David Selwyn, Edmund Geste and his books
Pastedowns
Abbreviations
| BL | Leaves from an English printed book in black-letter. |
| Eng | Leaf or leaves from a MS of English origin. |
| Fr | Leaf or leaves from a MS of French origin. |
| Ital | Leaf or leaves from a MS of Italian origin. |
| MS | Leaves or leaf from a MS in parchment or paper. |
| MS(G) | Flyleaves from a MS in Geste’s hand. |
| MS+ | Strip of parchment to strengthen spine and/or binding structure. |
| MS* | Pastedown or flyleaves now kept separately. |
| MS** | Leaves or leaf from blank parchment or paper. |
| Neth | Leaf or leaves from a MS from the Netherlands. |
| Pb | Leaf or leaves from a printed book. |
| Pb+ | Strip of paper from a printed book. |
| PDN | Pastedowns – Image number (see the database at www.bibsoc.org.uk/Geste). |
| $ | Compacted leaf/leaves as part of pasteboard. |
| $$ | Flyleaves. |
| +** | Strip of blank parchment or paper to strengthen spine and/or binding structure. |
| ++ | Stub/strip from fold-over of same MS/pb. |
| £ | Pastedown or MS+ now covered over by modern paper/flyleaf. |
| ^ | Item now covered in a leaf from a MS in parchment. |
| ^^ | Item now covered in a paper leaf from a MS in Geste’s hand. |
| † | Identification by Dr Christopher de Hamel. |
| †† | Identification by an unknown reader. |
| †DS | Identification by Dr David J. Shaw |
| †GW | Identification by staff at the Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin |
| †JG | Identification by Dr John Goldfinch |
| †MT | Identification by Dr Mark Thakkar |
Other references relate to panels, rolls and other binding types listed in Appendix IV.