An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 3, North East. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1922.
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'Report of the Index Committee', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 3, North East, (London, 1922) pp. 248. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/essex/vol3/p248 [accessed 25 April 2024]
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ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MONUMENTS (ENGLAND).
THIRD REPORT OF THE INDEX COMMITTEE.
To the Chairman, the Earl of Plymouth.
My Lord,
We desire to make the following additional recommendations with regard to the method of indexing the Inventories of the Commission:—
(1) Following the precedent set in Volume II, where only certain monuments are so indexed, the references to all monuments in Volumes III and IV to be confined to the Parish, and to the number of the monument within the parish, and in the combined Index in the final Volume to the number of the Volume as well. All page references outside those that are necessary for the proper indexing of the Sectional Preface to be excluded.
Thus:—iii Colchester (8) will denote that the monument in question is to be found in Volume III under monument (8) of the Parish of Colchester.
(2) A note to be included at the beginning of the Index explaining the manner in which the Index has been compiled.
(3) The special advantages accruing from the method of indexing suggested above are that:—
(a) It will give a closer reference in all cases where the accounts of more than one monument are printed on the same page.
(b) It will save time by enabling the Index to be compiled as the accounts of monument are put into typescript without waiting for the arrival of a printed and paged proof.
(c) It will save labour in checking page references.
We have the honour, My Lord, to remain,
Your obedient, humble servants,
(Signed) W. PAGE,
C. R. PEERS,
GEORGE H. DUCKWORTH.
25th February, 1922.