[DCRM-L] A signature question

[Noble, Richard]

Further to that, either 'A3' or 'a4' could theoretically have been *set* first.
The one is in the outer, the other in the inner forme.

RICHARD NOBLE :: RARE MATERIALS CATALOGUER :: JOHN HAY LIBRARY
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On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 4:39 AM, JOHN LANCASTER <jjlancaster at me.com> wrote:

> I agree with Richard, and would add that I don't think there is any
> significance to the order in which the signatures appear.
>
> John Lancaster
>
>
> from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 26, 2013, at 0:40, "Noble, Richard" <richard_noble at brown.edu>
> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>>
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