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Reference code
PQK1/15
Title
Catalogue of Porkington library, 1809-1812
Date(s)
- 1809-1812 (Creation)
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1 outsize vol. (71 ff.)
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Scope and content
The manuscript catalogue of Porkington (Brogyntyn) Library, arranged by John Broster of Chester, 1809, has a fine illuminated frontispiece incorporating the arms of Margaret Owen, wife of Owen Ormsby for whom it was made. It appears to be the earliest surviving complete catalogue of the Library. An introductory ‘Plan of the Catalogue’ explains the arrangement and gives instructions for the insertion of new books. Each page lists up to twenty-five titles. Some entries post-date the first compilation, up to 1812.
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Front cover detached.
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Note
Enclosed: loose sheets of additional entries.