[DCRM-L] Symbol used in preliminary signatures

[Barbara Tysinger]

Thanks, Richard!
I thought it more likely to be an asterism, but wanted to see what 
others thought.

Unless I hear huge objections, I think I will use:

500  Signatures: [triple star]-2[triple star]⁴ A-3X⁴
500  Preliminary gatherings are signed with a typographical asterism or 
triple star (three asterisks arranged in a triangle).

Barbara


On 3/5/2014 2:29 PM, Noble, Richard wrote:
> It's an asterism, though I don't think I'd use the term without 
> explaining it. It's a legit typographical term, but rather esoteric, 
> rather like "apostrophus" for "turned C" (which is literally what a 
> turned C is). I suppose it's still as asterism, even when, as here, it 
> appears to be an arrangement of full stops, not stars.
>
> If this were simply the third preliminary signature, preceded by * and 
> 2*, I'd call it 3*; but in this case it isn't intended to represent a 
> multiple of asterisks, as is sometimes the case.
>
> Further comment would be welcomed by me.
>
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> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Barbara Tysinger 
> <btysingr at email.unc.edu <mailto:btysingr at email.unc.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     I need opinions on the symbol used to sign the preliminaries in a
>     book I am cataloging.
>
>     The book is: /Artzneybuch Fast wunder köstlich .../ Königsperg in
>     Preussen : durch Johann Daubman, M. D. LV.
>
>     You can see the symbol here:
>     ​ ​
>     ​​
>     http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:1-318026-p0005-7
>
>     My main question, is this an asterism ⁂ or a "therefore" sign ∴ ?
>     Secondary to that, since neither symbol can be reproduced on OCLC,
>     what is the preferred bracketed term for each?
>
>     ⁂ = [asterism] or [triple star]
>
>     ∴ = [therefore] or [triple dot]
>
>     or something else entirely!
>
>     Thank you,
>     Barbara
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