[DCRM-L] Extra leaves

[Moschella, Jason]

Hi Amy -

The thing that I would first look to determine would be whether the pages were added by the binder or issued by the publisher. I would assume that they were added under the former circumstance. You can usually tell by a cursory visual comparison, or by just holding the paper up to the light and checking the chain lines, watermark, etc. If they appear to have been issued, for some reason, by the publisher, then that is a whole 'nother story that triggers some different descriptive necessities. You might check some bibliographies to see if any other copies make a note of these blank leaves.

In any event, I would personally consider this to be a "cataloger's discretion" situation if they were simply added at the time of binding and, if deemed important enough, I might make a copy-specific local note (590) along the lines of "FSU Special Collections copy bound [however it's been bound], with [X number] of blank preliminary leaves inserted."

Hope this helps,

Jay Moschella
Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarian
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston MA  02116
617-859-2297
jmoschella at bpl.org


From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Weiss, Amy
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 11:11 AM
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Subject: [DCRM-L] Extra leaves

Hi-I am a novice rare book cataloger and I have a situation I don't know quite how to describe.  I have a book Locorum theologicorum which has been bound with a large number of blank pages at the front of the book.  The pages are in terrible condition--- stuck together so that I dare not try to separate them to count them. The rest of the text block is in adequate condition, but I'm not sure what would be a good note for the preliminary pages.  Something like "FSU Special Collections copy: contains blank preliminary leaves not included in signatures or pagination."?

Thanks for your help in advance,

Amy Weiss
Florida State University
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