The Conspectus of Bryological Taxonomic Literature. Part 2: Guide to National and Regional Literature. 1989. (Bryophytorum Bibl., 37). 322 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

The subject matter of this work, like that of thefirst part, is botanical literature of particular relevance to the identification of bryophytes. The data are arranged on a geographical basis. They deal with bryophyte taxonomy at the national or regional level and consist of references to such works as floras, checklists,bibliographies, reviews of exploration and related publications. The aim has been to provide a wide selection of up-to-date works and the more worthwhile of the older publications, most of the literature citedh aving been published in the last fifty years. No value judgements have been exercised in the selection of references, content alone being the criterion for inclusion. Includes complete citation of each reference with diacritical marks, full titles of periodicals and details of places of publication for books. Russian titles are transliterated into the Roman alphabet and translated into English. Cross-references areprovided where it is thought they are likely to be of value, for examplebetween current and former names of countries. The majority of references are annotated. The annotations are placed in square brackets and provide information on summaries, content, and plates where they are bound separately. A dual-dating system is employed with the title-page being cited after the name(s) of the author(s) as part of the bibliographic description. The date of issue, when it is known to differ, is given as part of the annotation together with the evidence.