Document (#31419)

Author

Rabnett, M.

Title

¬The first printed indexes : a study of indexing techniques in some incunabula

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 2(1982) nos.3/4, S.87-102

Year

1982

Abstract

The origin of indexing can be traced back to antiquity, but its development was very restricted until after the introduction of printing from movable type. By the late fifteenth century the indexing of books was a firmly established practice, although methods differed. This formative stage is brought to light through an analysis of five representative indexes of the time. Despite crudeness of format and of subject analysis, and the lack of syndetic features, these early indexes display ample evidence of the techniques chat were to be improved upon-but not essentially changed-in the future.

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