Incunabula Collection, 1450-1500

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
15576753 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
2050 Volumes (1146 Bib Records in Voyager )
Language(s):
Latin .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

All books in this collection are cataloged, and should be requested individually in CLIO. This record is for informational purposes only.

Description

Summary

Incunabula (books printed before 1501) from the various book collections have been shelved together by Goff number, the number assigned in Fredrick Goff's bibliography, Incunabula in American Libraries. There is a separate card catalog by author in RBML. Records for these titles derived from the ISTC (Incunabula Short Title Catalog) are found in CLIO; however they lack subject and other added entries.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

All books in this collection are cataloged, and should be requested individually in CLIO. This record is for informational purposes only.

Related reference materials

Incunabula catalogs (https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/15591868)

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library