Conventions in Editing. A Suggested Reformulation of the Leiden System

Conventions in Editing. Suggested Reformulation of the Leiden System

	Contents
	Foreword

	I. Introduction
		Apologia
		General Definition of Objectives


	II. Conventions

		Above and Below the Preserved Text
		Numberìng of Lines

		The Use of Editorial Signs
			Restorations : Square Brackets [ ]
			Lacunae: Dashes, Dots [--], [. . .]
			Spaces Left Blank by the Letterer: Small superscript ’ or or
			Doubtful Readings : Subscript Dots
			Attrition: Shading
			Rasurae: Double Square Brackets [[ ]]
			Reading Clear, Interpretation Unknown: Capital Letters
			Strokes Clear, Letters Unknown: Broken Capitals
			Additions by the Editor: Pointed Brackets < >
			Substitutions by the Editor: Pointed Brackets < >
			Letters Left Incomplete by the Letterer: Pointed Brackets < >
			Suppressions by the Editor: Braces { }
			Resolutions of Abbreviations and Ligatures: Parentheses ( )
			Note on Pointed Brackets

		Editing of Earlier Modern Copies
		Editing of Earlier Modern Copies
		The Problems of Editing

	III. Bibliography
		Earlier Systems
		The Leiden System
		The Wingspread Convention

	IV. Restoration in epigraphical texts
		The Nature and Magnitude of the Problem
		The Two Extreme Conceptions
		Difficulties with the Principle of Extreme Freedom
		Examples of Free Restoration
		The Factors Involved in Restoration
		A Further Example
		Various Essential Considerations
		A Suggested Solution
		Proposed Rules

	V. Illustrative example

		Epheboi in Neronian Athens
			Previous Study, Provenience, Description
			Commentary
			The Inscription as a Whole