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Book History Online (BHO) is designed, managed, maintained and published by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands, in co-operation with national committees in countries all over the world.

"BHO is a database in English on the history of the printed book and libraries. It contains titles of books and articles on the history of the printed book worldwide. It is based on ABHB, the Annual Bibliography of the History of the printed Book and Libraries. This annual book publication is a collaboration of editors in more than 30 countries. Since 1989, the Department of Special Collections of the KB has formed the editorial board and maintained a cumulative database. The database contains more than 24.500 records. The files can be searched by names of authors, editors, title words, classification, geographical keywords, names of persons (printers, publishers etc.), firms and institutions, and by titles of periodicals. Subjects covered by BHO correspond with those of ABHB: all scholarly valuable books and articles which relate to the history of the printed book and libraries; also focusing on book production, distribution, conservation, description and analysis; with references to the history of the arts, crafts, techniques, and equipment in relation to books; and including the book and library in their economic, social and cultural environment." --IUCAT

BHO contains all ABHB entries from 1990 onwards. For ABHB volume 1 (1970) to volume 17 (1986) a cumulative subject index was published in 1989 as volume 17A. There is no cumulative index for volume 18 (1987) to volume 20 (1989). Volume 21 (1990) to volume 31 (2000) are covered in BHO.