[DCRM-L] Non-standard signatures format

[Tess Amram]

Thanks, all!

Tess Amram

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 1:24 PM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
wrote:

> This is pretty signing when books get to five or more sequences. No need
> to make a special note.
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> Deborah J. Leslie, MA, MLS | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare Library
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Robert Steele
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 6, 2021 10:50
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Non-standard signatures format
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> I would suggest adding a note after the signature statement: The first
> leaf in each gathering is signed "6S", "6T", etc.
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> Robert Steele
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> Cataloging Librarian
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> Jacob Burns Law Library
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> George Washington University
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> On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 9:16 AM Patrick Crowley <pcrowley4 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Morning,
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> I'm sure that others will pipe up with more informed practices, but 1)
> good question and 2) according to Bowers, no distinction is drawn in
> collation between a printer's usage of Aaaaaa and 6A. Both would end up
> rendered 6A. You can find this in an extended note in Bowers on Chapter 5,
> Section 1.B.i.b "Doubled and other multiple signings." The specific bit is
> on p. 207 of the 2005 Oak Knoll reprint. But the entire note is worth a
> read to your larger point of being sensitive to typography in signatures.
> Earlier in the note he explicitly accepts that his approach introduces
> ambiguity into the collational format.
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> I'm not sure if others have a other practices that more granularly catch
> the typographic oddities in a signature.
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> Have a great day!
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> P
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> On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 8:37 AM Tess Amram <amram at bc.edu> wrote:
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> Hi all!
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> I've got a folio with signatures 6S-7B². That is, the first leaf in each
> gathering is actually signed "6S", "6T", etc., not Ssssss, Tttttt. Is there
> an already-established way to represent it when it's got a number and
> letter printed in the signature?
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> Thanks!
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> Tess Amram
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> Boston College
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> Patrick Crowley (he/they)
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