The Book-Lover's Library.
Edited by
Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A.
By the Same Author.
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HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY.
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HOW TO CATALOGUE ALIBRARY.
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ELLIOT STOCK,
62, Paternoster Row, London.
HOW TO MAKE
AN INDEX
BY
HENRY B. WHEATLEY, F.S.A.
AUTHOR OF "HOW TO CATALOGUE A LIBRARY"
"HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY," ETC., ETC.
"M. Bochart ... me prioit surtout d'y faire un Index, etant, disoit-il, l'âme des gros livres."—Menagiana.
LONDON
ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW
1902
PREFACE.
N 1878 I wrote for the IndexSociety, as its first publication,a pamphlet entitled "What isan Index?" The present little book iscompiled on somewhat similar lines; but,as its title suggests, it is drawn up witha more practical object. The first fourchapters are "Historical," and the otherfour are "Practical"; but the historicalportion is intended to lead up to thepractical portion by showing what toimitate and what to avoid.
There has been of late years a considerablechange in public opinion with respectto the difficulties attending the making ofboth indexes and catalogues. It was once[pg viii]a common opinion that anyone withoutpreparatory knowledge or experience couldmake an index. That that opinion is nottrue is amply proved, I hope, in the chapteron the "Bad Indexer."
I have attempted to describe the bestway of setting to work on an index. Todo this with any hope of success it is necessaryto give details that may to some seempuerile, but I have ventured on particularsfor which I hope I may not be condemned.
I must also ask the forbearance of myreaders for the constant use o BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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