NP OnlyEnglish Short Title Catalogue

Description

The ESTC:

  • Lists abridged entries of all books, pamphlets, broadsides, etc, printed in the British Isles, regardless of language between 1475 and 1801.
  • Includes entries printed in the British Isles, Colonial America, the U.S. (1776-1800), Canada, or territories governed by Britain, in all languages.
  • Includes entries of all books, pamphlets, broadsides, etc, printed in English outside of the British Isles between those same dates.
  • So… if you are looking for historical works published in English or in England between 1475 and 1801, the ESTC is the place to start. 

The ESTC includes records from:

  • Pollard and Redgrave’s A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1473-1640 (STC)
  • Wing’s A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America and of English Books Printed in Other Countries 1641-1700
  • Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalogue (the predecessor of ESTC), including items catalogued by the American Antiquarian Society as part of the North American Imprints Program (NAIP).
  • Newspapers and other serials, which began publication before 1801.

View the ESTC Guide

Dates Covered

1475-1801

Print Counterpart

A Short Title Catalogue of Books: Ref. Z2002.P77 1976, 1475-1640.
Early English Books: Ref. Z2002.W52, 1641-1700.
Early English Books: Ref. Z2002.P772, 1475-1640.

Related Databases

· Resources by Subject - World History
· Resources by Subject - English & American Literature

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