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size=2>Thanks, Richard; that's what I was leaning toward, but wanted it
confirmed. This is a French incunable; signing and conjugacy, along with size
and shape, point to 8vo imposition. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>_____________________________</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Head of
Cataloging</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"
size=2>Folger Shakespeare Library</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>djleslie@folger.edu</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
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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>Noble, Richard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 16 November, 2007
17:22<BR><B>To:</B> DCRM Revision Group List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DCRM-L]
Format for vellum?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234251322-16112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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>
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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 face="Palatino Linotype" color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.folger.edu</FONT></U></A>
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