Beinecke Cataloging Manual

GRYPHIUS COLLECTION
(Approved for use July 26, 2002)

Scope | Size | Marking | Classification | Subjects

Scope
The Gryphius collection consists of books printed and/or published by Sebastianus Gryphius, 1493-1556 in Lyon, France. The core of the collection was assembled by the E.K. Schreiber Firm, part of whose collection went to the Library of Congress, which also has a Gryphius collection. Additions to the collection may be made either through gift or purchase. The general cataloging policies for monographs are followed.

Size
The size boundaries are:

Octavo:

up to 25 cm. high

up to 23 cm. wide

Quarto:

between 26 and 37 cm. high

over 23 and up to 31 cm. wide

Folios:

over 37 cm. high

over 31 cm. wide

Marking
The following guidelines are used when marking volumes for Gryphius.

Mark on Yale bookplate when there is one, generally in the upper left corner.
Mark on verso of last page, lower right hand corner, when 1 or 2 don't apply. The lower left hand corner is the alternate location when the lower right hand corner is unusable.
If the last page is unmarkable (e.g. too dark or shiny or filled with text or illustrations), mark the verso of the first usable page from the end.

NOTE: Do not mark call number on original wrappers.

Classification
Gryphius is classed as a name collection and uses a sequential number for monographs.

Monographs
Octavo beingen ‡h Gryphius ‡i 8

Quarto beingen ‡h Gryphius ‡i +3

Folio beingen ‡kFolio‡h Gryphius ‡i 2

Monographs
Octavo	beingen ‡h Gryphius ‡i 8
Quarto	beingen ‡h Gryphius ‡i +3
Folio	beingen ‡kFolio‡h Gryphius ‡i 2

Citations
Cite the following whenever appropriate:

Baudrier, Henri-Louis, 1815-1884.
Bibliographie lyonnaise. Recherches sur les imprimeurs, libraires, relieurs et fondeurs de lettres de Lyon au XVIe siècle.
Lyon, Librairie ancienne d'Auguste Brun, 1895-1921.

Call number: SML X132 L9 895

Example:

510 4 ‡a Baudrier, H.L. Bib. lyonnaise, ‡c VIII, p. 81

Subject, genre, and added tracings

Personal, topical and corporate subjects and name added entries are always assigned when appropriate.
Make appropriate genre headings.
Always make added entry - hierarchical place name:

752 ‡a France ‡Lyon.
Make appropriate copy specific notes and local tracings for provenance. Make an ex libris note and tracings for E.K Schreiber (Firm) if new items are from that collection and there is no physical evidence of ownership

Always make added entry: Always make added entry:

700

‡a Gryphius, Sebastianus, ‡d 1493-1556, ‡e printer.

Example of book from E.K. Schreiber (Firm) collection with no physical evidence of ownership:

590			‡a BEIN Gryphius 98: From the collection of E.K. Schreiber (Firm).
693	2	4	‡a E.K. Schreiber (Firm) ‡x Ownership.

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