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size=2>Absolutely, assuming that they were printed as sheets of vellum on type
imposed in the normal manner, as is generally the case, I believe. As with
19th-c. books on wove paper, it can be hard to determine what the imposition
was--the imposition being the basis of format. My impression is that whole skins
would be approximately the same size as the most common paper sizes, so that one
can infer the format from the finished size and proportions after folding; but I
have little experience in interpeting the evidence of format in vellum printing.
I think this might be better as an exlilbris-l query, and perhaps even better
book_arts-l, to cast a wider net.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN
UNIVERSITY<BR>PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-2093 :
RICHARD_NOBLE@BROWN.EDU </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Deborah J. Leslie<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 16, 2007 5:10
PM<BR><B>To:</B> DCRM Revision Group List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DCRM-L] Format
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<P><FONT face=Georgia>Do books printed on vellum, properly speaking, have
bibliographical format?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>_____________________________</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Deborah J. Leslie, M.A.,
M.L.S.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Head of
Cataloging</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Folger Shakespeare
Library</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"
size=2>djleslie@folger.edu</FONT> <BR><A href="http://www.folger.edu"><U><FONT
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