[DCRM-L] a model ship

[Jane Wickenden]

I'd be inclined to treat the kit originator as the main author and the
model builder as an editor, the resulting Victory being a sort of "edition"
of the kit.

But what an interesting thing to be cataloguing!

Jane
(who is across the harbour from HMS Victory the original)

On Thu, 9 Jan 2020, 14:48 Lapka, Francis, <francis.lapka at yale.edu> wrote:

> I have at my desk an assembled model of HMS Victory, similar to this:
> https://modelshipworld.com/topic/7688-shipyard-hms-alert-1777-196-scale-paper-model-kit/
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> I’m debating whether to describe it as primarily the work of the kit
> manufacturer (a Polish firm) or as the work of the local fellow who
> assembled it, with some modifications and supplements to the manufacturer’s
> design. Put another way: should I treat this as a multiple, or as a unique
> object? (If *unassembled*, the decision would be easy.) The decision
> affects a host of fields, including main entry, place, and date.
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> On a less complicated note: Does anyone know of an established
> relationship designator to convey the role of model maker? I haven’t found
> one.
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> I’m keen to hear your perspectives.
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> -Francis
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> (I recognize that this a special collections cataloging question, not
> strictly DCRM.)
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> Francis Lapka
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> *Senior Catalogue Librarian*
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> Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
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> Yale Center for British Art
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> 203-432-9672  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu
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