[DCRM-L] Title or edition?

[Mark Seidl]

Thank you both!

On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Noble, Richard <richard_noble at brown.edu>
wrote:

> To add to Deborah's note: If earlier editions were divided, then that's
> part of the general title. The rest, however, is probably specific to the
> edition, though again this may require comparison with earlier editions.
>
> Real Latinists invited to make a fool of me, but this is the gist:
>
> Much improved from prior editions, and continued to the year 1654, adorned
> with diverse portraits of various princes and illustrious men. With the
> addition at the end of the terms of peace between the English and the
> Dutch, with portraits of the most distinguished naval commanders.
>
> 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 Wed, May 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
> wrote:
>
>>  The most reliable way to figure this out is to track down the first
>> edition. If the first edition is divided in two parts (whether it states it
>> explicitly or not), then it's part of the title. If the division was
>> introduced in a later edition (which seems pretty unlikely), then it's part
>> of the edition statement.
>>
>>
>>
>> Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu |
>> 202.675-0369 | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www.
>> folger.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *Mark Seidl
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 06 May 2015 11:20
>> *To:* DCRM Users' Group
>> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Title or edition?
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Group,
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm working on a record for a book, a picture of the title page of which
>> is attached. I remember my undergraduate Latin well enough get the gist of
>> the information, but what I can't quite fully parse is the relationship of
>> the edition statement to what follows. In other words, is what comes after
>> "Editio ultima" part of the edition statement, in which case a lot would
>> appear in the 250; or is what follows "Editio ultima" really part of the
>> title, in which case it would appear in the 245 (with an appropriate note
>> about transposition)?
>>
>>
>>
>> BTW, there are a few records for this title in OCLC, but none of them
>> look quite right to me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>>
>>
>> All best,
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Seidl
>> Technical Services Librarian for Special Collections
>> Vassar College Libraries
>> http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/
>> Gargoyle Bulletin <http://pages.vassar.edu/library>
>> http://pages.vassar.edu/library/
>>
>>
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>>
>


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Mark Seidl
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Vassar College Libraries
http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/
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