Item 24 - Postcard from Edward Heawood to R. B. McKerrow

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Royal Geographical Society, Kensington Gore, S.W.7.—Corrects his previous assertion about the format of an edition of Arrian.

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Royal Geographical Society, Kensington Gore, S.W.7
Mar. 2, 1928

I was wrong in saying that even if the paper used for the Arrian was a larger size cut down the chain-lines would still be horizontal in the sheet. Of course if the paper were so much larger that half-sheets cut down still further to fit the folio shape would still be large enough, the existing facts could be explained on the assumption of chain-lines normally placed. But the position of the water-mark would then be abnormal unless the original sheets were at least 30 ins. long, the centre of the mark being 7½" from one end as trimmed. In another case (certain sheets in Churchill’s voyages 3rd. edn. 1744) they would have had to lose about ⅓ of the original length if the chain-lines were normal. Perhaps this might be explained by supposing the right size had fallen short, or a bale had been damaged before use. But such cases would introduce a disturbing element of uncertainty if at all frequent.

Yrs. v. truly
E. Heawood

[Direction:] R. B. McKerrow Esq. | Enderley | Little Kingshill | Great Missenden | Bucks

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Postmarked at S. Kensington, S.W.7, at 5.30 p.m. on 2 March 1928.