[DCRM-L] Signature question: a second thought

[Nicholas Sparks]

Hi Jessie,

Following from Richard Noble’s point:

Bowers deals with this under ‘Missignings and Misprints’ and writes of two
formulary methods which could be applied. Out of interest are other copies
you have seen signed the same way? I am mindful of Bowers’ note here
“missignings which become perpetuated must be handled more conservatively
without regularizing”.

Sorry if this goes more into matters bibliographical than cataloguing. For
what a non-cataloguer’s reaction is worth, Margaret Nichols’ explanation
seems clear and logical to me.

Nick

On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at 5:43 am, Noble, Richard <richard_noble at brown.edu>
wrote:

> 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.
>
> RICHARD NOBLE :: RARE MATERIALS CATALOGUER :: JOHN HAY LIBRARY
> BROWN UNIVERSITY  ::  PROVIDENCE, R.I. 02912  ::  401-863-1187
> <Richard_Noble at Br <RICHARD_NOBLE at BROWN.EDU>own.edu>
>
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *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
>>
>> --
*Nicholas Sparks, M.Lib, PhD (Cantab)*

Medieval and Early Modern Centre
Residential Tutor, St John's College
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Sydney 2006
NSW
Australia

E: nicholas.a.sparks at gmail.com
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