Category: Recovery Bit

A blog post that shares some information learned about an author or title or fact about the Stainforth library. It does not need to be a fully developed piece of analysis with a working argument. Rather, it can be a short, informal “show-and-tell” moment or “bit”, suggesting connections or that more work needs to be done.

Mission Impossible? Dating the Catalog Manuscript, Acquisitions, and the Library Project

One longstanding set of questions that Stainforth editors have been unable to answer (among many such questions) relates to the origins of Francis Stainforth’s collecting project. When did he begin collecting books, and why? And relatedly, when did he begin cataloging his library in the manuscript catalog that is the fount of what we know … Continue reading Mission Impossible? Dating the Catalog Manuscript, Acquisitions, and the Library Project

The Grecians. A Tragedy, by Mrs. Vaughan (1824), with Stainforth bookplate

While fixing typos in our transcription data, I stumbled upon yet another Stainforth bookplate in Google Books in a digital copy of The Grecians, a play by Mrs. Vaughan (1824). The bookplate indicates that Francis Stainforth owned this exact copy of the book, and so far we have identified around 300 of these. There are … Continue reading The Grecians. A Tragedy, by Mrs. Vaughan (1824), with Stainforth bookplate