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DCRM(MSS) Area 1C (Statement of responsibility), Liz, Fall 2009 (version 6a)

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1C. Statements of responsibility

 

Record a statement of responsibility {LINK TO GLOSSARY DEFINITION} in this area  only when it appears on a formal title page or colophon. Do not treat a signature as a statement of responsibility. Do not supply a statement of responsibility for a manuscript lacking this element; instead, record creator information in the Note area and, optionally, in the title area for supplied titles. Treat as statements of responsibility only those statements that pertain to responsibility for the intellectual or artistic content of the manuscript; record statements pertaining to responsibility for the production of the physical object (e.g. copyists, secretaries, or scribes) in the Notes area.

 

EXAMPLE:

 

Note: "Copied from the original manuscript"--T.p. {I think this is madeup}

 

1C1.  Statements of responsibility on the title page or in the colophon

 

 

1C1.1  Transcribe statements of responsibility found on the title page or in the colophon in the form in which they appear.

 

[Need new examples]

 

1C1.2  If the name(s) of the person or persons in the statement of responsibility are abbreviated or unclear, make an explanatory note.

 

EXAMPLE NEEDED {Possible examples: names that appear as abbreviations or first names only; an example of juvenalia, where the author uses his or her family nickname; maiden names; commoner name of someone who was later raised to the peerage (or vice versa). 

 

IC1.3 If the statement of responsibility is written in a different hand from the rest of the manuscript, record this fact in a note.

 

1C2  Statements of responsibility on other sources

 

If a statement of responsibility appears on a source other than on the title page or colophon, record the statement and its source in a note.

 

EXAMPLES NEEDED

 

Note: "         "--p. 5

 

Note: "               "--Front cover of binding.

 

Note: Authorship is ascribed to X in [citation to reference source--or if it comes from a ref source, just don't consider it a statement

of responsibility, it is creator information]

 

1C3. Transposition of statements of responsibility

If a statement of responsibility precedes the formal title in the source, transpose it to its required position unless it is a grammatically inseparable part of the title proper according to one or more of the conditions enumerated in 1B1.1.{check section number}  When transposing the statement of responsibility, do not use the mark of omission.

[Need new examples]

 

1C4. Single statements of responsibility with two or more names

1C4.1. Transcribe a single statement of responsibility as such whether the two or more persons or corporate bodies named in it perform the same function or different functions.

[Need new examples]

 

1C4.2. If a respondent and praeses are given for an academic disputation, treat both names and the words indicative of their function as part of a single statement of responsibility (unless grammatically inseparable from the title proper or other title information).

[Need new examples]

 

1C5. Omission of names in statements of responsibility

When a single statement of responsibility names more than one person or corporate body performing the same function or with the same degree of responsibility, transcribe all the names mentioned. Optionally, if the responsible persons or bodies named in a single statement are considered too numerous to list exhaustively, all after the third may be omitted. Indicate the omission by the mark of omission and supply “et al.” in square brackets.

[Need new examples]

 

1C6. Two or more statements of responsibility

If there are two or more statements of responsibility, transcribe them in the order indicated by their sequence on, or by the layout of, the title page or colophon. If the sequence and layout are ambiguous or insufficient to determine the order, transcribe the statements in the order that makes the most sense. [Question: How do we square instructions like this with the possibility that these rules will be used in creating a finding aid rather than a catalog record? MN--EOK: My assumption would be that since this data area isn't recognized by DACS or defined for EAD, they would just use the Notes area for recording Statements of responsibility]]

[Need new examples, i.e. author and editor or commentator or translator]

 

1C7. Terms of address, etc., in statements of responsibility

Include titles and abbreviations of titles of nobility, address, honor, and distinction that appear with names in statements of responsibility.

[Need new examples]

 1C8. Qualifications in statements of responsibility

Qualifications such as initials indicating membership in societies, academic degrees, and statements of positions held may be omitted from the statement of responsibility, using the mark of omission, unless:

the qualifications are necessary grammatically

or     the qualifications are necessary for identifying the person or are useful in establishing a context for the person’s activity (initials of religious orders, phrases, or adjectives denoting place names, etc.)

or     the statement of responsibility represents the author only by a pseudonym, a descriptive phrase, or nonalphabetic symbols.

1C9. Ambiguous statements of responsibility

If the relationship between the title of a work and the person(s) or body (bodies) named in the statement of responsibility is not clear, supply an explanatory word or short phrase in the language of the text, within square brackets, or make a note.

De l'humour noir / [compilé par] André Breton

If considered important, make notes about expansions, explanations, and corrections of statements of responsibility when needed for clarity (see 7B6).

1C10. Statements of responsibility in more than one language or script

1C10.1. If there are titles in more than one language or script, but only a single statement of responsibility, transcribe the statement of responsibility after all the title information.

[Need new example]

1C10.2. If there are both titles and statements of responsibility in more than one language or script, transcribe each statement of responsibility after the title proper, parallel title, or other title information to which it relates. If any of these titles lack a matching statement of responsibility, transcribe the information in the order indicated by the sequence on, or by the layout of, the title page.

[Are there any examples?] 

1C11. Nouns and noun phrases

1C11.1. Treat a noun or noun phrase occurring in conjunction with a statement of responsibility as other title information if it is indicative of the nature of the work.

Dr. Johann Faust : Volksschauspiel  / vom Plagwitzer Sommertheater [MN, 4600 Bd. Ms. 129]

The frolick's, or, The lawyer cheated : an new comedey, the first coppy / written by Ms. E.P. [4600 Bd. Ms. 143]

1C11.2. If the noun or noun phrase is indicative of the role of the person(s) or body (bodies) named in the statement of responsibility rather than of the nature of the work, treat it as part of the statement of responsibility.

[Need new examples]

1C11.3. In case of doubt, treat the noun or noun phrase as part of the statement of responsibility.

1C12. Persons or bodies not explicitly named in statements of responsibility

Transcribe a statement of responsibility as such even if no person or body is explicitly named in that statement. Such statements will generally contain words like “translated,” “edited,” “compiled,” etc.

[Need new example]

1C13. Statements of responsibility with grammatically inseparable elements

If the statement of responsibility includes information belonging to another area, and the information is grammatically inseparable from the statement of responsibility according to one or more of the conditions enumerated in 1B1.1, transcribe it as part of the statement of responsibility.

[Need new example]

1C14. Phrases about notes, appendixes, etc.

1C14.1. Transcribe phrases about notes, appendixes, and such accompanying matter in the order indicated by the sequence on the title page. If such information appears before the statement of responsibility, transcribe it as other title information (see 1C2.1).

[Need new example]

Chemische Erfahrungen bey meinem und andern Fabriken in Deutschland : nebst einem Anhang besonderer chemischer Geheimnisse / von J.A. Weber

Clarion call : with Franklin Phelps' criticisms / by Lunceford Yates

1C14.2. If such information appears after the statement of responsibility, transcribe it as a subsequent statement of responsibility, whether or not it names a person or body.

[Need new example - from galleys?]

High life below stairs : a farce / by James Townley ; with a variety of German notes explanatory of the idioms ... alluded to by John Christian Huttner

Some remarks on the Barrier Treaty, between Her Majesty and the States-General / by the author of The conduct of the allies ; to which are added the said Barrier-Treaty ; with the two separate articles ...

Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem ... / done into English from the French, with a new original preface upon the same subject, by W.J. ; to which are added An essay upon Satyr by Monsieur d'Acier ; and A treatise upon pastorals by Monsieur Fontanelle

1C14.3. Optionally, if the phrases are very lengthy and can be abridged without loss of essential information, omit less important words or phrases, using the mark of omission. If considered important, transcribe omitted phrases in a note. If the phrases are actually titles of other works given equal prominence with the title of the first work, see 1F.

1CXX. Inaccurate statement of responsibility

1CX. Statement of responsibility is present in a contemporary or later hand, but is inaccurate.

1CX. Statement of responsibility is present, but is struck out.

1CX. Statement of responsibility is supplied in a later hand.

1CX. No legible statement of responsibility

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