David Mackay, 1973. This chronology focuses on western Europe, but an attempt has been made to show contemporary developments in other continents as well. An extensive index contains entries for persons, places, subjects, titles of books, and works of art listed in a single alphabetical sequence. A Bibliographical Guide . The selection of about nine thousand entries has been made in order to provide a topical classification of the fundamental and significant books and monographs, published through 1980, dealing with the period from the third century A.D. to the sixteenth.
Arrangement is by subject under chapter headings.
Comprehensive indices list entries by authors, editors, and by topics. The catalog contains records for books, computer files, government documents, manuscripts and archives, maps, musical scores, periodicals, serials, sound recordings, and visual materials received and cataloged since 1973. There are also records for most pre-1973 items, and for items that are on order or in process. Connect to the Cornell University Library Catalog When to Check the Card Catalog Some materials in the humanities and social sciences acquired prior to 1973 have records that have not yet been converted to digital form. Access to these records is through the card catalog located in Olin Library.