[DCRM-L] New publication on collation, signature statements, and reference notation

[Noah Sheola]

Deborah, thank you for letting us know about this. I've ordered a copy for
our department and can't wait to see it.
- Noah

On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 12:45 AM Deborah J. Leslie via DCRM-L <
dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu> wrote:

> Dear fellow rare material catalogers,
>
> The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand
> <https://www.bsanz.org/> (BSANZ) recently published a book that I think
> will be of interest to this community: *Collation, Reference Notation &
> Statement of Signing *by Carlo Dumontet. I received my copy last week.
> Initial review reveals the publication as a solid condensation of the
> Fredson Bowers—Thomas Tanselle system of signature statements and reference
> notation. It's billed as a workbook, and indeed has a number of exercises,
> but is organized to function very well as a reference source.
>
> Yours,
> Deborah
>
> ______________________
>
> Deborah J Leslie , M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare
> Library | djleslie at folger.edu | Opinions her own
>
>
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>
>
>
> Dear members,
>
> BSANZ is very pleased to announce the release of a new Occasional
> Publication: Carlo Dumontet’s *Collation, Reference Notation & Statement
> of Signing.*
>
> From the blurb:
>
> This workbook discusses the various techniques which can be employed in
> book collation writing in order to provide readers with the capacity to
> construct collations and to interpret published ones. W.W. Greg's and
> Fredson Bowers's approach is discussed in depth, together with Thomas
> Tanselle's view on how to handle inserted leaves. Upon this
> Greg-Bowers-Tanselle bedrock other possible solutions are also discussed.
> The exposition relies on a large number of examples and also on some
> exercises in order to render this workbook as practical a tool as possible.
> This workbook will be an invaluable guide for students of
> bibliography, early printed books cataloguers, and booksellers, but it is
> hoped that all those engaged in collation-writing may find it a useful
> reference tool.
>
> The book can be purchased directly from BSANZ or through booksellers. If
> you would like to purchase the book from BSANZ, you can contact Amanda
> Laugesen (amanda.laugesen at anu.edu.au) for a PayPal invoice or to pay via
> bank transfer.
>
> Please note that copies of this and of our recent publication of Donald
> Kerr’s *Awakening a Curate’s Library* will be available for purchase at
> the 2024 BSANZ conference in Canberra.
>
> Prices are Members: AUD$20 + $15 within Australia; AUD$20 + $25 for
> overseas; Non-members: AUD$25 + $15 within Australia; AUD$25 + $25 for
> overseas.
>
> We congratulate Carlo for this important publication. We also thank
> members Caren Florance for her work typesetting the book and Brian McMullin
> for his editing and shepherding of the manuscript.
>
> A promotional flyer for circulation among your networks can be downloaded
> via the following link:
>
> Flyer for
> <https://bsoaanz.wildapricot.org/resources/Dumontet_Workbook_BSANZ_OP_Promo_2024.pdf>Carlo
> Dumontet’s
> <https://bsoaanz.wildapricot.org/resources/Dumontet_Workbook_BSANZ_OP_Promo_2024.pdf>*Collation,
> Reference Notation & Statement of Signing
> <https://bsoaanz.wildapricot.org/resources/Dumontet_Workbook_BSANZ_OP_Promo_2024.pdf>*
>
> Amanda Laugesen
>
> (BSANZ Occasional Publications Manager and Editor)
>
>
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-- 
Noah Sheola
Senior Special Collections Metadata Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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