[DCRM-L] Signature question: a second thought

[Noble, Richard]

Margaret's solution is a good one. Bowers deals with something like this
situation at the top of page 224, his notation using parens: A-L^4 (MN)^4
O-R^4 and (AB)^4 C-T^4. So there's choice, but either way it's best to use
words to explain the anomaly. It's likely a sign of divided or
non-sequential printing, of course, where it wasn't possible to
calculate exactly how many gatherings would eventually be needed, filling
out the sequence so as not to send the binder on a goose chase after
non-existent gatherings.

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On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 1:36 PM Margaret F. Nichols <mnr1 at cornell.edu>
wrote:

> Better yet:
>
> a-b⁴ C² A-4B⁴ 4C/4D⁴ 4E/4F/4G⁴ 4H-5I⁴ 5K²
>
> Given how unusual this signing is, I think it would be helpful to add a
> note to make it clear that 4C/4D and 4E/4F/4G each consist of a single gathering
> with multiple signatures.
>
> Best,
> Margaret
>
> ____________________________________
>
> Margaret Nichols
> Rare Materials Cataloging Coordinator
> Cornell University
>
>
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> on behalf of Jessie Sherwood <
> jcsherwood at law.berkeley.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 15, 2020 7:49 PM
> *To:* dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Signature question
>
> Dear collective wisdom,
>
> In cleaning up some of our records, I've come across the following
> signature statement: a-b⁴ C² A-4B⁴ CCCC DDDD⁴ EEEE FFFF GGGG⁴ 4H-5I⁴ 5K².
> "CCCC DDDD" and "EEEE FFFF GGGG" each designate a single gathering."
> Full record here <https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/284688?ln=en>
> The online version at gathering 4E 4F 4G is here
> <https://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb10349351_00599.html>
>
> <https://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb10349351_00599.html>
>
> Is there a better way of describing this?
>
> Thank-you,
> Jessie
>
> --
> Jessie Sherwood, Ph.D., MLIS
> Associate Librarian
> The Robbins Collection
> UC Berkeley, School of Law
> Tel: 510.643.1236
> jcsherwood at law.berkeley.edu
>
>
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