[DCRM-L] False vs Fictitious imprints...

[Noble, Richard]

I agree (surprise) with Deborah. The test is, "Am I expected to *believe* this
imprint, or to know that it is impossible? Am I being deceived, or amused?"

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On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 3:01 PM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
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> I vote fictitious for Ephesus.
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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 *Arielle
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> *Sent:* Monday, 17 June, 2019 14:07
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] False vs Fictitious imprints...
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> I would love some help answering a question posed to me by one of my
> catalogers recently:
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> When should we be defining an imprint as fictitious rather than false?
> Generally, I have used false imprints to describe those that are
> purposefully misleading but still attributed to an actual city, such as
> saying an item was printed in Paris when it was actually printed in London.
> I’ve applied fictitious imprints to materials that claim to be printed in a
> fictitious location, such as Utopia or Arcadia.
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> But how about ancient cities? One of my catalogers came to me with an item
> that was printed in Philadelphia, but claims to have been printed in
> Ephesus. I’m inclined to say this is a fictitious imprint, but keep
> flip-flopping on my thinking. What do others think, false or fictitious?
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> Thanks for thinking this through with me!
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