[DCRM-L] FW: query re. use of deep parentheses in 300$c

[Karen Nelson]

Many thanks for the quick and clear explanation, Matt!

Karen

From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Matthew C. Haugen
Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:08 PM
To: DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] FW: query re. use of deep parentheses in 300$c

Hi Karen, You are right that this means MDCII, and it would be transcribed as MDCII.

The chart in Appendix G2 of DCRM(B) addresses how to transcribe an inverted C used to form Roman numeral M or D. This is called an apostrophus, and cI[inverted c] means, is transcribed as M; I[inverted c] is transcribed as D.

Matt

On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 2:58 PM Karen Nelson <karenjnelson at uvic.ca<mailto:karenjnelson at uvic.ca>> wrote:

Re. 4D2.1 If the date appears in roman numerals, transcribe the date as it appears

Hello!

Just getting started with DCRMB.

Our item in hand includes the publishing date of c I) I) CII – that is, it includes what we have seen described as “deep parentheses”.
it actually reads: lower case c / upper case I / “backwards” lower case c / upper case I / backwards lower case c and then CII.
Which appears to mean: MDCII or 1602?


But how to transcribe this in a MARC record (per 4D2.1)  without a character for the backwards c  on the keyboard??

Thanks for the assistance.

Karen


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