Early English Books Online (EEBO)

Coverage: 1475-1700
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Type(s) of Content: Full Text
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Comprehensive online collection of English language books and pamphlets published between 1475 and 1700, presented as full text page images which can be viewed online or downloaded as PDF documents. Searchable by author, title, subject, date, printer, and illustration type.

Contains about 100,000 of over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Includes: the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War, and the complete Thomason Tract collection of pamphlets, books, newspapers and manuscripts issued from 1640-1661. Searchable fields include Author, Title, Printer, Publication date, Type of illustration, and Library of Congress subject heading.