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

[Deborah J. Leslie]

That would work too. The main thing, in anomalous situations like these, is to be clear.

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu |

From: DCRM-L [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Noah Sheola
Sent: Friday, 12 July, 2019 09:46
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] sequence consisting of a single misleadingly numbered page

Thank you Deborah and Richard,
I was also considering: 18, viii [i.e. vi] pages. Plus a 500 note: five unnumbered pages and a page numbered "viii" follow page 18. What do you think?
Best,
Noah

On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 9:33 AM Noble, Richard <richard_noble at brown.edu<mailto:richard_noble at brown.edu>> wrote:
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<mailto:DJLeslie at folger.edu>> wrote:
Hi Noah,

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.

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto:djleslie at folger.edu> |

From: DCRM-L [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu>] On Behalf Of Noah Sheola
Sent: Tuesday, 09 July, 2019 11:20
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Subject: [DCRM-L] sequence consisting of a single misleadingly numbered page

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

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Noah Sheola
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John J. Burns Library
Boston College


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Noah Sheola
Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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