This set includes over 3,000 titles filmed from the collections of the Harvard University Library and the School of Oriental and African Studies Library at the University of London. It includes works printed between the 16th and the early 20th centuries. Over half of the titles filmed for this collection are printed in English, with the remainder in other Western languages including French, German, Italian, and Spanish. It includes memoirs, travel literature, biographical and bibliographical works, guide books, historical studies, and texts. It also includes works in translation from regional languages, such as legal texts, chronicles, and collected letters. Each unit has guide; a cumulative guide will be published when the project is completed.