[DCRM-L] odd index signatures

[Deborah J. Leslie]

That’s huge paper—It would have to be, what?, 80cm wide for a double fold to leave a length dimension of 39 cm. I can see why you thought it was a folio.

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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Daniel Axmacher
Sent: Monday, 15 November, 2021 12:12
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] odd index signatures

Yes, horizontal chainlines and the leaves are roughly 39 x 24 cm.

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 11:05 AM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu<mailto:DJLeslie at folger.edu>> wrote:
Horizontal chainlines? What are the leaf dimensions?


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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu>> On Behalf Of Daniel Axmacher
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 10:25
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] odd index signatures

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<mailto: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<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu>> On Behalf Of Daniel Axmacher
Sent: Monday, 8 November, 2021 10:48
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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.

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/lH6iCpYoynijm0nTY4aHn?domain=hdl.handle.net>

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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Rare Materials Catalog Librarian
Boston Athenæum
10½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
617-227-0270 ext. 245<tel:%28617%29%20227-0270>
www.bostonathenaeum.org<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/AhyPCrkqApi5ER8fj2gPj?domain=bostonathenaeum.org>


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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<tel:%28617%29%20227-0270>
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