[DCRM-L] Question about inserted signature

[Noah Sheola]

Hi Angela,

>From what you’re describing, I think the statement would be A-M6 N6(N2+chi4).
This however does not take into account the cancel. Which leaf do you
believe is canceled? And are you saying this leaf was just removed, or
removed and replaced?

- Noah

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 4:35 PM Jones, Angela <arjones at mail.smu.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
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> We’ve run into an interesting situation with a French book printed in
> 1782. The book is composed of various tables related to tariffs. The book
> is a 16mo and the signatures have gatherings of 6 leaves with the
> gatherings signed A-N.
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> The N gathering is the last one in the book and it is also in 6 leaves.
> However, between leaf N2 and N3 (pages 148-149) another gathering is
> inserted. This is a gathering of 4 leaves, completely unsigned. The
> pagination continues through this section in a modified fashion, with pages
> in the inserted gathering being numbered 148 bis., 148 ter., 148 quatr.,
> etc. There is also a cancellation at the point of the inserted signature.
>
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> What would be the proper way to designate this in a signature statement?
> I’ve looked in Gaskell and on page 330 I see a reference to interpolations
> made inside gatherings, but to be honest I am not sure how to interpret the
> example that is given.
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>
>
> So I wonder if our best options are one of these two statements:
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>
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> A-N6 *(with a note about the inserted signature either after the
> statement or in a note)*
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> OR
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> A-M6 N2 chi4 N3-N6
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>
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> Or maybe something else?
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>
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> Any advice would be appreciated!
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>
> Angela
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>
> Angela Jones
>
> Head of Technical Services
>
> Underwood Law Library, Dedman School of Law
>
> Southern Methodist University
>
> P.O. Box 750354
>
> Dallas, TX 75275-0354
>
> 214-768-1827
>
> arjones at smu.edu
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>


-- 
Noah Sheola
Senior Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
(he/him)
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