[DCRM-L] signature statement question

[Noble, Richard]

Dear Noah,

I'm not sure there's one correct way to deal with this, but it's best to
follow the structure in the formula and use the signing statement to
explain what one sees--so something like:

      Collation: folio: [1]^10 (signing 1st rectos of the inner 4 bifolia
as b-e)

If that seems too much compressed for the sake of compression, the signing
statement could be presented as a discursive note pretty much like the
description in your inquiry, which is perfectly clear; but the formula
seems a useful bibliographical declaration that this is structurally a
single unsigned folio gathering of 10 leaves. Those who understand the
formula and those who care are probably the same people.

Cheers,
Richard

RICHARD NOBLE :: RARE MATERIALS CATALOGUER :: JOHN HAY LIBRARY
BROWN UNIVERSITY  ::  PROVIDENCE, R.I. 02912  ::  401-863-1187
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On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Noah Sheola <sheola at bc.edu> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am cataloging a folio, consisting of a single gathering of 5 bifolia.
> The first leaf is unsigned, the second is signed "b", the third "c", the
> fourth "d", and the fifth "e". I don't think I've seen this before and am
> uncertain how to do the signature statement. Any advice much appreciated.
>
> For context, the imprint is Lisbon, 1767.
>
> Thanks,
> Noah
>
> --
> Noah Sheola
> Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
> Burns Library
> Boston College
>
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