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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 1, 2012Query: Cabinet Lining Material Dick Hanscom writes: I want to strip out an old Franklin Mint silver bar cabinet and use it for medals. What should I line the drawers with? CSNS Grants for Numismatic Authors and Researchers Bruce Perdue writes: Thanks for the mention of the Central States Numismatic Society's grant program for authors and researchers. CSNS's fiscal year begins on July 1st and we are accepting new applications for the next year. Interested individuals can read about the program at http://www.centralstates.info/grants.html. the application information is available on that page. Harry Waterson's book on "The Medal of the Month Society" is the first work completed under the program. To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: NEW BOOK: THE MEDAL-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n26a02.html) Omissions from the 2013 SCWC 1901-2000 Regarding Krause Publications' new edition of the 1901-2000 world coin catalog, Joe Boling writes: It didn't take KP long to send out an advisory to their contributors that several sections of the Standard Catalog Of World Coins had been omitted from the new edition, with .pdf attachments of the missing listings to be supplied to anyone who needed them to complete a copy of the book. Did heads roll? The missing sections are:
Bill Rosenblum also forwarded a note about this. Oops! To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: NEW BOOK: 2013 STANDARD CATALOG OF WORLD COINS 1901-2000 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n26a03.html) Thoughts on Errors and Typos
On a related note, David T. Alexander submitted these thoughts on editing errors.
-Editor
I read through the latest edition of The E-Sylum, and was fascinated by the observations regarding typos and misspellings. Two jumped out in the present issue, "David d'Anders" of d'Angers and "Pondscarme" for Hubert Ponscarme in the review of the splendid new book on French art medals. Two parables might offer a less critical view of these intrusions. One recalls a medieval French architect who was retained by the good burghers of a wealthy city to design for them a great Gothic cathedral to be erected to the glory of God and of the good burgher-donors. Came the unveiling of the architect's front elevation, drawn in charcoal on a tanned bull's hide: twin spires soaring to the heavens, a round-topped main entrance flanked by twin side entrances with the same round tops. The burghers were delirious with joy and one burst out, "This is wonderful... it is PERFECT!!!" At this, the architect stepped boldly forward and erased one of the round tops, replacing it with a triangle, because "Only GOD is PERFECT!" Then there was the group of graduate students whose thesis project was the production of the perfect book! They compiled text, designed a cover and had team after team of proof readers scrutinize the manuscript before assembling the final copy for submission to the thesis committee, the Perfect Book! The defense of thesis meeting convened and the chairman praised the effort and determination. He then pointed out that they had misspelled the author's name on the title page! Only God is perfect. To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: BOOK REVIEW: FRENCH MEDALLIC ART: 1870-1940 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n26a09.html) Buyers at Woodward's October 1864 Sale David Stone writes: I can help a little with George Polizio's question about Woodward's Fifth Semi-Annual Sale. My copy is partially named and indicates lot 2336 went to Sampson at $.30. Lots 2337 and 2338 were purchased by the same buyer, name looks like Hodge, but might be Hoage, for $.25 each. Lots 2421-2447 are grouped by a bracket, but the only notation is $3.62 Ea.
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
QUERY: NAMED WOODWARD OCTOBER 1864 SALE SOUGHT
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n26a20.html)
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