Glasgow Incunabula Project
We are pleased to announce that a project to catalogue and describe in detail the incunabula held by the University of Glasgow is now well underway.
The University of Glasgow possesses over 1,000 fifteenth-century imprints, the largest number owned by any one Library in Scotland; around half of these are from the collection of Dr William Hunter, the distinguished 18th century anatomist.
You can see what has been achieved so far by visiting the website:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/incunabulaproject/
So far, 150 books have been described (with particular attention being paid to copy specific details) on a dedicated website with images and indexes. Additionally, each book is being fully catalogued and records may also be retrieved via the Library's rare books search: http://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/search~S15/
Please note that this is a work in progress. This is a long term project that will take several years to complete, and more records will be added regularly. We will be providing updates on the Library blog: http://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/
We would appreciate your comments and feedback.
Please contact project staff:
Jack Baldwin (Honorary Research Fellow, Glasgow Incunabula Project): [log in to unmask]
Julie Gardham (Senior Assistant Librarian, Special Collections): [log in to unmask]
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Julie Gardham
Senior Assistant Librarian
Special Collections Department
http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/
Direct line: +44 (0)141 330 3791
Fax: + 44 (0)141 330 3793
University of Glasgow Library
Hillhead Street
Glasgow G12 8QE
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