[DCRM-L] Folded plates

[Noah Sheola]

I've noticed the pertinent section of the dcrmr draft (6.21.427) reads
"Count a plate folded and attached at its fold as two leaves of plates." I
suppose the use of the singular "its fold" rather than "one of its
folds" implicitly limits the scope of this instruction to plates folded
once down the middle (what used to be called double plates). I submitted
this through the feedback form -- perhaps others have thoughts.
 - Noah

On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:00 AM Noah Sheola <sheola at bc.edu> wrote:

> Thanks Deborah, guess I'll go with it. I'm struck by how the same folded
> plate can be counted as one or two leaves depending on how it is attached.
> - Noah
>
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 6:20 PM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> How vexing!
>>
>>
>>
>> I think your suggestion of "[11] leaves of plates (3 folded)" is as good
>> as any, especially since you're adding a note describing the nature of the
>> plates. If it were me, I'd err on the side of giving a fuller description
>> in the note instead of going for concision.
>>
>>
>>
>> BTW, I love these high-res images, where you can see the bite of the
>> impression on the paper. (This is as close as I get these days to a
>> hand-press book.)
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________
>>
>> Deborah J. Leslie, MA, MLS | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare
>> Library | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 |
>> djleslie at folger.edu | www.folger.edu | Opinions her own
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Noah Sheola
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 17, 2021 16:07
>> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
>> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Folded plates
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Dcrm:b instructions say "Count a plate folded and bound at the inner
>> margin as two leaves
>> of plates." I'm cataloging a book containing six plates, numbered I-VI.
>> All but one are folded and bound at the inner margin, so that makes [11]
>> leaves of plates (and I would explain the numbering in a note). So far so
>> good.
>>
>>
>>
>> But where I get flummoxed is that the first of those
>> folded-and-bound-at-the-middle plates also folds out along its bottom edge
>> (picture a large sheet folded in quarters). Is this then [2] folded leaves
>> of plates? The final leaf of plates is also a fold-out, but as it is
>> attached at its left margin it does not present a problem. There would seem
>> to be, then, 3 folded leaves.
>>
>>
>>
>> Following the rules as literally as I can, I suppose I should say "[11]
>> leaves of plates (3 folded)".
>>
>>
>>
>> Would you agree? It seems to me to be one of those things that's
>> technically correct and yet misleading. I expect most non-specialists would
>> describe the book as having 6 plates (2 folded).
>>
>>
>>
>> The book is on Hathi
>> <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/dbyECM8K3XtQ3gmhwHN3G?domain=babel.hathitrust.org> and
>> Google books but you can't really see how the plates are folded so it may
>> not be very useful for figuring out what I'm trying to describe.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>>  -Noah
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Noah Sheola
>>
>> Senior Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
>>
>> John J. Burns Library
>>
>> Boston College
>>
>
>
> --
> Noah Sheola
> Senior Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
> John J. Burns Library
> Boston College
>


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Noah Sheola
Senior Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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