​​Authority Databases

This is a database of holdings in the ESTC. It is not searchable, but all holdings information can be found in the English Short Title Catalogue.

Authority records for holding institutions - used for supporting display and retrieval in ISTC, MEI, PPD and PDA

Authority records describing geographic areas - used for supporting display and retrieval in MEI.

Authority records for persons, printers, corporate entities and places until approx. 1830.