[DCRM-L] Manuscript fragments in late 16th century binding (Thanks!)

[Barbara Tysinger]

Thank you all for your help with this!

First with the book itself back in October. There was a tricky signature 
gathering that Richard Noble helped me resolve.

Then more recently when I asked about identifying and recording the 
manuscript fragment in which it was bound.
Richard Noble helped again by identifying it as a fragment from the Book 
of Judith, Jackie Dooley pointed me to the correct binding term for the 
655, and best of all Lenore Rouse suggested I contact a manuscripts 
expert, Scott Gwara, at the University of South Carolina.

Using photographs of the manuscript fragment he confirmed that it is 
from the Book of Judith, and that it may possibly date from the 12th 
century!

I have cataloged both the book (# 14318931 ) and the fragment (# 
869471915 ) in OCLC, and since this is the first thing this type I have 
handled I would welcome any constructive criticism.

Thanks again!
Barbara

On 1/24/2014 1:22 PM, Barbara Tysinger wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am cataloging a late 16th century book (Wittich. /Bericht von den 
> wunderbaren bezoardischen Steinen/, 1589) which has an as yet 
> unidentified manuscript fragment in the binding.
>
> Should I make a note of this in the catalog record?
> How much effort, if any, should I make to identify the fragment?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Barbara
> ...................All opinions are entirely my own....................
>
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