[DCRM-L] Gramatically inseparable place and publisher in fictitious imprint

[Erin Blake]

While seeking examples for the DCRM(G) draft, a satirical print with the false publication statement "Pius Secularis excudit Francofurti" came up in the British Museum catalogue. According to Frederik Muller, it was probably engraved and published by Carel Allard, in Amsterdam. So, I guess you'd supply both the fictitious and the probable place of publication in square brackets? That is:

[Frankfurt-am-Main, i.e. Amsterdam?] : Pius Secularis [i.e. Carel Allard?] excudit Francofurti, [1706]

To make it even more interesting, it's dated with a chronogram!

It's so unusual that it really doesn't bear putting in DCRM(G) as an example, but I couldn't resist sharing it with other people who might appreciate the situation. (After all, that's what imaginary friends on the internet are for, right?)

   EB.

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