[DCRM-L] title transcription

[Jennifer K. Nelson]

Hi Patrick, the "z" can also mean "m" - see DCRM(B), Appendix G3 (p. 88)

Jenny


On 8/29/16 12:33 PM, Cates, Patrick wrote:
> I thought I should follow up with a picture of the t.p.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/stmarks/29242928871
>
> I received a suggestion that the "n" is an upside-down "u" and that 
> appears to be the case, but what's really confusing me is the 
> z-resembling contraction mark that usually indicates "-us."
>
> Thanks,
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Cates
> Interim Library Manager/Technical Services Librarian
> Christoph Keller, Jr. Library
> General Theological Seminary
> 440 W. 21st Street
> New York, NY 10011
> 646-717-9789
>
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Cates, Patrick <cates at gts.edu 
> <mailto:cates at gts.edu>> wrote:
>
>     I fixing the record (OCLC#699799939) for a breviary (Bohatta 62)
>     and I'm not sure what the correct transcription is; the record was
>     input from a card without the book in hand. The title page has
>     what I would transcribe as:
>
>     Breuiarin[us] Roman[um]
>
>     This seems wrong. Does that construction make sense? I don't see
>     it in any other records. Could it be a typo? I'm not sure if the
>     list allows attachments, but I can send a photo off-list.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Patrick
>
>     Patrick Cates
>     Interim Library Manager/Technical Services Librarian
>     Christoph Keller, Jr. Library
>     General Theological Seminary
>     440 W. 21st Street
>     New York, NY 10011
>     646-717-9789 <tel:646-717-9789>
>
>

-- 
Jennifer K. Nelson
Reference Librarian
The Robbins Collection
UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Berkeley, CA 94720
jnelson at law.berkeley.edu
Tel: 510.643.9709
Fax: 510.642.8325
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