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Bijlage 2

Committee on scholarly editions Guiding questions: a checklist for inspectors

Date	Inspector
Volume inspected:
(Y = Yes, N = No, DA = Does not apply, SR = See Report)

1.	bibliography complete?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		union list established?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		ms. material available?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		permissions obtained?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
2.	genealogy constructed?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		tested by collation schedule?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
3.	reference material assembled?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
4.	author's usages established?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
5.	manuscript checking funded?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		no. checkers of transcriptions?		[ ]
		proofing funded?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]

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6.	research based on: originals [ ], photocopies [ ], combination [ ]
		photocopies of good quality?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		verification adequate?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		related documents included?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
7.	editorial statement included?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- thorough and clear?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		forms of text surveyed?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		history of composition /revision?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		history of publication?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		physical description of mss.?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- of specific copies used?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
8.	alternate copy-texts described?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		do pre-copy-text forms exist?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- recoverable from apparatus?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- if not, worthwhile to do?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		copy-text rationale convincing?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
9.	authorial revisions described?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- and reported?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		author's alterations described?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- and reported?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
10.	all significant texts collated?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		are collations duplicated?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- by different people?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		collations accurate?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
11.	rationale for emendations clear?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		convincing rationale for emends?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		all emendations reported?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		emends consistent with policy?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		emends, printer's copy, and collations consistent?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		size of sample checked?	[ ] pages of printer's copy

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		emends recorded clearly?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		unusual symbols avoided?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
12.	full hist. collation compiled?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		rationale for selection clear?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		different selection desirable?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		list accurate and consistent?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
13.	textual notes clear, adequate?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		restricted to textual matters?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
14.	ambiguous compounds resolved?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- recorded?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		stanza breaks, etc., resolved?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		can reader tell how to quote?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
15.	does hist. intro. fit textual?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		quotes consistent with text?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		references and quotes verified?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
16.	author's quotes verified?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
17.	rationale for historical notes?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		annotations adequate?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
18.	apparatus omit signif. info.?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		can compos. /revision be studied?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		can printing history be studied?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		units clear and self-contained?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		cross- referencing clear?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		any repetition of information?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		format adapted to audience?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		materials well organized?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
19.	permissions to publish obtained?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]

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20.	was actual printer's copy seen?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		press approve printer's copy?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		copy clean and clear?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
21.	do editor and press understand:		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- printer's copy requirements?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- requirements of book design?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- end-matter keyed to page proof?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- time needed for proofreadings?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
22.	one person responsible for proof?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- time and staff allotted?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- first proofs read orally?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		how many proofreadings?		[ ] times
		- read against printer's copy?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- read against copy-text?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		- read against other forms?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		how many stages of proof?		[ ] stages
		final machine collation?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
23.	can text be reprinted easily?		Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]
		suitable for photoreproduction?	Y [ ],	N [ ],	DA [ ],	SR [ ]