INTRODUCTION: THE EARLIEST PREDECESSORS OF ARCHIVAL SCIENCE . . 1
ABOUT THIS TRANSLATION . . 15
JACOB VON RAMMINGEN: CONCERNING THE REGISTRY - ITS CONTRUCTION AND GOVERNANCE . . 16
JACOB VON RAMMINGEN: A SUMMARY ACCOUNT OF WHAT IS REQUIRED CONCERNING THE FORM OF AN ARTFUL AND FULL-FLEDGED REGISTRY . . 81
FACISMILE REPRODUCTION OF THE TEXTS . . 103