. folio; the Mufeo Borbonico, 13 Vols. 40., the original Naples Edition; the Works of Canova and Thowaldfen; the Mufde Frangais and Mufde Royal, in 6 Vols. folio; the Defcription de l'Egypte; Canina's Architefture, and many more illuftrated Works of great Beauty and Value, befides rare and coftly Maps and Prints. [ 43 J Thefe Books were moftly purchafed at the Audions in Paris, Rome, Leipfic, Frankfort on the Maine, and Berlin. Mr. Brown has fince continued the Moniteur, Memoirs, Mufeo Borbonico, &c., down to the prefent Time. To fupply the Deficiencies of the Library in frandard Englifh Works, a Subfcription was opened among the Friends of the College, amounting to about $5,00ooo, and Mr. Jewett was appointed to feleat and purchafe the Books. This Colletion was received in the Library in 1845, and raifed the whole Number of Volumes to nearly 9,000. Among the Englifh Books added to the Library at this Time is a Shakfpeariana, in I96 Volumes, bound in full Calf, gilt. It was collected by Thos. Rodd, Efq. Bookfeller in London, and contains Ireland's own Copy of his Confeji'ons, inlaid (as the Book-binders term it) with marginal Notes in his own Handwriting, and many original and curious Documents. The Colledion was purchafed for the fmall Sum of $500, and was prefented to the Library by the late Mofes B. Ives, Efq. a Graduate of the College in 1812, for nearly thirty-two Years its Treafurer, and on all Occafions one of its mofi zealous and aftive Friends. The Clafs which graduated in 1821 held a Meeting in Providence, a Quarter of a Century from the Time of their Graduation, at which a confiderable Sum of Money was fubfcribed for the Benefit of the Library, in Token of their grateful Intereit in the Inftitution at which they -were educated. The [ 144 1 Money thus obtained was placed in the Hands of Dr. Thomas H. Webb, of Bofton, who purchafed, with excellent Judgment, about five hundred Volumes, moftly firom the Library of the Hon. John Pickering. Among thefe are 50 Volumes of the " Hiftoire de l'Academie Royale des Infcriptions et Belles-Lettres"; Fabricii Bibliotheca Grazca, 14 Vols, 4~.; and a large, thick folio Volume of Plutarch's Lives, in Latin, publifhed at Rome, in 1471. The next Year, I847, the Rev. Samuel Of-good, D. D. of New York, at that Timle a Clergyman in Providence, propofed to fevelal of the religious Societies of the City, a Subfcription for the Purpofe of fuipplying the Deficiencies of the Library in the belt Editions of the Fathers of the Church, and the ftandard theological Writers of the Reformation. About $2,000ooo were raifed, and a fine Colledion was purchafed of the BenediCtine Editions of ieveral of the Fathers; the Bibliotheca Maxima Veterum Patrum, 30 Vols. folio; Harduin's Colleftio Conciliorum, I2 Vols. folio; befides the choiceft and moit elegant Editions of many of the Fathers not edited by the Benedidines, and a large Colledion of Works connedted with Pariftick Literature and the Hiftory of the Reformation. To this ColleCtion of the Fathers valuable Additions were made at the recent Sale in New York of the Library of the late Dr. Jarvis. The following are fome of the more important Works which have recently been added to the Library, moftly by Purchafe, viz: Dryden and ['45 j Swift's Works, edited by Sir W. Scott, 37 Vols. 80.; Corpus Scriptorum Byzantinta Hiftorie, Venice Edition, 30 Vols. folio; Dugdale's Monaiticon, laterf Edition, 8 Vols. Royal 40I.; Cafiri's Bibliotheca Arabico-Hifpana, 2 Vols. folio; Brequigny's Table Cronologique des Diplomes, &c. 3 Vols. folio; Memoirs of Thomas Hollis, 2 Vols. Royal 40.; Centuria' Ecclefiafticae Hiftorie, XIII, 13 Vols. fmall folio; Grofe's Military Antiquities, and Antiquities of England, Wales, and Scotland, 12 Vols. 40.; Holbrook's North American Herpetology, 5 Vols. 40.; Gay's Hiftoria de Chile, 23 Vols. 8~. of Text and 2 Vols. folio of Plates (prefented by Don Geronimo Urmeneta of Santiago); Tholuck's Lit. Anzeiger, 1830-49, II Vols. 40.; Wailly's Elements de Paleographie, 2 Vols. large Paper, royal 40.; Nagler's Kiinftler-Lexicon, 22 Vols. 80.; Montfaucon's Antiquite Expliquee, 15 Vols. folio; Choifeul's Voyage Pittorefque de la Grece, 3 Vols. folio; Harleian Mifcellany, edited by Park, I o Vols. Royal 40.; Lord Somers's Colledtion of Trarts, edited by Sir W. Scott, 13 Vols. royal 40~.; The Port Folio, 5 Vols. 40. and 42 Vols. 80.; Bloomfield's Critical Digeft, 8 Vols. 80.; Agaffiz's Recherches fur les Poiffons Foffiles, 5 Vols. 40. and 5 Vols. folio; Winckelmann's Monumenti Antichi, 2 Vols. folio; Gregorio's Bibliotheca Scriptorum Sicilie, 2 Vols. folio; Baronii Annales Ecclefiaftici, Lucca Edition, 38 Vols. folio; Dodwell's Claffical Tour, 2 Vols. 40~.; Calvin's Opera Omnia, 9 Vols. folio; Picart's Cdr'monies et Coutumes, I o Vols. TT [ 146 ] folio; Sigonii Opera Omnia, ed. Muratori, 6 Vols. folio; Suicer's Thefaurus, 2 Vols. folio; Pradus et Villapandus in Ezechielem, 3 Vols. folio; Moreri's Didionnaire Hiftorique, I o Vols. folio; Spanheim's Numifmata, Gibbon's Copy, 2 Vols. folio; Hefychii Lexicon Gracum, 2 Vols. folio; Duchefne's Scriptores Francorum et Normanorum, 6 Vols. folio; Schott's Scriptores Hifpania, 4 Vols. folio; Piftorii Rerum Germnanicarum Scriptores, 4 Vols. folio; Audifredi's Specimen et Catalogus, 2 Vols. 40.; Montfaucon's Bibliotheca Bibliothecarumn Manufcriptorum, 2 Vols. ftolio; Cave's Hiftoria Literaria, 2 Vols. folio; Didionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, 72 Vols. 8Q.; Revue Encyclopedique, 52 Vols. 80.; Mabillon's Annales Ordinis S. Benediai, 6 Vols. folio; Hiftoire de l'Academie Francaife, I666-1762, 87 Vols. 4~.; Annales de Chimie, 120 Vols. 8~.; Ata Eruditorum, 95 Vols. 40; Barros et Couto's Deccadas da Afiade, 7 Vols. folio; Bruyere's L'Art de Conftrudion, folio; Ledebour's Plantau Roffica et Altaicae, 5 Vols. folio (a fplendid and very coftly Work); Popp et Buleau's Les Trois Ages de l'Architeture Gothique, folio; Brockedon's Paffes of the Alps, 2 Vols. 40~.; Newton's Opera Omnia, ed. Horfly, 5 Vols. 4~.; Stephani Thefaurus Gracam Linguxa, Vols. I.-7, folio; Otto's Thefaurus Juris Romani, 5 Vols. folio; Percy Society Publications, Vols. I-30, I20.; Fox's ACts and Monuments, 9th Ed. 3 Vols. folio; Dupin's Ecclefiaftical Hiftory, 8 Vols. folio; Ebert's Bibliographical DiCtionary, 4 Vols. 80,; Annals of Ireland by the Four Mailers, ['47 ] 4 Vols. 40~.; Hanfard's Parliamentary Hiftory and Debates I066-I 857, 245 Vols, 80.; Allgemeine Geographifche Ephemeriden, 1797- I 831, 82 Vols. 80.; Ferrario's Romanzi di Cavalleria, 4 Vols. 80.; Brevets d'Invention, 25 Vols 4.~.; Giggeius's Thefaurus Lingua Arabica, 4 Vols. folio; Hemprich et Ehrenberg's Icones et Defcriptiones Infe6torum, folio; Graffenried et StUrler's Architeture Suiffe, folio; Gorii Antiqua Numnifmata, large Paper, 3 Vols. folio; Pinkerton's Voyages and Travels, 17 Vols. 40.; Sternberg's Flora der Vorwelt, 2 Vols. folio; Brotier's Tacitus, 4 Vols. 4~,; Folard's Hiiftoire de Polybe, 7 Vols. 40~.; Graxvii Thefaurus Antiquitatum Romanarumr, 12 Vols. folio; Gravii Thefaurus Antiquitatum et Hiftoriarum Italia;, Sicilia, &c. 45 Vols. folio; Corpus Infcriptionum Gracarum, ed. Boeckhius, Vols. I & 2, folio; Heeren und Ukert's Gefchichte der Europiifchen Staaten, 62 Vols. 80.; John's 6"Archiv," and "Jahrbiicher" to I857, I07 Vols. 80. The following are a few of the important Works which have recently been presented to the Library by Mr. Brown, viz: Juftiniani Inftitutiones, folio; Venetiis, N, Jenfon, I477, (a fplendid Copy of one of the old illuminated Books, bound in full Ruffia); Babylonian Talmud, I 2 Vols. folio, (bound in full Goat, gilt); Barnard's Catalogus Bibliothecae Regia, large Paper, 6 Vols. folio; Philofophical Trafadions of the Royal Society of London, 1665-1857, 78 Vols. 40~.; Muratori's Rerum Italicarum Scriptores (with Continuation by Tartini), 30 Vols. folio; [ 148 ] Journal des Debats, I 8oo0-36, 74 Vols. folio; Pan — zer's Annales Typographici, I I Vols. 4~.; Livii Decades a Lucca Porro Recognite, folio, Tarvifii, J. Vercellius, 1842. (An uncommonly fine Specimen of ancient Typography); Year Books, 15961640, black Letter, Io Vols. fmall folio; Aringhi Roma Subterranea poft Bofium, &c. 2 Vols. folio, I659. The Library is open during Term-time, daily, from 9 till I; during Vacations, weekly, on Saturdays, from I I till I. The Members of the Corporation and Faculty; all refident Graduates; all Donors to the Library Fund; all Donors to the Fund for building Rhode Ifland Hall; and all Donors to the Library to the Amount of $40, refiding ins Providence, are entitled to the Ufe of the Library without Expenfe. Undergraduates are entitled to the Ufe of the Library, and are charged therefore the Sum of $3 per annum. The Privilege of conjidting the Library is extended, under ordinary Reftridtions, to all Graduates of the Univerfity; to all fettled Clergymen of every Denomination, refiding in the City of Providence and the Vicinity; and to all other Perfons on whom, for the Purpofe of advancing the Arts, Science or Literature, the Corporation or Library Committee may, from Time to Time, confer it. Books are occafionally loaned to Perfons at a Difiance by fpecial Permiffion. REUBEN A. GUILD, Librarian. [ 49 | t; ljlllljlill-l-lllll-t - """'""'= - _',;-,~, -......" i- -- LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. AND THE LOGANIAN LIBRARY. 70,000 Vols. I. LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. 60,ooo Vols. HE Foundation of the Library Conapany of Philadelphia, was laid in 731i, when but few Refources for literary Refearch xvere acceffible in America. A ftnall Number of Gentlemen, among whom was the celebrated Benjamin Franklin, having fubfcribed the Sum of one hundred Pounds, a Colledion was commenced, [ 150 ] Subfcribers being allowed to carry the Books to their Dwellings for Perufal during their Hours of Leifure. The firft Purchafe of Books was made in London, the Liftfor the fame having been made out, at the Requeft of the Diredors, by the Hon. James Logan, s" a Gentleman of universal Learning, and the belt Judge of Books in thefe Parts." By flow Degrees new Members were added to the Company, and the Stock of Books was annually increased by Purchafes, and by Donations. Among the Donors, the then Proprietors of Pennfylvania are to be numbered, and from them a Charter of perpetual Incorporation was obtained in 1742. The Books firft received from London, were taken to Robert Grace's Chamber, at his Houfe in Jones's Alley, and there placed upon Shelves and catalogued. The firft: Librarian, Louis Timothee, gave Attendance from 2 to 3 on Wednefdays, and on Saturdays from I o till 4. Benjamin Franklin was the fecond Librarian. Among thofe who fuc-. ceeded him are included Francis Hopkinfon, the Author, and Zachariah Poulfon, the well known Publiffiher of Poulfon's Daily Advertifer. In I740, the Books were removed to the " upper Room of the wefternmofi Office of the State Houfe," the Ufe of which had been lately granted to the Company by the Affembly. In I773, the fecond Floor of Carpenter's Hall was rented, and the Books removed thither. The Britifh Army had Poffefiion of Philadelphia, from Sept. 26th, I777, to June I 8th, 1778; but it does not appear that the Com. L 1 51 pany fufained any Lofs from thofe who compofed it. The Officers, without Exception, left Depofits and paid Hire for the Books borrowed by them. In 1777, the Library Room was occupied by the fick Soldiers. In 1790, the Books were removed to the prefent Building, of which the foregoing wood Cut is a Reprefentation, in Fifth Street, below Cheftnut. The firit Stone of this Edifice was laid on the 3ift of Auguft, 1789; the Minutes ftate, "cthat, upon the Suggeftion of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, a large Stone was prepared, and laid at the fouthweft Corner of the Building, with the following Infcription, compofed by the Dodor, except fo far as relates to himfelf, which the Committee have taken the Liberty of adding to it: Be it remembered, In honor of the Philadelphia youth, (Then chiefly artificers,) That in MDCCXXXI, They cheerfully, At the injtance of Benjamin Franklin, One of their number, InJtituted the Philadelphia Library, Which, though fmall at firjI, Is become highly valuable and extenJively uSeful, And which the walls of this edifice Are now dejtined to contain and preferve; The firJi ftone of whofe foundation \WVas here placed The thirty-firJt day of Auguft, I789. The Style of Archite~ture is of courfe fomewhat antique. A Niche immediately over the front Entrance is occupied by a Statue of Franklin, executed in Italy, by Francis Lazzarini, being the firfi [ 152 ] Specimen of Sculpture of fo large a Size ever imported to this Country. The Head is from the Buft of Houdon, and is an excellent Likenefs. The Figure is arrayed in Roman Toga, the right Arm refting on a Pile of Books, holding in the right Hand an inverted Sceptre, and in the left a Scroll. It is much to be defired that fome publick fpirited Individual, emulating the Liberality of a Brown, a Gore, an Aftor, or a Peabody, fhould endow this venerable and ufeful Inflitution with Funds fufficient to ered a fire-proof Building, the prefent, with its precious Contents, being liable at any Time to be confumed by Fire. The Sum of $i 3,o000o has already been fubfcribed for a building Fund, on Condition that it be raifed to $20,000. The Number of Volumes now in the Library is 6o,ooo, exclufive of Io,ooo in the Loganian Library attached, of which a feparate Account is given at the Clofe of this Sketch. They embrace all SubjeCs, the Obje&t kept in View being to have both a good circulating Library of general Literature, arnd a Colletion of the Standard Books of Reference in every Department. Lets Attention is paid to Medicine, Natural Hiftory and Law, than to Hiftory, &c. inafmuch as there are fpecial Colle~tions of there in the Pennfylvania Hofpital, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and the Law Library. The Catalogues of the Library Company of Philadelphia, now brought down to 1856, are contained in three Volumes, of which the firft and ['53 ] fecond, publifhed in 1835, comprife the Books in the Library at that Date, and the third contains the Titles of all Books added fince that Time, together with a general Index. This is exclufive of the Loganian Library, to which the Members have Accefs, and of which a Catalogue in 450 Pages, odavo, was publifhed in 1837. From the Preface to the third Volume we extraft the following Account of the rareft and moil valuable Treafures in the two Colleaions of the Inftitution: " Of Manufcripts, the moit ancient is an Exemplar of the entire Bible on Parchment, of the Date of I o I6. The moft beautiful is an illuminated Pfalter on fine Velum, and in perfea Prefervation; though written in Roman Charaders, it appears to be a Specimen of German Art of the early Part of the I5th Century. Two Volumes of original Letters of King James I.; two of his official Correfpondence with the Irifh Viceroyalty; an original Diary of the Marquis of Clanricarde (I64 I-I 643); and the unpublifhed Autobiography of John Fitch, are noteworthy. Of early printed Books, there are feveral of the Date of 147O, and others without Date. The Loganian Library poffeffes a Copy of Caxton's Golden Legend; feveral Works from the Prefs of Wynken de Worde; a Vulgate Bible, printed at Rome by Sweynheym & Pannartz, in I47I, pronounced fort rare by Brunet; another from the Prefs of Koburger, at Nuremberg, in I475; an V ['54 1 Englith Verfion, printed by Grafton, in I539, and a Nouveau Teftament, printed by Barthelemy & Buyer, at Lyons, about I48o. A noble Edition of Perceforeft " de tous les Romans de Chevalerie le plus eftime6" in 6 Vols. folio, Paris, 1531; an early German Verfion, with numerous wood Cuts, of Reynard the Fox-" Reynke Vofs de olde," Roftock, 1549; and Copland's Edition of Caxton's Recuile of the Hiftories of Troie, London, I553, are rare and curious. Of Works relating to Antiquities, the following are the moft remarkable: Lepfius's, Roffelini's, Denon's, and Vyfe's Egypt; Botta's and Layard's folio Plates of Nineveh; Kingfborough's and Lenoir's Mexico; e&ght folio Volumes of Plates on Herculaneum; Piranefi's Works; I1 Vaticano; and Meyrick on Ancient Armour. In the Department of Works relating to America, the two Libraries may, without Exaggeration, be faid to be very rich. The Sets of Newfpapers, from the firft Number of the firft Paper publifhed in Philadelphia continuoufly to the prefent Time, include a Set of Bradford's American Mercury, from 1719 to 1745; the Pennfylvania Gazette (publiflled fucceffively by Samuel Keimer, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, andHall & Sellers) complete, from 1728 to 1804; the Pennfylvania Journal, from I747 to I793; the Pennfylvania Packet (afterwards Poulfon's Advertifer), under various Names, from I77I to the prefent Time; the Federal and Philadelphia Gazette, friom 1788 to 1 843; and the United States [ I55s Gazette, now the North American, from I79 to the prefent Time. After the Newfpapers, may be mentioned the ineftimable Colledion of Books, Pamphlets, Broadfides, and Manufcripts colleded by Pierre Du Simitiere, before, during, and after the Revolution, and purchafed for the Company. A Portion of there Pamphlets, and the larger Part of the Broadfides are believed to be quite unique. Befchreibung von PennLylvania, Frankfort und Leipzig, I704, by Paftorius, the perfona] Friend of Williamn Penn, and the Founder of Germantown, is believed to be the only Copy in the United States; with it is bound up a German Tranflation of Gabriel Thomas's Pennfylvania, and Faulkner's Curieufe Nachricht von Pennfylvania, I702. H. J. Wynkelmann's Atnericanifchen neuen Welt Befchreibung, Oldenburg, i664, with Wood-cuts, is a moft curious and extremely rare Publication. Other German Works on America not often met with in this Country, are Gottfiriedt's Hiftoria Antipodum, Frankfort, i 655, and Dapper's unbekannte neue Welt, Amiterdam, 1673; both have numerous fine Plates and Maps. Campanius's Kort Befkryfnnig om Provincien Nya Swerige callas Pennfylvania, Stockholm, I702, with curious Plates and Maps, is one of the few Copies known to exift; and Ovalle's Hiftorica Relation del Reyno de Chile, with the Map and all the Plates, is of great Rarity. Jones's prefent State of Virginia, London, I724; " one of the fcarceit Works relating to Virginia publifhed in the I 8th Century"-is bound up with [ i56 ] "The prefent State of Virginia and the College," by Meffieurs Hartwell, Blair, and Chilton, London, 1727, which appears to be ftill more fcarce, as it is not mentioned either by Rich or Lowndes, nor does it appear in the Britifh Mufeum Catalogue of I819, Thefe, and other choice Works on the American Colonies, have the Initials of Peter Collinfon on their Title Pages. Plantagenet's New Albion, Leah and Rachel, and other fcarce Books, were reprinted in Force's Hiftorical Tracts, from Originals in this Library. Aikin's Bible of 1782, publifhed under the Patronage of Congrefs, and Poor Richard's Almanac from I733 to I747, are very rare Works. The Library's Set of the Laws of Pennfylvania, is complete from the Beginning, and of the Journals of the Legillature nearly fb. Indeed, but few Works relating to Pennfylvania and Philadelphia are wanting, and of the local Hiftories of other States the Colleftion is good. The Colledion of the Publick Documents of the General Government is we believe unfurpaffed by that of any other fimilar Inftitution. This is owing in Part to the Fad, that, as Congrefs met here until 1 800oo, the original Editions of the early Congreffional Documents found their Way very naturally into the Library. Not the leaft interefting Portion of the Library is that confifting of Works in the Languages of CONTINENTAL EUROPE. In the Departments of Belles-Lettres and Hiftory, the Colledtion of French, Spanifh, and Italian Books embraces moit of the [ I57 1 ftandard Authors. The Edition of the French Clafficks, in 32 large quarto Volumes, entitled Colledtions du Dauphin-a beautiful Specimen of Typography —and Landino's "rare et recherche" Edition of Dante, Venetia, 1512, are worthy of Notice. The German Library is, by no means, fo valuable, but it includes the "fimmtliche Werke" of Luther (89 Vols.), Goethe, Schiller, Jean Paul, Zfchokke, Heine, &c. The ColleCion of Spanifh Authors (moftly in the Loganian Library) is the moft complete, and was, and perhaps is, the fineft publick Colledtion in the Country. Many of the Volumes are interefting from their Rarity or intrinfick Worth. Among thefe may be mentioned El Conde Lucanor, by the Prince Don Juan Manuel (Sevilla, I575), defribed by Ticknor as " one of the rareft Books in the World;" an unmutilated Edition of Celeftina, the firft Spanifh dramatick Work of Note (1599); the Cronica del famofo Cavallero del Cid (Burgos, 1593), and the Coronica de el Rey Don Alonzo (I6o4). It contains, alfo, the excellent Reprint of the ancient Spanifh Chronicles (1 787), and Zurita's Anales de la Corona de Aragon, with the Supplement of Argenfola. Not to mention the better known Names of Calderon, Lope de Vega, and the other early Dramatifts, it may be faid that all the modern Authors of Confequence, Feijoo, Father Ifla, Moratin, Yriarte, Melendez Valdez, and many others have been added to it. The Spanifh Writers on America are equally well represented. In the large Colletion of Englifh Works may [ 158 ] be found complete Sets of the Royal Philofophical Tranfadions, the Gentleman's Magazine, the Annual Regifter, Cobbett and Hanfard's Parliamentary Debates, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, and other Periodicals, fome continued for more than a Cen — tury; the Publications of the Record Commiffion in I77 Vols. folio and 177 Vols. oftavo; a curious Colledion of 700 Englifh Pamphlets in 36 Vols. quarto, published during the revolutionary Period from I620 to I720, which with Somer's Trads, the Harleian Mifcellany, and the Camden Society's Publications, eminently deferve the Attention of the Student of Englifh Hiftory; a Series of the Englifh Chroniclers from Bede downwards, in the original Latin, as well as in Englifh; and Danfey's Englifh Crufaders." THE LOGANIAN LIBRARY. This Colle(ion, numbering io,ooo Volumes of rare and valuable Works, principally in the learned and foreign Languages, owes its Origin to the Honorable James Logan, the confidential Friend and Counfellor of William Penn, and for fome Time Prefident of the Council of the Province of Pennfylvania. Its Foundation confifts of a Portion of his own private Library, which, having colledted at confiderable Expenfe, he was anxious fhould defcend to Pofterity and continue to others the Means of profecuting thofe Purfuits he had himfelf fo fucceiffully cultivated. With this View, he ereced a fuitable Building in Sixth Street, ['59 ] near Walnut, for the Reception of a Library; and by Deed, vefted it (with the Books and certain Rents, for the Purpofe of increasing their Number and paying a Librarian), in Tru~fees, for the Ufe of the Publick forever. This Deed he afterwards cancelled, and prepared but did not live to execute, another, in which fome Alteration was made in the Funds and Regulations. After his Death, his Children, William and James Logan, John Smith and Hannah, his Wife (the being the furviving Daughter), with commendable Liberality, carried into effe& the Intentions of Mr. Logan. The Loganian Library is attached to the Philadelphia, and by the Rules of the Founder is open to the Publick without Charge, Vifiters being permitted either to read the Books in the Room or to take them Home, leaving, in the latter Cafe a Depofit in Money to fecure the Return. The Antiquity and learned Charader of the Books, prefents this Privilege being available to the general Reader, As a Library of Reference, however, it is invaluable. In early printed Books, the Clafficks, Theology, French Literature previous to the nineteenth Century, and Spanifh Works on America, it is rich and curious. It alfo includes a valuable Colledion of Books on Natural Hiftory, late the Library of Zaccheus Collins, Efq. In 1831, about 20zoo Volumes were deftroyed by Fire, befides an original Bult of William Penn, and a Portrait of James Logan. Alfo a curious Clock, made by a French Artift, fo conftruted as to ring [ I6o0 an Alarm each Day at Sun-fet. This Clock was the only one of the Kind-in the World. The Income of the two Libraries is about $6,5oo, of which Amount $3,00ooo is expended for Books and Binding, thus adding to the Colledtions about I 500 Vols. per annum. Perfons entitled to the Ufe of the Library (or Libraries) are, Stockholders who pay $4 yearly; and others who take out Books on Depofit and Hire. LLOYD P. SMITH, Librarian. [ I6I ] i f!:I....;2,~~~~~~~~~~'i1 i-ltli 11'i ~~~~~ _ _ —-------— ~ - ----- ________ BOSTON ATHENEUM. 70,000 Vols. HIS Inffitution, which is the mofi Extenfive XTand Succeifful of its Kind in the Country, owes its -Origin to a Literary Affociation which was formed in B3offon in the early Part of the prefent Century, known as the "Anthology Club." A Publication was conduated by them, W [ 162 entitled "Monthly Anthology." That Society eftablifhed a Reading-Room and Library, which received fo much Favor from various Quarters, that the Proprietors, defirous of rendering their Efforts more widely ufeful, tranfferred their Property to Truftees, and applied, through them, to the Legiflature of Maffachufetts for an Act of Incorporation. This being granted them in I 807 under the Name of'The Proprietors of the Bofton Athenoaum," one hundred and fifty Shares were immediately fold at $300 each. This Amount, with the Addition of $I,8oo obtained for I 8 Life Subfcribers at $ I oo each, making in all $46,80o, conftituted the Capital of the Inftitution at that Time, The principal Endowments of the Athenaum before the Year 1847, are thus enumerated in an Infcription under the Corner Stone of the new Building: 6' The Sum of $42,ooo was raifed for the general purpofes of the Athenaeum, by voluntary Subfcriptions for Shares created in 1807." " James Perkins, in 182I, gave his own cojfly Manjion in Pearl ftreet, which from that time has been the feat of the injtitution." " In the fame year the fum of $22,ooo was raifed by voluntary fubfcriptions for fhares." *' Thomas Handafyd Perkins (befides his earlier and later valuable donations), and James Perkins the younger, feconded, in I826, the liberality of the father and the brother, each giving $8,ooo; and the fum of their contributions was increased to $45,ooo by other fubjcriptions, obtained chiefly through the efforts and influence of Nathaniel Bowditch, Francis Calley Gray, George Ticknor, and Thomas Wren Ward." "Auguftus Thorndike, in 1823, gave a choice collection of cajis of the moji celebrated ancient Jtatues." [ I63 ] " George Watfon Brimmer, in 1838, gave a magnificent collefion of books on the fine arts." "'John Bromfield, in I84.6, gave $25,ooo as a fund to be regularly increafed by one quarter of the income, of which the other three quarters are to be annually applied to the purchafe of Books forever." " The fum of $75,ooo, for the eresion of the building, was raiJed by voluntary fubScription for Jhares created in 1844.." This Sum of $75,ooo having been found infufficient for the Completion of the Building, an additional Subfcription for 346 Shares at $3oo each, was filled up in 1853. The Sum of $25,000, called the "c Appleton Fund," was alfo received from the Truftees of Samuel Appleton, Efq. deceafed, thus making the whole Amount $I28,oo o. Liberality like this is feldom witneffed, and deferves honorable Mention. On the firit ofJanuary, I 858, the Property of the Athenaeum, confifting of Real Eftate, Stocks, Mortgages, Bonds, Books, Paintings and Statuary, at their acrual Coet, (without including in the Eftimate any of the numerous and very valuable Gifts of Books and Works of Art), amounted to $496,703, according to the Treafurer's annual Statement. The Income for the YearI 857, was $I3,407, Of this Amount $5,755 was expended for Books and Binding. The Number of Volumes added to the Library was 2,000. The Inititution firft occupied Rooms in Congrefs Street, whence it was removed to Scollay's Buildings, in Court Street, and in 810o to the Building on Common (now Tremont) Street, North of King's Chapel Burial Ground. In the Year 1822, it was removed to the Houfe in Pearl Street, [ I64 ] prefented, as already ftlated, by James Perkins. In 1823 the King's Chapel Library and the Theological Library, containing together 1 3,000 Volurnes of theological Works, were depofited in the Athenaum, where they frill remain. In 826 a Union was effecqed with the Bofton Medical Library, and its Books, valued at $4,500, were added to thofe of the Athenaeum. In the fame Year, alfo, an Affociation which had been formed for the Purpofe of a fcientifick Library became merged in the Athenaum, and its Funds, exceeding $3,ooo, were tranfferred to the Athenaeum to be expended in the Purchafe of fcientifick Books. In July, I849, the Library was removed to its new Home in Beacon Street,juft above the Tremont Houfe. The Location is central, yet free from the Noife and Duft of crowded Thoroughfares. The Corner Stone of this beautiful Building was laid April 27, I 847, when an Addrefs appropriate to the Occafion was delivered by the Hon. Jofiah Quincy. The Edifice which ftands back from the Street ten Feet, is fpacious and convenient. The Front is I I4 Feet long, and 6o Feet high, built in the Palladian or later Style of Italian Achitecture, of the Paterfon free Stone. The other Walls are of Brick. The Foundations are laid in the molt fubftantial Manner, fupporting the firfi Floor on groined Arches of Brick. The interior Arrangements of the Bafement are moit complete, both for warming and ventilating every Room in the Edifice, and for packing Purpofes, Book-bindery, Accom [ i65 ] modations for the Janitor, &c. The main Entrance opens into a pillared and panelled inner Veftibule or Rotundo, 32 Feet by 28, from which the Staircafes conduct above. On the firit Floor are two large reading Rooms, a bufinefs Apartment, and a fculpture Gallery, 80o Feet by 40. A Row of iron Columns in this and the Story above, renders additional Support to the different Floors. The fecond Story contains the Library-rooms, two in Front, with a fpacious Hall in the Rear, I09 Feet by 40, extending the entire Length of the Building. The latter is finifhed in the Italian Style, with great Tafte, the Ceiling being decorated. An iron Gallery which is reached by five fpiral Staircafes, borders the Hall, which is divided by an Archway into two Copartments. Within the weftern Divifion are arranged the Encyclopxadias, Tranfadtions of Learned Societies, Magazines, and other continuous Works, in Cafes lining the Walls; while in the other Copartment are arranged the mifcellaneous Books in 26 Alcoves, between the Pillars. For Convenience and Beauty, this Library-room may well ferve as a Model for all fimilar Inftitutions. One of the front Rooms is for the Ufe of the Librarian; the other is defigned for the Difplay of mifcellaneous Colledions, and is furnifhed with Galleries fimilar to thofe in the Hall. Thefe Rooms together can be made to accommodate 8o,ooo Volumes. The Pidure Gallery occupies the upper Story, which is divided into four Apartments, all lighted from above. The Roof affords a magnificent View of the City and furround [ i66 ] ing Country. The whole Building is conftruded in the moft fubftantial and workmanlike Manner, and refleds great Credit upon the Archite&, Mr. Edward C. Cabot. The Land colt $55,ooo000, and the Building $i 36,ooo, making a Total of $191,000 Befides 70,00o bound Volumes, including nearly 2,000 Volumes of Pamphlets, the Library poffeffes 20,000ooo or more unbound Pamphlets, about 500 Volumes of Engravings, and the moft valuable Colleaion of Coins in this Part of the Country. For an American Library it is rich in certain Departments, as for Example, in the Reports and Tranfadtions of Learned Societies, in periodical Publications in the Englifli Language, Works in the Natural Sciences, &c. It has complete Sets of the Tranfadions of the Royal Society of London, the French Inititute, the Royal Societies of Berlin, Copenhagen, G6ttingen, Lifbon, Madrid, Stockholm, St. Peterfburg, Turin, &c. It has alfo the Encyclopedie Raifonne, 35 Vols. folio; the Encyclopedie Methodique, 258 Vols. 40., including 37 of Plates; Buffon's Natural Hiftory, by Sonnini, I 27 Volumes. 80. Its Colleaion of American Newfpapers is extenfive and valuable. Among other interesting Relicks which are worthy of continued Remembrance, is a Colledion of about 450 Volumes, bound, and between 8oo and Iooo Pamphlets, which formerly belonged to Wafhington. About 350 of there contain his Autograph, and a few of them Notes in his Hand [ 167 1 writing. One little Book has the Autograph of Wafhington in a rude, School-boy Hand, at about the Age of 9 Years. There are feveral Autographs of Auguftine Wafhington, the Father of the General; of Mary, the Mother, and of Martha, the Wife. One Book contains on the title Page the Autograph of John Cuftis (firft Hufband of Martha), and on the next Leaf that of George Wafhington. One Volume has the Autograph of Thomas Jefferfon, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. There are feveral prefentation Copies from eminent Authors: Sir John Sinclair, Arthur Young, Eberling, Alfieri, Jefferfon, Dr. Morfe, and others. Ten Volumes contain the Name of Richard Henry Lee, in his own Handwriting. Thefe precious Memorials of the World's bell Hero, were purchafed by a few Gentlemen of Bofton, and prefented by them to the Athenaum. The Reading-room is furnifhed with the belt Literary and Scientifick Journals of Europe and America. The Sculpture Gallery contains Cafts of the moft celebrated ancient Statues, feleated for this Inftitution by Canova, at the Requeit of the Donor, Mr. Auguftus Thorndike. Among the Works in Marble, by American Artifts, the Statue of Orpheus, by Crawford, and the Backwoodfman, by Dexter, deferve efpecial Notice. In the Gallery of PiCtures, there are fome excellent early Copies of Works of the great Mafiers; Well's great Pidure of Lear; Trurnbull's Sortie de L I68 ] Gibralter; and Stewart's original Portrait of Wafhington, and of Mrs. Waflhington, Here are alfo the celebrated and unfiniflled PiSture, by Allfton, Belfhazzar's Feaft, feveral of his finifhed Works, and many of his unrivalled Sketches. The following are fome of the Regulations of the Inftitution: The Proprietors meet annually on the firft Monday of January. The Officers are chofen annually, confifting of a Prefident, Vice Prefident, Treafurer, Secretary, and nine Truftees. The Truftees appoint a Librarian and Sub-Librarian. The Price of a Share is $300. Each Proprietor has, befides his own Share, two Rights of Admiffion tranfferable. Thus, the By-laws open the Doors of the Infritution to a large Number of Perfons; fo that the Proprietor who beftows on others the free Ufe of all the Rights he can impart, renders himfelf thereby a publick Benefador. A Life Subfcription is $Ioo. Annual Subfcribers pay $I o for the Ufe of the Library and Reading-room, but are not allowed to take out Books. Certain Perfons, by Virtue of their Office, viz: the Governor and Council, Lieutenant Governor, Members of the State Legiflature for the Time being, &c. are entitled to free Admiflion to the Athenaeum. A Catalogue of the Library, fimilar in Plan to that of the Mercantile Library of Bofton, with fhort Titles and Contents, is in Preparation, and will be publifhed during the coming Year. WM. FRED POOLE, A. M., Librarian, ['69 ] _-_._-.... LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 50,000 Vols. F the early Hiftory of the firit Library, but few Fadts can be obtained, although but little more than half a Century has elapfed fince its Formation. Congrefs in the Year I 8oo removed from' Philadelphia to Wafhington, when an Ad eftablifhing a Library was paffed, April 24th, It was mainly through the Efforts of the Hon. Albert Gallatin, and Dr. Mitchell, that the firft Colledion, confifting of about 3,ooo Volumes, was made. This, which at the Time Time was regarded as valuable, and which, in the early Days of the City was much reforted to, was deftroyed by the Britifh Army on the 24th of Auguft,- i 8 I4. x [ 170 The total Lofs of the Library induced ExPrefident Jefferfon to offer to Congrefs his Collection, confifting of about I o,ooo Volumes, which was Purchafed for about $25,000, in accordance with a Bill that finally paffed the Houfe by a Vote of 8I to 71, January 26, T8iS. Refpeding the Oppofition to the Purchafe, the Editor of Niles's Weekly Regifter very properly remarks: "It is -::itrange that the Rancor of Party fhould penetrate even in the Temple of Science, and that an Oppofition was made to the Purchafe of a Colledion that any Monarch in Europe would be proud to own. -For:fuch a Library the Britifh Parliament would have given ~5o,ooo. We are not informed what this Library coft, but venture to fay that the Amount appropriated will not pay the Expenfe of it, by a large Sum, independent of the Value of the Time and Talent employed in the Colledion." (See Niles's RegifJer, Vol. 7, Page 285D) It included what was chiefly valuable in Science and Literature generally, extending more particularly to American Hiftory and Statefmanfhip. In the diplomatick and parliamentary Branches it was efpecially full. The Letter tendering it to Congrefs, and describing its Condition and Extent, may be found in the 6th Volume of the recent Edition of Jefferfon's Works, Page 383. In January, I 8 17, the annual Sum of $,5oo was appropriated by Congrefs for the Library. This Sum was afterwards increafed to $3,o000o, and again to $6,ooo, Of this Sum $5,000 is for the Purs [ I7I ] chafe of mifcellaneous Books, and $I,ooo for Law Books. On the Morning of the 24th of December, i85 I, the Library was a fecond Time deftroyed by Fire. It then contained about 55,000 Volumes, of which 35,000 were confumed. The Law Library, containing 8,ooo Volumes, and the Books in the ante Rooms, were all that were faved. The Lofs was, eftinated at 50,000ooo, to fupply which Congrefs made large Appropriations fi-om Time to Time. The Rooms were immediately repaired, and newly fitted throughout, in an elegant and fubltantial Manner, under the Diredion of Dr. Walter, the Archited of the Capitol, The principal Room appropriated to the Library is a large Hall in the Capitol, -on the weftll Side fionting the Mall. Its Dimenfions are as follows, viz: 92 Feet long, 34 Feet wide, and 40 Feet high. The new Hall was reopened to the Publick inll September, 1853. The Wafhington Union defcribes it in the following Language: "The whole Work, to the moft minute Part, is Iron; and yet fo fplendidly is it painted and gilded,: fo elaborate and finifhed are the Ornaments, that you can fcarcely credit the FaCt. The Ceiling, compofed of immenfe iron Plates, looking like maffive Blocks of brown marble Panel-work, is moft artiftically conftrudted, fo as to -combine Strength and Beauty in the moft perfeCt Harmony. It is the only entire Ceiling on the Earth. Running. through the Centre is the Skylight, which is [ 72 ] elegantly ornamented with a Clufter of Stars, numbering iome hundreds-perhaps as many as we may yet number States in our Confederacy." "Next are the two long Galleries-all Iron-the Pillars, the Lattice-work, the Baluftrades, the Trufies, the Scrolls, the Floors, the Shelves, the Alcoves, and the Steps by which you afcend. Nothing of the Kind can be more perfedly beautiful than the large ornamented Scrolls which appear to fupport the Sides of tile Ceiling. They reprefent elaborate Carving, with golden Ears of Corn and golden Clufters of Grapes, interfperfed among their Niches." The Alcoves are 9 and 8 Feet high, fo that the Books can be reached with Facility, without Ladder or Steps. On the weft Side of the Hall are five Windows, one of which leads out upon the Colonnade, from which is a fine View of the principal Parts of the City, including the Smithfonian Inftitution, the Wafhington Monument, the Prefi — dent's Houfe, Patent Office, Poft Ofice, &c. In addition to the large Hall, three fmaller Rooms are appropriated to the Library; one containing large Works of Engravings, one ufed as a Committee.room, and a third as an Office for the Librarian. The Law'Library is feparate from the General Library, occupying a Room direCtly oppofite to that of the Supreme Court of the United States. It contains about I 2,ooo Volumes, many of therm Works of great Value. Thefe added to the 50,000 Volumes contained in the General Library, make a L 173 ] Total of 62,000. The Additions of the paft Year to both Libraries amount to about 3,000 Volumes. No complete Catalogue has been publifhed fince the Fire in I 85. The Library is open every Day during thel, effions of Congrefs, and a Part of tile Time during Recefs. Members of Congrefs, Heads of Departments, Judges of the Supretne Court, Foreign Minifters, &c. &c. are allowed to take out Books. The Librarian is appointed by the Prefident, The prefent Incumbent, who was appointed by Prefident Jackfon in 1829, is JOHN S. MEEHAN. S i SMIlTHSONIAN INSTITUTE. [ 174 ] STATE LIBRARY, AT ALBANY. 52,000 Vols. HE New York State Library was founded by an Ad of the Legiflature, paffed on the 2 If Day of April, I 8 I8. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Chancellor and Chief Juftice of the Supreme Court for the Time being, were conftituted a Board of Truftees who were direded to caufe to be fitted up fome proper Room in the Capitol for the " Purpofe of keeping therein a pub.lick Library for the Ufe of the Government and People of the State." The Sum of three thoufand Dollars, and alfo the further annual Sum of five hundred Dollars was appropriated to carry out the Purpofes of the At. By a fubfequent Enadtment in 1824, the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Comptroller were added to the above conftituted Board of Truftees. On the Organization of the Board the late Chancellor Kent was chofen Treafurer, and John Cook appointed State Librarian at a Salary of ~350. The firft Report of the Truftees, figned by De Witt Clinton, John Tayler and James Kent, was fubmitted on the 22d of June, I8I9, in which it was ftated that a Beginning had been made in forming a Library, and that for the Sum of $2,617'2o, fix hundred Volumes and nine Maps had been purchased; a Lift of the fame was fubmitted. In I820, the firft Catalogue was printed, forming a [ I75 1 fmall duodecimo Pamphlet of twenty-eight Pages, and containing the Titles of feven hundred and fifty-eight Volumes, three Atlafes, eleven Maps, and one Print. The Appropriation of $500oo for the Enlargement of the Library was increafed in I 825 to $I,ooo, and in Addition the Sum of $300 was appropriated from the Income of a Fund appertaining to the Court of qChancery. Alfo by an EnaAment of that Year the Truftees were required to make a Report and complete Catalogue annually of all Books, &c. belonging to the Library. The firfi annual Report, which was made during the next Winter, concludes with this Paragraph: "This Inftitution, under the foftering Care of the Legiflature, promifes to realize the Expeaation of its Founders, and to extend its Ufefulnefs throughout the State." Occafional Alterations and Enlargements for the Convenience of the Library were made fi-om Time to Time, and' occafionally extra Grants for fuch Purpofes. The Truftees at an early Date had mainly in View the Colle6tion of an extenfive Library of Law Books, and large Proportions of the Appropriations were expended in this.Diredtion. Frequent Mention was made by the Truftees in the annual Reports, of their Inability to maintain a Library of a miscellaneous or general Charader, and continue at the fame Time the current Publications and new Treatifes on Law, with the Amount of Means placed at, their Difpofal,. For nearly thirty Years the Inititution continued I I76 1 fteadily to Increafe. Its Importance was conceded, and it became apparent that its Supervifion required more Time and Attention than could conveniently be beftowed by a Body of Men who were conftantly oppreffed with a Multitude of other official Duties. It appeared evident that the Interefts of the Library required that a more permanent Board of Truftees fhould be conftituted, and Officers and Committees appointed who ihould be fpecially charged with its Management and Care. Senfible of the Importance of fuch an Organization, the Legiflature on the 4th of May, 1844, enaded that the Regents of the Univerfity of the State of New York fhould be the Truftees of the State Library. The Regents at once affumed the important Truft, and their firft Meeting as Truftees was held on the i6th Day of the fame Month. They immediately direfted an Inventory to be taken of all the Books, Maps, &c. belonging to the Library, and as a Refult it was ascertained that three hundred and eleven Volumes were miffing; a Part of which, on advertising in the State Paper, were returned. A Committee of the Board, confifting of feven Members, was alfo conftituted and charged fpecially with the Care of the Library. Important Alterations were made in the Rooms, deficient Sets of Books were promptly completed, and Correfpondence opened with the Secretaries of the feveral States requefting them to complete, as far as poffible the Colleaions of Laws, Journals and Documents then in the Library. It was decided [ I77 ] alfo to procure and continue all Englifh Reports in their original Editions. Under fuitable Efforts, conduaed mainly by the late Dr. T. Romeyn Beck, this Divifion foon attained a decided Reputation as a valuable reference Library. A very valuable Addition of about 1,200 Volumes, confirfing molfly of elementary Treatifes on Law was made under a Law paffed in I849, which direSted that any Volumes in a publick Library, known as the " Chancellor's Library,"* which were not already in the State Library, fhould be feled6ed and placed in faid State Library. Second to an unequalled Law Library, the Truftees early declared that they efteemed it a paramount Objeft to accumulate, as far as was in their Power, every Work of Intereft or Value relating to the United States. In furtherance of this Defign, in I842-3, feveral Individuals, among whomn none more than Mr. Ifaiah Townfend, interefted themfelves with the Truftees, in procuring for the State a moft valuable Colleftion of Books, made in Paris by Mr. David Baillie Warden, himielf an accomplifhed Scholar and enthufiaftick Colledor. He was an American Citizen, and had been for many Years an adtive Member of the Geographical Society of Paris. The Library which it was propofed to purchafe of him, was compofed of moft valuable Works relating to the early Hiftory of America, and was already the fecond of this Charader which Mr. Warden had made, the firft having been *The Court of Chancery was abolished by the Conftitution in 1846. Y [ 178 1 purchafed fome 2o Years previous by Mr. Elliot of Boiton, and prefented to Harvard College. The printed Catalogue of this Colledion, and a Supplemental one in Manufcript, contained the Titles of 2,185 Volumes, 96 of which were in folio, 504 in quarto, 1,248 in odavo, 336 in duodecimo, befides I2 Atlafes, I 2 I Maps, &c. 9 Medals, and 2 Prints. Letters fiom Hon. Jared Sparks, George Bancroft, Augufte Devezac, Henry Ledyard, Dr. DeKay and others, ftrongly commending the Purchafe, were fubmitted to the Legiflature, and that Body, in 845, made a grant of $4,000 for this Objed, During the next Year the Regents, in compliance with a Requirement of Law, iffued a new and complete Catalogue, the firft under their Aufpices. The late George Wood, the Affiftant in Charge of the miscellaneous Department, laboured even to a Sacrifice of Mind and Health, in preparing this Volume, which, confidering the finall Amount of bibliographical Affiftance at his Command, evinces much Intelligence and accurate Knowledge of Books. The annual Appropriation for the Purchafe of Books was increafed in I848 to $2,8oo, and again in I8579 to $4,000. In making the laft named Increafe the Legiflature had in View the Purchafe of important'Works for the Library in the Department of Bibliography. It was well known that Mr. Joel Munfell of Albany, had for many Years been engaged in col L I79 1 ledting Works of this Speciality, including valuable Treatifes on Printing and Engraving. The Magnitude of the State Library now Ieemed to demand that more enlarged Facilities ihould be afforded to thofe connedted with it in Inveftigations in there Departments. The Subjed of the Purchafe of Mr. Munfell's Colled:ion was fubmitted to the joint Library Committee of the Legiflature, who were unanimous in their Judgment of the Importance and Value of the Suggeftion, and they recommended that with this Objet in View the Appropriation fhould be increafed to the Sum of $4,000, for at leaft two Years. The Purchafe was accordingly made in the Summer of I857. As we have avoided noticing any of the fpecially valuable Works in the Library, it will not be neceffary here to make Mention of any of the Varieties included in this Purchafe. A Catalogue of the entire Department is now in Courfe of Publication. Although the Growth of the New York State Library, by Means of annual Appropriations from the publick Treafury, has been fteady, Rfill it has had Facilities afforded it which are fcarcely enjoyed by any other fimilar InfAitution. The valuable Publications* of the State, on its civil and natural *On the Part of the State, the following Works have been available for Exchanges: Natural Hiftory of New York; Documents relating to the Colonial Hiftory of New York; Documentary Hiitory of New York; Meteorology of New York, from I825-I830; Tranfaftions of the State Agricultural Society; Tranfadions of the American Inflitute; Tranfataions of the State Medical Society; Tranfa&ions of the American Ethnological Society; Stryker's American Regifter; Laws, Journals and Documents of the Legiflature; Catalogues of the State Library and State Cabinet. [ 80o' Hiftory bring Returns which enrich to an uncommon Extent this Depofitory of the State's literary Treafures. The Correfpondence and Exchange, conduted with foreign fcientifick and literary Inftitutions, is fecond only in Extent to that of the Smithfonian Inftitution. The Exchanges, which have already placed feveral thoufand Volumes on the Shelves of the Library, and for the Maintenance of which the State makes a finall annual Grant, has been condudted mainly through the Agency of M. Vattemare at Paris, and the Courtefy of foreign and American Confuls, Gentlemen who have uniformly been found defirous and ready to identify themfelves with Movements of this Charadter.* The Library as at prefent conftituted, is divided into two Departments, viz: the General Library, and the Law Library, the latter of which is nearly or quite the moft Complete of its Kind in America, embracing, befides the domeftick and foreign Reports and elementary Treatifes, a more extenfive Colledtion of the Laws, Journals and Documents of the feveral States of the Union than can be found elfewhere, while the former is particularly rich in American hiftorical Works and in the Publications of the different European Governments. *A recent valuable Refult of this Syftem, was an Exchange with the Government of the Netherlands 0ofthe Journals and Refolutions of the States General of Holland and Weft Vriefland from I524 to 1797; and fecret Refolutions of the fame from 651 to I795; alfo a general Index; in all 26o folio Volumes. Very few Copies of this great Colle&ion are now in Exiftence; it is not to be found even in the Imperial Library at Paris, the largeit and richeft in the World. To complete this Series, the Government was obliged to add Manufcript Volumes. [ I8I ] It is required by Law that a Catalogue of the State Library be publifhed every five Years. The Truftees prefent an annual Report to the Legiflature containing the Lift of Books added to the Library fince the previous Report. The Catalogue for 1855 was publifhed in 1856-7, in three otavo Volumes. Volume I. is a Catalogue of the General Library, and contains the Titles of 30,01 I Volumes. They are arranged in alphabetical Order, according to the Names of Authors, the Whole, including a copious Index of Subjeds, occupying 997 Pages. Volume II. is a Catalogue of the Law Library, occupying 4I 2 Pages. Volume III. is a Catalogue of Maps, Atlafes, Manufcripts, Engravings, Paintings, Bufls, Medals, Coins, Seals, &c. including a Lift of Donations made during the Year I856, the Whole occupying 286 Pages. The Number of Volumes in the Library at the Time of the Publication of the Catalogue in I850, was 23,274. Since then the Number has more than doubled, the average Increafe having been 4,000 Volumes per annum.* In 1853 the Legiflature authorized the Purchafe of the Correfpondence and other Papers of George Clinton, the firft Governor of the State. Thefe Manufcripts has been fubftantially bound in twenty-three folio Volumes, and placed in the Library, forming an interefting Addition to its Treafures. The celebrated Andre Papers, conftituting a Part of this *The Number added in I857 was 5,539. [ 182 ] Colledion, have, for their better Prefervation and more ready Examination, been framed and covered with Glafs. The Papers of Sir William Johnfon, extending from I738 to 1774, have alfo been appropriately arranged and bound in twenty-two folio Volumes. Thefe Colledtions contain much valuable Information in Reference to the early Hiftory of the State, and various Matters conneted with the Revolutionary War. In I854, the Library was removed to the fubflantial and appropriate Building, weft of the Capitol, conftruded by the Diredion of the Legiflature of I 85 I. It is a fire-proof Struiture, capable of accommodating l oo,ooo Volumes, and is finifhed throughout in the Perfedion of modern Style. The front and rear Walls are faced with brown Free-flone, and reprefent a continuous PedefRal, which extends above the firft Story, fupporting a Row of engaged Corinthian Columns, and Niches with Pedefrals. On the fouth Entablature are the Words STATE LIBRARY. The Dimenfions of the Building are I I4 Feet by 45, befides a Conneation to the Capitol by a Corridor of I6 Feet. The main Floor is conftruaed over heavy brick Arches, fupported by ftone Columns. The Lintels of the fecond Floor and Galleries, and alfo the arched Spans are of Iron, filled in and covered with broken Brick and Cement; the Roof, Rafters, Truffes, Window-frames and Shutters, are likewife of Iron. Thle main Entrance is on State Street, the Rear L 183 J opening on the Capitol Park. The Afcent from the Street is by three Steps to the Veftibule, which is inclofed with ornamental ground Glafs. This opens direaly into the Law Department. The Interior of both Stories is divided into Alcoves, and on the fifteen marble Pilafters of the lower Room are Brackets for Buffs. Each Alcove is furnifhed with a Table and Chairs of Oak. Stairs conftruded at either End of the Building, in Extenfions, condu6t to the fecond Story, which has been appropriated to the general Department. This Room is lighted by fix Sky-lights befides fide Windows. A Row of Corinthian Pillars on either Side, which conceal iron Columns, ifupports a Gallery, which is mounted by Stairs at the north End. The Galleries contain Newfpapers, Maps, Coins, Piaures, &c. Four Furnaces and one hundred and feventy Gas-burners are required to heat and light the Building. The entire Flooring is an ornamental encauftick Tile. Of Shelfr-oom the total Number of Feet is 7,8I 2, of which 6,235 Feet are to accommodate Books of the odavo Size, and 1577 for the folios and quartos. The At of the Legiflature authorizing this Strudture, directed the Commninffioners to erect it on the Ground owned by the State in the Rear of the Capitol, but allowed them, if they fhould deem it neceffary, to purchafe additional Land adjoining. The Sum of $50,000 was appropriated. Before the next Seffion, the valuable Library of Congrefs was deftroyed by Fire, and it having been pretty clearly demonftrated. that moft of the Colledtion [ 184 ] might have been raved, but for the Fat that Wood had been ufed in the Conftrudion of the Shelves, the Legiflature of New York promptly direted that the Alcoves and Shelves of the new Building fhould be Iron, and appropriated for that Purpofe an additional Sum of $22,o00. Further Grants were made in 1852-3-4, amounting to $I 9000,, making a grand Total of $9i,ooo, of which Sum $I T,640 was paid for Land, and about $8,ooo for Fixtures, Fences, Walks; leaving chargeable to the Eredion and Finifhing of the Library Building, about $72,000. The Library is open to the Publick daily, from the Hour of 9 in the Morning till 5 in the Afternoon; and during the Sefflions of the Legiflature, till 8 in the Evening, except on Saturdays, when it is clofed at 5. Any Citizen may read and confult the Books, upon the Premifes, at Pleafure; and the Heads of the feveral Departments, Truftees of the Library, Judges of the Court of Appeals, Juftices of the Supreme Court, and Members of the Legiflature are allowed to draw out Volumes. ALFRED Bo STREET, Librrzri'n. [ I85 ]......' S1iii D the Liberality of John Jacob Aftoi, a'Codici l to his W ill, dated Auguft 22, 839, befollowing is an Extra fom the Codicil~i~r~iii I ~ I 111o! lais WiillX dated 9f ll ist [ i86 ] "' Defiring to render a public benefit to the city of New York, and to contribute to the advancement of ufeful knowledge and the general good of fociety, I do, by this codicil, appropriate 400oo,ooo, out of my reSiduary ejtate, to the eJlabliJhment of a Public Library in the city of New York; the jaid amount to be difpofed of as follows: i. In the eredting of a fuitable building for a public library. "2. In furnijning and fupplying the fame, from time to time, With books, maps, charts, models, drawings, paintings, engravings, caJlis, flatues, furniture, and other things appertaining to a library for general ufe, upon the mojt ample fcale and liberal charaaer. " 3. In maintaining and upholding the buildings and other property, and in defraying the neceffary expenfes of taking care of the property, and of the accommodation of perfons conJrulting the library. " The faid um n Jhall be payable one-third in the year after my deceare, one-third in the year following; and the refidue in equal fums, in the fourth and fifth years after my deceafe. " The faid library is to be accefable, at all reafonable hours and times, for general ufe, free of expenfe to perfons reforting thereto, fubjed only to fuch control and regulations as the trujiees may from time to time exerciJe and efJabliJh for general convenience. " By a Provifion of the Will, the Government of the Library was vefted in eleven Truftees, in whofe Keeping were placed all the Property and Effets of the Inflitution; in them exifted all Power to invert and expend the Funds, and to manage the Affairs of the Library. The firfI Truftees were named by the Teftator, and confifted of the following Gentlemen: Wafhington Irving, William B. Aftor, Daniel Lord, jr., James G. King, Jofeph G. Cogfwell, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Henry Brevoort, Jr., Samuel B. Ruggles, and Samuel Ward, Jr.; alfo, the Mayor of the City of New York, and the Chancellor of the State, in refped to their Offices, [ 187 ] By a fubfequent Codicil, Charles Aftor Brifted, his Grandfon, was alfo appointed a Truftee. A Provifion of the Will alio defignated, as the Land whereon to eredc a fuitable Building for the Purpofes of the Library, a Lot fituated upon the eaft Side of La Fayette Place, ineafuring 65 Feet in Front by I2o deep. In the further Provifions of the Will, the Sum of $75,ooo was appropriated to be expended, in the Eredion of the Building, and $120o,ooo to the Purchafe of Books and other Objets, in the Eftablifhfment of the Library, and the Refidue, after paying for the Site, to be invefted as a Fund for the Maintenance and gradual Increafe of the Library. As early as the Year I839, Mr. Atlor had purchafed a Number of Volumes, aided by Dr. Jofeph G. Cogfwell, with the ultimate Intention expreffed in his Will. In May, I848, the Truftees of the Library met for the firft Time, and in accordance with the known Defire of Mr. Aftor, appointed Mr. Cogfvvell Superintendent, a Pofition which he ftill occupies. In the Autumn of the fame Year, Dr. Cogfwell failed for Europe, authorized to purchafe Books to the Amount of $20o,ooo. During an Abfence of four Months, he colleted 20,00ooo Volumes, which were temporarily placed in a Building rented for the Purpofe. A fecond and third Vifit by the Superintendent, increafed the Number of Volumes to 70,000, with which the prefent Building was opened, Jan. 9, I854. The Aftor Library is placed in a central and eafily accefflible Situation. La Fayette Place, on the eaft [ 88 j Side of which it is built, communicates with the two great Thoroughfares of the City- Broadway and the Bowery- by Great Jones Street at the South, Aftor Place and Eighth Street at the North, and by Fourth Street near the Centre. A more appropriate Site could not be found in New York. The Street has a refined, claffick Air, and is in a good Degree exempt from the Throng and Noife and Buffle of bufinefs Streets. The Edifice is built in the Byzantine Style of Architedure, richly ornamented with brown ltone Mouldings, and an inmpofing Entablature. Its Dimenfions are in accordance with the Dire&ions of the WVill, its Height being about 70 feet. The Architeft was Alexander S2ltzer, from Berlin, whofe Plan was adopted by the Truftees on the Ioth of December, I849. The bafement Story is faced with high ruftick Afhler, projeding fix Inches, thus imparting an extremely bold Relief. The Window-firames are placed near the Infide of the Wall, forming deep Receffes, in order to fecure the fame Effet. Thefe confift primarily of fix, occupying the central Portion, and admitting Light to the Library Hall, placed three above and three below a given Point; the upper connefted with the lower by Columns fupported by Figures reprefenting the Genii of Literature. The remaining Windows are two in Number, one on each Side of the Entrance. The firit Floor is ufed for the Depofit of publick Documents, for the Meetings of the Truftees, &c. It was originally intended for reading and leaure [ I89 ] Rooms. The Bafement contains the Keeper's Rooms, Cellars, coal Vaults, Furnaces for warming, &c. The Floors are compofed of richly wrought mofaick Work, refting on iron Beams. A fingle Flight of thirty-eight Italian marble Steps, decorated on either Side of the Entrance by a ftone Sphinx, leads nearly to the Centre of the Library Hall, which is I oo Feet in Length, by 64 in Width, and 50 in Height. This is Surrounded by fourteen brick Piers, plaftered and finifhed in Imitation of Italian Marble, and fupporting iron Galleries midway between the Floor and the Ceiling. By four iron fpiral Stairways from the Corners of the Room the main Gallery is reached, and the intermediate Gallery of a lighter Defcription is conne6ted with the main Gallery by eight Staircafes. The whole are very ingenioufly arranged, and appropriately ornamented in a Style correfponding with the general ArchiteaHure of the Building. At an Elevation of 5 i Feet above is the principal Sky-light, 54 Feet long by I4 broad, and formed of thick Glafs fet in Iron. Befides this, are circular fide Sky-lights of fmaller Dimenfions. Thefe in Connedion with the fide and rear Windows, furnifh all needful Light. Iron Fret-work in different Parts of the Ceiling, fecure a full Ventilation. In the extreme Rear are two Rooms for the Superintendent, which are acceffible by Means of the main Galleries. The internal Arrangement is a very convenient one, and very economical of Space. A Series of feven Alcoves or Apartments, open in Front and Rear, [ I9o ] fills up the Space on each Side, from the fide Walls to the Columns which fupport the Roof, leaving Corridors two and a half Feet in Width along the Walls, by which a Communication is eftablifed between the different Parts of the Library. On this Plan, the Capacity of the Room for Books is more than doubled, that is, for every fifty-one wall Shelves, there are feventy-two in the Alcoves. On no other could it be made to contain one hundred thoufand Volumes, its prefent Number. The Syftem of Claffification adopted in the Aftor Library, is that of Brunet, whofe great ~Work on Bibliography, entitled Manuel du Libraire, is better, more complete, and more generally known than any fimilar Publication. The following Account of the Charader and Claffification of the Library, is compiled from Dr. Cogfwell's admirable Letter publiihed in the Home Journal, Jan. 7, I854. The Arrangement begins with Theology. This Department includes the beft Editions of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, the Walton Polyglott, various Editions of the Vulgate, and numerous Verfions of the whole Bible, and of Parts of it, in the principal Languages of Europe and the Eart. The ColleAion of the Fathers is full, but not abfolutely complete, and contains moft of the Beneditine Editions, the Bibliotheca Maxima of Defpont, the Patres Apoftolici of Cotelerius, and many others of this Clafs of lefs Note. It is equally well provided with Works on the Councils, including Colet's Edition of Labbe, in 29 Volumes, the Con [ 19I ] cilia Maxima, inl 37 Volumes folio, Beveridge's Synodicon, Lorenzana, Concilianos Provinciales, etc. It is alfo refpedtable in icholafiick, dogmatick, parenetick, and polemick Theology, including the early and more recent Englifh Divines, in the beft Editions. Jurifprudence forms the fecond Department. In this the Obje& has been to provide thofe Works which are rarely found in this Country, rather than to form a complete Law Library. The Collecion is good on the civil Law, embracing various Editions of the Corpus Juris, and Commentaries upon it; it contains, alfo, all the Codes of Scandinavia, and of other Parts of Europe, during the Middle Ages, the Syftems of Jurifprudence as now praftifed in Italy, Portugal, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, the Fuerofs fiete Partidas and Recopilaciones of Spain, together with the Digefts and Commentaries on the Muffulmnan, Hindoo, Gentoo, and Chinefe Laws. In French Lawr, the Library is really rich, beginning with the Ordonances des Rois, and coming down to the very lateit Volume of the Journal du Palais. The Seledion for the Englifh common Law was made by two of the moft eminent Jurifts in the Country; it is not large, but very choice. For American Law an entire Alcove is referved. The next Department is that of Sciences and Arts, in which of courfe Medical Science is included. The Number of Volumes here is comparatively fmall, this Department being well provided for in [ I92 ] the Hofpital and other Medical Libraries of the City. The Natural Sciences form another Divifion of this Department, and this is one of the richeft and beft furnifhed in the Library. It is neceffarily very coffly, as Naturalifts will readily underftand, when they know it contains fuch Works as the Genera et Species Palmarum of Martius, in a coloured copy; Plantze Afiatica Rariores of Wallich, Roxburgh's Plants of the Coaft of Coromandel; a complete Set of Gould's Birds of Europe, Aufiralia, Himelaya, Toucans, and Trogons; Illuftrations Conchyliolo. giques par Chenu; Audubon's Birds of America; Sibthorp's Florae Grmece; Lambert's Genus Pinus, and many other Volumes of the fame Chara&ter, comprifing in all about 7,000. The third Divifion of Sciences and Arts is that of Chemifrry and Phyfics, to which, from the intimate Relation it bears to them, may be added that of the ufeful Arts or Polytechnics. The Tranfactions of Societies for the Promotion of Science and Arts may alfo be affigned to it. Thefe Colletions contain Memoirs and Papers of great Importance to pradical Men, as well as to Men of Science. The Library contains the Publications of the principal Societies in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ruffia, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and alfo of the United States, amounting altogether to about 4,000 Volumes, principally quartos. Next in Order are the Mathematical Sciences, [ -93 ] of which the Aftor Library has a firft rate Collection. It is rich not only in pure Mathematicks, but alfo in all the applied; in Aikronomy, Mechanics, Hydraulicks, Engineering, it is very full, and not deficient in military Taaicks. It has drawn largely upon the Libraries of feveral celebrated Mlathematicians for Books to form it, fuch as Halley's and Legendre's, which were greatly enriched by Mr. S. Ward, after they were bought by him; alfo, Jacobi's and the two Heiligenftadts, of Berlin. To there have fince been added the molt important mathematical Works more recently publifhed in Europe and America. Befides full Colledtions of all the publifhed Works of Euler and of Gaufs, it has feveral unpublifhed Manufcripts of thefe great Mathematicians: all the mathematical Journals; all the Works of Newton, Leibnitz, the Bernouillis, La Place, Delambre, La Croix, Legendre, Lagrange, Jacobi, Abel, etc.; the aifronomical Obfervations generally, and a very large Number of mathematical Differtations and Papers, which are not eafily found. In the Fine Arts the Aftor Library has a fine Colledtion of Works, among which are the following: A complete Set of Piranefi's Antiquities, proof Plates, twenty-eight in twenty-one Volumes; Mufee Franyais et Royal, proof Plates before the Letter, 6 Volumes; Raphael's Loggie of the Vatican, engraved by Volpato, and exquifitely coloured by Hand, in the exadt Style of the Originals, 3 Volumes; a complete Set of the Grecian Antiquities, 13 Volumes; Gruner's Frefco Decorations of Aa [ I94 ] Italy, coloured by Hand in the fame Style as Raphael's Loggie, I Volume, and Lepfius's Denkmaler aus Aegypten, 6 Volumes. Thefe 50 Volumes, all large folios, fully bound in red Morocco, except fix, coft $2,975, or $59'5o per Volume. In Linguifticks, particularly Oriental, the Aftor Library is unlurpaffed by any in this Country. It has Grammars and Didtionaries of one hundred and four different Languages, and numerous Vocabularies of the rude unwritten ones. It has alfo Chrefl:omathies and other ufeful facilities for ftudying them. All the Families and Branches of the European Languages, and a greater Part of thofe of Afia and Africa, are reprefented in the Colletion. It contains the belt Works on the Egyptian Hieroglyphicks, the cuneiform Infcriptions, and the other curious Records of the ancient Nations of the Eaft, which recent Difcoveries have brought to Light. It has alfo the beft of the Vocabularies of the different Dialeds of the Mexican and South American Indians, which were colleded and publifhed by the early Spanifh niffionary Prieits. Books of this laft Clafs have becomne exceflively rare, and, confequently, dear. A perfe&t Copy of Molina's Art de la Lengua Mexicana, cannot be hlad for lefs than fifty Dollars; and Rincon's Grammar of the fame Language, a mean little duodecimo, bound, or rather done up in limp Vellum, which few would accept as a Gift, cofts much more than its Weight in Gold. In the Oriental Colletion are the following two Works, which, in this Country at leaft, are exceedingly [ I95 ] rare, viz: The Seven Seas; a Didionary and Grammar of the Perfian Language, in 7 Volumes, folio, by the late King of Oude, which was printed in his Palace; and the Sabda Kalpa Druma of the Rajah Radhakant Deb, a Sanfcrit Ditionary in 7 Volumes, folio. Neither of thefe Works was printed for Sale. The Hiftorical Department is the laft in the Order of Claffification. This Department is fuller perhaps than any other, with the Exception of Mathematicks, Languages and Bibliography. It conftitutes a fourth Part at leaft of the whole Library. With a few Exceptions, it is arranged in the Series of Alcoves extending on the main Floor, from the foutheaft to the fouthweft Corner. Works on Chronology, Diplomaticks, Numifmaticks, Heraldry, Infcriptions and Antiquities, are regarded as Introduations to the right Underftanding of Hiftory, and are placed in the firft Alcove, with general biographical Dictionaries and univerfal Hiftory. Biography does not form a Clafs by itfelf, but is placed either with the civil or literary Hiftory to which it belongs. Geography, for the more convenient Ufe of Maps and Charts, is placed on the fecond Floor; and Voyages and Travels, as moft intimately conneded with the Difcovery and Hiftory of America, are placed in immediate Proximity to it, initead of preceding the hiftorical Colledion, as they ufually do. Ecclefiaftical Hiftory is appended to Theology. The remaining hiftorical Divifions, it may be ftated generally, are in the ufual Way. [ I96 ] Sometimes it has been found neceffary to bring the Hiitory of more than one Country into the fame Alcove, in which Cafes regard has been had to the Connection exifting between them in the Paft. Thus Spanifh, Portuguefe and Italian Hiftory are together; French occupies a whole Alcove; German, Dutch and Belgian are together in an Alcove, and with them Scandinavian and Ruffian; Englifh, Scotch and Irifh Hiftory fills another Alcove; Afiatick and Afirican Hiftory, for Want of Room below, is placed on the fecond Floor, in an Alcove with Oriental Literature. To the American Hiftorical Department a larger Space in the Library has been aifigned than to any other, becaufe it is intended to make this the molt complete. The Colledtion already formed contains moit of the early Spanifh Writers; the early Voyages, the Accounts of the firft Colonifts, the various Hiftories of the War of Independence, and the older Books generally. In the more modern ones there are many Deficiencies to be fupplied. Not in American Hiitory only, but alfo in American Literature, it is hoped that the Library will, fooner or later, be made complete. The Library poffeffes a complete Colleation of Englifh Parliamentary Journals, Debates and Reports. Thefe amount to nearly three thoufand Volumes, chiefly folios; the long Room on the left of the main Entrance-door has been taken for them, and for other like European Documents. The correfponding Room on the Right will be appro ['97 ] priated to American publick Documents of the United States, and of the individual States. This Ufe of them will in no wife interfere with their being ufed as Reading-rooms, fhould they be needed for that Purpofe. The prefent Arrangement for reading is at the Tables in the main Library-room. A fpecial Technological Department, embracing the various Branches of pratical Induftry and the mechanick Arts, has recently been founded by Wm. B. Aftor. Upwards of $I5,ooo, according to the annual Report of the Truftees for 857, have already been expended for Books of this Chara6ter, under the Dire6tion of the Superintendent. In the Department of Bibliography, the Aftor Library is far Superiour to any other in the Country. This Department, fo indifpenfable to the Knowledge of Books, and to the efficient and fyftematick Growth of every Library, has been founded at the Expenfe of Dr. Cogfwell, who continues, with charataeriftick Liberality, to provide for its Increafe. It embraces, including General Literary Hiftory, about fix thoufand Volumes, many of which are very rare and coftly. Indeed fcarcely one important Work in this Department is wanting. On the 3 I f of Otober, I 8 5 5, the prefent Building having become filled, and the Neceffity for more Room obvioufly exifting, Mr. William B. Aftor, eldeft Son of the Founder of the Library, made a Donation to the Truftees of a Piece of Land immediately adjacent to the prefent Building, embrac [ 198 ] ing an area So Feet wide, and 120 Feet deep. The Sum paid for this additional Lot was $30o,476. Mr. Aftor alfo announced his Intention of erecting at his own Expenfe a Building fimilar to the prefent, and to be adapted to the fame Purpofes. Since that Date the Foundations have been laid, and the Building has rapidly advanced toward Completion. The Coit, as efiimated by the Truftees, can fall but little fhort of $ ooooo. It will correspond to the prefent Building in Materials and external Appearance, imparting to the Whole the architedural Effe& of a tingle Edifice one hundred and thirty Feet in Front. A Space of fifteen Feet is left open on the northern Side for Light and Ventilation. The whole Edifice when completed, will be capable of containing 200,000 Volumes. The Catalogue of the Aftor Library, which has been in Progrefs ever fince it was opened, has been a Labor of Difficulty, and requiring and receiving the moft careful Attention, It will comprife, when finifhed, eight octavo Volumes, numbering upward of 500 Pages each, four Volumes being devoted to an Alphabetical Index of Authors' Names, and four to a carefully arranged Catalogue of Subjeds. It will form, when completed, perhaps the moit perfedt printed Library Catalogue ever published. The firft two Volumes are already printed, and the others are rapidly paffing through the Prefs. The Library is open every Day, except Sundays and eftablifhed Holydays, from I o A. M., until half an Hour before Sunfet. Admifiion free to all Per L I99 I fons over fixteen Years of Age. The Library, like the Britifh Mufeum, does not lend out its Books. DR, JOSEPH G. COGSWELL, Superintendent, INTERIOUR OF THE ASTOR LIBRARY, [ 200 ]. I I PUBLIC LIBRARY OF BOSTON. 65,ooo Volumes. HE Idea of a firee publick Library in Bofton doubtlefs fuggefted itfelf to many Individuals before any acive Meafures were taken to realize the Projet. As long ago as the Year [ 20I ] I 836, Lemuel Shattuck, whofe Labors as a Statiftician are generally appreciated, made fome Suggeftions in relation to preserving the Documents and other Publications of the City, and his Plan might have ripened into a publick Library had the Subjed attraaed more Attention. In I843, the city Government received from Paris through the Agency of M. Vattemare, about fifty Volumes of valuable Books, and in i847 a further Donation was received from the fame Source. Upon the Reception of the laft Colledion a Committee was appointed by the City council to confider what Acknowledgment could be made for the Donation, and to provide for the fafe Keeping of the Books. This Committee, of which Hon. Jofiah Quincy, Jr., was Chairman, reported in detail, and introduced an Order that a joint Committee be formed to confider the Expediency of commencing the Formation of a publick Library under the Control and Aufpices of the City. In conne~ion with this Projea, Mr. Quincy offered, on the Part of a publick fpirited Citizen (now underftood to have been Mr. Quincy himfelf), the Sum of $5000 to the Library, whenever $io,ooo fhould have been contributed to the fame by other Citizens. The city Council not having the Power to appropriate Money for the Formation of a Library, Application was made to the Legiflature, and in March, I848, an A& was paffed granting to the city Government the requifite Power to eftablifh, regulate and control a Library for the free Ufe of B b L 202 j the Citizens of Boiton, with a Provifo that no Appropriation for any one Year fhould exceed $5000. This Ad was accepted by the city Council on the 3d of April, i848, and in accordance therewith Negotiations were opened with the Truftees of the Boiton Athenaeurn for the Purpofe of throwing its Library open to the Publick. The Propofition was favourably received by the Truftees of that Inftitution, but was rejeced by the Proprietors, and the Negotiations fell to the Ground. The publick Library had been commenced, and although the Intereft therein flumbered for a While, it was not entirely forgotten. On the 3Ii of Otober, 1849, Hon. Robert C. Winthrop gave one hundred and eighty-feven Volumes of bound publick Documents to the City. The Letter of Mayor Bigelow, acknowledging this Donation, which we republifh in this Conne&ion, is brief, but pointed, and gives to Mr. Winthrop the Credit of laying the firfte American Stone to the free Library. About the fame Time two hundred and nineteen Volumes were received from John D. W. Williams, Efq., of Roxbury, and other fimilar Contributions from a Number of other Perfons foon followed. The next Step in the Formation of the Library was the one which gave the ProjeCt an Impulfe that completely overcame the previous Inertia. To the Hon. John P. Bigelow, then Mayor of the City, is undoubtedly due the Credit of having been [ 203 J the firft to put the free publick Library upon a fure Foundation. In the Summer of I 850o, many of the Friends of Mayor Bigelow united to raife a Sum of Money for the Purchafe of a Vafe to prefent to him as a Teftimonial of their Refpe& for his publick Charaaer and Services. MIr. Bigelow, anticipating the Purchafe of the Vafe, requefted that in Lieu thereof the Sum be contributed towards the Eftablifhment of a publick Library. On the 5th of Auguit, Mr. Bigelow, with the Confent of the Donors, tendered the Amount ($Iooo), to the city Government, in a Letter, from which the following is an Extraa: (" The Want of fuch an Inftitution in our Midft is generally acknowledged. It has an important profpeftive Bearing upon the moral and intellectual Charadter of the People of Bofton, and I[ have Reafon to know that there are many Per-fons in this Community who are ready to tender valuable Offerings for the Purpofe in View, as loon as it fhall be known that the city Government is willing to receive fuch Donations." The generous Donation of Mr. Bigelow was gratefully accepted, and the Committee of the city Government on the Library was dire6ted to 6" proceed with as little Delay as poffible, and as far as the Means in their Hands would juftify, to carry into Effect the Eftablifhment of a Free Publick Library." Two Days fubfequently, on the 7th of AuguSt, the Hon. Edward Everett tendered to the city Government his large Colledion of Publick Documents, [ 204 ] the Contributions alluded to by Mr. Bigelow in his Letter to Mr. Winthrop in I849. This Contribution was exceedingly valuable. It confifted of publick Documents and State Papers, in all to the Number of one thoufand bound Volumnes. Mr. Everett itated in his Letter that he had devoted a great Deal of Time, Labor and Expenfe in colleting thofe Documents. The Volumes embrace the moft important Documents from the Foundation of the Federal Government down to the Year I 840. In this Letter Mr. Everett ftrongly urged the Im.portance of ereating a Building for the publick Library, and faid: " Such a Library would put the finifhing Hand to that Syftem of Education which lies at the Bafis of the Prolperity of Bofton, and, with her benevolent Inftitutions, gives her fo much of her Name and Praife in the Land." The city Council accepted this Donation, and voted to receive the Volumes whenever a fuitable Place fhould be provided in which to depofit them. On the 7th of June, i 85 I, Mr. Everett tranfmitted the Volumes to the city Council, accompanying them with a Catalogue, and with another Letter, in which he again urged the Eredion of a fuitable Building for a publick Library. The Liberality of Mr. Everett was foon imitated by feveral other publick fpirited Citizens, who presented many valuable Volumes to the Library. Early in i 852, the Hon. Benjamin Seaver, Mayor of the City, in his inaugural Addrefs again called [205 ] the Attention of the city Council to the Free Public Library. His Remarks were referred to the joint Standing Committee on the Library, who, in conformity with his Recommendations, reported, April 29, in favor of choofing five Citizens at large, who, with the joint Committee of the city Council, fhould conftitute a Board of Truftees. They alfo recommended the immediate Appointment of a Librarian, in accordance with which Recommendation the prefent Librarian, Edward Capen, was eledted on the I3th of May, the Board of Truftees being chofen on the 24th of the fame Month. One of the firft Ads of the Board of Truftees was to report in accordance with Inftrudions from the Common Council, c"upon the Objeds to be attained by the Eftablifhment of a publick Library, and the bell Mode of effecting them." This Report was drawn up by Mr. Everect, and was an able and forcible Paper, fetting forth in glowing Language the Advantages of the publick Library, difcuffing a Plan for its Formation, Ihowing the feveral Claffes of Books which ought to be comprifed in fuch a Library, and confidering fome of the Details of the Plan of Organization. The Truftees did not deem it expedient to recommend, in the exifting State of the Finances of the City, an Appropriation for the Eretion of a Building, but conceived that there were Advantages in a more gradual Courfe of Meafures, in the Continuance of fuch moderate and frugal Expenditures on the Part of the City as had been already authorized and L 2o6 J commenced for the Purchafe of Books and the Compenfation of the Librarian. In order, however, to put the Library into Operation with the leakf poffible Delay, the Truftees propofed to the city Government to appropriate for this Purpofe the ground Floor of the Adams School-houie in Mafon Street. This Recommendation was adopted, and foon after the Rooms ftill occupied by the Library were opened for the Reception of Books. In September of the fame Year Samuel Appleton, Efq. enclofed to Mayor Seaver a Check for $I,ooo, to be devoted to the Purchafe of Books for the Library. But the Free Publick Library thus humbly, though fucceiffully commenced, had yet in ftore a Donation which was at once to place it upon a liberal Foundation, and to eftablifh its Ufefulnefs upon a fure Bafis. At about the Time the firft Report of the Board of Truftees, above alluded to, was iffued, the city Government were engaged in negotiating a Loan with the Houfe of Baring Brothers & Co. Mayor Seaver traniiritted among other Documents to Jofhua Bates, Efq., a Native of Bofton and a Member of that Firm, a Copy of the Report of the Library Truftees. On the I f of Otober, 1852, Mr. Bates addrefied a Letter to Mayor Seaver, itating that he had perufed the Report with great Intereft, 6"being impreffed with the Importance to the Rifing and the future Generations of fuch a Library as is recommended." In order to accelerate its Accomplifhment, and efta [ 207 ] blifh the Library at once on a Scale which would do Credit to the City, Mr. Bates tendered the Sum of $50,000 for the Purchafe of Books. This munificent Offer was promptly accepted by the city Government, and on the Ioth of March, 1853, i/4r. Bates wrote to Mayor Seaver, authorizing him to draw on him "for a Sum fufficient to contribute a Fund of fifty thoufand Dollars, to be held by the City of Boflton in Truft," upon the following Conditions: "'That its entire Income, but only its Income, fhall in each and every Year hereafter be expended in the Purchafe of fuch Books of permanent Value and Authority as may be found moft needed and moft ufeful, and that the City will, fo foon as it may conveniently be done, provide, and always hereafter maintain a fuitable Eftiablitffment for a Free Publick Library, in which Arrangements fhall be made for the comfortable Accommodation at one and the fame Time, and at all proper Hours of the Day and Evening, for at leaft one hundred Readers." In accordance with a Vote of the city Council, the Mayor drew upon Mr. Bates for the Sum of 50000ooo, which was Invefted in the city Bonds as a permanent Fund for the Increafe of the Library. The Fund was foon after increafed by another imunificent Donation from one of the moft wealthy and dirtinguifhed Citizens of Bofton, the Hon, Jonathan Phillips, who on the I th of April, 1853, in a Letter to the Mayor and Aldermen, offered for [ 208 ] the Acceptance of the City of Boilon, in Aid of their city Library, the Sum of ten thoufand Dollars -- "to be forever held and treated as a trufi Fund; the Income of which (hall be ufed exclufively for the Purchafe of Books for faid Library, and if from any Caufe whatever there fhall at any Time happen a Diminution of the Capital, then the Income is to accumulate, and be added to the Capital, until its original Amount fhall be entirely reftored.") This Donation was invefted in like Manner as that of Mr. Bates, and there two Donations, with that of Mr. Bigelow in all $6 I,ooo-conftitute a permanent Fund, yielding an annual Income of $3,660 for the gradual Increafe of the Library. To this the City has added annually a liberal Sum. An Addition to the permanent Fund of the Library to the Amount of $io,ooo, will probably foon be realized from the liberal Bequeft of the Hon. Abbot Lawrence, which is to be paid within three Years of the Probate of his Will. The Free Publick Library has had many other liberal Benefaftors befides thofe whofe munificent Donations have founded the Library upon a permanent Bafis. Among thefe may be mentioned the lamented James Brown, who contributed $500oo, James Nightengale, $Ioo, J. Ingerfoll Bowditch, $300, N. I. Bowditch, $2oo, and Mrs. S. I. K. Shepard, $I,ooo. On the a4th of February, I853, an Order was [ 209 ] palfed by the city Council, authorizing the Committee on the Library, in Conference with the Board of Truftees, to purchafe a fuitable Site for the Erection of a Buildingc which fhould be fully adapted to the Purpofes of the Library and fulfill the Conditions of the Donation of Mr. Bates. Accordingly the Committee purchafed an Eftate on Somerfet Street, which, as not being fufficiently central, was fubfequently fold, and four very eligible Lots were purchafed on Boyliton Street and Van Renffelaer Place, upon which the Edifice reprefented in the Cut, has been ereated. The Building is in the Roman Style of Architeeture, the Exteriour being quite plain, with the Exception of the Front, being conftrudted of faced Brick, with Conneticut free-ftone Dreffing. It fhows two Stories high in Front. The Bafement, which is quite light and airy, is nearly all below the Grade of Boylfton Street. The Building is reCangular, 82 Feet wide, by i i 6 Feet long, with two Towers I4~' by i Feet, one at each Corner. The Bafement is I I Feet high, the firft Story 212- Feet, and the fecond or principal Story 52 Feet. The firft Floor is divided into five Apartments by brick Walls, defignated as follows: Veftibule, Converfation and Delivery Room, General Reading Room, Special Reading Room (for Ladies), and Circulating Library Room. A fpacious Entrance through three Sets of richly carved oak Doors leads to the Veftibule, which occupies the central Portion of the Front of the ac, [ 210 ] Building, and which is 22 Feet wide by 44 Feet deep, and 22 Feet high. The Veftibule contains the main Stair-cafe, which commences in two Parts, one fix Feet wide on each Side, both landing upon a Platform at an Elevation of ten Feet, and thence converging into one Flight, ten Feet wide, to the main Hall. The Converfation Room, which is entered from the Foot of the Veftibule, occupies the central Portion of the earf Side of the Building on the firft Story, and is 34 Feet wide, by 50o Feet deep, and I 2 Feet high. This Room forms a Kind of inner Veftibule, with delivery Counters for the Circulating Library, and Entrances to the Special and General Reading Rooms. It is finifhed quite plain, with marble Floor, and Walls and Ceilings laid off in panel Work. The Special Reading Room, for Ladies, occupies the northeaft front Corner of the Building, and is 27 Feet wide by 44 Feet deep, and 2 21 Feet high. It is intended to accommodate one hundred Readers, having fix circular Tables furrounding the elaborately ornamented iron Columns, which fupport the Ceiling. The Walls and Ceiling are tastefully laid off in panel Work, exquifitely tinted and gilded. The Floor is of Marble, like nearly all the Floors throughout the Building, the iron Columns refting upon Bafes of fine Italian Marble. The Arrangements for lighting this and all the Rooms are complete and ample, and the Gaf-fixtures are Models of Neatnefs and Appropriatenefs. The General Reading Room is [ 211 ] in the northweft Corner of the Building. It is 28 Feet wide by 78 Feet deep, and of the fame Height with the fpecial Reading-room. It is alfo fimilarly furnifhed, and will accommodate two hundred Readers. The Circulating Library Room occupies the Remainder of the firft Floor, being upon the fouth End. It is 78 Feet wide by 34 Feet deep. It is fhelved for forty thoufand Volumes. The Decorations are very few. It is plainly finifhed, with iron Balconies, and circular Stairs, and conne6ts with the Bafement and upper Parts of the Building by an iron Staircafe in the eaft Tower, and with the main Hall by a circular iron Staircafe. It is alfo in Communication with the main Hall by Means of Dumb-waiters. Leading from this Room there are in the weft Tower two Rooms for the Librarian and Affiftants. There is alfo a Room belonging to this Floor, diredly over the Converfation Room, an Apartment for Stowage of Books, 9 Feet high in clear, and 34 Feet fquare. The entire upper Story is occupied by the fplendid main Hall and Library. This Hall has a clear Space of 38 Feet wide, by 92 Feet deep, and 58 Feet high, furrounded by three Stories of Alcoves, thirty arranged on each Side, 9 by I4 Feet in clear, and I 2 Feet high, each with three Stories of Corridors on each End to correfpond with the Alcoves in Height, and finifihed in the Roman-Corinthian, ornate Style. The Partitions between the Alcoves are faced with three-quarters Diameter, full, rich [ 212 ] Corinthian Columns, ftanding upon Pedeftals of the befl Italian Marble, highly polifhed. The Columns, Capitals, Bales and Pedeftals, occupy nearly the Height of the three Stories of Alcoves, and fupport femi-circular Arches with rich Archivaults, Keyftones, &c., which in turn fupport a full, rich Corinthian Cornice, without Architrave, whereon refts the Lantern. The Lantern is finifhed with coved Angles, having perpendicular circle.headed Windows, with Arches interfeaing the coved Angles, and feparated by heavy Ribs fupporting a deep-funk diamond panel Ceiling, relieved with rich carved Mouldings, pendant Drops, &c. The Floor of the clear Space is of Marble, and that of the Alcoves is of fouthern Pine, bedded in Cement, on brick Arches. The Alcoves on the main Floor are fhelved for Books, in accordance with the decimal Syftem propofed by Dr. N. B. Shurtleff, having ten Shelves, in Height, divided into ten Spaces in Length, making one hundred Spaces in each Alcove. The Shelves are of Wood, covered with a fire-proof Solution of Glafs, &c. Each Alcove, befides being lighted from the clear Space, is alfo illuminated by a Skylight diretly from the Roof, and the rear End of the Alcove being con — ftruCted in a V fhape, leaves no dark Corner. The Alcoves on the firft Floor are proteded by iron Railings in Front from the Publick, and have Openings between each for the PafTage of the Librarians, and alfo four Flights of circular iron Stairs, conneding with the two Tiers of Galleries. The [ 213 1 grand Hall is one of the moft beautiful in the Country, and for perfe& Proportion, Neatnefs of Colour, and exquifite Tafte of Decoration, can hardly be furpaffed the World over. The Building occupied about two and a half Years in Conftrution, and coft, including the Finifhings, $247,05i. The Land and Preparation coft $116,582, making a Total of $363,633. It was conftruted from Defigns by, and under the Superintendence of Charles K. Kirby, whofe Plan was feledted from among twenty-four presented by Boifon Architeas in Anfwer to an Advertifement by the Commiffioners. The corner Stone of the Strufture was laid by the Mayor of the City, on the I7th of September, 1855; and on the ft of January, I858, the new Building was dedicated, with appropriate Ceremonies. Addreffes were delivered by Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, his Honour Mayor Rice, and Hon. Edward Everett. As foon as Information was received by Mr. Bates, in London, that the Erection of a Library was commenced, he addreffed a Communication to the Mayor, fignifying his Wifh, in order to render the Library immediately and generally ufeful to the Publick, in addition to the Sum of $5o,ooo originally given by him, to purchafe a confiderable Number of Books in the various Departments of Science and Literature, and to prefent them to the City for the publick Library. This new and moit liberal Offer was gratefully accepted, and in [ 214 3 accordance with the Requefi of Mr. Bates, the Truftees, with the fpecial Affiftance of Prof. Jewett and a Number of literary and fcientific Gentlemen of known Eminence, prepared, with great Care, Lifts of Works in various Departments of Knowledge, which they deemed moft important for the Library. The Number of Volumes thus indicated amounted to 35,ooo, and the Lifts, after having been carefully revifed, were tranmritted to the Agents of Mr. Bates in London, Paris, Leipfic and Florence. The Books were procured and forwarded with great Promptnefs. The firft Arrival was in May, i 856. In lefs than a Year and a half I42 Boxes had been received, containing 21,374 Volumes, the Coift of which, according to the Invoices, was 838,893. Others are conftantly arriving, and it is probable that the aggregate money Value of this munificent Donation of Mr. Bates, will equal the Amount originally contributed by him as a permanent Fund for the Ufe of the Library. The city Government has very properly provided that a Buff of Mr. Bates, in Marble or Bronze, fhall be placed in the publick library Building, as an enduring Memorial of the city's Obligation and Gratitude. It fhould be mentioned in this Conne~tion that George Ticknor, Efq., one of the Truftees, vifited Europe in i856, to confer with and render fuch Affiftance as might be defirable to Mr. Bates in carrying out his noble Purpofe. He not only [215 made Arrangements perfonally for the Purchafes in the German and Italian Departments, but eftablifhed Agencies, fecured the good Offices of fome of the moft accomplifhed Librarians and Bibliographers of Europe, and in other Ways materially fubferved the Interefts of the Library. The Books received from Europe were placed in the Care of Profeffor C. C. Jewett, formerly Librarian of the Smithfonian Inflitute, under whofe Supervifion they have been catalogued and arranged upon the Shelves. The a&ive Operations of the Library have been attended with great Succeis. On the 20oth of March, 1854, the Books then comprifing the Library, which had been temporarily placed in the lower Story of the Building of the Normal School, in Mafon Street, were offered to the Publick for Ufe in the Reading-room attached to the Library; and on the 2d of May following, the Books were firft circulated among the Citizens for home Ufea Privilege which has been continued to the prefent Time, with the Exception of fhort Periods, when the Library has been clofed for the ufual annual Examination. In November, 1857, when the laft Examination of the Library was made by a Committee, in compliance with a Requifition of the library Ordinance, the Number of Volumes appertaining to the Inftitution (including the Books received from the laft liberal Donation of Mr. Bates), amounted to about [ 216 ] 56,ooo; to which flould be added I6,ooo or more Pamphlets. The Number of Books at the prefent Time is about 65,o0o. During the Time that the Library has been open to the Publick, the Books have been very actively circulated. In the Aggregate, about go90,0ooo Volumes a Year have been delivered to Borrowers for home Ufe; and on one Occafion the large Number of 730 Volumes were lent in a fingle Day. Thus have been Iketched fomewhat at Length, the leading Events in the Hiftory of the Rife and Progrefs of the Free Public Library of Boltono The Inftitution is one of which her Citizens have every Reafon to be proud. It is the Culmination of that great educational Strudture of which the primary Schools are the foundation Stones. Rifing in regular Gradation therefrom are the Grammar Schools, the Latin School, the Eng]ith High School, the Normal School for Girls, and the Free Public Library. The Children of the City are received at the Portals of this Edifice, initruted in the very Elements of Learning, then conduded Step by Step to the higher Branches, until they become fitted for the adtive Duties of Life, and to become good and ufeful Citizens, when the Departments of Science, of Art and of Literature are freely thrown open to them, in the rich Stores of Learning which are treafured upon the Shelves of the publick Library. May the Intereft which is now felt in this excellent Inftitution continue unabated, and may it [ 217 ] go on indefinitely in its Work of gathering that which is better than Riches and more precious than Gold. CHARLES C. JEWETT, A. M., Stuperintendent. EDWARD CAPEN, Librarian. NOTE.-The foregoing Account has been taken mainly from the Bofton Journal, and Boilon Courier, with flight Alterations and Changes. wlREDWOOD LIBRARY. Pd [ 2I8 ] IMPERIAL LIBRARY AT PARIS. 825,000 Vols. HE Imperial Library at Paris is juftly confidered as the fineft in the World. It was commenced under the Reign of King John, who poffeffed only 20 Volumes; but the Number was fo increased by his Succeffor, Charles V., who conftruded a Library in one of the Towers of the Louvre, that, at his Death in 1380, they amounted, according to Le Prince, to 9 I o Volumes, feveral of them fuperbly illuminated by John of Bruges, the belt Artift in Miniatures of that Time. This precious ColleCion was nearly deftroyed during the Troubles in the Reign of Charles VII.; but what remained was recovered and greatly improved by Charles VIII., who added to it the choice Books, ftill to be identified by the curious Vifitor, which he carried off to France, after the Conqueft of Naples. Francis I. united it in I544 with that of Fontainbleau, which had been enriched by valuable Greek Manufcripts brought from the Eaft. Henri IV. was alfo a munificent Benefaator. He appointed the celebrated Hiftorian De Thou, to be'Keeper; brought the Royal Library back to Paris, after an Abfence of nearly a Century (it had been removed to Blois before its Tranffer to Fontainbleau); and added to it, the finIe Colledtion of Man.ufcripts, —more than 800 in Number, and chiefly Greek-which had been formed by Catherine de Medicis. From this Period the Royal Library continued to receive conftant Accefflions. In I684 [ 2I9 ] it poffeffed 50,547 Volumes; at the Death of Louis XIV., upwards of 70,000; in I775 it amounted to I5o,ooo; and by 1790 it had increafed to about 200oo,ooo. Then came the enormous, and for a long Time the almoft chaotick Acceffions which accrued from the revolutionary Confifcations. At prefent it contains about 825,000 printed Volumes, 85,ooo Volumes of Manufcripts, 300,000 Charters and Deeds, and 5oo,ooo Pamphlets or Trafts. In I667, Louis XIV., having ordered all the Medals and Curiofities contained in the royal Refidences to be colle~Ied together, caufed them to be depofited in this Library. Learned Antiquarians, fent into foreign Countries, augmented this Collec6tion; rare and precious Objeds were fuccefflively acquired; and the Library at prefent poffeffes the richeif and moit varied Colledion that exifts in Europe. The Cabinet of Engravings, alfo founded by Louis XIV., is compofed of Paintings on Vellumn, Drawings, and an immenfe Colledtion of Prints, from the Difcovery of Engraving to the prefent Time. It contains more than I,5oo,ooo, arranged in about I 2,000 Volumes and Portfolios. In thefe Numbers is included a noble Series of Portraits, exceeding 6o,ooo, arranged as far as poffible, in chronological Order. A fecond and itill larger Colleduion of Portraits, formed by the Deburesnearly 67,ooo in Number-has been recently purchafed, and arranged in alphabetical Order. Large Seledions of Prints are conftantly exhibited to all Comers, under Glafs. [ 220 ] The Imperial Library is at prefent divided into the following Departments, viz: ift. Printed Books; 2d. Manufcripts, Charters and Deeds; 3d. Coins, Medals, engraved Stones, and other antique Monuments; 4th. Engravings; 5th. Maps, Charts and Plans. Thefe five Departments form five diitin&t Eftablifhments, which, by their Importance and the Richnefs of their Treafures, exceed everything of the Kind that is, as yet, to be found in other Countries. A Decree of 1556, which fell, or partially fell, into Difufe during the Troubles of the Fronde, was renewed in 1689, impofed on Publifhers the Obligation of furnifhing to the Library of the King, Copies of all Works printed with Copyright; and each Copy was required to be bound. At prefent the Law prescribes the Depofit of Copies of all Books (as well as Maps and Engravings) printed; but the Condition requiring them to be bound is difpenfed with. The yearly Increafe from this Source alone is ftated to be I 2,000 Volumes. The Additions from the Vatican Library, felected by the French Commiffioners in 1797, were particularly valuable, amounting to 50i Manufcripts. Of there, 20 were Hebrew; 40 Syriac; i 9 Coptic; i i Chinefe; 133 Greek, amongif which was the celebrated Codex Vaticanus of the Septuagint; I76 Latin, including the famous Virgil, Terence, Horace, Cafar, Plautus, and other ancient claffical Manufcripts; befides many other Manufcripts illuftrative of the ninth and tenth Centuries. Numerous Manufcripts in modern Languages were alfo [ 221 ] feized in virtue of the compulfory Treaty of Tolentino, particularly the Comedia of Dante, tranfcribed by Boccaccio, the Arcadia of Sannazaro, Michael Angelo's Letters, and alfo thofe of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn; befides I36 early printed Books, 13 Etrufcan Vafes, and 737 ancient Coins. To thefe were added the Manufcripts and early printed Books collected by the French in other Parts of Europe, to which their vidcorious Eagles had penetrated. But the Events of I814 and i8 I were followed by a large Reftitution of the literary Treafures, as well as of the Works of Art, acquired by Right, or rather by Abufe, of Conqueft. Of the Contents of this magnificent Colletion, it would be impoffible, in a Sketch like this, to give anything like Details. It is rich in every Branch and Department, unique in fome, and as a whole unrivalled. Of Books printed upon Vellum, it contains 1467, being the fineft and moft extenfive Colledion in the World. The total Number of Books of this Sort extant does not exceed 2700. Lord Spencer's Colledtion, which is the richeft in Great Britain, only contains Io8. The following are a few of the literary and artiftick Treafures accumulated in the Library, defcribed by Dr. Dibdin, in his Bibliographical Tour in France and Germany, Volume II. i. Manufcrzpts. Latin Bible of Charles the Bald. A magnificent folio Volume, depofited in the Library by Baluze, the head Librarian to Colbert. Book of the Gofpels of the Emperor Lotharius, [ 222 ] executed in the Year 855, and among the moit precious Specimens of early Art in the Colledion. On the Cover are the royal Arms. Pfalterium, Latine, S~. The Religious Manual of St. Louis. It is in wooden Covers, wrapped in red Velvet. The Vellum is fingularly foft, and of its original pure Tint. Hiftorical Paraphrafe of the Bible. Latin and French. Folio. Containing according to Camus in his Notices et Extraits, Vol. VI, upwards of 5000 Illuminations. Such a Work could not now, in his Eftimation, be executed under Ioo,ooo Francs. Evangelium Sti Johannis. A fiiall oblong folio Manufcript of the Eleventh Century, bound in red Velvet. It is executed in large coarfe Gothick and Roman Letters of Gold. Breviary of John, Duke of Bedford. "The laft, and by much the moft fplendid Illumination in this Breviary, is the Affumption of the Virgin, for which the Artifts of the Middle Age, and efpecially the old Illuminators, feem to have referved all their Powers, and upon which they laviflhed all their Stock of Gold, Ultramarine and Carmine." This Breviary is one of the moft minute, elaborate and' dazzling VWorks of the Kind extant. Hora Beatae Maria Virginis. A fmall Folio. One of the moft fuperb and beautiful Books, of its Clafs, in the Library. Hours of Anne of Brittany. " Of all the Volumes in this molt marvellous Library, this is deemed the moft precious." It meafures I 2 Inches by 7I. Cite de Dieu. 2 Vols. Folio. Magnificent Shew Books, fimilar in Size and Style [ 223 of Art, to the Manufcript of Valerius Maximus, in the Britifh Mufeum. Tite-Live. Folio. A noble Manufcript of the Isth Century. L'Hiftoire Romaine. 3 Vols. Folio. Among the Shew Books, The Binding is gorgeous, and in a fine State of Prefervation. Royal Biography of France. Folio. The Nonpareil of its Kind, being a Book of Portraits, with intermixed Illuminations. Lancelot du Lac, Triftan, Le Roy Artus, Roman de la Rofe, and other Romances. A Book of Tournaments. Folio. A marvellous Volume in a perfec Blaze of Splendour. 2. Early Printed Books. Horaw Beate Virginis, Greek. Printed by Aldus. I497. I20.~ Perhaps the rareft Aldine Volume in the World, when found in a perfed State." There are only ten known perfed~ Copies of this Book, of which fix are in England. The Shyppe of Fooles. Printed by Wynkyn de Worde. I 509. 80. A far famed Volume, upon Vellum, bound in red Morocco. Pfalterium, Latine. Printed by Furt and Schoiffher. I457. Folio. Editio Princeps. Bought at the M'Carthy Sale for I 2,ooo Francs. Only feven Copies of it known in the World. Biblia Latina. (Suppofed to have been printed in 1455.) Folio. This is the famous Edition called the Mazarine Bible, upon which Bibliographers have prepared fo many Difquifitions. This Copy, which is upon Paper, is the Copy of all Copies. Durandi Rationale Div. Off. Printed by Fuft and Schoiffher.!459. Folio. Biblia Latina. Printed by Pfifter, [ 224 ] at Bamberg, I46I. 3 Vols. Folio. The rarefi of all Latin Bibles, when found in a perfed State. Sts. Auguftinus de Civitate Dei. Printed in the Soubiaco Monaftery. I467. Folio. "A fine Copy of this refplendent Volume, which is truly among the Mafler-pieces of early Printing." Grammatica Rhythmica. Printed by Furl and Schoiffher. 1466. Folio. This very meagre little Folio, confifting of but eleven Leaves, was bought at the Sale of Cardinal Lomenie's Library for three thzouJfnd three hundred Livres. There is but one other known Copy of it in the World. Vocabularius. Printed by Bechtermuntze. 1467. Quarto. Editio Princeps. One of the rareft Books in the World. Virgilius. Printed by Sweynheym and Pannartz. 1469. Folio. Editio Princeps. "The enormous Worth and Rarity of this exceedingly precious Volume may be eftimated frotn this very Copy having been purchafed, at the Sale of the Duke de la Valliere's Library, in 1783, for four thoufand one hundred and one Livres." Virgilius. Printed by Vindelin de Spira. I470. Upon Vellum. Plinii Hill. Naturalis. Printed by J. de Spira. I469. Folio. Editio Princeps. A beautiful Book-gem upon Vellum. Livius. Printed by Vindelin de Spira. I470. Folio. A magnificent Copy in two Volumes, upon Vellum. " I know that 500 Guineas were once offered for a Copy of this molt extraordinary Book. —Dibdin. Boccaccio I1 Decamerone. Printed by Valdarfer. I47 I. Folio. The famous Edition of the more famous Copy fold at [ 225 ] the Sale of the Duke of Roxburghe's Library for ~2,260. Homeri Opera. Greek. I488. Folio. Editio Princeps. Croniques de France. Printed by Verard. 1493. 3 Vols. Folio. Upon Vellum. Coloured wood Cuts, red morocco Binding. Hitherto there has been no complete Catalogue of the Imperial Library. That of Labbe, printed in I653, in quarto, treats of fome Manufcripts, which are divided into hiftorical and chronological, biblical and theological, epiftolary and diplomatick, technical and philological. Anicet Melot's Catalogue of the Manufcripts in the Royal Library was printed at Paris, I739-44, in 4 Volumes. Folio. The firft Volume contains the oriental Manufcripts; the fecond the Greek; and the third and fourth the Latin. Befides there, the 6Colledtion has furnifhed the Materials for a ~Work, publiflied in fucceffive Volumes, by the Academy of Infcriptions, under the Title of Notices et Extraits des Manufcrits de la Bibliothaeque du Roi (or Nationale) et autres Bibliotheques. The firft Volume, quarto, is dated 1787, the feventeenth, i85 i. This, however, is rather a Colledion of Dififertations, and Defcriptions of particular Manufcripts, than a defcriptive Catalogue. The French Manufclipts are defcribed with great Accuracy, by M. Paulin Paris, in his Work, Les Manufcrits Fran~ois de la Bibliotheque du Roi. 7 Vols. 80. Paris, I836-48. Of the printed Books in the then Royal Library, there appeared a Catalogue compiled by the Abbes Sallier, Boudot, Capperonnier, and others, in 6 Vols. [ 226 ] Folio. Paris. I739-50. It contains only the Claffes Theology, Belles-Lettres, and a Part of Jurifprudence. After the Lapfe of a Century, the Want of a general Catalogue having been felt, the Deficiency is about to be fupplied, by Direetion of the prefent Emperor. The Tafk has been undertaken with Energy and carried on with an Amount of Succefs worthy of the Colledtions which have accumulated. The new Catalogue commences with the Clafs of French Hiftory. It is printed in large quarto, in double Columns, the Books chronologically arranged under the different Reigns or Periods of Government. The three Volumes already publifhed, I855-6, according to an Enumeration prefixed, include 45,729 Articles. The fourth Volume, which completes the Clafs, is in the Prefs. This will foon be followed by other Claffes or Divifions. The Building in which this vaft Colleftion is depofited is the immenfe Hotel formerly occupied by Cardinal Mazarin, embracing the entire Space between the Rue Vivienne, Rue Richelieu, Rue Neuve des Petits Champs, and Rue Colbert. It is deftitute of all external Ornament, and of a dark and dingy Tint. Its Length is 540 Feet, its Breadth I3o Feet; its total Surface, including the Courts, is I 5 2,853 fquare Feet. The Interiour is occupied by a Court, 300 Feet in Length by go in Breadth, Surrounded with Buildings prefenting two Styles of Architeiture, one that of the ancient H6tel de Nevers, the other of a more modern Date. At the Extremity is a fmall Garden, with a Statue of [ 227 ] Charles V. and a Fountain. The annual Sum allowed for the Support of the Imperial Library is about $8o,ooo. Except on Sundays and Holidays, it is open daily from ten until three o'Clock. Every Book that can be found is brought to Applicants; and literary ~Men of known Refpedtability are permitted to take Books to their own Refidences. NOTE.-The above Fa&s are gathered from the Encyclopedia Britannica, with Additions and Changes. VIEW OF THE FRANKFORT CITY LIBRARY. [ 228 ] ROYAL LIBRARY AT MUNICH. 600oo,000 VOIS. HIS Library, founded about I660, by Albert V., Duke of Bavaria, is the molt extenfive Colledcion in Germany, ranking ire Size and Importance next to the Bibliothaque Nationale of Paris. It contains about 6oo00,000ooo Volumes of printed Books, betides upwards of i oo,ooo Volumes of Duplicates, which were recently on Sale, and 22,ooo Volumes of Manufcripts. From i a Difcourfe on the Origin and Increafe of the Library, delivered in I784, by Steigenberger, the Librarian (and tranflated into Latin by Vitali), it appears that the Hebrew, Arabick, Syriack, Greek, and Latin Manufcripts, which it contained, formed even then a precious Treafure. Since that Period [ 229 ] vaft Additions have been made to all Departments of the Colledion. The Library, which formerly occupied a College that had belonged to the Jefuits, is now removed to a magnificent new Building, in the Style of a mediaval Italian Palace, which was commenced in 1822 and completed in 1842. It is fituated in Ludwig Street, and is eafily recognifed by four Statues of Ariftotle, Thucydides, Hippocrates and Homer, placed upon the Steps before the principal Entrance. From the ground Floor, where the general Archives of the Kingdom are preferved, a magnificent Staircafe afcends between two marble Colonnades to the Library. The Entrance to the firit Libraryroom is adorned with two Statues, one of the Founder of the Library, Duke Albert V., the other of Louis I., to whom the Building is due. This is the Hall from whence Books are loaned. After this is a large Hall, devoted to the Purpofe of Reading and Study, and open to the Publick daily, from eight o'Clock until one, except on Fetedays and Holidays. A feparate Hall, affigned to the Reading of periodical Reviews, and of literary and fcientifick Journals, is referved for Members of the Academy and for Profeffors in the Univerfity. The loaning of Books is reftrided to there Perfons juft mentioned, to publick Officers of at leaft the Rank of Counfellor, and Refident in Munich, and to Perfons who obtain fpecial Permiffion from the Minifter of the Interiour. Books are delivered between nine o' Clock and one. Vifitors at the [ 230 ] Library are not allowed to go to the Shelves where the Books are arranged, without being accompanied by one of the Librarians. For the Gratification of Strangers, however, a large Number of the rareft and moft curious Books and Manufcripts are difplayed in glafs Cafes, where they can be conveniently feen. The Library has no Collection of Coins, Medals, Statues, Paintings or Engravings, for there'are extended Colledions of all thefe Objeds elfewhere in Munich. Printed Books and Manufcripts are the two main Divifions of its Property. The former of thefe are arranged upon the Shelves into twelve principal Claffes, which are ftill further fubdivided into I8o Claffes. The twelve main Divifions are the following: I. Encyclopaedick Works, with I I Subordinate Claffes; 2. Philology, with i 8 fubordinate; 3. Hiftory, with 40 fubordinate; 4. Mathematicks, with 8 fubordinate; 5. Phyficks, with 13 Subordinate; 6. Anthropology, with 4 fubordinate; 7. Philofophy. with 3 Subordinate; 8. SIEftheticks, with I 5 fubordinate; 9. Politicks, with 6 fubordinate; Io. Medicine, with 8 fubordinate; 1 I. Jurifprudence, with I6 Subordinate; and 12. Theology, with 38 fubordinate Divifions. The Manufcripts include 580 in Greek; 268 in oriental Languages; 313 in Hebrew; I4,000 in Latin; 4,000ooo in German; near 600 in French; about 50o in Italian; with fome in Swedifib, Slavick, Englifh, and other Languages; in all, as has already been itated, not far from 22,ooo. Among thefe [ 23I ] may be fpecified a Greek New Teflament, in uncial Letters, of the eighth Century; a Copy of the Latin Gofpels, of the fame Age; a New Teftament in gold and filver Letters, on purple Vellum, of the ninth Century; an Evangelarium and Miffal, given by the Emperor Henry II. to the Cathedral of Bamberg, about the Year 1020, moft richly decorated with Miniatures of the Byzantine School, the Binding ornamented with carved Ivory and precious Stones; a magnificent Copy of the Seven Penitential Pfalms, in four remarkable Folios, exhibiting extraordinary Proofs of the united Skill of the Scribe, the Muician, the Painter, and the Book Binder; a Latin Manufcript of the Gofpels, in large folio, bound in Ivory and Brafs with Borders of Portraits and precious Stones; the Romance of Sir Triftrant, in Verfe, written in German, in the I3th Century, and containing fifteen Illuminations; an Office of the Virgin, minutely ornamented, bound in maffive Silver wafhed with Gold, and conftituting, according to Dibdin, a Book fuperiour to anything of its Kind in Europe. The principal Gem, in the Department of illuminated Books of Devotion, preferved in the Royal Library at Munich, is what is called Albert Durer's Prayer Book. This confifts of a Set of marginal Embellifhments, by the Hand of Albert Durer, in a fmall folio Volume, of which the Text, written in a very large lower-cafe Gothick Letter, forms the central Part. They are executed in Colours of biftre, green, purple or pink, with great Beauty [ 232 ] of Conception and Vigour of Touch, affording an additional Proof of the flhrprifing Talents of the Author. The ancient Manufcripts relative to the Art of Mufick, amount to a great Number, and are exceedingly curious. Of printed Books of the fifteenth Century, the Library is ftated to poiTefs, befides 50 block Books, fome of them from the Haarlem Prefs, 3,500 without Date, and 6,ooo with Dates prior to the Year I500. Among there may be found the firft printed Bible, the Work of Guttenberg and Fauft, at Mayence, between I450 and I455; a Latin Pfaltery of the Year I459, upon Vellum; Le Rational de Durand, of the fame Year, printed by Fault and Sch6ffer; the firft Books with Dates which were printed at Augfburg, Nuremberg and Munich; an Attempt at Stereotyping, made in I553; the Works of Virgil, of which the entire Text is cut upon Copper, &c. There is no printed Catalogue of the entire Library. The Catalogue in Ufe confifts of a Series of manufcript Volumes, which are depofited in Cafes, eafy of Accefs and convenient. Into this Catalogue new Books are entered immediately. The annual Sum allowed for the Increafe of the Library is about $Io,ooo. The daily Management is admirable. The Officers connected with the Library, are, a Chief Librarian, a Sub Librarian, 3 Afiiftants, 3 Secretaries, and a Clerk, befides Attendants. In addition to the Royal Library, Munich has [ 233 ] alfo its Univerfity Library, containing about 250,000 Volumes. The following Account of the Sale by Au&ion of the Duplicates of the Royal Library at Munich, to which we have already referred, is taken from the London Athenaeum. The Sale took place at Augfburg, on the 3d of May, laft, continuing the whole Week. The great Rarity of many of the Books for fale attraied, as was to be expeced, much Attention, and on Monday Morning, when the Sale began, there were affembled Bookfellers from all Quarters of Europe. From England, we noticed Meflrs. Boone and Quaritch, of London, and Stark, of Hull; from Paris, Meffrs. Vieweg and E. Trofs; and from Germany, there were all the principal antiquarian Bookfellers, as AJher and Stargardt from Berlin, Baer from Frankfort, Weigel from Leipzig, and many others. We quote in Pruflian Florins the Prices of fome of the principal Works. A Jlightly defedive Copy on Paper of the Mazarine Bible fold for 2,336 Florins, bought for the Emperor of RuJJia. Latin Bible, undated, but fuppofed I465, by Berthold and Richel, 220 fl. A Suit of early Editions of the Bible, in German, followed: the firJt (fee Ebert), 267 fl.; the fecond, 360 fl.; the third, imperfed, 30 fl.; the fifth, 130 fl.; the fixth, or firJI dated, Edition, AugJburg, I477, 300 fl.; the feventh, 95 fl.; the ninth, Iii fl.; and the tenth, II5 fl. A fecond Volume only of the firJ Low Saxon Bible brought 334 fl. Caftilla Concionero, I527, imperf~e, 530 fl. Percival and Tyturel, I477, 246 fl. Balbi Catholicon, by Fuji, 1460, on Paper, 67I fl; and the fame Edition, on Vellum, 4,4IO fl. Thomaf-a —Kempis, firjt Edition, undated, xoo fl. Ciceronis de Officiis, by Fuji, 1465, a beautiful Copy on Vellum, I,950 fl. Miji'ale RatiJbonienfe, I5I8, on Vellum, imperfed, 710 fl. Dante a Landino, I48I, 235 fl. Block Books, Ars Memorandi, 725 fl. St. Johannis EvangeliJtz, iji Edition, T,420 fl. The 3d Edition of the fame curious Work, 1,255 fl. The rare SpaniJh Edition of 1529 of Marco Polo, 21o fl, Ff [ 234 ] IMPERIAL LIBRARY AT ST. PETERSBURG. N the Centre of the modern Capital of Ruffia, upon one of the moft brilliant Streets in the World, the Nevfky Perfpetive, ftands a large and beautiful Edifice, erefed in the later Style of Colledions of the mperial Publick Library. Although this Infitution, like other large Libraries, Worl, te Nef y Pefl-)j tie, tand a arg andbeutfulEdfie.,er~td i te ate Syl o Roman Archite~~~~~ture, and devoted to the immenfe~~~~~,il Collffio's f te Iperil Pulic Libary AlthughthisInfitutonlik othr lrge ibrrie [ 235 ] is a Monument of the Development of human Intelle& in all its various Phrafes, yet the Officers delight to remember at the fame Time that it is a remarkable Trophy of military Glory, owing the principal and moft precious Part of its Treafures to the Succefs of Ruffian Arms. The Names of Suwarrow and Pafkewitch are infeparably attached to the Foundation and Increafe of this vaft Inftitution, while to Field-Marfhal Prince Volkhonfky, recently Minifter of the Imperial Houfehold, was referved the Work of its definite Organization. The Hiftory of this Colletion of Books, originally located in Warfaw, is one of great Intereft, The Library was commenced by Polifh Counts, of the Zalufki Family, in Cracow, but in 1746 it was removed to Warfaw, where in I747 it was opened to the Publick and formally inaugurated in Prefence of the King of Poland and other high Authorities. At this Time it is faid to have numbered three hundred thoufand Volumes, of which fifty-two thoufand were Duplicates. In I761, one of the Counts by whofe pecuniary Advances it was undoubtedly fuftained, becoming embarraffed in his Affairs, tranfferred the Ownerfhip to the College of the Jefuits then eftablifhed in Warfaw. In 1794 occurred the Fall of Poland, and the Publick Library with the Archives of the Crown were carried off to St. Peterfburg. This Tranfportation being made by Land, and along Roads which the late Seafon of the Year rendered almoft impradticable, many Boxes of Books fuffered from the Inclemency of the [ 236 ] Weather, others were broken or damaged, and the Works which they contained fpoiled, mifplaced or Separated. The Colle&ion was conveyed to the Imperial Cabinet in two Convoys, and after the Inventory had been completed on the 23d February, 1796, it was found that it Hill amounted to 262,64o Volumes and 24,573 Prints. This Library comprifed in general all the beft Works, up to the Middle of the feventeenth Century, in the Sciences, the Arts, and the Belles-Lettres. The theological, and, after it, the hiftorical and literary Branches, were the molt confiderable. The former alone comprehended above 8o,ooo Volumes. It was alfo rich in Topography, efpecially in the Hiftories of Towns; and the literary Branch included a precious ColleCdion of claffical Books and Works on Bibliography; but the Departments of Philofophy, Mathematicks, Phyficks, Travels and Antiquities were very incomplete. Such was the Foundation of the Imperial Library at St. Peterfburg. An Edifice, ordered by Catharine, having been completed in i 8o i, the Warfaw Library, Ilill known at that Time as the Zalufki Colledtion, was removed to its prefent Accommodations. The Colt of the Building, of which our Engraving is a good Reprefentation, was not far from 6o,ooo Roubles affignat. The Direftion of the Library was at this Time confided to Count Stroganoff, at whofe Death in i 8 I, it was affigned to the Minifter of Publick InfRrudion. Oloueen, however, was really in charge of the Inftitution from I8I 2 [ 237 ] to 1 843, and from that Time to 1849 Bourtourlin held the fame Pofition. In OCtober of the latter Year,s the prefent chief Diredor was appointed, Baron Korf, a Member of the Council of the Empire, and a Secretary of State. About the fame Time the Emperor began to take a more perfonal Cognizance of the Affairs of the Library, and accordingly in February, i 85o, the Jurifdidtion was tranfferred from the Minifer of Publick Inftruaion to that of the Imperial Houfehold. In the fame Month, the Regulations now in Force concerning the Ufe and Management of the Library, were approved and publifhed. In addition to the eminent Names already mentioned, Count Uwaroff, afterwards Prefident of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and the well known Writers, Kriloff, Batowfhkoff, and Gnaideech, have been at different Times in charge of Portions of the Library. One of the moft remarkable Departments in this noble Colledion of Books, is that of the oriental Manufcripts, which, both in Extent and Value, is perhaps unfurpaffed. It owes its Origin to the celebrated Zalufki Library, and many Works ftill retain the Annotations of Count John Zalufki. But a ftill more important Colledion of oriental Writings was received foon after the Eftablifhment of the Library at St. Peterfburg. It was that of Dubroffki, who had improved a Refidence of twenty Years in different Capitals of Europe, as a Member of the Ruffian Diplomatick Service, to colle~t a [ 238 ] Mafs of Documents and Books, in all Languages and of every Age. The Diforganization of fome of the moft valuable Libraries in France, near the Commencement of theprefent Century, and particularly the Deftrudion of the Baftile, and of the Abbey St. Germain, and other Monafteries, furnifhed him with rare Opportunities for the Enlargement of a Colleftion which was otherwife very rich. On his Return to RuTfia, the Treafures he had accumulated were purchased by the Emperor Alexander, and placed in the Publick Library. Between I828 and I830 five other important Acceffions were made. The firit was the Library of Ardebil, which had long enjoyed great Renown in Perfia, not fo much for its Size as its Value. It was brought to St. Peterfburg in I 828, and placed by Command of the Emperor, as a Trophy of War, in the Imperial Library. There were in all 166 rare Volumes, comprifing, exclufive of Duplicates, 96 different Works. Another Prize gained by the Ruffian Vidories over the Crefcent, was brought to St. Peterfburg in 1829. It was a Collefion of one hundred and forty-eight Volumes, chiefly in Arabick and Turkifh, which were taken by Prince Paikevitch, at the Mofque Ahmed, in Akhaltfik. In the fame Year, forty-two other Works, a Part captured from the Turks, and a Part purchafed from them by their Conqueror, were likewife incorporated in the Imperial Library. The fourth of the Colledions to which Allufion has been made, was presented to the Emperor, in [ 239 ] I829, by the Perfian Shah, Feth Ali. It included only eighteen Manufcripts, but there were in the moft elaborate Style of the caligraphick Art, and were otherwife of high Value. The fifth Collection, numbering fixty-fix Volumes, was taken at the Arfenal of Eikiferai, in Adrianople, and received in St. Peterfburg in I830. Thus it will be ieen chat in two Years alone, the Wars of Ruffia in the Eaft enriched the publick Library of its Capital with four hundred and twenty Manufcripts of remarkable Value. Among other Means of Increafe, the Miffion of the Greek Church in Pekin has done its full Share, by contributing for many Years fuch Works in the Chinefe and Tartar Languages, as it has been able to procure. In addition, the duplicate Volumes from the Library of the Academy of Sciences in St. Peterfburg, and from the Hermitage, or Imperial Mufeum, have been tranfferred to the Publick Library. In the Year 1831, nearly 8,ooo Volumes taken at Poulavy from the Library of the Princes Tchartorifki, and the large Number of I5o,ooo Volumes taken at Warfaw, when the Ruffians re-eftablifhed their Authority in Poland, were likewife brought to St. Peterfburg, as new Trophies of military Power. Since then, by Donation and Purchafe, the Library has continued to advance, till now in point of Numbers, at leaft, it ranks among the firit in Europe. The whole Colledion of Books is now arranged in nineteen Departments, namely: I, Manufcripts; [ 240 ] 2. Works printed in the Ruffian Empire; 3. Bibliography and literary Hiftory; 4. Polygraphy; 5. Philology and ancient Clafficks; 6. Oriental Writers; 7. Hiftory and its Auxiliaries; 8. Theology; 9. Jurifprudence; Io. Philofophy; II. Belles-Lettres; I2. Fine Arts; I3. Natural Sciences; I4. Medicine; I 5. Mathematicks; 6. Technology and Mechanicks; I7. Incunabula; I8. Foreign Works relating to Ruffia; I9. Engravings. Among the many admirable Things which have been undertaken by the prefent learned Diredorin-Chief, Baron Korf, is the Colletion of all printed Works which have ever appeared in Ruffia, or pertaining to Ruffia. His Efforts have thus far been highly fucceifful, and through. active Agents, he is conflantly augmenting this national Department. WBorks of great Age and Rarity, as well as others more modern, which are prohibited by the Cenfor from general Circulation, have been thus quietly colleuted to the Number of many thoufands. There is no complete printed Catalogue of the Books, although an excellent one in Manufcript is found in the Library. There is alfo a printed Account by Adelung, of the Colle~tion of Dubroffli. In:1 852 there was publifhed in French, an admirable Catalogue raifon&e of the Oriental Manufcripts and Xylographs, which forms a royal otavo Volume of more than 700 Pages. It mufl be remembered that the Study of Oriental Languages is confidered of great Importance in Ruffia, on account of the immenfe Extent of its eaftern Frontier, and the 1 241 ] Variety of Nations with which it is there brought in contaat. The Government does all in its Power to encourage this Branch of Study, and perhaps there is no City in Europe, which in Books and Inftrutors, furnifihes fo good Opportunities for the Profecution of oriental Refearches, fo far, at leaft, as Language is concerned. The Catalogue juft alluded to is understood to be principally indebted to the Labours of M. Dorn, an oriental Scholar, ftill attached to the Corps of Librarians. Copies of it have been fent, in America, to the Library of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Bofton, the Smithfonian Inftitution in Wafhington, and the American Oriental Society in New Haven. In 1 849 the Library amounted to 451,532 printed Volumes, and 20,689 Volumes of Manufcripts. Of late Years, the official Reports have been annually publiihed in the St. Peterjburger Zeitung, and reprinted in the Serapeum. From there Returns the average yearly Acceffions from all Sources, from 1849 to I857, are found to have been about 8,ooo Volumes. The prefent Total is 525,000 Volumes of printed Books; about 22,000 Volumes of Manufcripts in 4I Languages; 30,000ooo Autographs in 350 different Colledions; 40,ooo Engravings, and 6o,ooo Pamphlets. From an official Document lately publifhed at St. Peterfburg, it appears that whilft the Number of Readers in the Library was only 7,720, it roie to I7,897 in I853, to 27,866 in i856, and to 3I,151 in I857. NOTE.-iThe foregoing Account has been compiled mainly from Norton's Literary Gazette, with Additions, and flight Alterations, ~i ~ ~ ~ ~ -. —-~ -1-~~~- ~ -— ~ —_ —---- ~ —~ —---- --------------------------- ------—'~ —- -! —t-t[K~:~ ~ii ---'~" —----- -~'" — %'"'"'~~~~'i -" -'I~ ~! "" —- "''"~ ~- ~ ~' " ~~~''~~,'~"~ ~~1 — ------------—' "~... -.... [ 243 j ROYAL LIBRARY AT BERLIN. 5 oo,ooo Vols. HE Royal Library at Berlin was founded in the Year 166I. It occupies a large Edifice in the Opera Platz, eredted for its Ufe in I780, by the difinguifhed Frederick the fecond. It is difficult, as indeed it is in all Cafes, to ltate the precife Number of Volumes which it contains, but there are probably not lefs than 500,000 printed Books, befides fobmewhat more than Io,ooo Manufcripts. The ColleCion includes Works upon almoft all the Sciences, and in nearly all the Languages, but is perhaps moil complete in the Sciences. Its oriental Section is very rich, and comprifes the entire Series of Sanfcrit Manufcripts which had been formed by Sir R. Chambers, Chief Juftice of Bengal. The manuscript Department includes alfo feveral Manufcripts of Veyffiere de Lacroze, the celebrated Author of the Lexicon IEgyptiacoLatinum. Liberal Appropriations have been made by the Government, during the laft few Years, for the Support of this Library; and, accordingly, about nine thoufand Volumes have of late Years been annually added to its Numbers. The annual Amount allowed for the Purchafe of Books, is about Io,ooo Thalers, and the Sum affigned for the other Expenfes of the Inifitution is not far from 15,000 Thalers. The Building is wanting in architeaural Beauty, owing its Shape, it is faid, to a Whim of [ 244 ] the King, who defired the ArchiteEt to take a Cheft of Drawers for his Model. The Library is open for Confultation on week Days, from nine o'Clock until four, and on Sundays, from nine o'Clock until one. Admiffion is eafily obtained to ufe in the Library fich Works as it poffeffes, and in addition, Books are loaned to Perfons conneded with the Univerfity and with the Government, and, under certain Reftridions, to other Individuals who are known to the Library Officers. It is eftimated that the Number of Volumes thus loaned from the Library, is between thirty and forty thoufand annually. Dr. Pertz continues to be the head Librarian. Like other large European Inftitutions, this Library poffeffes many rare Incunabula and curious Manufcripts, as well as Books, which are Intereiting from the Affociations therewith connedted. Among there may be mentioned, Luther's Hebrew Bible, the Copy from which he made his Tranflation, with marginal Notes in his own Hand; the Manufcript of Luther's Tranflation of the Pfalms, with his Corretions in red Ink; the Bible and Prayer Book which Charles I. carried to the Scaffold, and gave before his Death to Bifhop Juxon; Guttenberg's Bible, Date I450-55, on Parchment, being the firft Book on which moveable Type was ufed; a Confular Diptych of Ivory, with Reliefs, Date 4i6, one of the earlieft known; the Codex Wittekindii, a Manufcript of the Gofpels of the 9th or i oth Century, given, it is faid, by Charle [ 245 ] magne to Wittekind; feveral Ivories, or Diptychs of the earlieft Chriftian Times, and of Roman Work; an Album, with fix beautiful miniature Portraits, by Luke Cranach; feveral block Books; the Rationale of Durand, on Vellum; the Aldine Petrarch, &c. The Collection of Hiftorical Portraits is very large, amounting even in I851, to nearly 30,000. As a working Library, this is generally regarded as one of the belt, if not the belt, in the World; certainly no large Library upon the Continent is more efficiently managed. It has no printed Catalogue, but in Place thereof there are two excellent ones in Manufcript, both of which may be freely confulted. One of there is alphabetical, extending through 650 Volumes; the other is claffified, and extends through 250 Volumes. A new claffified Catalogue has been for fome Time preparing, and is now nearly ready for the Prefs. Two printed Catalogues of the Manufcripts have recently been publifhed, in quarto Volumes, with Illuftrations. [ 246 j II; —----- hI1 ~ lill I __iiJ _____ ii~ ~~~__ iii j _____ _ ___ *II 1 [ 247 ] LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 575,000 Vols. HE Britiflh Mufeum was founded by Sir Hans Sloane, of Chelfea, an eminent Phyfician, Naturalift and Benefa&or of Learning, who, dying in I753, bequeathed to the Nation his ColleCtion of Medals and Coins, ancient and modern Antiquities, Seals, Cameos, Drawings and Pi6tures, and his Library, confifcing of 5o,ooo Volumes of Books and Manufcripts, on Condition of the Payment of ~20,000 to his Heirs. The Britifh Parliament accepted this Condition, by an Adt paifed in the Month of June, 1753, and by the fame A6t directed that the Cottonian Library, a Colledion of valuable historical Manufcripts which had been made by Sir Robert Co'ton, during the Reign of Elizabeth and James I., and which had been acquired by Government in the Reign of Queen Anne, fhould be added to the Sloane Collefion, together with a Library of about 2,00ooo printed Volumes, called Major Arthur Edwards's Library, which had exifted as an Appendage to the Cottonian Library fince 1738, the Year in which it had been bequeathed to the Truftees by its Proprietor. Thus, a confiderable Addition was made to the book. Department of the Sloane ColleCtion. But this Department was ordered to be frtill further increafed by the Purchafe for ~ o,ooo, of the Harleian Library of Manufcripts, a fplendid Colle~tion of about 7,600 Volumes - of [ 248 ] Rolls, Charters, and other hiftorical Documents, which had been accumulated by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, and his Son and Succeffor, Edward Harley. In I754, Montague Houfe, one of the largeft Manfions in the Metropolis, was appropriated for the Reception of thefe Colleations, which have fince gradually been increafed by the Munificence of fucceffive Parliaments, and by Gifts, Bequefts, and Copy-right, constituting at the prefent Day the great national Inflitution of which the Englifh Nation is fo juftly proud, unrivalled in the Variety, Extent and Ufefulnefs of its Treafures, by any fimilar Inftitution in the World. From the rapid Increafe of the various Collections, and the Infecurity of the old Montague Houfe, a new and more commodious Struaure for the Britifh Mufeum became neceffary. Accordingly, in 1823, the prefent noble Pile of Buildings, of which our Engraving prefents the principal Front, defigned by Sir Robert Smirke, was commenced, and in the Summer of I850o completed, at a Coft amounting to nearly ~700,000. It is not far from the Centre of London, a little north of Oxford Street, one of the great Arteries of the City. It has Montague Place on the North, Montague Street on the Eaft, Great Ruflell Street on the South, and Charlotte Street and Bedford Square on the Weft. Its Situation is thus admirable for Safety, and for Convenience of Refort from all Parts of London. The different Departments of the Britifh Mufeum [ 249 ] are feven in Number, namely: Manufcripts, printed Books, Antiquities, Prints and Drawings, Mineralogy and Geology, Zoology, and Botany. To thefe fhould be added the new Reading-room juft completed. All of there Departments are under feparate Keepers; to whom and their Affiltant-keepers and their Affiitants, Attendants and fubordinate Officers, in fuch Strength as the Duties of each Department may require, the Bufinefs of the Mufeum is entrufted as regards the Care and Prefervation of the Colledions, and the Accefs of the Publick for the Purpofes of Infpedion and Study. Some Idea of the Magnitude of the Mufeum, and of its vaft Refources, may be formed by confidering that the whole Expenditure for Purchafes, and for the Maintenance of the Inftitution fince I755, independently of the Amount expended on the Buildings fince 1823, exceeds the Sum of ~i,5oo,ooo, or nearly eight Millions of Dollars. The annual Receipts of the Inffitution, from parliamentary Grants and the Intereft of private Bequefts, have of late Years been upwards of ~So,ooo. The Receipts for tile Year I847, as given by Mr. R. W. Pearfon in the Minutes of Evidence before the Commiffioners appointed to examine into the Conftitution and Management of the Mufeum, amounted to ~53,999 3s. 6d. independently of fpecial Grants. Of this Amount 2I,O041I, Ios. 3d., or upwards of one hundred thoufand Dollars, was expended for Salaries. The total Expenditure for the Year ending Hh [ 250 ] March 31, 1858, as fRated in Bent's Literary Advertifer, amounted to ~85,992, 2s. 9d. Our further Account of the Britifh Mufeum muff be confined to the Library and Manufcripts. In I 837, when Mr. Panizzi became Keeper of the printed Books, the Library contained about 235,000 Volumes. In December, 1849, it was found by aftual Count to number 435,000 V01oumes. In May, I85i, it contained 460,ooo Volumes. At prefent the Library contains 575,000 Volumes of printed Books and 40,000 Volumes of Manufcripts, exclufive of more than 20,o00 original Rolls, Charters and Deeds. It has alfo a noble Colleetion of Pamphlets, about 200,oo00 in Number, including the Colledtions of George Thomafon, who lived in the Time of the Commonwealth, a French Colledion of 6o,oo000, published during the French Revolution and the one hundred Days, &c. &c. The following chronological Summary of the more important Donations and Purchafes fince 1753, compiled from Sims's Hand-book to the Library, will ferve to illuftrate its Progrefs and prefent Condition: I759. A Colle1ion of Hebrew Books, chiefly ancient Editions of valuable Works on JewiJh HiJiory, Theology and Jurifprudence. i8o Volumes. Prefentedby Solomon DaCoJta. I762. A unique Colledion of Tradis relating to Charles I. and the Commonwealth. 30,ooo Articles. Prefented by George III. I766. A Colledion rich in Biography. Bequeathed by Rev. Dr. Birch. 1768. A fine Colleslion of Bibles. Bequeathed by Arthur Onjlow. i78o. A Colledion of EngliJh Plays, formed by Mr. Garrick. Purchafed. 1786. A fine Colleaion of clajJical Authors. 900 Volumes. Bequeathed by Mr. [ 251 ] Tyrwhitt. 179o. A ColleAion of biographical Works. 400 Volumes. Prefented by S. W. Mufgrave. 1799. A fplendid Colledion, including many rare and valuable Editions of Clajicks as well as Italian Authors, amounting to 4500 Volumes. Bequeathed by Rev. C. M. Cracherode. I799. A further Collection of biographical Works, amounting to about 1500 Volumes. Bequeathed by Sir W. Mufgrave. I8I3. A highly valuable Colledion of law Books. Purchafed from Francis Hargrave, Efq. I8I5. A fine Colledion of Books on Mufick, forming the Colledion of Dr. Burney, Author of the Hiftory of Mufick. Purchafsed. 1815. A Colledion of Books, comprising 20,000 Volumes, moftly upon Science, belonging to Baron de Moll. Purchafed at Munich. I818. A fine Colledion of printed Books, forming the Library of Dr. Burney, the mojt remarkable of which were Greek Clafjicks, a Series of Newfpapers, in about 700 Volumes, and Materials for a HiJiory of the Stage. The whole was valued at about 9,000 Guineas. Purchafed by a fpecial parliamentary Grant. I8i8. A fine Colledion, conilJiing of 4,391 Articles concerning the Literature of Italy, forming the Ginguen6 Colledion. PurchaSed. I820. A Splendid Library, particularly Rich in fcientifick Journals, Tranfadions of Societies, and Books on Natural Hijfory. ConlriJing of about i6,ooo Volumes. Bequeathed by Sir Jofeph Banks. 1823. The magnificent Library, amounting to about 8o,00ooo Volumes, formed by King George III. This Monarch began to colled a Library in 1762, and laid the Foundation for it bythe Purchafe of a Library of a very eminent Charadter at Venice, belonging to Conful Smith, for ~ o,ooo. In I768, Mr. (afterwards Sir Frederick) Barnard, the Librarian, was difpatched to the Continent by his Majefty; and as the Jefuits' Houfes were then being fupprefJed, and their Libraries fold throughout Europe, he was enabled to purchaSe, upon the mojl advantageous Terms, a great Number of valuable Books, including fome very remarkable Rarities, in France, in Italy, and in Germany. The entire Colledion was formed and arranged under the judicious Diredion of Mr. Barnard, afJifted by Mr. George Nichol, Bookfeller to his Majefty for upwards of half a Century. Its entire Coji was about I30o,ooo000. It contains Seledions of the rareji Kind, efpecially of fcarce Books which appeared in the firji Ages of the Art of Printing; in particular it boajfs of nearly forty Volumes printed by Caxton, a [ 252 2 larger Number than can be found in any other Library, with the Exception of Earl Spencer's. It is alfo rich in early Editions of the Clajjicks, in EngliJh Hiftory, and in Italian, French and SpaniJh Literature; and there is likewife a very extenlive Colledion of Geography and Topography, and of the Tranfadions of learned Academies. Prefented to the Nation by his MajeJty George IV. I825. A remarkable Collecion of Works relating to the Topography, and to the local as well as general Hijtory of'Italy. Prefented by Sir Richard Colt Hoare. I847. A Collection of Chinefe Books of the late Robert Morrifon, EJq., in II,500 Volumes. Prefented by the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department. I847. The Library of the Right Honourable Thomas Grenville, bequeathed in I846, and removed to the Mufeum in February, 1847. It confijs of 20,240 Volumes, and coji upwards of 54,00ooo. The Books are arranged in a feparate Apartment; and for Rarity, judicious Selec'iion, and Beauty of Condition, and for the Number of Copies of Books on large Paper, it is equal to any Colledion of the fame Extent that could be named. Among the many choice Treafures, may be mentioned the Mentz Latin Bible, ufually known as the Mazarine Bible, by Guttenberg, 2 Volumes on Vellum, printed about the Year I455; Livy, by Sweynheim and Pannartz, printed in I469, the unique Copy of the firft Edition, on Vellum (purchafed in I8I5 for 860 Guineas); the firJI Edition of Ovid, by Azzoguidi; a Copy of the Aldine Virgil of I505; a fplendid Set of De Bry's Voyages; an uncut Copy of Purchas's Pilgrims; a firJt Shakfpeare, 1623, one of the fineJt known; and a remarkable Series of the early Editions of Orlando Furiofo. I848. The Colledion of Hebrew Literature formed by Dr. Michael, of Hamburg, conjifling of 4420 Volumes of Bibles, Commentaries, fcientifick Works, and Documents illustrative of the HiJtory of the Jews. Purchafed. The mojt recent Addition has been, a vajt and fyJtematick Seledfion of Books in every Department of Literature, and in all Languages, chofen with fpecial Reference to the previous Deficiencies of the Library, as they were ascertained on a careful Survey in I843, and described in Mr. Panizzi's elaborate Report of January I, 1845. The Department of Manufcripts in the BritiJh Mufeum is not lefs valuable and important than that of the printed Books. It embraces feveral diftind Colledions, as follows: (i.) The [ 253 ] Royal Collelion, prefented to the Nation by George II., in I757. It contains 1950 Volumes. Among there precious Manufcripts is the Codex Alexandrinus, a Prefent from Cyril, Patriarch of ConJiantinople, to King Charles I. It is in four quarto Volumes, written upon fine Vellum, in uncial Charaders, probably between the fourth and Jixth Centuries, and is believed to be the mojt ancient Manufcript of the Greek Bible now extant. (2.) The Cottonian Colledion, 900 Volumes, purchafed in 70oo, and added to the BritiJh Mufeum in I753. It is efpecially rich in hiJiorical Documents, from the Time of the Saxons to that of James I. (3.) The Harleian Colleilon, 7,639 Volumes, purchaJed in 1753, for ~Io,ooo. (4.) The Sloane Colledion, 4,00oo Volumes, obtained in 1753. This comprires the chief of Kaempfer's ManuScripts, and alto 30 Volumes of Dr. Sloane's Correfpondence, Drawings of Animals, &c. (5.) The Lanfdowne Colle1ion, I245 Volumes, acquired in I807. (6.) The Hargrave Colleiiion, 499 Volumes, purchaSed in I 813, for ~8,ooo. (7.) The Burney Collecion, 524 Volumes, purchased in I8I7. (8.) The King's Colledion, 438 Volumes, acquired in I823. (9.) The Egerton Colledion, 1613 Volumes, acquired in 1829. (io.) The Arundel Colledion, 550 Volumes, acquired in I83; valued at ~3,560. (iI.) The additional Manujcripts, as they are called. Thefe conrift of fSmaller Colledions, acquired by Purchafe or Gift, and are conjtantly increajing. Among the more important Additions of the laji few Years, may be noticed the fplendid Bible, in 2 Volumes, of Charlemagne; the celebrated Bedford Mijfal, executed for John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France under Henry VI.; the CorreSpondence and other Papers relating to the Captivity of Napoleon and St. Helena; and a remarkable Series of Papers of the Florentine Family of Gualterio, extending to about 400 Volumes, and rich in Materials for Italian Hijiory during the lajt Century. The following Account, abridged from Norton's Literary Regifter of I854, will enable one to comprehend at a Glance the general Character and Arrangements of the library and manuscript Departments of the Britifh Mufeum: The Library opens out of the Hall on the right [ 254 ] Hand or eaft Side. On entering, we find ourfelves in a handfome Room, 73 Feet long by 33 Feet wide, devoted to the fplendid Colledion of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. It confifts chiefly of rare Editions and Copies of the Clafficks, many of them unique, all beautifully bound, and in the fineft Condition. To feveral of the Books, Notes, in Mr. Grenville's Hand-writing, are attached; fhowing at once the great Value of the Bequeft, and his own extenfive Learning and unwearying Energy and Liberality in the Acquirement of his bibliographical Treafures. On the right-hand Side of the Room is a Bufft of Mr. Grenville, prefented by Sir David Dundas; and a Table where, as in the Hall, fhort Guide-books to the Library may be purchafed for two Pence. On the left, in handfomely carved glazed Cafes, are exhibited two Copies of the celebrated Mazarine Bible, the firft Book, as well as the firit Bible ever printed with moveable Types, the one on Vellum, belonging to the Grenville Colledion, and having been purchafed for little hbort of ~5oo; the firft Pfalter,' being the firft Book with a Date and the earlieft Example of Printing in Colours, and various other Rarities. From the Grenville Room we enter the manu-. fcript Department, alarge and heavy-looking Room, whofe dingy Walls and blackened Ceiling-Strangers to Whitewafh for three-and-twenty Yearsgive it a Sort of folemn, grim, literary Look, that confiderably enhances the Effect of the beautiful and intereiting Relicks difplayed in its Cafes. On [ 255 ] either Side of the Door are Cafes containing Autographs of great and diftinguifhed Men. In one Divifion may be feen original Letters of all the great Reformers; in another, thofe of Englifh Kings; in a third, thofe of Newton, Locke, Bacon, Pope, &c. In one, the bold, dafhing Signature of Rupert; in another the ftubborn Hand of Oliver Cromwell. One Cafe is devoted to Charters of moft of the early Engliih Sovereigns (including one of William the Conqueror), another to the Letters of foreign Princes Napoleon, Peter the Great, Louis XIV., and many more; and ftill another is filled with various eaftern Manufcripts, chiefly intended to illuftrate the Variety of Materials ufed for writing, viz.: Bark, Leaves, Wood, Gold, Silver, &c., and containing fome Perfian and Chinefe Paintings of extraordinary Finifh and Brightnefs. To the left of this, againft the Wall, is an upright Cafe containing an ancient Latin Manufcript of the Bible, fuppofed to have been the Property of Charlemagne; while immediately oppofite are two Rolls of the Hebrew Scripture in a fimilar Cafe. In two Table-cafes, right and left of the Door, leading out of the Room, which we now approach, are feveral Manufcripts of almoft pricelefs Value. The moft remarkable, though far from the moft beautiful of thefe, is the celebrated Codex Alexandrinus, the moft ancient Copy of the Greek Bible known to exift. Befide it is the no lefs famous Durham Book, being a Copy of the Scriptures in Latin, with a Commentary in Anglo-Saxon, illuminated in a mnoft wonderfully elaborate and beau — [ 256 ] tiful Style, and fuppofed to have been written between the Years 690o and 720. But the fineft of all thefe Treafures is in the right-hand Table-cafe. It is a fplendid Manufcript of Valerius Maximus, illuminated in a Style of furpaffing Beauty and Richnefs, and exciting Aftonithment, no lefs by the vivid Colouring of the Scenes than by the extreme Accuracy and Finifh of the Drawing. We need fcarcely add, that its Value is ineftimable. In the next Compartment are two or three of the exquifitely illuminated Miffals, " by monkyfihe Labourre wroughte." Paffing between two lofty oak Doors, beautifully inlaid with Bronze, we next enter the Royal or King's Library. This magnificent Gallery is of confiderable, perhaps difproportionate Length, meafuring from Door to Door no lefs than 300 Feet, and occupying the remaining Portion of the eaft Wing. It is 4I Feet in Width, except in the middle Compartment, where it increafes to 58 Feet, and is 3o Feet in Height the uniform Elevation of the whole Suit of Rooms. The Floor is of polifhed Oak, handfomely inlaid; and the Ceiling, especially in the Centre, richly decorated. All the Preffes on the ground Floor are protedted by trellis Doors of brafs Wire, which, with the bright brafs Railing of the Galleries, add very much to the Appearance of this fplendid Library. In each Recefs caufed by the additional Width of the Centre are two Corinthian Columns of polifhed Granite, valued at ~I,OOQ each; the Shafts being [ 257 ] fingle Blocks nearly 20o Feet high, and 2 Feet 6 Inches in Diameter. This Room contains the Library of King George III., prefented by George IV. to the Britifh Nation. In Table-cafes on both Sides of the Centre are fhown various Obje~ts of typographical and bibliographical Intereft. On one Side is a Compartment devoted to early Hebrew Books; on the other, a fimilar Compartment filled with Aldine Clafficks on Vellum, and numerous other Treafures. A Catalogue of this noble Col — ledtion, including the Maps and Charts, prepared by the Librarian, Sir F. A. Barnard, was publifhed in 1820-29, in 6 Volumes imperial folio. Along the whole Length of the King's Library, on its eaftern Side, but rifing no higher than the Windowfills, is a fupplementary Gallery, lately ereded; called very appropriately the Long Room. It is devoted to the recent and daily augmenting Acceffions to the General Library. From the King's Library we pafs into a Veftibule whence a Staircafe leads up to the Natural Hiitory Department, and a Door, which faces us, into the eaftern or firft Reading-room. Thither the Publick are prevented from intruding by a Barrier. Turning fharp to the left, we enter the firft Room of the General Library. This is in Part occupied by the Colledtion bequeathed by Sir Jofeph Banks. It is a Room of moderate Size, but giving, like the fucceeding Rooms, with one Exception, an Impreflion of unneceffary Darknefs as well as Lofs of Space above the gallery Book-cafes. 1: [ 258 ] The next Room in which we find ourselves, and which we enter from the Bankfian Room, at the foutheaft Corner, is called the Great or Large Room-a fufficiently obvious Appellation. It is a Saloon of coloffal Dimenfions, though much broken up by the Receffes on each Side, the Projections forming which are terminated by fquare Pillars fupporting the Roof. It meafures 8o Feet long and 90 Feet wide, and occupies the whole Depth of the north Front, fo that it is lighted with Windows on both Sides. All along the Barriers are placed glafs Cafes, containing bibliographical Rarities of greater or lefs Value. Here are to be feen Coverdale's Bible, the firft complete Edition of the Scriptures in Englifh; The Game and Play of the Cheffe, the firft Book printed in England, having been iffued from Caxton's Prefs in I474; the firft Edition of Chaucer's Book of the Tales of Canterburye, of which only two perfect Copies are known; and many other Objeas of the greateft Intereft. At the fouthweft Corner of the Large Room, and on our left as we pafs out, is a Door leading to the Cracherode Room, which is oppofite to, and of the fame Dimenfions as the Bankfian Room above noticed. It contains principally the Library bequeathed by the Rev. Dr. Cracherode, very rich in Clafficks; and the Collection called the King's Pamphlets, a Mafs of Traas and curious Works, printed for the moit Part about the Middle of the I7th Century, and chiefly relating to the Affairs [ 259 ] of the Nation at that Period, prefented by George II. We next pafs through two Rooms, called refpe&tively the Firft and Second Supplementary Rooms, in which there are chiefly to be noticed four Cafes, containing Books with the Autographs of illuftrious Men, viz: Shakefpeare, Ben Jonfon, Bacon, Luther, Voltaire, &c., and three others filled with Specimens of ancient Binding, fome of them very elaborate. A Door from the fouth Side of the Second Supplementary Room leads into the Egyptian Antiquity Gallery, or weft Wing of the Building. Laft of all we come to the arched Room, the Termination of the Suit of Rooms forming the Library and the north Front of the Mufeum. The double Galleries of this handfome Apartment produce an Impreffion of additional Height, while their pierced iron Floors and the arching of the Piers of the Receffes give the Room an Appearance of Lightnefs and Elegance which fhow it in favourable Contrail with the others. The chief Officers of the library and manufcript Department of the Britifh Mufeum confift, firfi, of a principal Librarian or Warden, who exercifes a general Superintendence over the whole Eftablifhment, fees that the Duties of the other Officers are feverally performed, grants temporary Admiffion to the Publick, and carries into effect the Orders of the Truftees. This Poit, which was occupied for more than fifty Years by Sir Henry [ 260 ] Ellis, has been recently filled by Antonio Panizzi; Secondly, a Keeper of the printed Books, J. Winter Jones; thirdly, a Keeper of the Manufcripts, Sir Frederick Madden. NEW READING RooM.-This vail Strufure, which has been completed within the pail three Years, at a Coit of ~I5o,ooo, occupies an Area of 48,000 fquare Feet, its Site being the internal Quadrangle of the Mufeum. It was commenced in 1854, and firit opened to the Publick on the I8th of May, I857. The Building does not occupy the whole Quadrangle, there being a clear Interval of from 27 to 30 Feet all round, to give Light and Air to the furrounding Buildings. The Reading Room is circular, with a Dome 140 Feet in Diameter and Io6 Feet high. The Building is confiruted principally of Iron, with brick Arches between the main Ribs, fupported by 20o iron Piers. It contains ample and comfortable Accommodations for 300 Readers, each Perfon having alloted to him a Space of 4 Feet 3 Inches long, with Defks, folding Shelves for fpare Books, &c. The Cafes for Books are formed of galvanized Iron, the Plates or Shelves being covered with Leather to prevent injury to the Bindings. The Building contains 3 Miles of Book-cafes, 8 Feet high, thus forming 25 Miles of Shelving, fpaced for the average odavo Size. The Books in the Mufeum occupy already upwards of 40o Miles of Shelving. The Decorations throughout are exceedingly ele [ 26I j gant, light Colours and the pureft Gilding having been preferred. The main Entrance into the New Reading Room is dire&t from the great Hall, and there are Secondary Entrances for the Officers from the King's Library, and the great Northern Library Rooms, through which all Books are conveyed to the Centre of the Reading Room, whence they are diftributed. The Amalgamation of the feveral Catalogues of the printed Books, which are drawn up on various Plans, into one manuscript Catalogue on a uniform Plan, is proceeding rapidly. One third of the Alphabet, to the Letter I, has already been completed, comprifing 623 folio Volumes. The whole will form when finifhed, a manuscript Catalogue of about 2ooo folio Volumes. The Preparation of this Herculean Work is under the refponfible Superintendence of Mr. J. Winter Jones, the Succeffor of Mr. Panizzi in the Keeperhbip of the Department of printed Books. The Truftees of the Britifh Mufeum, having fucceeded in providing for the Publick a Readingroom fuperiour in its Confitrudtion and Appointments to all other Buildings of the fame Clafs, have wifely placed its Management in the Hands of one of the chief Officers of the Library, who, in addition to his general Duties, is charged with the fpecial Duty of affifting the Readers in their Refearches. This Gentleman, poffeffing a large Store of miscellaneous Information, an extenfive [ 262 ] Acquaintance with the Languages and Literature of modern Europe, and an intimate Knowledge of the Contents of the Library, is eminently qualified to discharge the Duties confided to him to the great Advantage of the Readers. The Preffes under the Gallery are filled with a large Library of reference Books for the Ufe of the Readers, comprifing moft of the ftandard Works on the various Branches of Learning, and an extenfive Colle&ion of Diaionaries of all Languages, biographical Works, Encyclopedias, parliamentary Hiftories, topographical Works, &c., &c. Thefe Books, which are about 40,000 in Number, are regarded as ""indifpenfably neceffary to Students of all Denominations." They can be confulted at pleafure, without the Trouble of filling up Tickets, as for other Books. A Catalogue of a Portion of them is given in Sims's Hand-book, to which reference has already been made. The Reading Room is open, with the Exception of Holidays, &c., from 9 till 4 in the Months of November, December, January, and February; from 9 till 5 in the Months of September, OCtober, March, and April; and from 9 till 6 in the Months of May, June, July and Auguft, except on Saturdays when it clofes at 5. The Number of Readers for the Year I856, was 53,209, or an Average of 8 I per Diem; the Number of Volumes read or confulted, was 344,358, or i 175 per Diem. The Britifh Mufeum is open to publick View on Mondays, Wednefdays, and Fridays, from IO till 4 dur [ 263 ] ing January, February, November, and December; from. Io till 5 during March, April, September, and O6tober; and from I o till 6 during May, June, July, and Auguft. As a Sequel to this Account of the Library and Reading-room of the Britifh Mufeum, the following excellent Article, giving Details of their daily Management, will be found to be exceedingly ufeful, fuggefting to every intelligent Librarian invaluable Arrangements, even for Libraries of the moft limited Extent. It is taken from the May Number of the North Britifh Review for I85I. The Bufinefs of the Library is claffed under three Heads-Acquifitions, Catalogues, and Arrangement; to which are added, Service of the Reading-room, Regiftration, Binding, &c. I. A.cQUISITIONS. Books enter the Mufeum Library by three Channels, viz: by Copyright, by Purchafe, and by Prefentation. By the recent copyright Ad an Advantage is conferred upon the Britifh Mufeum which is not enjoyed by the other four Libraries of publick Depofit; that is to fay, the Mufeum is not obliged to demand Works, but the London Publifhers are bound to deliver their Books within one Month of Publication, and thofe refiding in the Country within three. For the Reception of Works fo delivered, an Office is fitted up where a Perfon is in conftant Attendance to give the neceffary Receipts9 Thefe Receipts are drawn up on [ 264 ] a printed Form, the Particulars peculiar to each Work-fuch as the Title, Number of the Volume, Size, Date, Place of Printing, and Publication, &c.-being filled up in Duplicate by Wedgwood's Manifold Writer. Of this Receipt the Duplicate is kept by the Mufeum, and thus forms not only a Check upon the Publifher, but alfo upon the Receiver, and a Regifter of the Receipts under the copyright Act. In the Library everything is fyftematized as much as poffible; the Confequence is, that little Time is loft in giving Directions. Every one knows his Duty, and knows at the fame Time that he muff perform it. There are two Peculiarities in Mr. Panizzi's Arrangements; one is, that each Part is made to depend more or lefs upon the Reft, fo that Derangement in one Quarter is fure to be felt in another, and thus Negledt is at once deteaed. The other is, that, wherever it is poffible, one Procefs is made to anfwer two or three Purpofes. The Mode of giving Receipts is one Inflance of the latter Peculiarity, and we fhall have Occafion to point out others as we proceed. Purchafes are effeded either by direaC Orders, or in the Way of Seledion from Books fent in for Approval. This Duty refts folely with the Keeper of the Department, who alone is authorized to decide in the firft Inftance what Works fhall be added to the Colletion. The Truftees, however, poffefs a Veto upon the Purchafe of even the fmalleft Work. All Parcels of Books are accom [ 265 ] panied by an Invoice. The Contents of each Parcel are checked by the Invoice, and then examined by the Keeper, who makes his Selefion-. rejecting all fuch as he thinks it inexpedient to purchafe either on the Ground of Price or Condition. The Invoice is then correted, by ftriking out from it all fuch as have been fo rejedted; and the Books retained are handed over to an Attendant in order that the Catalogues may be fearched for the Purpofe of afcertaining that the Books propofed to be retained are not already in the Library. When this Proceis has been carefully gone through, and the Invoice again weeded, by ftriking out all fuch as are found to be already in the Colledtion, a Bill is made out by the Bookfeller from the Invoice as finally corredted, and the Books retained are again compared with the Bill, which is Submitted to the Keeper a few Days before a Meeting of the Truftees. At the Foot of the Bill, the Keeper writes an Order for Payment, and the Bill fo fubfcribed is laid before the Truftees, and, if approved by them, they make their Order authorizing Payment. In the Cafe of Books which from their extreme Rarity, from being printed on Vellum, or from any other Caufe, do not come within the Clafs of ordinary Acceffions to a Library, a fpecial Report from the Keeper of the Department, is required by the Truftees, ftating the Grounds upon which it is confidered advifable that the Article in queftion ihould be added to the Colledion. Thefe Reports are not Kk [ 266 ] mere Matters of Form. A Colledion of fucIh Documents would prove a moft curious and valuable Addition to bibliographical Literature. The Truftees, although aftuated by a liberal Spirit in this Refpect, occafionally exercife their Power of Rejedion. But it murf be prefumed that the Recommendation of their Officers always has great Weight, the Truftees being well aware that the Defirablenefs or Non-defirablenefs of an Obje6t muft be judged of in Connexion with the particular ColledCion to which it is propofed that it fhould be added, and not upon its own individual Merits. For this Reafon it is, that no Work can be confidered too coftly for the Britifh Mufeum Library, provided the Price be not exceffive. The Art of Printing has its Hiftory, like every other Art, and its Hiftory requires Illuftration, like the Hiftory of every other Art. The Hiftory of Printing is the Hiftory of civil and religious Freedom. When Providence determined that mental Darknefs fhould be removed, Man was made the Worker-out of his own Emancipation, by the Infpiration of the Difcovery of Printing. This was a fecond Creation of Light. If we give to the Hiftory of Printing the Importance it really poffeffes, and regard great Libraries, like that of the Britifh Mufeum, as the Depofitories of the Evidences of its miraculous Progrefs and Effects then a Fragment of a Dona.tus, a Caxton, an early Edition of a Bible, a firft Edition of a Claffick, or the firft ProduCtions of the Printing Prefs in the United States, Mexico, [ 267 ] California, Auifralia, or the Sandwich Iflands, ceafe to be Curiofities, and take their defervedly prominent Place in the Hiftory of Civilization. In felefting the Acceffions to be made to the Library of the Britifh Mufeum, this Illuftration of the Paft has been kept conftantly in View, at the fame Time that every Effort has been made to give the current Literature of all Countries a Place on the Shelves of the Inftitution. It muft not be affumed that every, or indeed any Clafs is perfet&. For fuch a Confummation two Conditions are indifpenfable -unlimited Funds, and unlimited Space. An Approximation might be made to the firif Requifite, for to the Honour of Parliament in general, and of Mr. Hume in particular, be it fpoken, every Difpofition has been fhown to make Grants in the moft liberal Spirit. But Space is another Queftion. Walls of five Feet in Thicknefs are not of rapid Growth; and if they were, Bedford Square and Upper Montague Place exercife a rather powerful Veto upon any very extenfive Ramification. We have, however, great Reliance upon the Refources and Energy of the prefent Keeper of the printed Books, upon the Readinefs of the principal Librarian to fupport, and of the Truftees to adopt any Suggeftion for the Improvement of the noble Inftitution the Affairs of which they adminifter; and we do not defpair to fee the Library represent in a complete Form, not only the fcientifick and polite Literature of the United Kingdom, but of the whole World. [ 268 ] Prefented Works are laid before the Truftees at the monthly Meetings, and Thanks ordered in the ufual Manner in fuch Cafes. The next Procefs is to attach to each Part or Volume a Mark by which it fhall be diftinguiihed as the Property of the Mufeum. This is now effeded by impreffing at the Beginning of the Book the Mufeum Stamp, and at the End the Date of the Day, Month and Year, when the Bill was figned for Payment by the Keeper of the Library. We have before obferved that whenever it is pra&icable, one Procefs is always made to fubferve more Purpofes than one-and this Stamping of the Books is another Infltance of it. It is a Proof in the firift Place that the Book has been paid for, and is thus in every Senfe the Property of the Truftees; and, fecondly, the Bills being kept in chronological Order, Reference can be immediately made to them from any Book of which it may be defired to afcertain the Price, or of whom purchafed. Books obtained by Copyright are Rfamped in like Manner by the Perfon who receives them. Ink of three different Colours is ufed in ftamp.ing Books, for the three different Modes of Acquifition-red, indicating that a Book was purchafed; blue, that it came by Copyright; and yellow, that it was prefented. [ 269 1 Ii. CATALOGUES. Having thus fhewn how Books are acquired and ftamped, we Ihall now proceed to the important Detail of Cataloguing. And here we muft beg our Readers not to be alarmed by this awful Word Cataloguz1ing- a Word fuggeftive of laborious Refearch and mechanical Care and Precifion to an Extent fufpeded by few. It is far from our Intention to enter into the Subject of claffed and alphabetical Catalogues, or to attempt to decide the Queftion between long and fhort Titles. Thefe are Matters which have already been produdive of too many Scratches and hard Knocks to hafty Volunteers in this dangerous Field. For the Purpofe of forming the Catalogue, feveral Gentlemen poffeffing peculiar Qualifications are employed in the Library. All are Linguifts to a confiderable Extent, fome poffffeing this Accomplifhment in a more than ordinary Degree. In a Library like that of the Britifh Mufeum, where the Literature of every Country in the World, and of every Age is represented, it is of courfe the Duty of the Authorities to fee that there fhall be found in it Perfons capable of defcribing Works of fuch varied CharaCter. This Duty has not been negleded. One Cataloguer attends folely to the Chinefe Books; another when requifite to Oriental Works; a third to Hebrew and rabbinical Literature; a fourth devotes his Attention to the Maps; a fifth, in addition to other Duties, catalogues the [ 270 ] Mufick and Slavonick Works; while Books in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanifh, Portuguefe, German, Dutch, Danifh, and Swedifh, find ready Hands for regiftering their Contents. Great Efforts are made to tecure Uniformity of Plan in cataloguing, fo far as that moft defirable ObjeSt is attainable. For this Purpofe a Code of Rules has been drawn up, and revifed and fanCdtioned by the Truftees. Objections have been brought againft there Rules on the Ground of their Number and Minutenefs; but as no Objedtor has yet flewn how fix Perfons can be brought to catalogue in one and the fame Manner, Books which may be catalogued fix different Ways, unlefs they are told which of the fix W'ays they are to follow, we think we are at Liberty to adopt the Views fo fully explained by Mr. Panizzi in his Evidence before the Commiifloners on the Britifh Mufeum, wherein he brings his own matured Experience to bear with overwhelming Force upon the Fancies of his Opponents. When a Book is catalogued it is paffed over to a Revifer, whofe Duty it is to fee that all the Rules laid down for cataloguing have been duly obferved. This is a WVork of no flight Labour and Refponfibility, and it is intrufted to thofe only who have had great Experience, and have fhewn much Care and Skill as Cataloguers. This may be regarded as an Excefs of Caution, but it has been found advifable in Praftice. It is evident that there will occur Differences of Opinion in the Interpretation [ 27I ] of Rules, however clearly and ftrialy worded, and that when feveral Perfons work independently of each other, although under the fame Rules, Difcrepancies will be found which mu2f be reconciled. This is one of the chief Duties of the Revifers. The Keeper of the Department is the ultimate Referee in all Cafes of Difficulty. Thefe Difcrepancies occur moft frequently in the Titles of anonymous Works; and we muff here give in our Adhefion to the Opinion exprefied by more than one Witnefs before the Cornmmiffioners, viz., that there ifould be one fimple and uniform Rule, for cataloguing anonymous Books; the firft Word or the firft Subftantive of the Title is better than any other, becaufe it is more fimple than any other; but let there be one Rule -let that Rule be one that can be uniformly adopted, and let there be plenty of Crofs-references from what are termed leading Words of the Title; as Crofs-references thefe leading Words enable us to find the Book, but they only lead us affray in Proportion to their Number, when one is feleaed for the main Entry of the Work. III. ARRANGEMENT. The Books being catalogued and revifed, the next Care is to arrange them on the Shelves. This is a very important Procefs, and one the Execution of which requires a vait amount of general Information, and a Knowledge of not lefs than twelve Languages. In the Library of the Mufeum [ 272 ] the Objeation to Claffification extends no farther than to the Catalogue. The Books are arranged in fix great Claffes, viz: I. Religion. 2. Jurifprudence. 3. Philofophy. 4. Arts and Trades. 5. Hiftory. 6. Literature. The Subdivifions under each of there Claffes are ftriftly and even minutely obferved. We regret that our limited Space forbids our entering more into Detail upon this Branch of our Subjed, as it is one of great Intereft and Utility, and is that Part of the Arrangement of the Library which is far from being the leafit creditable to the Gentlemen engaged in carrying it out. The Library is divided into Preffes, each of which has a Number; the Shelves of each Prefs are diftinguifhed by a Letter of the Alphabet, and the Place of each Book on a Shelf is indicated by a Number; thus, 573 c I3, means the thirteenth Book on the third or c Shelf of Prefs 573. When the prefent Library was eredted, the Numbers of the Preffes were carried on from thofe of the King's Library, and when a fupplementary Room to the new Library was built, the Numbers were again carried on, thus forming a regular Series from I to I 6 I 8. A natural Confequence of this Arrangement has been that the fame Clafs of Books will be found in more Places than one, it being evident that when all the fpare Room left between one Clafs and another has been filled up, a frefh Locality muit be affigned to fubfequent Acquifitions in the fame Clafs. In order to avoid this Inconvenience [ 273 ] as far as poffible, a new Plan has been introduced into a fupplementary Library recently ereded. The Numbers of the Preffes are no longer in immediate Sequence, thus-fuppofing the firft Prefs to be numbered 2oo00, and that the Works under the Clafs Religion occupy two Preffes, twenty Numbers may neverthelefs be allotted to this Clafs. The firft three Numbers would then be 2000, 200 I, 2020. When a third Prefs was required for theological Works, inftead of placing them in another Part of the Library, the Books in the Prefs called 2020, together with its Number, would be moved on to the next Prefs, and the Prefs occupied by 2020 would be called 2002. By this Procefs all the Works belonging to one Clafs may be kept together for a longer Period than was praticable under the old Syftem. This Arrangement involves two indifpenfable Conditions, viz: plenty of Room and that all the Preffes fhould be exadtly of the fame Size. This is called the expanfive Syftem. An expanfive Syftem, but of a different Character, has alfo been applied to the periodical Publications, and to the Maps. This Plan confifts in attaching a Number to the Book or Map, but not to the Locality in which it is placed; the Numbers in there Inftances, alfo, not being in immediate Sequence. Thus the Periodicals may be marked I, 5, Is, 15, 20, &c., leaving the Intervals to be filled up by future Acquifitions; the Advantage of which is, that thofe of a particular Character and LI [ 274 Country can be kept together, without interfering with the Sequence of Numbers. The Maps, requiring more minute Claffification alfo, demand a more complicated Syftem of marking. The following is the Mode adopted: The Collection is arranged geographically, All the folded Maps, comprifing almoft the entire Collection, are kept in light millboard Cafes, fomewhat refembling folander Cafes. Maps of the World, of the great Divifions of the Globe, and of particular Countries or Localities, form what are termed Claffes, and no two Claffes are allowed to be placed in the fame Cafe. Thefe Claffes are numbered, but not in regular Sequence, Intervals being left for additional Claffes. Maps of the fame Clafs are arranged in the Cafes chronologically, and numbered, but not in regular Sequence, Intervals being left greater or fmaller according to the Date to be provided for; thus, fewer Numbers are left open between i 500 and I 600 than between I6oo and I700, it being very properly confidered that the Acceffion of Maps printed in the feventeenth Century will be much larger than of thofe printed in the fixteenth. The Books, when catalogued and revifed, are forted into their feveral Claffes and Subdivifions; thefe Parcels fo forted are carried to their refpeEtive Localities, and arranged on their proper Shelves, the Titles remaining in the Books. When the Books are placed, an Attendant marks the Books [ 275 ] and their refpe5tive Titles with the Prefs-mark proper to each, throwing each Title as he marks it into a box. When the Book is marked the next Procefs is to attach the Prefs-mark to the Back of it. Thefe Prefs-marks are printed on. Paper of various Tints, to match the different coloured Leathers ufed in Binding. They are printed in large Sheets and cut out with a Stamp of an oval Shape. The Number of the Prefs is attached to the upper Part of the Back of the Book, the Mark for the Shelf, and Number of the Shelf, to the lower Part of the Back. This Plan faves a great Deal of Time. Before its Introdu6tion, the Place of a Book could not be ascertained without opening it-now it is only neceffary to look at the Back, and its proper Locality is feen at once. Another Advantage is, that if a Book be placed by Accident into the wrong Prefs or on the wrong Shelf, the Miftake is fure to be detefted. The Titles, when marked as above defcribed, are fent to the Superintendent of the Tranfcribers, whofe Duty it is to fee that all the Titles are duly entered in the Catalogues, and to revife the Entries fo made, in order that there may be no Blunders in the Tranfcript. Thefe Duties of Tranfcription and Revifion demand a confiderable Acquaintance with Languages in the Tranfcribers, and, more efpecially in the Revifer. It is evident that the latter mufl be familiar with all the Languages known by the whole Body of Tranfcribers. The Procefs of inferting Titles in the Catalogue is fo [ 276 ] peculiar, that we feel ourfelves j uftified in going fomewhat into Detail in describing it. Each Mafs of Titles is, in the firft Place, Separated into Eng-, lifh and Foreign. Each of there Sets is then ar.ranged in alphabetical Order, and incorporated with thofe which may have already been accumulated for Tranfcription. When the Titles are to be copied, they are diftributed among the Tranfcribers according to the Languages each may belt underftand. This Tranfcription is not made into the Catalogue, but into a Book, the Leaves of which confift of the thineft Paper, prepared for Wedgwood's Procefs of manifold Writing. Four Tran — fcripts are taken at once, carbonic Paper being placed between the firft and fecond Sheet, and the third and fourth. EachTranfcriber ufes two Books, by which Arrangement the Superintendent is enabled to collate with the original Title-flip the Work of each Day, without ftopping the Tranfcribers, who continue the Tranfcription in the Book not under Revifion. Thefe Books, as they are filled and revifed, are handed over to the Binder, who mounts each Leaf upon one of rather ftronger Paper. Thefe Leaves when dried are fubjecded to enormous Preffure. Each four duplicate Sheets are then pinned upon a Board and cut into Slips between each Title. We now have the Tranfcription on feparate Slips, the four Duplicates being kept together. The next Procefs is to arrange them in their proper Order, and incorporate them with the Mafs of Titles (if any) already prepared and ar [ 277 3 ranged for Infertion in the Catalogue. When the Infertion is to be made, the transcribed Titles are divided into Parcels according to the Letters contained in each Volume of the Catalogue, and then each Title is marked with a Number, and a correfponding Number marked in the Place in the Catalogue the Title is to occupy. Each Volume of the Catalogue fo fupplied with Titles is then handed over to two Binders, one of whom paftes the upper and lower Edge of each Title and hands it to his Companion,who inferts it into the Catalogue-the two Ends of each Title being left open. When it becomes neceffary to fhift one of thefe Titles, in order to preferve the ftri& alphabetical Arrangement, a Paper-knife is inferted into the open End, and the Title is removed without difficulty. The Slip upon which the Tranfcription is made being mounted upon another, any Abrafion which may occur from this Procefs affects not the Slip written upon, but only that upon which it is mounted. Should a thicker Paper be introduced, and the Procefs of mounting be difcontinued, this Advantage will of courfe be loft. Before we quit the Subjedc of Tranfcribing, we will mention a ftriking Fa&t connected with the Expenfe of this Branch of the Management. It appears from the Evidence of Mr. Panizzi before the Mufeum Commiffioners, that at one Time the Tranfcribers were paid at the Rate of one Penny per Title. Under the prefent Syftem, this fame Item amounts to about three-fourths of one Farthing per Title, or three-fixteenths of the [ 278 ] former Charge; in other Words, the fame Amount of Work which formerly coft four Pounds, is now obtained for about fifteen Shillings. When the Title of a Work is entered in the Catalogue, the Work may be faid to be then at the Command of the Readers; we believe, however, that we are jufrified in fiating, that at no Time has a Reader been denied the Ufe of a Book merely becaufe the Title had not appeared in the Catalogue. IV. READING RooM. The Service of the Reading-room, like every other Service in the Department, is fyflematized. We have already given the Hiftory of a Book from the Shelves of the Bookfeller to thofe of the Mufeum; we will now give the Hiftory of a Book from. the Shelves of the Mufeum to the Handsof a Reader, and back to its Shelf again. The Readers are provided with blank Tickets, on which they write the Prefs-mark, Title, very fhortly, Size, Place, and Date of the Book they want, the Date of the Application and Signature of the Reader being fubfcribed. Thefe Tickets are handed to an Attendant who fits at a Bar which Separates the Reading-rooms from the Library. The Tickets are paffed by him into the Library, where they are placed on a Table in the Order in which they are delivered from the Reading-rooms. The Attendants, whofe Duty it is to fupply the Readers with Books, take there Tickets in the Or [ 279 ] der in which they are received, no one being at Liberty to feled a Ticket, unlefs it be for a Book which itands near to one he is about to fetch. To each of there Attendants a Number is attached, regulated originally by the Order of the initial Letter of his Name in the Alphabet, and each Attendant is alTo furnished with, fay, 2oo0 Pieces of Millboard, the Ends being covered with red roan Leather, on the Edge of which the Number of the Attendant is fRamped, and on the Side the Number of the Board, there Boards being numbered in regular Sequence, from one up to as many as the Attendant has. When a Book is taken from a Shelf, the Attendant puts one of his Boards in its Place, taking Care to ufe them in their regular Order, that is, having once ufed, fay, No. io, he will keep that back until he has gone through all his Boards and come round to Io again. Each Attendant is alfo provided with a Book filled with blank Leaves. When he has taken from the Shelf a Book for a Reader, he marks in Pencil on the Back of the reader's Ticket the Number of the Board he has left in its Place. He then enters in his Book, in one Line, firft the Prefs-mark of the Book, the Name of the Reader, and his own Number, and the Number of his Board; and then in the fame Line the Prefs-mark again, the Name of the Author or firft Word of the Title of the Book, the Size, Place, and Date, the Name of the Reader, and the Number of his Board. When the Work has been entered by the At [ 280 ] tendant, it is placed on the Bar which feparates the Library from the Reading-room, whence it is taken by one of the Attendants in the Readingrooms, and delivered to the Reader. The Attendant who fo delivers it then writes on the Ticket the Letter D (meaning delivered), and hands it to the Attendant we have before mentioned as ftationed at the Bar, who depofits it in one of a Set of Pigeon-holes fixed beneath the Bar under the initial Letter of the Reader's Name. The Reader is refponfible for the Book fpecified on his Ticket fo long as the Ticket remains in the Poffeffion of the Authorities of the Library. When a Reader has no longer Occafion for a Work, he returns it to the Attendant at the Bar, who delivers to him his Ticket in exchange, having firft compared the Work with the Ticket, in order to fee that all is returned that is fpecified upon it. The Books fo returned are placed on a Table and forted according to their Prefs-marks, for the Purpofe of being reftored to their refpedive Places on the following Morning. It frequently occurs that a Reader is defirous of ufing the fame Book from Day to Day. When this is the Cafe he writes his Name on a Slip of Paper and places it with the Books, which are then depofited in Clofets fitted up with fliding Shelves for this efpecial Purpofe. The Utility of this Plan may be appreciated from the Fad, that every Year nearly I oo,ooo Volumes are in this Manner laid afide for continuous Ufe by the [28I ] Readers. The confequent faving of Time and Labour is immenfe. It muff not be imagined, however, that through this Procefs a Reader can infure to himfelf a Monopoly of any Work. The Maxim "firft come firit ferved," is firidcly adhered to. Should a Reader apply for a Work fo fet afide before the Perfon for whofe Ufe it is kept prefents himfelf to claim it, it is transferred, as it is termed, to the new Reader. This Procefs confifts in entering the Work in the ufual Form, but in a particular Book and in red Ink. Thefe Entries are made by an Attendant whofe Duty it is to take Charge of the Clofets, and alfo to fee that the readers' Tickets are adively and properly attended to. Every Attendant writes in his Book the Day of the Month at the Commencement of the Entries of each Day. At the End of the Day he cuts between each Line of Entries as far as his own Number. The Books of all the Attendants are then taken away by the Bookbinder, whofe Duty it is to cut off all the Entries as far as they have been cut through by the refpeCtive Attendants, to arrange them all into one Series according to their Prefs-marks, and pafte them into a Book, heading each Day's Work with the Date, and writing at the End the Number of thefe Dockets. This forms a daily Regifter of all the Readers who have written for Books. Every Morning the Books returned from the Reading-rooms on the previous Day are carried Mm [ 282 ] to the feveral Parts of the Library to which they refpe&tively belong. Two Attendants then go round with the Regifter of fhort Entries or Dockets above referred to, and while one puts each Work on the Shelf, and calls out the Prefs-mark, the other calls out the Number of the Attendant he finds in the Regifter, whofe Board is then removed, and the Docket is ftamped in red Ink, with the Date when the Book is returned; thus, I8 3 5, indicating that the Work was reftored to its Place on the I8th of March, 85 I. All this will doubtlefs appear complicated and confufed to our Readers; and it may by fome be confidered that Refinement and Minutenefs of Detail had been carried too far. In the adual working of the Scheme, however, there is neither Complication nor Confufion. Every Effort is made to economize Time and Labour, but without facrificing that Care or giving up thofe Checks which are absolutely indifpenfable in the Management of a large publick Library. A Comparifon of the annual Returns of former Years, with thofe of more recent Date, will ihew with what vailt Rapidity the Labours of the Department have been extended, and to how great a Degree of Perfedion the Syftem of Itatiftical Detail has been carried. V. REGISTRATION. The Contents of every Bill is analyzed; that is to fay, the Number of Volumes, of Parts of Volumes, of Maps, and of Sheets of Maps, are taken [ 283 ] out and entered in a Book in their refpecive Columns. The fame is done with Objedts prefented. At the End of the Year there Columns are caft up, and it is immediately known what has been the Number of Articles procured during the Year through there Channels refpetively. The duplicate Receipts kept by the Receiver of Works under the copyright A&t give the fame Information for this Branch of the Acquifitions. The Regifter fhews the Number of Books returned to the Shelves, every Day. A Book kept by the Attendant who has Charge of the Clofets affords fimilar Details refpeaing the Number of Books kept for the Readers firom Day to Day. Every Cataloguer regifters daily, in a Book kept by himfelf, the Number of Titles written by him; the Aggregate of there Books gives the Number of Titles written in the Department during any Period. Revifers and Tranfcribers keep fimilar Accounts. One of the Superintendents of the Readingrooms regifters the Number of Vifits made daily to the Reading-rooms, and reports the Total, at the End of the Year, to the Keeper of the Department of printed Works. A fimilar Account is kept in the readers' Lobby; but as this latter Account makes no Diftin6ion between thofe who come to read and thofe who may pafs into the Readingrooms for other Purpofes, Dilcrepancies may occur, and in the Returns for the Year I850 aCtually did occur, between the two Accounts. [ 284 ] The Refult of all this is, that in the Courfe of a few Hours an exact and minute Return call be given of everything done in the Department during the Year, or any other given Period, the whole forming an Array of Numbers truly ftartling. We have before obferved that one Procefs, whenever it is poffible, is made to fubferve feveral ObjeCts. We have ihewn how the Receipts for Books delivered under the copyright Ad anfwer not only the ordinary Purpofe of a Receipt, but alfo of a Regifter of fuch Books. The readers' Regifter ihews at one Glance how many Books were fent to the Reading-rooms on a particular Day, the Day any Book was removed from the Shelves, for whom it was taken, by whom it was taken, the particular Board left for it, and when it was returned. Each attendant's Regifter fhews what Books he removed from the Shelves on a particular Day, for whom, and the Number of his Board; while the Board on the Shelves fhews what Attendant removed the Book, and by its Number points to the particular Entry in his Regifter. By Means of this Syitem a Book can be traced regularly through any Number of Hands for any Length of Time, and Faults in the readingroom Service can in like Manner always be traced to the guilty Party. [ 285 ] VI. BINDING. The Binding of Books forms a very important Item in the Economy of a publick Library. The great Defideratum for the Mafs of Books is Strength and Durability at the leaft poffible Expenfe. In a Library like that of the Britifh Mufeum, it may well be imagined, there is abundant Opportunity for tefling the various Styles of Binding and Kinds of Leather, fo as to arrive at the moft corred Judgment upon this Point. The general Plan now adopted is as follows: All Didtionaries to be full bound in Ruffia. Other Works likely to be in frequent Ufe to be half-bound in Morocco, with cloth Sides. Two or more Volumes of the fame Work are always bound together where their Bulk will permit it. Pamphlets are half-bound in Roan, with paper Sides. Experience has fhewn that this Plan is in every Refpedt the moft economical that could be adopted. Different Colours are ufed according to the Subjedt of the Book, thus, red for Hiftory, green for Botany, blue for Theology, &c. In the Library of the Britifh Mufeum, as in other large Libraries, certain Works confidered to be felea, are fet apart from the Reft and preserved with greater Care. Among there are feveral remarkable for their Bindings, which are arranged fo as to illuftrate as far as pradicable the Styles of different Schools, Englifh, French, Italian, &c. The prefent Keeper of the Department, looking upon Bookbinding as Something more than the Art of ftitch [ 286 ] ing loofe Sheets neatly into a Cover, has endeavoured, in binding rare and valuable Books, to follow the grand Example fet by Grolier, Majoli, De Thou, and others, and would fain give an Individuality to the Drefs of his Proteges. In fome Inftances the Succefs has been great. A good Bookbinder ought to be a Man of great Tafte, and an Artifi. All ufe Flowers and Studs and Fillets; but what Flowers were ever fo graceful as the Flowers of Roger Payne? who has ever fprinkled his Studs as he fprinkled them? who can not immediately recog — nize Lewis's fimple Fillet, fo beautifully true? The German Style of Tooling at the End of the Isth Century was heavy, but it was blind, and the Effet, confequently, was maffive and grand. German Tooling at the prefent Day is no lefs heavy, but it is no longer blind, but in Gold; and the Effed is no longer maffive and grand, but vulgar. The Materials are there, but the artiftic Tafte is wanting. But we are diverging into a Differtation upon Bookbinding. By the Statutes of the Britifh Mufeum, no Objet is allowed to be removed fi-om the Premifes. This Regulation involves the Neceffity of having a Bookbinder attached to the Eftablifhment. When Books are removed from the Shelves for the Purpofe of being bound or repaired, a Board fimilar to thofe above described as ufed by the Attendants is left in its Place. On this Board the letter B is fRamped, indicating that the Book is in the Hands of the Binder. The Books fo fent are L 287 ] entered by an Afiftant in what is termed the binder's Book, a Margin being left on both Sides. In that on the left the Binder writes the Prefs-mark of the Book, in that on the right Mr. Panizzi writes Diredions as to the Manner in which the Book is to be bound or repaired. The Entry of each Batch of Books is dated and figned by the Binder, and when returned each Entry is ftamped with the Date. The Signature makes the Binder refponfible for the Books, the Stamp is his Difcharge. The Date at the Head and the Stamp on the Entry fhew how long he has kept each Book. The Entries alfo are made in the Form to be obferved for the lettering Piece on the Back of the Book, and this is again an Infiance of one Procefs ferving a double Purpofe. We will only mention one Point more; all the Shelves upon which large and heavy or handfomely bound Books are placed are lined with hard and fmooth Leather. This fimple Procefs tends greatly to preferve the Binding. Wiffiffll-~luI PART FIRST. B I BNo-The Figures refer to the Pages of the Manual.Y NOTE,-The Figures refer to the Pages of the Manual. A CHARD, C. F., 5. AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 5 5. - Cours Element de Biblio- --- Pub. Circular, I I I. graphie, I I. Ames's Typ. Antiquities, 22. Adelung, J. C., I o09. Ampere's Effai fur la Clafs. de Con--— ~ -Fried. Bib. Sanfcrita, 5I. naiffance, 4I. - The fame tranflated, 52. Analejick Magazine, 62. ______,Krit. Ueberficht der Reis. Anderfon's Annals of the Englilh in Rufflard, 82. Bible, 62. Africa. See Ternaux, 0 o4. Anett's Inquiry into the Form of Agaffiz's Bib. Zool. et Geol., 95. Books, 30. Albert's Recherches fur la ClafI. Angling. See Blakey, 96. bib., 4I. - Ellis, 99. Aldi. See Renouard, 28. ANONYMOUS BOOKS, 37. Aldus Manutius, 28. Antonio's Bib. Hifpana, 82. Alifon, Archibald, I o7. Anzeiger fur Bibliographie, I o, I 13. Allen's American Biog. DiEtion- Appleton's Lib. Manual, 87. ary, 56, Io6. Cyclop. of Biog., 107. Allgemeine Bib. heraus. von Tro- Arithmetick. See De Morgan, 98. mel, I I I. Archivio Storico Ital., 82. Allibone's Crit. DiEt. of Eng. Lite- Afher's Ef'ay on Dutch Books, 56. rature, 55, Io5. -- Scriptores Ger. 75. Althorp..Edes AlthorpianXe, 24. Afia. See Ternaux, 104. Nn [ 290 ] Afpinwall's Bib. Amer. Sep., 56. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Definition of, 3. Aflle on Writing, 14. - Intelledual and Material, 4. Aftronomy. See La Lande, I oo. Cultivated in Italy, 4. Athenaeum Journal, I 12. - Germany, 4. Atkinfon's Med. Bib., 95. - France, 4. Audifredi, J. B., 32. -- -Great Britain, Cat. et Specimen, 23. 5. Aurivillii Bib. Hifl. Sueo-Goth. 86. -United States, AUTOGRAPHS, IS. 5 Value of exaggerated, 5. -- One of Learning's belt BACKER'S Bibliotheque de la Helps, 87. Comp. de Jdfus, 96. Bibliographer. Province and DuBuhle's Verfuch einer krit. Lit., 83. ties of, 6, 7. Bailly's Notices Hiitoriques, 46. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL PERIODICALS, I I I. Baird, William, 107. Bibliografia Italiana, 79, 83. Balbi's Bib. de Vienne, 46, od Elenco, &c., 80. -- - Anciennes etmod., 46. dei Romanzi, 80. Bancroft, George, I05. Bibliographie de la France, 7 I, I 2,9 Bandini's Typographia, 23. Bibliotheca Americana, 56. Banks, Jofeph, 98. Grenvilliana, 88. Barbier, A. A., 4, I I. Londinenfis, 66. Di&. des Ouvr. Anon., 37.- Sacra, 62. Nouveau Bib., 88. Biography. See Oettinger's Bib. Bartfch's Peintre Graveur, I9. of, IOI. Baftiat's Di&ionnaire, 96. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES, I05. Bauer's Bib. Lib. rariorum, 32. Biographie Univerfelle, 75, 108. Bayer, F. P., 82. Blake's Biog. Di&ionary, Io8. Beloe's Anecdotes, 6z. Blakey's Angling Literature, 96. Bent's Lit. Advertifer, I 12. Blanqui's Econ. Politique, 96. Bentkowfkiego's Hiltorya, 82. Blaze's Bib. Muficale, 97. Berard's Effai fur les Elzevirs, 23, Blume's Iter Italicum, 47. 96. Bohn's Catalogues, 10, 52, 63, 89. Bernard's Imprimerie en Europe, Boletin Bibliografico, 83. 23. BOOK-BINDING, 30o. Bible, Englifh. See Anderfon, 62. Book Trade in Germany, 77. - Cotton, 64. Boffange's Catalogues, 71. Biblical Bibliography. See Horne, Ma Bib. Francaife, 7I. Ioo. et Fils Bulletin, 72. - Orme, Barthes and Lowell's CatIO0. alogue, 86. -Repofitory, 62. Bollon. Private Libraries in, 47. [ 29I ] Botany. See Pritzel, Io3. Caftro's Bib. Efpanola, 83. Bouchard, M. L., 93. CATALOGUES, Claffified, 40o Boucher's Bib. des Voyages, 97. * Alphabetical and deBoulard's Traite de Bib., I z. fcriptive, 41. Bourquelot's Con. de Qu6rard, 74 of Pub. and Private Bouterwek's Span. and Por. Lit., 83. Libraries, 13, I05. Brewfier, David, 107. Catalogue Syftem. See Jewett, 43. Bridgman's Bib. Legal Bib., 97. Caxton, William, z4. Britifll Mufeumrn Report, 45. Chambers's Biog. Dit. of ScotfBrown Univerfity, 47, 108. men, I09. Briiggemann's View of the Clafficks, Chalmer's Gen. Biog. Did., I09. 5 2. Champollion's Syt&ime HieroglyBruillot's Di&. des Monogrammes, phique, I5. 18. Chriftian Examiner, 62. Brunet, J. C., 4, 78, 9I. Cinelli's Bib. Volante, 83. - Manuel du Libraire, Io, Clarke, Wm. Repertoriun Bib., 47. 74, 89. Adam. Bib. Did., 52. Bruffels. Place of Intereft for Bib., - A. & J. B. B., Suc. of SaI 13. cred Lit., 97. Brydges' Brit. Bibliographer, 63. CLASSICAL LANGUAGE, Bibliography Reftituta, 63. of, 5. Cenfura Lit., 63. CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS, 40. ------- Res Literariae, So. Clavel's Cat. of Eng. Books, 63. Bryan's Di&. of Painters and En- Clement's Bib. Curicufe, 32. gravers, 20. Clos, Abb6 du, 9I. Bryce, James, Io07. Cogfwell, J. G., 5, 93, 95, 113. Buchon's Rapports fur les Bib. en Alphabetical Index, 9. France, 47. W. F., Newfpaper ReBuderi Bib. Script. Ger., 75. cord, 98. Biickner's Bib. Handbuch, 75. Connechy, J. M., Io8. Bulletin du Bibliophile (Paris), I 12. Conflantin's Bibliotheconomie, 42. Belge, lI3. Cofter, J. L., 2I. Burton, J. H., 107. Cotton's Typ. Gazetteer, 24. -- Editions of the Bible, 64. CABINETS and Galleries, 32. --- Rhemes and Doway, 64. Cailleau's Didionnaire Biblio- Creafy, Prof., 107. graphique, 9 I. Cronaca. Giornale di Scienze, I 13. Callifen's Med. Lexicon, 97. Cryptonymous Books, 37. Camurs's Obfervations fur la Clafs., 42. DALRYMPLE'S Catalogue of — Bib. des Livres de Droit, 97. Authors, 57. Cantui, Ingazio, II3. Danilh Bibliopraphies, 8z. [ 292 ] Danzius, J. T. L., 104. Duparcy's Bib. Militaires, 99. Darling's Cyclopaedia Bib., 98. Dupin's Bib. Choifie des Livres, 99. Daunou's Analyze des Opinions, Manuel du Droit, 99. 24. des Etudians, 99. Dearborn's Text Book for Letters, Dupleffis, M. G., 93. IS5. Bib. Paremiologique, 99. De Bry's Colle&ions, 9go, 94- Dupont's Notice fur l'Imprimerie, De Bure's Bib. Inftruftive, go. 25. - Supplement, go. Duties on Books, 69. Decanver's Cat. of Methodifm, 98. Duyckinck's Cy. of Amer. Lit., 61. Delandine's MSS. de la Bib. de Lyon, 16. — _-: MemoiresBib. et Lit., 72. EADIE, Prof., 107. Delelfert's Mmoire furla Bib. Roy., EARLY PRINTED BOOKS, 22. 47. Ebert, F. A., 5, 46. ------ Projet d'une Bib. Cir., 47. Zur Handfchriftenkunde, Democratic Review, 62. I6. De Morgan's Arith. Books, 98. Bildung des Bibliothekars, Denis, Michael, 26, 27. 42. - Einleitung in die Biich., I. - Gen. Bib. Di&., 79, 9 I o Denis & Pincon's Nouveau Manuel, Edwards, Edward, 45, 5 I. I 2, 90. Ellis's Books on Angling, 99. Defelfart's Siecles Lit. de la France, Elmes's Bib. Didionary, 99. 72. Elzevirs. See Bfrard, 23, 96. De Vaines' Diplomatique, 17. - Pieters, 28. Dibdin, T. F., 5, 32, 82. Encyclopxedia Britannica, 5. Bib. Decameron, 12. Engelmann's Bib. Clafficorum, 53, Spenceriana, 24. 76. ______-,des Althorpianme, 24. - Geographica, 75. ------- Caffano Catalogue, z25. - der S. Wiffen------ Tour in England and Scot:- fchaft, 75. land, 33. - - Philologica, 76. ___- _ -— France and Ger- Juridica, 76. many, 33. -- Mechanico-Tech. _ —--- Introdudion to the Ciaf- 76. ticks, 52.. - -Med.-Chirurgica, Library Companion, 91. 76. Edition of Ames's Typ. - -CEconomica, 76d Ant., 2 I, 23. - Veterinaria, 76. Diationnaire Bibliographique, 9I. - Zool. et PaleonDIPLOMATICKS, 16. tol., 76. Dryander's Cat. Bib. J. Banks, 98. - der Forfi und Dryer, M., 38. Jagd, 76, [ 293 ] Engelmann's Bib. der Handlungf- Fliigel, G., 54. wiffenfchaft, 76. Foify's Effai fur la Con. des Bib., 42. — der neueren Spra- Fontaine's Colledtions des Autochen, 76. graphes, I8. - M. G. Lithographie, - Manuel, 18. 20. Fontanini's Bib. dell' Eloq. Ital., 80. ENGLISH BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 6z. Forbes's Manual of Med. Bib., 99. ENGRAVING, I 9. Fortia d'Urban's Syfteme de Bib., Enflin's Bib. Clafflcorum, 53. 12, 42. Entomology. See Percheron, IoI, fur l'Ecriture, I5. Ernefti's Fabricius, 53. Fofs, Henry, 88. Erfch, J. S., 5, 8I. Fofter's Bib. of Book-keeping, 64. La France Lit., 72. Fournier's Di&L. de Bib., 34. Handbuch der Deuts. Lit., Fraehn's Indications Bibliogra76. phiques, 53. - Phil. Lit., 77. Free Library, Manchefter, 5 I... — and Griiber s Encyklopadie, Freeling, F., 8z. 46. Freemaibnry, 57. Efchenburg's Manual, 53. FRENCH BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 7 1. Evan's Con. of Hume's Learned Fry's Pantographia, I5. Societies, 65. Firft's Bibliotheca Judaica, 54. Everett, Edward, 47, I05. Eye of the Library, 4I. fAIGNAT, L. J., go. ~FABRICIUS, J. A.5, 38. Galleries and Cabinets, 32.: Bib. Graca, 53. Gamba Da Baffano, B., 5, 62, 78. - Latina, 53. N- ovelle Ital.. Falkenftein's Buchdruckerkunft, 25. 81. Faribault's Catalogue, 57. - Tefti di LinFarn, W. H., 79. gua, 8I. Farnum's Glance at Private Libfra- Genealogy. See Sims, IO3. ries, 47. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 86. Fathers oftheChurch. See Clarke, Geology. See Agaffiz, 95. 97. Georgi's All. Biicher-Lexicon, 92. -.- - - Walch, Gerges' Florigium Librorum rario104. rum, 34. Fergufon, Prof., 107. GERMAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 75. Fevret de Fontette, M., 73. Book Trade, 77. Fielding's Art of Engraving, zoM Gibbon, Edward, 83. Fine Arts. See Elmes, 99. Gibbings's Index Expurgatorius, 39..- -. - Godde, 99. Gildermeifter's Bibliotheca San-Weigel, I o4. fcrita, 54. Filke's Efchenburg, 53. Ginguene, P. L., 8S. [ 294 ] Girard's Bibliographia, 57. Harris's Philogical Inquiries, 83. Girault's Bib. de France, 72. Hartflorne's Book Rarities, 34. -- -- Paris, 72. Haym's Biblioteca Ital., 8 I. Glay's Memoire fur les Bib., 47. Hawks, F. L., Io7. Godde's Cat. Raifonne, 99. H-Iebenftreit's DiA. Au&. ClafficoGonan's Bib. de Lyon, 73. rum, 54. Gordon, Prof., 107. Hedderwick, James, I07. Gorton's Biog. Di&., I o09. Heinecken's Idee Gen6rale, 20. Gowans's Catalogue, 58. Heinfius' Biicher-Lexicon, 77. Graiffe's Lehrbuch einer all. Lit., 92. Heraud, J. A., io8. Bib. Magica, Ioo. Herbelot's Bib. Orientale, 54. Graevius, J. G., 32. Herbert's Ames, 23. GREEK AND LATIN BIBLIOGRAPHIES, Heffe's Bibliotheconomie, 42. 5 I. Heuffner, F., I I 3. GREAT BRITAIN. Bibliography of, Hinrichs' Verzeichnifs, 77. 62. Hodgfon on Stereotype Printing, 26. Grenville, Thomas, 88. Hoefer's Nouvelle Biog., I Io. Library, 89. Hoffmann's Bib. Lexicon, 54. Greppo's Bib. des Hebreux, 48. -- Handbuch, 54. Grefwell's Annals of Par. Typ., 25. Horne, T. H., 5, 56. Early Par. Greek Prefs, z5. IntroduEtion to Study of Bib., Greve's Hand und Lchrbuch, 3I. IO, I3, I05. Griffith's Bib. Anglo Poetica, 64. - Outlines for the Clafs. of a Grifwold's Poets of America, 61. Lib. 43. Profe Writers of Amer., 6 I - Biblical Bib., Ioo00. Gronovius, James, 32. Hoyer's Lit. der Krieg., IOO. Guichard's Notice fur le Spec. Hu- Hoyois's Muf6e Bibliographique, 34.. manae Sal., 34. Hume's Learned Societies, 65. Guizot, M., 45. - Humphrey's Illuminated Books, I6. Gutenberg, John, 2I. Hunter's Monaftick Libraries, 48. Huzard, M. J. B., 92, 93. ADJI-Khalfa's Lexicon, 54. ICELANDIC Bibliographies, 82. Hain, Ludovicus, 32. Index Expurgatorius, 39. -.- Rep. Bibliographicum, 25. -- Librorum. Prohibitorum, Hakluyt's Col. of Voyages, 58. 39. Hallam's Lit. Hiftory, Io8. Indian Books, Bib. of, 56. Hannett's Bibliopegia, 3I. Inftrumental Mufick. See Blaze,g 97, Hannot's Index des Livres con- Irving, Wafhington, IoS5. damnes, 39. Ifidore's Col. of Canons, 94. Hanfard's Typographia, 25. Ifographie des Honimes Cdelbres, - Hiftory of Printing, 26. 18. Harles' Fabricius, 53. ITALIAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 79. [ 295 ] ACKSON'S Treatife on En- Leipfic Book Fairs, 77. graving, 2I. Lelewel's Obfervations fur la Bib., Jamiefon, Robert, 108. 84. Jefuit Writings. See Backer, 96. Lelong's Bib. Hiflorique, 73. Jewett, C. C., 5, Io, Io2, I 14. Bib. Sacra, Ioo. - On the Conftrudion of Le Normand's Manuel de Papiers, Catalogues, 43. 19. - Notices of Pub. Libraries du Relieur, 3 1. in the U. S., 48. LIBRARY ECONOMY, 40. Joecher's Gelehrten-Lexicon, og9. Edifices, 46. Johnfon, Samuel, 87. Hifiory and Statiflicks, 46. -- John, Typographia, 26. Librarian's Convention, 49. Journal de la Lit. de France, 73. Libri, M., 45. Julius's Bib. Germano-Glottica, 78. Literary World, 6. Juntas. See Bandini, 23. Livermore, George, 47. Jurifprudence. See Bridgman, 97. on Pub. Libraries, 48. - Camus, 97. London Catalogues, 65, 66. - Dupin, 99. Low's Pub. Circular, 68, II4. __ Britilh Catalogue, 66. 1FAYSER, C. G., 8i. Lowndes, W. T., 5, 62, 78, 8I. - Biiucher-Lexicon, 78. Bibliographer's Manual,66. Kennet's Bib. Primordia, 58. Ludewig, H. E., II4. Kliipfel, Karl, 78. - Lit. of Amer. Local Hilt., Knight, Charles, Io8. 58. Kohl's Defcriptive Catalogue, 58. - Ab. LanKoop's Hiftorical Account, I8. guages, 58. H. Zur Bibliotheconomie, LABORDE'S Etude fur la Con. 43 des Bib., 48. Lyons, Bib. Hilf. de. See Gonan, 73. Laborde's Organifation desBib., 48. Laire, F. X., 3z. M ABILLON'SDiplomatica, I7. Index Librorum ad 5 oo00, Machado's Bib. Lufitana, 84. 26. Macray's Manual of Brit. Hilt., 67. Lalande's Curiofites Bib., 34. M'Culloch's Lit. of Polit. Econ., J. de, Bib. Aftronomique, I oo. I 00. Maffei, F. S., 17. Lancetti's Pfeudonimia, 38. Magie. See Griife, Ioo. Langlois's Calligraphie, 17. Maittaire, Michael, 27, 32. Leblanc's Catalogue, 92. - Annales Typographici, 26. Legal Bibliography. See Bridgman, Malone's Cat. of Eng. Poetry, 67. 97. MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARIES, 40. Camus, 97. Manne's Nouveau Recueil, 38. - Dupin, 99. Manfon, James, Io8. [ 296 ] MANUSCRIPTS, i6. N4AGLER'S Kiinftler-Lexicon, Martin's Bib. Cat., 67. 21. L. Plan d'une Bib., 93. Namur, M. P., 7, II. Mafonick Books, 57, 5 8. Bib. Paldo.-Dip.-Bib., 9. Mathematicks. See Murhard, IOI 0. Manuel duBibliothecaire, 44. Mathematical Sciences. See Pog- Hift. des Bibliotheques, 48. gendorff, Ioz. Napierfky's Schrift. und Gelehrten Medical Bibliography. See Atkin- Lex., 85. fon, 95. - Verzeichnifs der Schriften, See Callifen, 97. 84. - - Forbes, 99. Napoleon, 38. - - Ploucquet, 102. NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 55. - Roy, Io3. NaturalHiflory. SeeDryander,98. Meerman's Origines Typ., 27. Naumann's Serapeum, I 4. Meerfch's Recherches, 27. Neuer Anzeiger, I I3. Melzi's Bibliografia, 80. Neufchateau, M. F. de, I I. Memorias de Lit. Portugueza, 84. Newfpaper Record. See Cogge- la Real Acad., 84. fhall, 98. Mendham's Account of Indexes, 39. New York Review, 62.. —-- Index Lib. Prohibito- Nichol, Prof., io8. rum, 39. Nichols's Lit. Anecdotes, 67. Methodifm. See Decanver, 98. Nicolfon's Hift. Libraries, 68. Methodift Quarterly, 62. Nodier's Defcript. Raifonne, 93. Meufel's Bib. Hiflorica, 58, 93. Normand. SeeLeNormand I 9, 3I. Michel's Bib. Anglo-Sax., 67. North Amer. Rev., 62. Military Science. See Ayala, 96. Norton's Cat. of Amer. Pub. for -- - Duparcg, 99. I855, 59-:_____-. —_ - Hoyer, I oo. Lit. Almanac and Reg., 49, 6 I. - Witzleben, - Gazette, 6 I, I II. 105. Norwegian Bibliography, 82. Molbech's Bibliothekwiffenfchaft, Nyerup & Kraft's Almindelight, 84. 43. MONOGRAMS, I 8. (ETTINGER'S Bib. BiograMontfaucon, B. de, 32. phique, I o I.....- Bib. Manufcriptorum, 17. ORIENTAL LANGUAGES, 5 I. Mortillaro's Studio Bibliographico, Orme's Bib. Biblica, IoI. I 3. Ofmont's DiEt. Typographique, 34. Mofs's Manual of Clafs. Bib., 55. Ottley's Hift. of Engraving, 2I. Moule's Bib. Heraldica, 67. Otto's Ruffian Lit., 85. Munfell's Typ. Mifcellany, 58. Owen, John, I o I. Muratori, L. A., 32. Murhard's Bib. Mathematica, Ioi, DANZER, G. W., 32. Mufical Bibliography. SeeBlaze,97. - Annales Typographici, 27. [ 297 ] Papworth's Mufeums, Libraries, &c. Pieters' Materiaux pour Annales des 49' Elzevirs, 28. Paris on Cataloguing, 44. Annales de l'Imp. ElzeviriParifet, M., 93. enne, 28. Parker, Theodore, 47. Piranefi, G., 32. Pafchal's Bib. Smithiana, 23. Placii Theatrum Anonymorum, &c., PatriftickLiterature. See Clarke, 97. 28. See LeLong, Ioo. Plouquet's Lit. Medica, Ioz. ____-__ - Walch, 1o4. Pneumaticks. SeeGrafle, Ioo. Payne & Fofs's Bib. Grenvilliana, Poggendorff's Biog. Handw6rter88. buch, oz102. Peignot, Gabriel, 5, II. Pogliali's Terfi di Lingua, 8I. Rep. Bib. Univ., Io. Polfl Bibliography, 82. Di&. Rais. deBibliologie, 3. PoliticalEconomy. See Baitiat, 96. Manuel Bibliographique, I 3. - Blanqui, 96. R- echerches fur les Auto- --- M'Culloch, graphes, I 8. I 00. Hift. du Parchemin, 19. - Wohl, o05. Effai fur la Relieure, 3 I. Poole's Index to Period. Lit., Io2. --- Curiofit6s Bibliographiques, Portfolio, 62. 3 5 Portuguefe Bibliography, 8z. Varietes, Notices, &c., 35. Prefcott, Wm. H., 47, IO5. Rep. de Bib. Speciales, 35. Preufker's Bibliotheken, So. Livres condamnes au Feu, 4o. PRINTING, 2Z. Manuel du Bibliophile, 44. Pritzel's Thefaurus Lit. Bot., I03. __- -- Bibliographique, 49. PROHIBITED BOOKS, 39. Souvenirs relatifsL- a Biblio- Proverbs. See Dupleffis, 99. theques, 49. Providence Merchant, 59, 82. Percheron's Bib. Entomologique, PSEUDONYMOUS BOOKS, 37. IOI. Publiiher's Circular, 6I, 68, I I4. PERIODICALS, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL, I I I. Periodical Literature. Poole's Index 7)UERARD, J. M., 62, 78, 8 I. to, 102. X: Ecrivains Pfeudonymes, Petit-Radel's Recherches fur les Bib., 38, 74. 49. La France Litteraire, 73. Petzholdt, Julius, I 3. - Lit. Fr. Contemporaine, Anzeiger, Io, 92, I 3. 74. ~ Bib. Bibliographica, i i. - Les Supercheries Litt'raires, Katechifmius der Bib., 44. 74. - i - Addreffbuch Deutfcher Bib., 5o. RARE BOOKS, 3I. & Reichard's Ankiindigung, - - Four Claf'es of. 44. See Clement, 33. Oo [ 298 ] Recke & Napierfky's Lexikon, 85. Scheler, Auguflus, I 3. Reid's Bib. Scoto-Celtica, 68. Schmidt's Gallerie Deutfcher pfeud. Reiffenberg, Baron de, I 13. Schrift., 38. Renouard's Annales des Alde, 28. - J. A. F., BibliothekwitfenEftienne, 2 8. fchaft, 45. -- Catalogue d'un Amateur, G., Bib. Hiiforico-Geog., 78. 94-. Schoell's Lit. Ancienne, 55. Report on Publick Libraries, 45. Schrettinger's BibliothekwiffenRich, Elihu, 107, I08. fchaft, 45..- Obadiah, 81. -- Handbuch der Bib., 46. Catalogues, 59, 16o. Schultens' Herbelot, 54. Richter's Kurze Anleitung, 45. Schumann, L., 78. Rimbault's Mufical Cat., 68. Schwab's Wegweifer durch die Lit. Ritfon's Bib. Poetica, 69. der Deutfchen, 78. Rode, C. R., I I. Schweigger's Handbuch der Klafs. Rolland's Confeils pour for. une Bib., 55. Bib., 94.. Sears, Barnas, 47. Roorbach's Bib. Amer., 60. Serapeum, 48, I II, I 14. Rofs' Bouterwek, 83. Shakfperiana, 64, 70. Rofe's Biographical DiEt., I Io. Shurtleff's Decimal Syifem, 46. Rottermund, H. W., I09. Silliman's Journal, 6z. Roy's Bib. Medica, I o3. Silvetrre's Paleographie, I6. Ruprecht's Bib. Theologica, 78. Sims's Handbook toB. Mufeum, 5o. - Philologica, 78. - Index to Pedigrees, 103. - Mecico-Chirurgi- - Genealogift's Manual, 103. ca, 78. Singer's Recherches into the Hill. Ruffian Bibliographies, 82. of P. Cards, 2 1. Smith's Provincial Dialefts, 69. SACRED LITERATURE. See - Wm., Di&. of Gr. and RoClarke, 97. man Biog., I io. -- Le Long, Ioo. Smithfonian Inflitution, 48. Salva's Catalogue, 85. Society of Jefus. See Backer, 96. Sanfcrit Literature, 52. Southern Quarterly Rev., 6z. Santa's Confiruzione di pub. Bib., Southeby's Principia, 29. 50o. Spalding, Prof., io8. Santander's Origin of Printing, 28. SPANISH BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 82. - ------- Di&e. Bibligraphique, 35. Spencer, Earl, 24. Catalogue, 94. SPECIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES, 87, 95. Savage's Treatife on PrintingInk, I 9. Speculum Humane Salv., 34. - Di&. of the Art of Print- Spooner's Di&. of Painters, &c., 22. ing, 29. Swainfon's Taxidermy, I04. - James. The Librarian, 69. Stevens, Henry, 62. Schelhorn. Amoenitates Lit., 36. - Bibliographia Amer., 6z, [ 299 ] Stevens's Cat. of Amer. Books, 62. V ATNE'S Dit. de Diplomatique, -- My Englifh Library, 69. 17 Stcphani. See Grefwell, 25. Valli-re's Catalogue, 36. - Renouard, 28. VanPiaet, J. (Died Feb. 5, 1837.) Stower's Printer's Grammar, 29. Cat. des Livres imp. fur Strickland, H. E., 95. Velin, 36, 37. Stukkenberg's Verftuch, 85. Van deri Weyer, M., 45Ventouillac's French Librarian, 74. TALBOY'S Trans. of Adelung, Voght, John, 34. 5 2. -- Cat. Librorum rariorum, 37. Taylor's Trans. of Ancient Books, Voifin's Bib. on Belgique, 51. I9. Europe, 5I. -- Wm. Survey of Ger. Poetry, Voyages. See Boucher, 97. 79. Techner's Bulletin, I 13. Ternaux-Compans, M. H., 59. W AILLY'S Palfographie, I6. -- - Bib. Amer., 60. Walch's Bib. Theologica, -- - ib. Afiatique, I o4.. 104. Theological Lit. See Darling, 98. -- Patriftica, Io4. -- - - Walch, Io04. Walker's Art of Book-Binding, 3I. - Winer, 0o5. Walpole's Cat. of Noble Authors, Thimm's Lit. of Germany, 79. 70o. Thomas's Hiftory of Printing, 29. Warden's Bib. Amer., 6i. Thomfon, Prof., 1o8. Warmholtz's Bib. Hiftorica, 86. -- R. D. Illurfrations of Watt, Robert, 5. Br. Hilt., 69. Bib. Britannica, 70. Ticknor, George, 5, 47. Webiter, Daniel, 47. -- Hiit. of Spanifh Lit., 85. Wehr. Von Papier, &c., I9. Timperley's Ency. of Lit. and Typ. Weigel's Kunftlager-Cat., 104. An., 30. Wey, Francis, 93. Tirabofchi, Girolamo, 5, 8I. Wilfon's Shakfperiana, 70. Touftain & Taffin's Diplomatique, Willett's Memoir on Printing, 30. I7. Winer's Handbuch der theol. Lit., Tr6mel, Paul, 23, I II. I.10 Tribner's Bib. Guide to American Witzleben's Militar Lit., IO5. Books, 56, 6I. Wohl's Staatswifrenfchaft, IoS. ~ ------ Bib. Glottica, 58. Wolf's Monumnenta Typographica, Tuckett's Specimens of Binding, 3 1. 30. Turner, W. W., 58. Bib. Hebrxea, 55. Wornum, R. N., Io8. P C OTT's Britifh Topography, Wright's Biog. Britannica, 70. 69. WRITING, I4. [ 300 1 ZENKER'S Manuel de Bib. Ori- Zoology. See Swainfon, I o4. ent., 55. Zuchold, E. A., 78. Zeno, Apoftolo, 80o. -- Bib. Hiftorico-Nat., 78. Zoology. See Agaffiz, 95. PART SECOND. L I BR A I E S. NOTE. —The Index to this Part confifts chiefly of Names, the Titles of Books being omitted. A CQUISITION of Books in Bernard, Gov., of Mafs., I2I. Britifh Mufeum, Modes of Bibliographical Collc&ions in Al263-268. bany State Library, 178-179. Adelung, Friedrich, 240. - Aftor Library, I97. Albert V. Duke of Bavaria, 228, - - Brown Univ. Libra229. ry, 137. Alfieri, Count Vittorio, I67. - St. Peterfburg LiAppleton, Samuel, I63. brary, 236. Ardebil of Perfia, Library of, 238. Bibliotheque du Roi. See Imperial ARRANGEMENT of Books and Maps Library at Paris, 218-227. in Britifh Mufeum, 271-278. Bigelow, John P., 202-203, 208. Aftor, John Jacob, I52, I85, 187. BINDING ofBooksinBritifhMufeum,. —. William B., I86, I97, 198. 285-287. ASTORLIBRARY, Sketchof, I85-199. Birch, Rev. Dr., 25o. BOSTON ATHEN EUM, Sketch of, BANCROFT, George, I78. i6i-i68. Banks, Sir Jofeph, 25I. Public Library, Sketch of, Barnard, Sir F. A., 25I, 257. 200-2 17. Bates, Jofhua, of London, 20o6, 207, Bowditch, Nathaniel, I62. 2o8, 209, 213, 214, 2I5. N. I., 208. Batowfhkoff, a Ruffian Writer, 2 37. - J. Ingerfoll, 208. Beck, T. Romeyn, I77. Brevoort, Henry J., I86o Bentley, Richard, 130. Brimmer, George W., I63. Berkeley, Bifhop, I21, 130. Brifted, Chs. Aftor, I87. BERLIN ROYAL LIBRARY, Sketch of BRITISH MUSEUM, Sketch of, 246 — 242-245. 287. [ 301 ] Bromlfield, John, I63. Dubroffki, Collection of, 237, 240. Brown, Nicholas, I39, I40, I41I, Drummer, Jeremiah, 130. I52. Durer, Albert, 23I. John C., I41, I43, I47. - James, 208. EDWARDS, Arthur, 247. BROWN UNIV. LIBRARY, Sketch of, ---- Morgan, 139. 137-148. Eliot, Jared, 131. Brunet, J. C., 9o. - S. A., 2 1. Burney, Charles, 25 I. Mr. of Boflon, 178. Elliott, John, 132. CABOT, Edward C., i66. Ellis, Sir Henry, 260. Calamy, Rev. Dr., 130. Everett, Edward, 203, 204, 205, Capen, Edward, 20o, z17. 2I3. CATALOGUING of Books in Britilh Mufeum, 269-27I. FETH, Ali, 239. Catharine of Ruffia, 236. Francis I., 2i8. de Medicis, 218. Frankfort City Library, View of, Chambers, Sir R., 243. 2z/. Charlemagne, 255. Franklin, Benjamin, 149, I 5, I 5, Charles I., 2449, 250, 253. I54. _ V., VII. and VIII., 218. Frederick II., 243. Clap, Prefident of Yale College, 13 I Clinton, De Witt, 174-. ALE, Dr., I 2. _ _ George, I8I. Gallatin, Albert, 169. Cogfwell, J. G., 125, i86, 187, Garrick, David, 250. 190, 197, I99. George II., 253, 259. Collinfon, Peter, I 5 6. III., 5 o, 2 5, 257. CONGRESS LIBRARY, Sketch of, I69- IV., 25 2. I73. Gilman, Daniel C., Librarian of Cook, John, 174. Yale College, in Place of HerCofta, Solomon Da, 25o. rick, refigned. Cotton, Sir Robert, 247. Gore, Chriftopher, I24, I52. Cracherode, C. M., 25 I, 258. Gnaideech, a Ruffian Writer, 237. Cufftis John, I67. Grace, Robert, I50. Gray, Francis C., I22, I62. DAVIE, Sir John, I30. Grenville, Hon. Thos., 252, 254. De Bures, The, 2I9. Guild, Reuben A., I48. De Kay, Dr., I78. De Thou, the Hitorian, 2I8. H ALLECK, Fitz-Greene, 186. Devezac, Augufte, I78. Halley, Edmund, 130. Dibdin, T. F., 22I. Hargrave, Francis, 25I. Digby, Sir Kenelm, I2I. Harley, Edward, 248. Dorn, M. of St. Peterfburg, 24i. - Robert, 248. [ 302 ] Harvard, John, i2. Ledyard, Henry, 178. HARVARD UNIV. LIBRARY, Sketch Lee, Richard Henry, I67. Of, 119-I27. Lewis, Addin, 133. Henri IV., 218. LIBRARY ECONOMY of the Britifll Herrick, Edward C., x 36. Mufeum, 263-287. Hoare, Sir R. C., 25z. Lightfoot, Dr., z2I. Hollis, Thomas If:, 121, I22, 123, Linfly, Noah, 132. --- a- - 2d, I 3 Lockwood, Samuel, 131. -- --- 33d, I23. Logan, James ift, 15 o, 5 8. John, 2z3. -- zd, I 59. Nathaniel, I 23. William, 159. Thomas Brand, I 24. John Smith, 159. Hollis & Shapleigh Fund, 22. Hannah, I 59. Hopkinfon, Francis, I 50 LOGANIAN LIBRARY, Sketch of, 15 8I 60. IMPERIAL LIBRARY AT PARIS, Lord, Daniel Jr., 186. Sketch of, 218-227. Louis I., 229. at St. Peterfburg, - XIV., 219. Sketch of, 234-24I. Luther, Martin, 244. Ireland, W. H., I43. Irving, Wafhington, I86. MADDEN, Sir F., 260. Ives, Mofes B., 143. MARKING and SHIELVING of Books and Maps in Britifhl MuJARVIS, S. F., I44. feum, 271-278. Jefferfon, Thomas, I67, 170. Maynard, Sir John, 121. Jewett Charles C., 14I, I43, 214, Mazarin, Cardinal, 226. 215, 217. Meehan, John S., 173. John of Bruges, 218. Melot, Anicet, 225. Johnfon, Rev. Dr., 13I. Metcalf, Theron, 138. -_ - Sir William, I82. Michael, Dr., 252. Jones, J. Winter, 260, 26I. Mitchell, Dr., 169. Moll, Baron de, 25I. KEIMER, Samuel, I54. Morrifon, Robert, 252. Kent, Chancellor, 174- Morfe, Jedediah, I32, I67. King, James G., I 86. -- S F. B., 132. Kingfley, Prof., 133, MUNICH ROYAL LIBRARY, Sketch Kirby, Charles K., 213. of, 228-233. Korf, Baron, 237, 240. Munfell, Joel, 178, 179. Kriloff, a Ruffian Writer, 237. Mufgrave, S. W., 25I. LACROZE, Veyffiere de, 243. NEW Reading Room of Britifh L Lawrence, Abbot, 208. Mufeum. See Reading Room. Lazzarine, Francis, 5 I51. Newton, Sir Ifaac, 130. [ 303 ] Nichol, George, 25I. Redwood Library at Newport, Nightcngale, James, 208. View of, 2I7. Niles's Regifter, 70. REGISTRATION of Britifh Mufeum, Norton, John T., I32. 28zz-84. Rice, Mayor of Bofton, 2 13. OLOUEEN of St. Peterfburg, Richards, William, I39. 236. Rodd, Thomas, I43. Onflow, Arthur, 250. ROYAL LIBRARY at Berlin, Sketch Ofgood, Samuel, I44. f;, 242-245. - Munich, Sketch pANIZZI, Antonio, 250, 26o, of, 228-23 3. 264. Roxburghe, Duke of, 2z5. Paris, M. Pauline, 225. Ruggles, S. B., i86. PARIS IMPERIAL LIBRARY, Sketch of, Thomas, 13 1. z 8-227. Ruffell, Samuel, 29. Pafkevitch, Prince, 235, 238. Paftorius, the Friend of Penn, I55. SAL'ZER, Alexander, 88. Peabody, the London Banker, 152. ST. PETERSBURG Imperial LiPearfon, R. W., 249. brary, Sketch of, 234-z24I. Peirce, Benjamin, 123. Seaver, Benjamin, 204, 206. Penn, William, 155, I59. Shakfpere, William, 143. Perkins, Alfred E., 132. Shattuck, Lemuel, zo20. ---- James, I62, I63. Shepard, Mrs. S. I. K, 2zo8. - Thomas H., i62. Sibley, John L., 1 7. Pertz, Dr. of Berlin, 244. Silliman, Prof., 132. PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY COMPANY, Sinclair, Sir John, I67. Sketch of, 149-160. Sloane, Sir Hans, 247,253. Phillips, Jona., 207, 208. Smirke, Sir Robert, 248. Pickering, John, I44. Smith, Conful, 251. Pierfon, Abraham, I z9. Smith, Lloyd P., I60. Poole, Win. F., 68. Smithfonian Inflitution at WafhingPoulfon, Zachariah, ISO. ton, View of; 173. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF BOSTON, Sketch Sparks, Jared, 178. of, 2zoo-27. Spencer, Earl, 221, 252. STAMPING of Books in Britifh MuNUINCY, Jofiah, 123, I64. feum, 268. a --- a — Jr., 20I. Steele, Sir Richard, 130. Steigenberger, of Munich, 228. READING ROOM in Britifh Stiles, Prefident of Yale Col., 134. Street, Alfred B., I84. Mulfeum, Service of, 278-282. New Reading Room, Sketch Stroganoff, Count, 236. of, 260-263. SSuwarrow, of Ruffia, 235. o f, 26o-z63. [ 304 1 TAYLER, John,'74. Ward, Thomas W., I62. Tchartorifki, Princes, 239. Warden, D. B., I77. Thomafon, George, 250. Wafhington, Auguftine, I67. Thorndike, Auguftus, I6z, 167. Mary, I67. Ticknor, George, I57, I62, I24. George, I66, I67. Timothee, Louis, i50o. Martha, I67. Townfend, Ifaiah, I77. Wayland, Francis, I39, I40. Tyrwhitt, Mr., z25. Webb, Thomas H., I44. Whitney Eli, I32. URMENETA, Don Geronimo, Williams, J. D. W., 202.'~I45~ Winthrop, Robert C., 202, 2I3. UwarofF, Count, 237. Wolcott, Oliver, 132. Wood, George, i78. XJALERIUS Maximus, 256. Vattemare, M., I80, 20I. yALE, Elihu, 130. Vellum, Books printed on, 2zI. Governor, 130. VolkhonIky, Prince, z35. YALE COLLEGE LIBRARY, Sketch of, 128- 136. NVADSWORTHI, Daniel, 132. Young, Arthur, I67. Wales, H. W., I22. Walter, Dr. of Wafhington, 171 7ALUSKI Family, 235. Ward, Samuel Jr., 86. Count John, 7 Printed by J. Munfell, 78 State Street, Albany, N. Y.