[DCRM-L] IJUV transcription WAS Signatures Question

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Hi Jesse,

Pictures?

You'll also want to double-check your u/v transcription as well by reviewing Appendix G4.2. All of those lower-case consonantal 'v's ought to be transcribed as 'u'.


G4.2. Transcription. As instructed in rule 0G2.2, when the rules for capitalization require converting I or V to lowercase, or i, j, u, or v to uppercase, follow the pattern of usage in the text to determine which letterform to use in the transcription.[1] Establish the pattern of usage by examining text in the same typeface (i.e., roman, italic, or gothic) in the publication being described. Look for letters expressed in the opposite case from the letterforms to be converted, but having the same function (vowel or consonant) and same relative position (appearing in initial, medial, or final positions) as the letterforms to be converted. Begin by examining the remainder of the title page and then, if necessary, proceed to examine the body of the text in other parts of the book in the same typeface. If the pattern of usage cannot be determined within a reasonable amount of time, use this conversion table as a solution of last resort.


Uppercase letterform to be converted

Lowercase conversion

I (vowel or consonant) anywhere in word[2]

i

II at end of word

ij

II elsewhere in word

ii

V (vowel or consonant) at beginning of word

v

V (vowel or consonant) elsewhere in word

u

VV representing single letter[3]

vv



Lowercase letterform to be converted

Uppercase conversion

i (vowel or consonant) anywhere in word

I

j (vowel or consonant) anywhere in word

I

u (vowel or consonant) anywhere in word

V

v (vowel or consonant) anywhere in word

V

vv representing single letter[4]

VV


This is something many catalogers who aren't steeped in early modern print struggle with, and I'm exploring ideas for making case conversion for IJUV more comfortable. Does this rule of thumb hold up?

In lower-case usage, a 'v' will not be used as a consonant except in initial position.

From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Noble, Richard
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Consult Appendix G in DCRM(B) (which you've linked in your query), which correlates symbols and contractions with their correct transcriptions.

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On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 4:45 PM Jesse Lambertson <lambertson at uchicago.edu<mailto:lambertson at uchicago.edu>> wrote:
Hello Rare book cataloging wisdoms

I am cataloging a copy of :

Prima [-qvarta] pars consi. Patri Pavli Parisii : Pontificii caesareiqve ivr. consultissimi, ex innumeris quibus scatebat mendis, olim purgata, nunc vero maiore cura pristino candori poenitus restituta, nec non argumentis locupletissimis illustrata, ac praeter locupletissimum indicem elementario ordine confectum (1552)

The registrum lists the signature for volume 1 as: a-i, k-u, x-[ᶾ] and then I think, ‘et’ [as shown on this Folger blog post: https://collation.folger.edu/2014/05/abbreviations-and-signatures/<https://collation.folger.edu/2014/05/abbreviations-and-signatures/>] and another character of which I have no idea, but it looks like a ‘2’ (which is the last character in the signature)

Should I represent ‘et’ as ‘et’ in the signature?

Is ᶾ transcribed as ‘es?” (just want to make sure)

And what might that last character be?
I have a feeling it might be ‘con.’

Described here? http://rbms.info/files/dcrm/dcrmb/DCRMB3.pdf<http://rbms.info/files/dcrm/dcrmb/DCRMB3.pdf>

I would appreciate a little guidance on this 1552 (5 volumes bound in 2) book.

Thank you






Jesse A Lambertson
Metadata / Digital Resources Librarian
University of Chicago – D’Angelo Law Library
lambertson at uchicago.edu<mailto:lambertson at uchicago.edu>
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[1] An uppercase J in the source usually signals  that i and j are functioning as separate letters, as are u and v, requiring no special consideration of I, J, i, or j while converting case in text with that typeface. Likewise, an uppercase U in the source usually signals that u and v are functioning as separate letters, requiring no special consideration of U, V, u, or v when converting case in text in that typeface.

[2] Do not convert a final uppercase I meant to represent an ii ending (see 0G2.3).

[3] This must be distinguished from VV or vv as a combination of a vowel and a consonant as in the examples VVLT or vvlt (vult, “he wants”) and VVA or vva (uva, “grape”).

[4] This must be distinguished from VV or vv as a combination of a vowel and a consonant as in the examples VVLT or vvlt (vult, “he wants”) and VVA or vva (uva, “grape.


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