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Early English Books Online (EEBO) Tomislaw Dalic Lund 2007
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Early English Books Online ‘The existence of Early English Books Online has completely transformed my teaching as well as my own scholarly life – both entirely for the better’ – Regius Professor Quentin Skinner University of Cambridge (source: JISC, The Joint Information Systems Committee )
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Early English Books Online ‘Access to Early English Books Online (EEBO) provides a classic example of how new technology can rejuvenate traditional research. Extending access to the resource has fundamentally changed the way all of us can manage and maintain first-class scholarly research.’ – Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Ideas Royal Holloway, University of London (source: JISC, The Joint Information Systems Committee )
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Early English Books Online “Voortaan hoef ik alleen EEBO even op te starten en ik kan er zelfs thuis in bladeren. Dat is voor een onderzoeker een ongekende luxe.“ "Deze bestanden gaan ons werk enorm versnellen” “Deze aanschaf zal als een magneet gaan werken op onderzoekers uit heel Europa.” Dr. Ton Hoenselaars, Utrecht University
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Early English Books Online "New electronic resources, new questions in research and teaching“ "New databases, new research questions“ Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Leiden University
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EEBO in Europe Germany – 143 institutions United Kingdom – 70 institutions Finland – 35 institutions Holland – 14 institutions France – 13 institutions Spain - 11 institutions Republic of Ireland – 7 institutions Italy – 2 institutions Belgium – 1 institution
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Editorial Principles
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Bibliographic Sources A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (compiled by A.W. Pollard & G.R. Redgrave) Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (compiled by Donald Wing) The Thomason Tracts collection - c.135,000 titles
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Comprehensive Coverage, Instant Access Facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473–1700 Variant editions and multiple copies c.135,000 titles comprising approximately 20 million scanned pages
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Diverse Coverage Books in 33 languages, from Algonquin to Welsh Volumes published in 15 different countries, from Belgium to the United States 200 contributing libraries worldwide, from the Aberdeen Central Library to the Zentralbibliothek, Zürich
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Coverage and Highlights
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The Origins of Printing William Caxton (1421-1491) “here begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troy,…” Printed by William Caxton, 1473 Bib Name / Number:STC (2nd ed.) / 15375 Copy from: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
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Literature The works of F. Rabelais, M.D., or, The lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and Pantagruel … done out of French by Sir Tho. Urchard, Kt., and others. London : Printed for Richard Baldwin, 1694 Bib Number: Wing / R104 Copy from: University of Illinois
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Science Micrographia, or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. London : Printed for James Allestry... and are to be sold at his shop..., 1667 Bib Number:Wing / H2620 Copy from: Library of Congress
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Religion [The New Testament] by William Tyndale, d. 1536. [Cologne : H. Fuchs?, 1525] Bib Name / Number:STC (2nd ed.) / 2823 Copy from: British Library
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Geography & Exploration Historia mundi, or, Mercator's atlas by Gerhard Mercato, 1512-1594. London : Printed by T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke, 1635 Bib Number:STC (2nd ed.) / 17824.5 Copy from: Folger Shakespeare Library
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Politics Nicholas Machiavel's Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469-1527. London : Printed by R. Bishop, for Wil: Hils, and are to be sold by Daniel Pakeman at the signe of the Rainebow neare the Inner Temple gate, 1640 Bib Name / Number:STC (2nd ed.) / 17168 Copy from: British Library
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Law Littleton's tenures in French and English. by Littleton, Thomas, Sir, d. 1481. London : printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins, and Edward Atkins, Esquires. And are to be sold by George Sawbridge, John Place, John Bellinger, William Place, Thomas Basset, Robert Pawlet, Christopher Wilkinson, Thomas Dring, William Jacob, Allan Banks, Ch. Harper, John Amery, John Pool, John Leigh, 1671 Bib Name / Number:Wing (2nd ed.) / L2588 Copy from: National Library of Wales
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Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, aere exarata: per Thomam Geminum. by Andreas Vesalius, 1514-1564. Londini : [In officina Ioanni Herfordie, 1545 Bib Name / Number:STC (2nd ed.) / 11714 Copy from: British Library Medical Science
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Art and Architecture The whole body of antient and modern architecture by Roland Fréart, sieur de Chambray, 1606-1676. London : Printed for J.P., sold by C. Wilkinson [etc.], 1680 Bib Number:Wing / C1924 Copy from: British Library A booke of portraicture by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1591-1666. [London] : Sold by Godfrey Richards... neere the Royall Exchange, London, 1665 Bib Number:Wing / B702 Copy from: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
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Music Orpheus Britannicus, A collection of all the choicest songs for one, two, and three voices by Henry Purcell, 1659-1695. London : Printed by J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford..., 1698 Bib Name / Number:Wing / P4218 Copy from: Harvard University Library
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Mathematics The elements of geometrie of the most auncient philosopher Euclide of Megara. Faithfully (now first) translated into the Englishe toung, by H. Billingsley, citizen of London... Imprinted at London : By Iohn Daye, 1570 Bib Name / Number:STC (2nd ed.) / 10560 Bib Name / Number:Thomas- Stanford, C. Early eds. of Euclid's Elements, 41. / Copy from: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
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Education A methode or comfortable beginning for all vnlearned, whereby they may be taught to read English, by John Hart, d. 1574. Imprinted at London : By Henrie Denham, 1570 Bib Number: STC / 12889 Copy from: Folger Shakespeare Library
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Non-Anglophone Works / Translations François Cassandre, d. 1695 La rhetorique D'Aristote traduite en Francois par seu M. Cassandre. Nouvelle edition. Suivant la copie de Paris A Londres : chez Pierre de Varrennes, demeurant dans le Strand proche la Savoye à la Teste se Seneque, 1698 Bib Number: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) / A3696B Copy from: University of Illinois
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Discover the Unexpected
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Searching EEBO Fully searchable Bibliographic Records for all works Search according to Author, Title, Imprint, Subject, Bibliographic Number, Source Library, Language etc All illustrations indexed and searchable Variant spelling
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EEBO Misconceptions English only resource Multidisciplinary Limited users Research only Expensive
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