[DCRM-L] odd index signatures

[Daniel Axmacher]

Yes, I've had a difficult time finding the sewing. After taking another
look, I think it could be a big quarto rather than a folio. I've found
slivers of watermarks in the gutters here and there, but I haven't been
able to identify the actual gatherings.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 2:50 PM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
wrote:

> I’ve taken a look at the facsimile, and can make neither heads nor tails
> of the signature pattern. Is the volume bound too tightly to see where
> center sewing might be located?
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Daniel Axmacher
> *Sent:* Monday, 8 November, 2021 10:48
> *To:* dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] odd index signatures
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I've run into another book with some confusing signatures and I'm hoping
> the listserv might be able to help.
>
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> In n the 10th volume of Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Opera omnia, printed
> by Pieter Van der Aa in Leiden in 1706, the index is signed on every page
> as follows: a1-a21, b1-b6, c1-c30, and d1-d7.
>
> Volumes 9 and 10 in the Athenaeum's set are bound together, but otherwise
> seem to be in typical folio format, paginated and signed continuously in
> gatherings of 4 up until the index. The final leaf preceding the index is
> 6B1. I think it might be a singleton, but I've had a difficult time
> puzzling out the actual structure from the sewing and watermarks. I'm not
> really sure what to make of the odd signatures, or how to note them.
>
>
>
> For reference, it looks like there's a republished facsimile copy up on
> HathiTrust that replicates the signatures.
> https://hdl.handle.net/2027/pst.000046018779?urlappend=%3Bseq=321%3Bownerid=13510798902567536-331
> <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/BR0OCNkK3Gi26Z6smIZ_o?domain=hdl.handle.net>
>
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>
> Does anyone have any insight into what's going on with these signatures or
> advice on how to proceed?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dan Axmacher
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> Daniel P. Axmacher
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Daniel P. Axmacher
[he/him/his]
Rare Materials Catalog Librarian
Boston Athenæum
10½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
617-227-0270 ext. 245 <%28617%29%20227-0270>
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