[DCRM-L] Watermarks on full-sheet paper?

[JOHN LANCASTER]

What's the book?  Is it in ESTC?  Sheets may have one, two, or more watermarks.  If each leaf of a book is a full sheet, the direction of the chain lines would depend on which way the sheet was oriented, and whether it was made in a single or double mould.  Which way are the watermarks oriented?

John Lancaster


On 2017 Aug 31, at 13:24, Gemberling, Ted P <tgemberl at uab.edu> wrote:

> I’m cataloging a book that has leaves which are 55 x 38 cm. Based on Gaskell p. 86 that seems too big to be a folio, yet the chainlines are vertical and there are watermarks in the middle of the sheets. What would watermarks and chainlines be like on full-sheet books? Would a full-sheet book have to have two watermarks on each sheet, since it’s not folded?
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> The book was published in London in 1784.
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> Thanks,
>  
> Ted P. Gemberling
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