Creighton, Mandell, Bp. of London.
or shorter still, if desired, to
Creighton, Mandell, Bp.
It has been found that simple treatment of this kind meets every requirement, and it is quite unnecessary to waste space in a catalogue by adding superfluous matter of this kind, besides the line must be drawn somewhere, and, as the cataloguer has no reason, even for politic motives, to indulge in snobbery, there is no occasion to swell a catalogue to undue proportions.
47.—If it is desired, however, to include degrees or other distinctive affixes, they must follow the Christian name, as
Jones, Thomas, LL.D.
and not
Jones, LL.D., Thomas.
Prefixes would be inserted in their proper order, as
Jones, Dr. Thomas.