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range of reprographic processes, including 
micrographics and such auxiliaries as col-
lating, report typing, headlining, and bind-
ing in less than one-third the space that 
Crix took. Thus, no more than a first glance 
at any one subject may be reasonably ex-
pected. Yet there are plenty of insights and 
interesting, pertinent comments to intrigue 
the well-versed reader. 

The author holds that it is incumbent 
upon librarians to become knowledgeable 
about the new information transfer media, 
since they are, after all, in the information 
transfer business. The text illustrates the 
need for some expertise. For example, how 
else can the librarian ask the right ques-
tions of salesmen, who extol the advantages, 
but are silent about, and often ignorant of, 
the shortcomings of their machines in li-
brary service? Or how can the librarian 
evaluate "cost per copy" figures which can 
be misleading due to the omission of wast-
age and other important cost factors? 

Several significant statements deserve at-
tention in the two brief chapters devoted 
to micrographics. New emphasizes the im-
portance of image orientation on microfilm 
and stresses the great practical advantages 
of position A (with text lines perpendicular 
to the film edge) over position B (lines par-
allel with the film edge) . Whenever the 
film stops between frames, in position A the 
lines are complete and readable; in B, in-
complete and unreadable: the film must be 
moved until the image is centered-a 
nuisance. Yet in the U.S. position B is often 
preferred because it uses less film-never 
mind that it wastes the users' time and 
strains their patience. 

New's points about preparing texts for 
micropublications are also well taken. On 
p.40 he summarizes some basic considera-
tions: keep all material one way to avoid 
having to rotate the image (impossible with 
most microfiche readers); repeat illustra-
tions as often as they are discussed in the 
text; include notes on the frame to which 
they belong instead of putting them at the 
end of the chapter. In sum, this is a very 
brief introduction, but valuable to those 
who need it. 

LaHood and Sullivan concentrate on 
those phases of reprography that interest 
librarians most: full-size copying and mi-

crographics. The generation of the book 
was prompted and prodded by the Repro-
duction of Library Materials Section of 
ALA-RTSD. It was intended to help li-
brarians and library administrators with the 
administrative aspects of library repro-
graphics. Technological detail is kept to a 
minimum; policy considerations are empha-
sized. 

Questions of financing, accounting, fee-
setting, location, and personnel are treated, 
as well as administrative, bibliographical, 
and technical considerations. What kinds of 
restrictions need to be imposed on copying 
certain types of library materials; where to 
locate coin-operated machines for easier 
monitoring of book-mutilating users; how 
to handle orders for copyrighted materials, 
commercial reprinters, cooperative projects; 
how much searching to do on orders; what 
to do about requests for extensive (and 
time-consuming) quotations-these are the 
kinds of questions the concise book sets out 
to answer. The authors write with the au-
thority of first-hand knowledge acquired in 
many years of service and leadership in this 
field, Charles LaHood being the chief and 
Robert Sullivan a former assistant chief of 
the Library of Congress Photoduplication 
Service. 

These three books overlap astonishingly 
little in their subject coverage. The materi-
al on management by Crix and that by La-
Hood and Sullivan complement rather than 
duplicate each other. Some of New's useful 
comments on micrographics are not found 
elsewhere. Librarians will profit from read-
ing all three.-Francis F. Spreitzer, Univer-
sity of Southern California Library, Los An-
geles. 

Hassall, A. G., and Hassall, W. 0. Trea-
sures from the Bodleian Library. New 
York: Columbia Univ. Pr., 1976. 160p. 
$75.00. (LC 75-33231) (ISBN 0-231-
04060-1) 
Artistically reproduced here in color are 

pages from thirty-six illuminated manu-
scripts in the great Bodleian collection. All 
but three of the manuscripts cited are list-
ed in volumes 1 to 3 of the monumental 
catalog, Illuminated Manuscripts in the 
Bodleian Library (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 
1966-73). One Byzantine manuscript and 



two manuscripts from Mexico were outside 
the scope of those volumes, although they 
were previously brought to public attention 
in printed articles. The merit of this work 
then is not discovery. Rather its several 
merits consist of the selection of three doz-
en stunning examples from more than 2,300 
in the collection, their reproduction in col-
or, the large format that permits reproduc-
tion in very nearly the original size, and the 
systematic and detailed notes that accom-
pany each reproduction. 

The general arrangement of the volume 
is chronological, proceeding from the Me-
Regal Gospels (c. BOO, Ireland) to the Co-
dex Mendoza ( c.1540, Mexico) . Two come 
from the ninth century, three from the 
eleventh, five from the twelfth, seven from 
the thirteenth, five from the fourteenth, 
nine from the fifteenth, and two from the 
sixteenth. Fifteen were made in English 
scriptoria. French scriptoria are rep-
resented by seven. Flanders, Germany, 
Austria, Italy, Ireland, Byzantium, and 
Mexico also provide examples. These 
choices reflect the work of a wide range of 
schools over a long period of time. 

In most cases, the treatment of each il-
lustration covers four pages. It includes: 
( 1) identification of the leaf and a sum-
mary statement about the illumination of 
the whole manuscript, ( 2) where appropri-
ate a general statement about the nature of 
the book and its use, ( 3) the color repro-
duction of the page, ( 4) a detailed descrip-
tion of the illumination with comments on 
the iconography, ( 5) an account of prove-
nance, and ( 6) a bibliography. The descrip-
tions are a model of clarity and the notes 
about the books are very informative to 
anyone who does not know the meaning of 
a sacramentary or a bestiary. The authors 
do not take the time, of course, to explain 
the nature and use of more commonly 
known books, although they do include a 
discussion of the tradition of illumination 
in the Apocalypse. A useful bit of informa-
tion also included is the identification of the 
Bodleian color transparencies available for 
the manuscripts. A five-page index at the 
end cites references to about 1,000 names 
and subjects treated in the book. 

The book is a joy to look at. The exam-
ples were chosen to illustrate different 

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schools. They are not all beautiful to the 
modern eye, but some are strikingly so. The 
Noah's ark in a fifteenth-century Normandy 
Book of Hours (Plate 27), with the 
drowned bodies floating under the blue 
waves surrounded by an extraordinarily 
wide and delicate floral border in many 
bright colors is most arresting. The color in 
all the examples seems essential for their 
understanding. 

Treasures from the Bodleian Library de-
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treating the book arts. The illustrations and 
texts also provide a useful source of intel-
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nes, D. Interlibrary Loan in Canada_: A 
Report of a Survey. Vancouver: Univer-
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236p. (on 3 microfiche) 

Stuart-Stubbs, B.; Nichol, K.; Friesen, M.; 
and Mcinnes, D. A Survey and Interpre-
tation of the Literature of Interlibrary 
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