[DCRM-L] unusual roman numeral dates on Latin books from 1700s

[Deborah J. Leslie]

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Subject: [DCRM-L] unusual roman numeral dates on Latin books from 1700s

Hello,
I have come across a date in an order that I have never seen before. The book has, " MDCCXIC". I have found a couple of examples that infer this would be 1789 due to some historical usage of a variant of the subtractive form. Can someone confirm this and/or direct me to a source discussing this.
Thank you for your assistance,
Colleen
Colleen O. Fedewa, MLS
Acquisitions & Metadata Librarian
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106
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