[DCRM-L] Publication information on book of illustrations, 1795

[Sarah Stanhope]

Thanks for everyone's help with this! I greatly appreciate it!

Best,
Sarah

On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 1:55 PM Erin Blake <erin.blake.folger at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just keep in mind that the abbreviation does not get expanded when
> transcribed in the imprint, the "r" just gets lowered to the line, "I.
> Flaxman, Junr."
>
> Bonus trivia: the artist is known as "FLAX-MAN! The Linen Superhero!" in
> my household thanks to my husband having seen the all-caps surname on a
> file folder in my Rare Book School teaching materials.
>
> Erin.
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> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 2:42 PM Eric Holzenberg <ejh at grolierclub.org>
> wrote:
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>> Yes – it’s John Flaxman, Jun[io]r:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Flaxman
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>> Eric  Holzenberg
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>> *From:* DCRM-L [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Matthew
>> C. Haugen
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:39 PM
>> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
>> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Publication information on book of
>> illustrations, 1795
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>> Hi Sarah,
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>> I take this to be an abbreviation of "Junior" relating to the name I.
>> Flaxman which immediately precedes it. That is, John Flaxman, Junior.
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>> http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery-packs/pack/classical/chapter/john-flaxman-jr-1755-1826
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>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Flaxman
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>> Matt
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>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 2:32 PM Sarah Stanhope <sstanhop at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> Good Afternoon All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am cataloging a book and I came across the word "Junr." which appears
>> before the date on the title page. The 'r' is raised about the rest of the
>> text. Does anyone know what this means? I thought maybe it could be some
>> kind of shorthand or a designation for a dating system.
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>> I have included pictures! Please let me know if you can offer any
>> insight.
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>> Here is the OCLC #: 123296395
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>> Many thanks,
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>> Sarah Stanhope
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>> Managing Catalog Librarian
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>> Hirsch Library
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>> The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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>> --
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>> Matthew C. Haugen
>> Rare Book Cataloger | Columbia University Libraries
>> matthew.haugen at columbia.edu | 212-851-2451 | he/him/his
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