Early English Books – 1475-1640

How to search the collection

 Titles in Early English Books 1475-1640,  Units 1-69,  are represented in  Truman’s Library Catalog and can be located by keyword, title, author and subject.  Items listed in the Library Catalog are complete with the microfilm call number, reel number and item number on the reel. For titles listed in Units 70-71, you will need to know the author or publisher of the work.  Here is the process:

1. Use the Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640. (STC I) (Microforms Reference Z 2002 P77 1996) to find the author or publisher that you want.  Write down the  STC number located to the left of the entry in the Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640.(STC I).

2. Use the STC number from the Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (STC I) to  find the reel of microfilm that you want. You will need to use the Cross Index of Reel 1-1979  (Microfilm AC 4 E 193 1988).

3. Retrieve the box of microfilm that you need from the Microforms room.  They are located at Microfilm  AC 4 E193 1988.  The reel numbers are on the spine of the boxes.

4. When you put the reel of microfilm that you need on the microfilm reader, go to the STC number that you found in the Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (STC I).

Guides

Pollard, A. W. and Redgrave, G. R.
The Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English Books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (STC I) is the most important guide for the Early English Books, 1475-1640 microfilm collection. (Micro Reference Z 2002 P77 1976).  The first two volumes are author indexes.  The third contains indexes to printers and publishers, places of publication other than London, false London imprints, and anomalous imprints, as well as a chronological index.

Allison, A. F.
Titles of English books (and of foreign books printed in England): an alphabetical finding list by title of books published under the author’s name, pseudonym or initials. (Reference PR 83 A44 1976B).