[DCRM-L] sequence consisting of a single misleadingly numbered page

[Noble, Richard]

Hmmm... In an ideal world (descriptive bibliotopia?) the statement would
*start* with the word pages: pages 18, [5], 'viii', which is somewhat less
ambiguous. Even so, what we have in 300 may be an uncomfortable and not
always coherent sequence of page counts--the reason for the "pages ..."
statement that I append to full collation notes, following the total number
of physical leaves (including initial, internal, and terminal integral
blank leaves). The 300 by itself is not always diagnostic for variants.

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On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 1:09 PM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Noah,
>
>
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> First of all, count everything in terms of pages. See DCRM(B) 5B3.1: If
> unnumbered pages or leaves (printed or blank) are not included in a
> sequence of pagination or foliation, count them according to the terms used
> to describe the rest of the publication.
>
>
>
> In situations like yours, I've used single quotation marks to indicate a
> single anomalously numbered page. So: *18, [5], 'viii' pages*.
>
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> Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu |
>
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> *From:* DCRM-L [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Noah
> Sheola
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 09 July, 2019 11:20
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] sequence consisting of a single misleadingly numbered
> page
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>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Say you have a sequence of 18 numbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves (I am
> calling them leaves since they printed on one side only), 1 unnumbered
> page, and finally 1 page numbered "viii". How should I describe this? If I
> go with "18 pages, [2] leaves, [1], viii pages" it implies that there is a
> sequence of eight pages where there is actually just one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Noah
>
>
>
> --
>
> Noah Sheola
>
> Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
>
> John J. Burns Library
>
> Boston College
>
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