  We present a new catalog of 81 ancient globular clusters (GCs) in the
early-type spiral (SB0/a) galaxy NGC 1291. Candidates have been selected from
B,V, and I band images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, which also reveal
17 younger (t < few x 100Myr) clusters. The luminosity function shows a peaked
shape similar to that found for GC systems in other spiral and elliptical
galaxies. The ancient clusters have a bimodal color distribution, with
approximately 65% (35%) of the population having blue (red) colors. The red,
presumably metal-rich GCs are more centrally concentrated, as expected for a
bulge population; while the blue, presumably metal-poor GCs, are more broadly
distributed, consistent with expectations of a halo population. The specific
frequency of GCs in NGC 1291 is higher than found previously in most spiral
galaxies. However, if we consider just the blue subpopulation, we find
Sn,blue=0.50 +/- 0.06, quite similar to that found for other spirals. This
result supports the hypothesis of a universal population of halo GCs in
spirals. The fraction of red GCs in NGC 1291, when compared with those found in
other galaxies, suggests that these correlate with host galaxy type rather than
with host galaxy luminosity.
