A catalogue of the manuscripts of the King's library : an appendix to the catalogue of the Cottonian Library, together with an account of books burnt or damaged by a late fire ; one hundred and fifty specimens of the manner of writing in different ages, from the third to the fifteenth century, in copper-plates ; and some observations upon mss, in a preface
A 1734 London catalogue by David Casley of the manuscripts in the King's library, with an appendix on the Cottonian Library and books damaged by fire, printed for the author and booksellers. The pictures are small printed ornaments, such as floral urns and flower sprays, set as headpieces and tailpieces on the page, showing how eighteenth-century printers used woodcut botanical motifs as decorative breaks in text.
