Provenance Research in Book History

Reprint of the first edition with a new introductory section containing additional references to update the original text. This handbook offers a compendium of information on the ways of recognizing and identifying marks of ownership, and on placing that knowledge in a wider context. Topics covered include inscriptions, mottoes, bookplates, book labels, and book stamps, armorials, sales catalogues, catalogues and lists of private libraries, provenance indices, heraldry, and paleography. Co-published with The British Library.