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

[Deborah J. Leslie]

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

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Deborah J Leslie [cid:b267092c-1188-4045-ad35-15deb2676b72] , M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto: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<mailto: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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