This little publication has been out of stock on Montessori RD's website for a LONG time, but it is still available through Nienhuis.
Now, it took a month from the time I placed the order to the time it was sent out (I had ordered plastic pin map flag pins with the book) and 2 days to be delivered super-fast by FedEx.
The Montessori Index is 154 pages long. And it is just what it says - an index only. Wow! That's a detailed index!
Originally published in 1965 and updated in 1987.
Three pages listing the books included. There is a section on religion as well - just 3 (needs to be updated - does not include The Child in the Church, Religious Potential of the Child Volumes 1 and 2, among others)
41 editions of books written by Maria Montessori and 37 editions written about Montessori - there are some duplicate titles, being different publications or editions.
Not included (this is a list off the top of my head - please let me know if there are other more recent publications!)
- 1946 London Lectures
- Psychogeometry
The list of books does not list publication dates but does list publisher and notes if there is an "old" edition.
The Table of Contents is 29 pages long - just telling which page to find a particular entry on:
Then the entries are pretty detailed - including the abbreviation for the books mentioned and the page numbers (versus a chapter number).
The Montessori Index does reference an appendix that doesn't seem to be present - "publishers and sources for the books indexed, and additional books by and about Montessori and relsted subjects."
This is a book worth having on hand - I will be highlighting the books/editions I own and fill in the years of publication.
