15 - Inventory of Books for Disposal at Rochestown

15

Inventory of Books for Disposal at Rochestown

6 pp; manuscript

A handwritten inventory detailing books slated for disposal at Rochestown Friary. The inventory is organized by numerical classification categories (loosely resembling a modified Dewey Decimal or library cataloguing system) ranging from 020 to 920. Each entry provides quantitative data on the collection, tracking the number of ‘rejects’ and ‘duplicates’, followed by a list of noteworthy or valuable titles, authors, editions, and publication details (including rare sixteenth to nineteenth century printings from Dublin, London, Paris, Venice, and Louvain). The presence of extensive theological, scriptural, liturgical, and Franciscan materials highlights the ecclesiastical nature of the library. Entries primarily in English with some bibliographic titles in Latin, Irish/Gaeilge, French, German, Italian, Greek, and Hebrew.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition