How to Make an Index - Librarie

Klappentext This book was for many years the 'bible' of indexing, and still makes fascinating reading today. Zusammenfassung Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838–1917) was a bibliographer and editor with a prodigious output of books and articles to his name. This book sets out the rules and practicalities of indexing; it was for many years the text to which all professional indexers referred, and still makes fascinating reading today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Historical: 1. Introduction; 2. Amusing and satirical indexes; 3. The bad indexer; 4. The good indexer; Part II. Practical: 5. Different classes of indexes; 6. General rules for alphabetical indexes; 7. How to set about an index; 8. General or universal index; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Benjamin Wheatley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.11.2010
• EAN: 9781108021500
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02150-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Publishing industry and journalism, Publishing industry & book trade