Handlist

/ˈhændlɪst/ noun

Definition

A brief descriptive list or catalog of items, often created by hand and less formal than a complete inventory.

Etymology

From hand + list; historically a document prepared manually by librarians or archivists before computerized databases, meant as a quick reference guide.

Kelly Says

Medieval monks creating handlists of monastery library holdings were essentially inventing both bibliography and the search engine—organizing information so knowledge could be found rather than just possessed.

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