pressmark
[pres -mahrk]
/ ˈprɛsˌmɑrk /
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The full pressmark of a book was therefore A. v.
From
Old English Libraries
by Savage, Ernest Albert
The pressmark of this autograph letter in the British Museum is Add.
From
Fray Luis de León
A Biographical Fragment
by Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James
The original decree is conserved in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla; its pressmark the same as that indicated in note 14, ante.
From
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55
1624
Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
by Robertson, James Alexander
Its pressmark is: “Consejo de Inquisicion; libro 762, folio 170.”
From
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55
1582-1583
Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
by Blair, Emma Helen
Cedulario Indico" of the Archivo Histórico Nacional, Madrid; its pressmark is "Tomo 31, fol. 161b, nº.
From
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 06 of 55
1583-1588
Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
by Robertson, James Alexander