‘Definite cataloguing rules set down in writing’: Antonio Panizzi’s Rules and the catalogue’s manifestations

Il saggio analizza il valore simbolico delle 91 regole edite nel 1841 quale incipit del primo volume del Catalogue of printed books of British Museum, a dichiararne le basi fondative, e insieme legittimando la crescente reputazione di Antonio Panizzi. The authors evaluate the symbolic value of the 91 rules published in 1841, as incipit of the first volume of the Catalogue of printed books of the British Museum, declaring its founding basis, and legitimizing the growing reputation of Antonio Panizzi at the same time.