A Descriptive Catalogue of the Library and Print Room of the Ruskin Museum, Sheffield PDF Download

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ISBN: 9781330854594
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Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Excerpt from A Descriptive Catalogue of the Library and Print Room of the Ruskin Museum, Sheffield: With Notes and Extracts From the Works of Professor Ruskin In the arrangement of the catalogue, I have entirely dispensed with the more usual alphabetical method, and have adopted instead a classified order of the various subjects included, as tabulated on pages XI and XII. My motive in making this departure from the ordinary rule has been that it may be generally recognised that, whereas collections of books on widely different subjects, are usually catalogued otherwise, - either the unwieldy bulk of material which has to be dealt with, or some other purpose, as of trade, rendering the alphabetical method a more expedient, if not the only practical resource, - the present circumstances are otherwise, and of an exceptional character. The main object in the present case is the representation of the Museum Library, as a chief exponent of, and in direct relation to Mr. Ruskin's special teaching. It is thus to be understood that the collection is purposely limited, being restricted to such works as are commended by Mr. Ruskin for their choiceness of quality, primarily in relation to the subjects that are dealt with, but equally with regard to the manner in which they are presented, and the perfection with which they are illustrated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.