Catalogue of opera librettos printed before 1800
By: prepared by Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, chief of the Division of Music ...
Contributors: Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore, 1873-1928.; Schatz, Albert, 1839-1910.
Publisher: Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1914
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1674
Subjects: Librettos -- Bibliography; Operas -- Bibliography
Notes: Paged continuously: v. 1, 1 p. l., 1172 p.; v. 2, 1 p. l., 1173-1674 p.
The entries, approximating 6,000 in number, are arranged alphabetically under title, and are accompanied by historical, descriptive and bibliographical notes.
The collection of Albert Schatz, purchased by the Library of Congress in 1908, forms the main part of this collection.
Table of contents: title: I. Title catalogue.; title: II. Author list, composer list and aria index.