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Reference code
Fletcher
Title
Fletcher (G.B.A) Collection
Date(s)
- 1501 - 1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
1,240 books
Context area
Name of creator
(1903-1995)
Biographical history
Professor at Newcastle University's Department of Classics
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Fletcher Collection of books bequeathed by Professor G.B.A. Fletcher (1903-1995) of the Department of Classics, contains antiquarian editions of classical texts, written in Latin, Ancient Greek and in English translations.
Recognised authors, such as Livy, Cicero, Terence, Virgil, Aeschylus, Tacitus and Sophocles are all represented. Some of the books were produced by the early printing houses, the Aldine and Elzevier presses.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Split into A and B, then numerical.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
gb186-Fletcher
Institution identifier
gb186
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English