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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:navy'>Todd</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Todd</span></font><font
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[mailto:todd.fell@yale.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Friday, August
20, 2004</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Russian Signatures</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Deborah</span></font>,<br>
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As a very delayed follow-up to our discussion on providing non-Roman (in my
case, Cyrillic) signature statements, I have read over the (I think) most
recent revision of DCRB on the Bib Standards page (<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>DCRM(B) gamma 20040607 (PDF doc, changes tracked from DCRB) posted
2004-06-08</span></b>). The section on signatures, 7B9, states for non-Roman
scripts:<br>
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"If the volume is signed with a nonroman alphabet, ascertain whether the
signing follows a numeric or alphabetic sequence. If a numeric sequence, then
represent the characters using arabic numerals. If an alphabetic sequence, then
substitute roman-alphabet words in square brackets. Capitalize the first letter
of the word if the characters in the signatures are upper-case letters; don't
capitalize if the characters are lower-case letters. Make a note on the script
used."<br>
<br>
My question concerns specifically Cyrillic signatures. I am currently
cataloging two transfers to Beinecke. Both are pre-1800 Russian imprints. I
would like to record signature statements for such material, but am a bit
confused by the suggested rules for DCRB (rev.). The suggestion to substitute
"roman-alphabet words in square brackets" wouldn't apply to Cyrillic
signature statements following the pre-revolutionary alphabet. If one were to
use brackets, then much confusion would arise if or when one infers signatures.
Wouldn't it be more clear if the signature statement was transliterated as one
would do when transcribing the title, etc.? Prefacing the signature statement
as advised in DCRB (rev.) (for example: 500::Signatures (in Cyrillic script):
...) would make it clear it is in Cyrillic.<br>
<br>
Perhaps this all germane, as Unicode may one day allow us to use actual
Cyrillic letters. But in the meantime, what do you suggest?<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
Todd</p>
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