[DCRM-L] signature statement question

[Noah Sheola]

Thanks Deborah -- I was afraid my question had been lost to the void
forever. This makes sense. I wonder, what would that proof look like,
showing the first and last gatherings are from the same sheet, if you had
access to multiple copies to compare?

On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 4:15 PM Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
wrote:

> Catching up on my email backlog and saw this query.
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> There are many, many cases where one can strongly suspect that the
> preliminary and final gatherings are from the same sheet, but shouldn't be
> recorded unless you have proof, normally of the kind produced by
> bibliographical analysis of multiple copies.
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> In cases of odd number of leaves in a gathering, assume the next highest
> even number and qualify as appropriate. You did this right for gathering A,
> but for Q, assume 10 and adjust.
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> Signatures: A⁴ (-A4) B-P¹² Q¹0 (-Q10) [$5 (-A3, Q5) signed]
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> ______________________
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> Deborah J Leslie, M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare
> Library | 201 East Capitol Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20003 |
> djleslie at folger.edu | www.folger.edu | Opinions her own
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Noah Sheola
> *Sent:* Monday, 9 August, 2021 11:56
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] signature statement question
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> Hello all,
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> Seems like it's been a while since we've had a good signature statement
> question - and I've got one. Is the following statement sufficient and
> correct, or is there a way to convey that the 3 leaves of gathering A and
> the nine leaves of gathering Q are very likely from the same sheet?
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> Signatures: A⁴ (-A4) B-P¹² Q¹² (-Q10, Q11, Q12) [$5 (-A3, Q5) signed]
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> Thanks!
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> --
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> Noah Sheola
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> Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
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> John J. Burns Library
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> Boston College
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Noah Sheola
Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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