[DCRM-L] Stub in a signature

[Mike Garabedian]

Okay, I'll give it a shot.

Presuming that the engraved title isn't signed, according to Bowers (p. 244)
the collation should look like this:

A^8 (-A2 + *χ*1)

I mean, because technically that engraved title is a cancellans, right? The
contents of leaf *χ*1 (I mean, the fact that it is an engraved title) you'd
mention in the physical description as a plate and explain in a note.  I
think.  See DCRM(B) 5B9.4.

Yours,
MG


On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Nickeson, Walter <
wnickeson at library.rochester.edu> wrote:

> I have a 1734 edition of Tacitus's works (Amstelaedami : Apud
> Janssonio-Waesbergios, MDCCXXXIV [1734]). The first leaf is the title,
> blank on the verso. Its conjugate leaf has been cut down to a stub on to
> which has been pasted an engraved t.p. The next leaves are signed A3,
> A4, A5, and then there are three unsigned leaves to make eight in all
> before gathering B (also in 8) starts. Does this first gathering require
> special description or explanation? My ancient notes from my Rare Books
> cataloging class show an example of an engraved t.p. inserted into a
> gathering: A^6(A1+engr. t.p.). Perhaps by analogy I should give:
> A^8(-A2+engr. t.p.)?
>
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