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<font size=3>This did occur to me, though in general I provide at least
enough of a collational statement as to include a leaf count--which can
also be calculated from a properly constructed DCRM statement of
pagination, of course.<br><br>
We already count on users to know that Latin "A-Z" comprises 23
signatures, not 26: it's easy to forget how esoteric that fact is. At any
rate, the rule as drafted addresses the basic problem of limited
character sets as well as can be done, though perhaps something might be
added to the effect that, per "cataloger judgement", the
explanation of the actual characters can be made as full as necessary to
resolve potential ambiguities, especially as to the number of signatures
comprised in a hyphenated sequence.<br><br>
</font>RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN
UNIVERSITY<br>
PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-2093 :
RICHARD_NOBLE@BROWN.EDU<br><br>
<font size=3>At 4/1/2005 02:17 PM, Brian Hinman
wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Aren't there cases where the number
of letters will be ambiguous? <br>
Modern Russian alphabet, signed in Cyrillic, and Old Church Slavonic
alphabet, signed in Cyrillic, for example? In such a case, wouldn't
it be necessary to add to the statement<br>
signed in Cyrillic using an alphabet of xx letters<br>
or<br>
signed in Cyrillic using Old Church Slavonic
alphabet</font></blockquote></body>
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