[DCRM-L] type specimen?

[Noble, Richard]

I'd create an analytic for the type page itself, as realia. "Type
specimens" are understood to be printed specimen sheets, so much so that
the tracing alone would not bring this to the attention of anyone actually
searching for a page-worth of set type. A title and notes sprinkled with
keyword bait, yea verily, a bucket of keyword chum--that's your best bet.
You can still include a "specimens" heading of some sort--it is that, but
of a very special kind.

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On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Schneider, Nina <nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu
> wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
> The Clark Library purchased a book that includes a page of the set-up
> type. I'd like to trace this block of type since we have another book that
> also contains type (it might be helpful for scholars looking at modern
> composition). In fact, we have a number of type collections that should
> probably be traced.
>
> How would I trace it? "Type specimens" in rbgenr?
>
> Any alternative suggestions are most welcome.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nina
>
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