Cataloging 19th-Century Single-Sheet Publications

Abstract

During the 18th and 19th centuries, broadsides disseminated information with greater timeliness and in greater detail than newspapers. Broadsides are single-sheet publications printed on one side only, but single sheets were also printed on both sides, or might be folded once to form a bifolium, an unbound folio gathering printed in some combination of one, two, three, or four pages. Publishers’ prospectuses and circular letters were commonly published in this latter format. The subject matter of 19th-century single-sheet publications encompasses the broadest possible spectrum: programs for the ordination of clergymen and for the dedication of churches; reports of local and . . .