[DCRM-L] Author's Name in a Dutch and Latin Statement of Responsibility

Noah Sheola sheola at bc.edu
Fri Nov 18 09:26:05 MST 2022


Hi Rebecca,

Antonij (with the ij digraph that is common in Dutch) is a Dutch form of
the name, so I think what you're looking at is a regular ol' nominative,
not a peculiar Latin genitive thing.
- Noah

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 11:05 AM Rebecca Flore <rflore at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I’m looking for some input on how to establish a name authority record for
> an author whose name is given in the statement of responsibility as what
> appears to be a combination of Latin and Dutch (in a book published in
> 1672). The statement of responsibility on the title page is “alle
> beschreven door Antonii Eygel, medicinae doctor.” The National Library of
> the Netherlands’ established form of the name is “Eygel, Antonius.”
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> Is “Antonii” functioning as a Latin genitive (why genitive here?) and I
> should record the name as “Eygel, Antonius” in the 100 1_ of the name
> authority record? If so, should I record “Eygel, Antonii” as a 400 1_ for
> the name as it appears on the title page?
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> Or is this a Dutch nominative that I should record as 100 1_ Eygel,
> Antonii with 400 1_ Eygel Antonius referencing the Dutch authority record?
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> Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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> Best wishes,
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> Rebecca
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> Rebecca Flore
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> Special Collections Metadata Librarian
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> The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center
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> University of Chicago Library
>
> rflore at uchicago.edu
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> 773-702-7602
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>
>


-- 
Noah Sheola
(he/him)
Senior Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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