MarineLives Transcription & Editorial Policy: Draft Five - Revision history

ColinGreenstreet at 11:24, October 16, 2012

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 - Presumably this is a contraction for primus, secundus, but we have not been expanding into words. Is this correct (in meaning, and not expanding the numbers into words?
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 ====OPEN QUESTIONS NOT YET RESOLVED WITHIN TEAM FACILITATOR DISCUSSION GROUP====
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 - language to insert?
 - Do we use margin or note to describe CENTRE HEADINGS?
 * Notes
 * To dos
 * Gutter
 * Page layout
 *  Crossings out and insertions - do we need to be consistent on order?
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 The aim of the transcribers is to create a semi-diplomatic edition of the HCA documents. As such, transcribers will, for the most part, transcribe exactly what they see using the following conventions.
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-===Editorial policy questions put to Charlene from Will, Jill ad Colin, 16th October 2012===
+===Editorial policy questions put to Charlene from Will, Jill and Colin, 16th October 2012===
 * small "a" after a comma or full stop, which is physically larger than other letters in a phrase, such as "and further he cannot depose". Should we reproduce this as a capital a "A"?

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 The aim of the transcribers is to create a semi-diplomatic edition of the HCA documents. As such, transcribers will, for the most part, transcribe exactly what they see using the following conventions.
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-===Editorial policy questions to Charlene from Will, Jill ad Colin, 16th October 2012===
+===Editorial policy questions put to Charlene from Will, Jill ad Colin, 16th October 2012===
 * small "a" after a comma or full stop, which is physically larger than other letters in a phrase, such as "and further he cannot depose". Should we reproduce this as a capital a "A"?
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 * Roman numerals.  Can we agree that we reproduce a "j" or "J" (as appropriate) as we see it, and not as  "i", and can we agree that roman numerals are reproduced as roman numerals?
+* Do we really transcribe what we see when something appears to be singular in the manuscript, even though modern grammar would have it in the plural?
 ===Letter forms===

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	The aim of the transcribers is to create a semi-diplomatic edition of the HCA documents. As such, transcribers will, for the most part, transcribe exactly what they see using the following conventions.		The aim of the transcribers is to create a semi-diplomatic edition of the HCA documents. As such, transcribers will, for the most part, transcribe exactly what they see using the following conventions.
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		+	===Editorial policy questions to Charlene from Will, Jill ad Colin, 16th October 2012===
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		+	* small "a" after a comma or full stop, which is physically larger than other letters in a phrase, such as "and further he cannot depose". Should we reproduce this as a capital a "A"?
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		+	* "interrate". Should we expand this as "interr''og''ate''d''"?
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		+	* "arlate". We need to sort out what the expansion is?
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		+	" "allegacon" is a contraction, but are we sure it should be
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		+	* sometimes a word looks like "sid", and Colin has been expanding to "s''a''id"", but William and Colin now suspect that the word is actually written as "said", so no need to itallicise the "i". Do you agree? (best to look at some specific examples on line with Colin)
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		+	* Roman numerals. Can we agree that we reproduce a "j" or "J" (as appropriate) as we see it, and not as "i", and can we agree that roman numerals are reproduced as roman numerals?
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   '''"interr"''' is usually transcribed as '''"interr''ogatory''"''' or '''"interr''ogatorie''"''' depending on expanded form the clerk uses elsewhere on the page. If no expanded example, then use '''"interr''ogatory''"'''
-  <u>BUT</u> in some contexts '''"interr"''' is a contraction for '''"interr''ate''"''', for example "the Interr Travers or his Agents" should be transcribed as "the Interr''ate'' Travers or his Agents", or probably more fully "interr''ogate'''' or "interr''ogated''" CSG (16/10/12): DISCUSS WITH TEAM FACILITATORS, LAURA SEYMOUR AND DR CHARLENE ESKA
+  <u>BUT</u> in some contexts '''"interr"''' is a contraction for '''"interr''ate''"''', for example "the Interr Travers or his Agents" should be transcribed as "the Interr''ate'' Travers or his Agents", or probably more fully "interr''ogate''" or "interr''ogated''" CSG (16/10/12): DISCUSS WITH TEAM FACILITATORS, LAURA SEYMOUR AND DR CHARLENE ESKA
   '''"labo:r"''' is transcribed as '''"labo''u''r"'''

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	'''"labo:r"''' is transcribed as '''"labo''u''r"'''		'''"labo:r"''' is transcribed as '''"labo''u''r"'''
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		+	'''"lres"''' is transcribed as '''"l''ette''res"'''

	'''"M^r^''' is transcribed as '''"M''aste''r"'''		'''"M^r^''' is transcribed as '''"M''aste''r"'''

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	'''"pticulars"''' is transcribed as '''"p''ar''ticulars"'''		'''"pticulars"''' is transcribed as '''"p''ar''ticulars"'''
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		+	'''"pt"''' is transcribed as '''"p''ar''t"'''

	'''"pties"''' is transcribed as '''"p''ar''ties"'''		'''"pties"''' is transcribed as '''"p''ar''ties"'''