Cataloguing books is no new thing!

I saw this on an exhibition today and thought of LT.
A catalogue from the 17th century, of the books they had in their library :)

If you want a really old source that catalogs a lot of books, don't forget the Stationer's Register Online. :-) https://stationersregister.online/

>1 ScarletBea: >2 waltzmn: Modern!

Try https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinakes

>3 MarthaJeanne: But that's not online. :-)

We know there are older library catalogs. The earliest Vatican catalog is from 1475, for instance. But it's hard to get access to that one.... And you can't read a lost catalog. Think of what a catalog of the Library of Alexandria would be like....

>4 waltzmn: A lot of "Loan overdue" notes? :-)

>5 bnielsen: A lot of "Loan overdue" notes? :-)

Hand-written, on papyrus? It might be cheaper to hire a goon to just go bring back the book. :-)