[DCRM-L] A signature question

[Noble, Richard]

Take the better choice that the compositor offered you -- little "a" -- and
note that a3 is missigned A3. That leaves great "A" in the clear, with
no pi-faced
competition.

RICHARD NOBLE :: RARE MATERIALS CATALOGUER :: JOHN HAY LIBRARY
BROWN UNIVERSITY  ::  PROVIDENCE, R.I. 02912  ::  401-863-1187
<Richard_Noble at Br <RICHARD_NOBLE at BROWN.EDU>own.edu>


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Randal Brandt <rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
> wrote:

>  Oh, collective wisdom:
>
> I am cataloging a copy of James Howell's Epistolae Ho-elianae (5th ed.,
> 1678; ESTC R14264)
>
> It is an octavo in 8s, $4 signed. The preliminary gathering of the book
> contains the title page, added engraved t.p., dedication, a poem, and a
> table. The text begins with the second gathering.
>
> In the preliminary gathering, the first two leaves are unsigned, the third
> leaf is signed "A3" and the fourth leaf is signed "a4". The text is signed
> A-2K. My question is how to record the preliminary gathering in the
> Signatures statement:
>
> 1) [superscript pi]A8
>
> 2) a8
>
> Clearly either A3 or a4 is a typographical error. (There are numerous
> pagination errors throughout, as well). If the lower-case 'a' came first, I
> wouldn't have any question.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> __________________________
> Randal Brandt
> Principal Cataloger
> The Bancroft Library(510) 643-2275rbrandt at library.berkeley.eduhttp://bancroft.berkeley.edu
> "It's hard enough to remember my opinions without
> remembering my reasons for them"--The Streets.
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserver.lib.byu.edu/pipermail/dcrm-l/attachments/20130325/13fb43e9/attachment.html>