David Selwyn, Edmund Geste and his books
Pastedowns
Abbreviations
BL | Leaves from an English printed book in black-letter. |
Eng | Leaf or leaves from a MS of English origin. |
Fr | Leaf or leaves from a MS of French origin. |
Ital | Leaf or leaves from a MS of Italian origin. |
MS | Leaves or leaf from a MS in parchment or paper. |
MS(G) | Flyleaves from a MS in Geste’s hand. |
MS+ | Strip of parchment to strengthen spine and/or binding structure. |
MS* | Pastedown or flyleaves now kept separately. |
MS** | Leaves or leaf from blank parchment or paper. |
Neth | Leaf or leaves from a MS from the Netherlands. |
Pb | Leaf or leaves from a printed book. |
Pb+ | Strip of paper from a printed book. |
PDN | Pastedowns – Image number (see the database at www.bibsoc.org.uk/Geste). |
$ | Compacted leaf/leaves as part of pasteboard. |
$$ | Flyleaves. |
+** | Strip of blank parchment or paper to strengthen spine and/or binding structure. |
++ | Stub/strip from fold-over of same MS/pb. |
£ | Pastedown or MS+ now covered over by modern paper/flyleaf. |
^ | Item now covered in a leaf from a MS in parchment. |
^^ | Item now covered in a paper leaf from a MS in Geste’s hand. |
† | Identification by Dr Christopher de Hamel. |
†† | Identification by an unknown reader. |
†DS | Identification by Dr David J. Shaw |
†GW | Identification by staff at the Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin |
†JG | Identification by Dr John Goldfinch |
†MT | Identification by Dr Mark Thakkar |
Other references relate to panels, rolls and other binding types listed in Appendix IV.