Monographs upon buildings of national importance in foreign countries are however always entered under the name of the city where situated and not under the name of the building. Works upon St. Mark’s, Venice, or Notre Dame de Paris being entered under Venice and Paris respectively, as
Venice, St. Mark’s.
Paris, Notre Dame.
To give heed to details of this kind is not “hair-splitting,” as the novice may be disposed to imagine—it is the very essence of good cataloguing. Even with most careful attention the cataloguer may well congratulate himself if at the conclusion of his work, and especially when in print, it comes out faultless, because the perfect catalogue absolutely free from error has not yet been seen.
CHAPTER IX.
SUBJECT, TITLE, AND SERIES ENTRIES (continued).
86.—There remain other varieties of double or treble entries to consider. A book such as
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