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

[Colleen Fedewa]

Savioli, Giovanni Battista,1748-1823, author.
Dissertatio in caussam physicam aurorae borealis.
I am training a new cataloger to work on Special Collections and want to
make sure I am reading this right. 😀
Thanks,
Colleen
Colleen O. Fedewa, MLS
Acquisitions & Metadata Librarian
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106
colleen.fedewa at case.edu| (216)-368-3535 <(216)%20368-3535>


On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 1:55 PM Deborah J. Leslie via DCRM-L <
dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu> wrote:

> What's the book?
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> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Cc:* Colleen Fedewa <cof3 at case.edu>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] unusual roman numeral dates on Latin books from 1700s
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> 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
> colleen.fedewa at case.edu| (216)-368-3535 <(216)%20368-3535>
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