Babel MS 27

The two known fragments provide two near-complete sheets from an alphabetical list of books, predominantly theological. The only dates of publication recorded are 1594 and 1595; we might hypothesise that they were included to draw attention to the latest available works, suggesting that this may have been written in 1595 or 1596. The number of Catholic works demonstrate that this list was made on the Continent and was presumably sent to an English book-seller.

The fragments provide sections covering the letters G to K and M to R; we can surmise, then, that there would have been at least three and perhaps four other sheets. Each was simply folded down the middle to provide two tall thin folios.