Gaskell 1972 - Revision history

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	could be pressed with type, usually made just under type height; extra tympan padding helped make the impression strong		could be pressed with type, usually made just under type height; extra tympan padding helped make the impression strong

	''factotum'': woodcut initial, square ornamental block with a hole in the middle for a piece of type		''factotum'': woodcut initial, square ornamental block with a hole in the middle for a piece of type http://marauder.millersville.edu/~resound/ephelia/appendix_d.html
	~~[[File:~~http://marauder.millersville.edu/~resound/ephelia/~~images/S-Factotum~~.~~gif]]~~

	design cut by hand on the surface with a knife or ''graver''; could make positive or negative image;		design cut by hand on the surface with a knife or ''graver''; could make positive or negative image;

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Printing Type

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	=== Printing Type ===		=== Printing Type ===

	casted in an alloy of ~~led~~, antimony, and tin called ''type-metal'' which had a low melting point, didn't shrink or expand with temperature differences		casted in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called ''type-metal'' which had a low melting point, didn't shrink or expand with temperature differences

	''height to paper'' varied from 24.0-27.5mm before standardization in eighteenth century (international type standards not established until late nineteenth century)		''height to paper'' varied from 24.0-27.5mm before standardization in eighteenth century (international type standards not established until late nineteenth century)

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The treatment of accidentals

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	==== The treatment of accidentals ====		==== The treatment of accidentals ====

			typically use first or early printed copy; author's manuscript not necessarily reliable indication or guide for creating a textual edition; accidentals in a copy-text should be followed, but are not considered immutable

			:"But the need to emend the accidentals is not altogether a misfortune: it makes the editor think hard about what his author really mean; and that in the end is what bibliography is all about." (360)

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The transmission of the text

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	==== The transmission of the text ====		==== The transmission of the text ====

	*''composition''; '' manuscript copy is rarely set in type without being changed in the process" (343); can introduce intentional change or involuntary error		*''composition''; "manuscript copy is rarely set in type without being changed in the process" (343); can introduce intentional change or involuntary error
	**pre-1700, frequent spelling changes -- range of orthographic correctness, spelling preferences can mark a particular compositor		**pre-1700, frequent spelling changes -- range of orthographic correctness, spelling preferences can mark a particular compositor
	**until ~1630 in England, manuscripts written in gothic cursive "secretary" hand, Latin copy written in italic that would later take over as most common hand		**until ~1630 in England, manuscripts written in gothic cursive "secretary" hand, Latin copy written in italic that would later take over as most common hand
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	***mental lapse; unconsciously substituting one word for another; omitted or repeating part of the copy; involuntarily pick up type from the wrong box		***mental lapse; unconsciously substituting one word for another; omitted or repeating part of the copy; involuntarily pick up type from the wrong box
	***ex. of Compositor B for Shakespeare		***ex. of Compositor B for Shakespeare
			*''proof-correction''; potential to introduce new errors from misreading
			**author did not necessarily compare copy and proof; in fact not normal practice to send copy back with proof during hand-press period
			**proofs read and corrected at press in 16/17c London, creating stop-press corrections
			*''later stages of production'':
			**changes to type or plates during printing an impression
			**changes made to type/plates between impressions
			**changes in preparation of sets of duplicate plates
			**transatlantic reprints often harried with changes in spelling, updating of the text, etc., in 19c and 20c
			**collating machines can show differences

	==== The treatment of accidentals ====		==== The treatment of accidentals ====

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The transmission of the text

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	==== The transmission of the text ====		==== The transmission of the text ====

			*''composition''; '' manuscript copy is rarely set in type without being changed in the process" (343); can introduce intentional change or involuntary error
			**pre-1700, frequent spelling changes -- range of orthographic correctness, spelling preferences can mark a particular compositor
			**until ~1630 in England, manuscripts written in gothic cursive "secretary" hand, Latin copy written in italic that would later take over as most common hand
			**errors divisible into:
			***''foul case'', case with pieces of type in wrong boxes
			***mental lapse; unconsciously substituting one word for another; omitted or repeating part of the copy; involuntarily pick up type from the wrong box
			***ex. of Compositor B for Shakespeare

	==== The treatment of accidentals ====		==== The treatment of accidentals ====

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Copy-text

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	''copy text'': chosen original used to prepare a critical edition; in most cases, an early printed version but not the manuscript		''copy text'': chosen original used to prepare a critical edition; in most cases, an early printed version but not the manuscript

			==== The transmission of the text ====

			==== The treatment of accidentals ====

Wtrettien: /* Textual criticism and bibliography */

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Textual criticism and bibliography

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	textual bibliography is textual criticism applied to ''printed'' texts; aim to produce critical edition "which will represent as nearly as possible the author's intentions for his text" (336)		textual bibliography is textual criticism applied to ''printed'' texts; aim to produce critical edition "which will represent as nearly as possible the author's intentions for his text" (336)

			in case where multiple versions of a text, many overseen by the author him/herself, are extant, the editor becomes a literary critic\

			==== Copy-text ====

			''copy text'': chosen original used to prepare a critical edition; in most cases, an early printed version but not the manuscript

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Textual bibliography

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	=== Textual bibliography ===		=== Textual bibliography ===

			==== Textual criticism and bibliography ====

			textual criticism of Bible, classical & medieval works, two stages:
			*''recension'', creating a tree of relationships among existing documents to reconstruct original
			*''emendation'', textual problems solved by knowledge of transmission processes, uncovering "the true readings that underlie the corruptions" (336)

			textual bibliography is textual criticism applied to ''printed'' texts; aim to produce critical edition "which will represent as nearly as possible the author's intentions for his text" (336)

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Contents

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	==== Contents ====		==== Contents ====

			description of what is on each page; e.g. A1^a title, A1^b blank, A2^a-A4^b preface;
			when contents are given in greater detail, use quasi-facsimile, placed in single quotes

			==== Other notes ====

			may include notes on structure of the book; full details of variant impressions, issues and states; descriptions of trade or edition bindings; relevant information from external sources on edition quantities and prices; register of the copies examined

	=== Textual bibliography ===		=== Textual bibliography ===

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Technical notes

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	==== Technical notes ====		==== Technical notes ====

			includes:
			*signature positions: shown relative to the nearest word
			*catchwords: note wrong or missing catchwords
			*press figures: give both the page and the forme in which each figure occurs
			*type and paper used: may includ type dimensions, number of lines to a normal page, text type, references to woodcut ornaments; chain-line spacing on paper, watermark, uncut sheet-size
			*plates or insets not in the collation: include number and position of each plate, process of making them

			==== Contents ====

	=== Textual bibliography ===		=== Textual bibliography ===