Comprehensive subject index for the British Museum reference library, Volume 2 This volume gathers an extensive, topic‑driven index of works, showing how subjects are grouped and cross‑referenced for quick discovery. It helps you understand what kinds of material the library arranges under each heading and how to find related topics across the collection.
The book explains how subjects like arts, sciences, geography, biography, law, and many more are organized. It notes that some topics are linked to broader categories and that biographies can be general or tied to specific individuals. In many cases, entries are arranged chronologically or alphabetically by author when a topic does not fit a single timeline.
What you’ll experience
- A mapped overview of how the library cross‑references related topics across sections
- Examples of how biographies and historical figures are grouped within the subject headings
- An outline of the arrangement logic used for complex topics that span multiple fields
- A sense of the scope and breadth of the Library’s holdings as indexed in Part II and beyond
Ideal for researchers and serious readers who want to understand how a large reference collection is organized, and for locating related works quickly within a structured, field‑driven system.
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Excerpt from List of Books Forming the Reference Library in the Reading Room of the British Museum, Vol. 2: Index of Subjects
Poole (s. L.) Barbary Corsairs. [story of the Nations. 1890. 2071. A. 22.
Playfair (sir R. L.) The Scourge of Christendom. Annals of British rela tions with Algiers prior to the French conquest. 1884. 2386. D. 5.
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Excerpt from List of Books Forming the Reference Library in the Reading Room of the British Museum, Vol. 2: Index of Subjects
Playfair (sir R. L.) The Scourge of Christendom. Annals of British rela tions with Algiers prior to the French conquest. 1884. 2886. D. 5.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9781333721619
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