Description

This collection consists of books printed in Great Britain, British North America or foreign printings in the English language between 1475 and 1640. The collection contains more than 30,000 titles. Authors such as Spenser, Shakespeare, Bacon, More, Erasmus, and James I are also presented.

In addition to the monographs, the collection includes military, legal, Parliamentary and other public documents as well as original almanacs, calendars, broadsides, liturgies and popular pamphlets.

Location

Early English Books, 1475-1640 is located in the Capen Multimedia Center MicFilm PR1121 .U6

Online access :Early English Books Online Access is restricted to SUNY at Buffalo users only.

Access

Individual titles are not all located in BISON – UB Libraries catalog.

Access is available through:

Early English books, 1475-1640: A Guide to the Microform Collection. This guide lists the contents of each “subscription unit” by reel. Capen Multimedia Center Reference PR1121 .U6 Index

Early English books, 1475-1640: Cross Index to Reels. This material provides cross-indexing of STC (Short Title Catalog) numbers with reel numbers for items filmed.
Capen Multimedia Center Reference PR1121 .U6 Cross Index

The cross index continues as Early English books: 1475-1640: Partial List by STC Numbers. Capen Multimedia Center Reference PR1121 .U6 Index

A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640. This is the catalogue on which the collection is based. Lockwood Library and Capen Multimedia Center Reference Z2002 .P77 and Capen Multimedia Center Reference Z2002 .J3

English Short Title Catalogue 1473-1800. This computer file includes the Eighteenth Century Short-Title Catalog (ESTC) and the two print short-title catalogs covering 1475-1700. Lockwood Library Reference CD-ROM Z699 .4 .E17 1998