[DCRM-L] Extent question for accordion style item

[Allison Jai O'Dell]

If you really want to get into the minutia, an accordion could be made from
one sheet or multiple sheets -- and a good craftsman can make that join
relatively invisible.  Safest bet is maybe: 1 volume (16 panels).

-Allison

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Estelle Markel-Joyet <
emarkel-joyet at amphilsoc.org> wrote:

> (First, thank you for using the correct plural of "y'all" - it's a
> pleasure to see)...
>
> I cataloged an artist books that was 1 sheet, folded into an accordion. I
> used this rule:
>
> "5B14.2. For a publication consisting of a single sheet folded into
> multiple panels, include in parentheses a count of the number of physical
> panels on one side of the sheet when unfolded. Include both blank panels
> and panels containing text or illustrations in the count. Enclose the
> number in square brackets. Provide details of the sheet’s layout (including
> the numbering of the panels) in a note, if considered important. 1 folded
> sheet ([16] panels) Optional note: A folded sheet with 16 panels on each
> side when unfolded. All panels are unnumbered. 1 folded sheet ([4] panels)"
>
> BUT, you've individual cards that have been hinged. Are they numbered?
> Could you be this vague?:
>
> "1 v. (unpaged)"
>
> from:
> 5B8. Lack of numbering 5B8.1. If the whole volume is unpaginated or
> unfoliated, count the pages or leaves and record the total in arabic
> numerals within square brackets. State the total in terms of pages or
> leaves, but not of both. Begin the count with the first page or leaf of the
> first gathering and end the count with the last page or leaf of the last
> gathering, as instructed in 5B3. Count all blank pages or leaves. [104] p.
> [88] leaves 5B8.2. Optionally, if determining the total number of pages or
> leaves of an unnumbered volume might damage an item in fragile condition,
> give one of the AREA 5. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 108 Descriptive Cataloging of
> Rare Materials (Books) designations used for publications issued in more
> than one physical unit (see 5B15.1) followed by “unpaged” or “unfoliated.”
>
> Estelle
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 11:38 AM, Graham Skinner <
> skinner at bostonathenaeum.org> wrote:
>
>> Howdy all y'all,
>>
>> I’m writing with a question about describing the extent of a certain item
>> I’ve been working on:
>>
>>
>>
>> Jung Japan beim Spiel, pub. E. Twitmeyer, 1888?
>>
>>
>>
>> Individual pieces of card (board) have been hinged with cloth in an
>> accordion style, printed on both sides, and my questions is:
>>
>>
>>
>> How would one describe this in the extent (300 $a)?
>>
>>
>> Would they be pages? ... The front and back covers are the same and it
>> seems it can be read from either direction.
>>
>>
>> In the pictures: Some of the panels have lost their cloth hinge and
>> detached.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Graham Skinner
>>
>> --
>> Graham Skinner
>> Rare Materials Catalog Librarian
>> Boston Athenæum
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>>
>
>
>
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