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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">Amy, this is a typical signing pattern for 19th-century 12mo's in 6's. As you know, the gatherings are formed by the quiring of a bifolium of two leaves within the
four-leaf section. Only the first leaf of the gathering and the first leaf of the insertion are signed: the first and third leaves for a 12mo in half-sheet imposition; the first and fifth leaves (with the four-leaf section inserted into the eight-leaf section)
for full imposition in 12's. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">When signing numerically instead of alphabetically, the first leaf would usually be signed with a number, and the third (or fifth) leaf the number with an asterisk.
Here is a primitive rendering of how the leaves are 'signed' and the value we accord them for reference citation:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">'A1' =A1 || unsigned =A2 || 'A2' =A3 || unsigned =A4 || unsigned =A5 || unsigned =A6
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">'1' =1<sub>1</sub> || unsigned =1<sub>2</sub> || '1*' = 1<sub>3</sub> || unsigned =1<sub>4 </sub>|| unsigned =1<sub>5
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">The signature statement would not reflect the actual signing pattern. For example,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">500 Signatures: A-T<sup>12</sup>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> You
<i>could</i> make a note, but that would be going to a deeper level of detail than is usual in catalog records.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">Or you could be Richard Noble, who includes full collation statements in his records. (-;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#31849B">Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger, Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie@folger.edu | 202.675-0369 | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC
20003 | www. folger.edu | </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#31849B">orcid.org/0000-0001-5848-5467
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amy Robertson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 07 June 2016 12:18<br>
<b>To:</b> dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Odd signature pattern worth a note?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I have a book in hand with gatherings of 6 where A3 is marked as A2 and A2 itself is blank. This pattern is followed throughout the book. It is American from 1826. I have made a signatures statement in the record but am wondering if I need to add a note. Any
guidance is appreciated.<br clear="all">
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