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

[Robert Maxwell]

Aside from being an interesting discussion, is there a practical reason why it is important to label an imprint as “fictitious” rather than “false”?

Robert L. Maxwell
Ancient Languages and Special Collections Librarian
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Brigham Young University
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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Noble, Richard
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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<mailto:DJLeslie at folger.edu>> wrote:
I vote fictitious for Ephesus.

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Sent: Monday, 17 June, 2019 14:07
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Subject: [DCRM-L] False vs Fictitious imprints...

I would love some help answering a question posed to me by one of my catalogers recently:

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.

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?

Thanks for thinking this through with me!

--Arielle

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