Poke at noticing a style guide for the volumes of "A Dictionary of Music and Musicians"
(examined thru p. 4)
Fidelity
editA perfect reproduction of the information in the dictionary is mandatory.
A perfect reproduction of the appearance of the contents of the dictionary is desirable.
- But there are obvious departures from this, so what to make of this desire?
List of contributors
editThe list of contributors/authors are listed with their initials (as used in attributions), alphabetized by last initial, on these pages from the beginning of volume 1:
A - D p. vii
D - L p. viii
L - P p. ix
P - T p. x
T - W p. xi
and the list ends with the humble editor [G.]
Frequently used
edit- {{center|text to center on line}}
text to center on line
- {{larger|text displayed larger}}
- text displayed larger
- {{smallcaps|LARGE, small and Mixed Capital Letters}}
- LARGE, small and Mixed Capital Letters
Often used
editParagraph end at end of page:
Most often an article will continue from one page to the next, breaking within a sentence, which also means breaking within a paragraph which continues over the page break.
When the paragraph and page end together, we need to tell Wikisource that a new paragraph is needed to start the next page. This is signalled by adding a {{nop}} as the last line of the page.
- The chief public institution in New York for teaching music
- is the New York conservatory of music.
- {{nop}}
Link to author of an article within dictionary, with right alignment:
- {{right|[ [[Author:Franklin Taylor|F. T.]] ]}}
[ F. T. ]
- At the end of every short article within the Grove dictionary there is an attribution, a link to the original author of that article. It is styled as initials within square brackets, e.g. [C. F. P.] in the dictionary and we retain that styling, but link to the article here for that author, e.g. Carl Ferdinand Pohl.
Less frequently used
edit{{dropinitial}}
- {{dropinitial|A.}}
- A hint given to the public: Always
use preview before publish.
- A hint given to the public: Always
- {{dropinitial|A.}}
This is seen on pages that begin subjects on a new letter, e.g. vol 1 p. 107
An isolated single quote in complex text:
Some text had the following form:
- 'a 3' 'a 4'
which was not reproducible using the straight-forward:
- '''a'' 3' '''a'' 4'
because the interactions between the quotes produced:
- a 3' a 4
Rather we needed to use the wiki-workaround of {{'}}
- {{'}}''a'' 3' {{'}}''a'' 4'
But couldn’t the more perfect reproduction using curly quotes
- ‘''a'' 3’ ‘''a'' 4’
- ‘a 3’ ‘a 4’
have been used?
Help links
editCharacter / Font Sizing Help:Font size templates
To do
editPage headings:
Each page of the dictionary has two columns. Every page (except 2 or 3) has a heading at top of page. The heading contains a page number on alternating left or right edges. Besides the page number, headings contain a note identifying for each column what article is first in the column.
Typical examples would be:
- as displayed:
- as coded:
- {{rh|6|ABOS.|ACADEMIE DE MUSIQUE.}}
- {{rh|ASANTSCHEWSKY.|ASHE.|97}}
- as coded:
Exceptional page headings:
vol 1 p. 1 • •
vol 1 p. 643 • •
vol 1 p. 765
There is variation seen in handling pages in which a single subject occupies both columns of a particular page. As for most pages, most headings have topic notes displayed for both columns.
- {{rh|4|ABBREVIATIONS.|ABEL.}}
- {{rh|6|ABOS.|ACADEMIE DE MUSIQUE.}}
- {{rh|ASANTSCHEWSKY.|ASHE.|97}}
- {{rh|AUBER.|AUBER.|102}}
- {{rh|4|ABBREVIATIONS.|ABEL.}}
However, these variations have been seen:
- Single topic note:
- {{rh|2||ABBREVIATIONS.}}
- {{rh|ABBREVIATIONS.||3}}
- {{rh|ANTHEM.||71}}
- {{rh|2||ABBREVIATIONS.}}
- Page number centered:
- {{rh|ABEL|5|ABOS}}
- {{rh|ABEL|5|ABOS}}
- Single topic note:
Which of these variations should be disallowed?
As always, join hyphenated words across lines within page.
Is eliminating line breaks important?
- At which stage?
Mention how to denote where the columns break on a page.
- Don’t? Just join the text together, from column 1 bottom to column 2 top, without any marker?
Sections?
edit## A battuta ##
Unusual:
## Abbé, Philippe and Pierre ##
ABBÉ, {{sc|Philippe Pierre de St. Sevin}} and
{{sc|Pierre de St. Sevin}}, two brothers, …
Project self-links
edit
Typical short article layout
editafter proofreading:
- ## Abbatini, Antonio ##
- ABBATINI, {{sc|Antonio Maria}}, was born at<br /> Tiferno, or at Castello (Baini), in 1595 or 1605,<br /> and died in 1677. Was successively Maestro di …
- ## Abbatini, Antonio ##
- ## Abel, Karl ##
- ABEL, {{sc|Karl Friedrich}}, one of the most …
Section name texts should include:
- how much of a person’s name? Capitalization?
- how much of a technical term? Capitalized?
Note that the initial keywords are capitalized, but following keywords may be in {{smallcaps}}, e.g.
- ABBEY, {{sc|John}}, a distinguished organ-builder; …
- ABBEY, John, a distinguished organ-builder; …
- It is unclear what the rules are for when to switch to using {{smallcaps}}
English and older English
editYou may encounter words which are misspelled. You will certainly encounter words which are unfamiliar to you. Do not assume it is a misspelling until you are very sure. (In another project it was found that ’firth’, as in "Firth of Forth", was spelled as ’frith’ before 1850.) Older English is not modern English!
Musical jargon and argot
editMusic and scores
editReplacing music scores within a page may be done using two different methods. Like other projects where pages contain illustrations, pages may have to include image files containing a clipped out picture of the score from the original page image.
But if the score is uncomplicated, it may be possible to reproduce the score using a music layout method available at Wikisource called "Lilypond". See vol 1 p. 2 for an example score. This is nowhere as simple as reproducing textual content.
'a 3' 'a 4’ a 3' a 4’
£
É é È è Ä ä Ü ü
Non sequiturs
editList of contributors - misplaced ", Esq."
editAccidental linkification of title "Esq." when including within {{sc}}:
- |{{sc|[[Author:Edward George Dannreuther|Edward Dannreuther, Esq.]]}}||E. D.
- |{{sc|[[Author:Alexander Wheelock Thayer|Alexander W. Thayer, Esq.]]}}, United States Consul, Trieste, Author of the Life of Beethoven||A. W. T.
Proposed fix - move "Esq." past end of link:
- |{{sc|[[Author:Edward George Dannreuther|Edward Dannreuther]], Esq.}}||E. D.
- |{{sc|[[Author:Alexander Wheelock Thayer|Alexander W. Thayer]], Esq.}}, United States Consul, Trieste, Author of the Life of Beethoven||A. W. T.
- *Done*
List of contributors - spacing S. B. G.
editHmmm, while the entry in vol 4 contributors (and only found in vol 4) had
- |{{sc|[[Author:S. B. Goslin|S. B. Goslin]], Esq.}}||S. B.G.
every instance of attribution within vol 4 had it as [S. B. G.] (see search)
So while the list of contributors faithfully reproduces the list entry in vol 4, all usages/attributions should have the space:
- {{right|[ [[Author:Samuel Benjamin Goslin|S. B. G.]] ]}}
- *Not a problem* - since all attributions are done correctly, and only the index instance is malformed, and that faithfully reproduces the source, we're all good!
Experiment: cut-n-paste list of contributors
editWhere confusion about placement was possible, entries were duplicated for easier location. (H. M. D. , G. , M.)
A. F. A. | {{right|[ [[Author:Addison F. Andrews|A. F. A.]] ]}} |
C. A. | {{right|[ [[Author:Carl Armbruster|C. A.]] ]}} |
D. B. | {{right|[ [[Author:David Baptie|D. B.]] ]}} |
J. R. S.-B. | {{right|[ [[Author:James Robert Sterndale-Bennett|J. R. S.-B.]] ]}} |
R. H. M. B. | {{right|[ [[Author:Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet|R. H. M. B.]] ]}} |
H. R. B. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry Ramsden Bramley|H. R. B.]] ]}} |
H. F. B. | {{right|[ [[Author:Horatio F. Brown|H. F. B.]] ]}} |
H. B. | {{right|[ [[Author:Hermann Budy|H. B.]] ]}} |
M. B. | {{right|[ [[Author:Mary Burrell|M. B.]] ]}} |
M. C. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:Mary Catherine Hamilton|M. C. C.]] ]}} |
W. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Chappell|W. C.]] ]}} |
A. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:Alexis Chitty|A. C.]] ]}} |
G. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:Adolphe-Gustave Chouquet|G. C.]] ]}} |
A. D. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:Arthur Duke Coleridge|A. D. C.]] ]}} |
F. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:Frederick Corder|F. C.]] ]}} |
G. A. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:George Arthur Crawford|G. A. C.]] ]}} |
W. H. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Hayman Cummings|W. H. C.]] ]}} |
W. G. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:William George Cusins|W. G. C.]] ]}} |
L. C. | {{right|[ [[Author:Lionel Henry Cust|L. C.]] ]}} |
E. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edward George Dannreuther|E. D.]] ]}} |
P. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Paul David|P. D.]] ]}} |
J. H. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Hunter Davie|J. H. D.]] ]}} |
J. W. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:James William Davison|J. W. D.]] ]}} |
H. C. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Harry Collins Deacon|H. C. D.]] ]}} |
H. M. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Hercules Henry Graves MacDonnell|H. M. D.]] ]}} |
A. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Alfred Dörffel|A. D.]] ]}} |
E. H. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edward Hawtrey Donkin|E. H. D.]] ]}} |
C. E. | {{right|[ [[Author:Clarence Eddy|C. E.]] ]}} |
H. S. E. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry Sutherland Edwards|H. S. E.]] ]}} |
L. E. | {{right|[ [[Author:Louis Engel|L. E.]] ]}} |
M. F. | {{right|[ [[Author:Max Friedländer|M. F.]] ]}} |
H. F. F. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry Frederick Frost|H. F. F.]] ]}} |
M. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Alexander Fuller Maitland|M.]] ]}} |
J. T. F. | {{right|[ [[Author:John T. Fyfe|J. T. F.]] ]}} |
C. A. F. | {{right|[ [[Author:Charles Alan Fyffe|C. A. F.]] ]}} |
F. G. | {{right|[ [[Author:Franz Gehring|F. G.]] ]}} |
S. B. G. | {{right|[ [[Author:Samuel Benjamin Goslin|S. B. G.]] ]}} |
J. C. G. | {{right|[ [[Author:J. C. Griffith|J. C. G.]] ]}} |
G. | {{right|[ [[Author:George Grove|G.]] ]}} |
T. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Thomas Helmore|T. H.]] ]}} |
W. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Henderson|W. H.]] ]}} |
G. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:George Herbert (1850-1895)|G. H.]] ]}} |
H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Ferdinand Hiller|H.]] ]}} |
A. J. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Alfred James Hipkins|A. J. H.]] ]}} |
E. J. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edward John Hopkins|E. J. H.]] ]}} |
T. P. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Thomas Percy Hudson|T. P. H.]] ]}} |
F. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Francis Hueffer|F. H.]] ]}} |
A. H.-H. | {{right|[ [[Author:Augustus Hughes-Hughes|A. H.-H.]] ]}} |
J. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Pyke Hullah|J. H.]] ]}} |
W. He. | {{right|[ [[Author:W. Hume|W. He.]] ]}} |
W. H. H. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Henry Husk|W. H. H.]] ]}} |
F. H. J. | {{right|[ [[Author:F. H. Jenks|F. H. J.]] ]}} |
A. J. | {{right|[ [[Author:Adolphe Jullien|A. J.]] ]}} |
J. A. K. | {{right|[ [[Author:Jacob Adam Kappey|J. A. K.]] ]}} |
M. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:Morton Latham|M. L.]] ]}} |
J. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:James Lecky|J. L.]] ]}} |
H. J. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry John Lincoln|H. J. L.]] ]}} |
R. B. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:Richard Buckley Litchfield|R. B. L.]] ]}} |
R. E. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:R. E. Lonsdale|R. E. L.]] ]}} |
S. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:Stanley Lucas|S. L.]] ]}} |
F. L. | {{right|[ [[Author:Ferdinand Ludwig|F. L.]] ]}} |
H. M. D. | {{right|[ [[Author:Hercules Henry Graves MacDonnell|H. M. D.]] ]}} |
M. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Alexander Fuller Maitland|M.]] ]}} |
J. A. F. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Alexander Fuller Maitland|J. A. F. M.]] ]}} |
G. A. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:George Alexander Macfarren|G. A. M.]] ]}} |
C. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Charles Mackeson|C. M.]] ]}} |
A. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Alfred Maczewski|A. M.]] ]}} |
J. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Julian Marshall|J. M.]] ]}} |
F. A. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Florence Ashton Marshall|F. A. M.]] ]}} |
R. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Russell Martineau|R. M.]] ]}} |
G. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Giannandrea Mazzucato|G. M.]] ]}} |
J. H. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Henry Mee|J. H. M.]] ]}} |
L. M. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Louisa M. Middleton|L. M. M.]] ]}} |
J. R. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:James Russell Milne|J. R. M.]] ]}} |
E. G. M. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edwin George Monk|E. G. M.]] ]}} |
R. N. | {{right|[ [[Author:Rosa Harriet Newmarch|R. N.]] ]}} |
H. S. O. | {{right|[ [[Author:Herbert Stanley Oakeley|H. S. O.]] ]}} |
F. A. G. O. | {{right|[ [[Author:Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley|F. A. G. O.]] ]}} |
H. Pr. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry Parr|H. Pr.]] ]}} |
W. Pa. | {{right|[ [[Author:Walter Parratt|W. Pa.]] ]}} |
C. H. H. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Charles Hubert Hastings Parry|C. H. H. P.]] ]}} |
P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Ernst Pauer|P.]] ]}} |
E. J. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edward John Payne|E. J. P.]] ]}} |
H. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Hugh Pearson|H. P.]] ]}} |
E. H. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edward Henry Pember|E. H. P.]] ]}} |
C. M. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Catherine Mary Phillimore|C. M. P.]] ]}} |
C. F. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Carl Ferdinand Pohl|C. F. P.]] ]}} |
W. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Pole|W. P.]] ]}} |
E. Pi. | {{right|[ [[Author:E. Polonaski|E. Pi.]] ]}} |
V. de P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Victor Dumazet de Pontigny|V. {{sc|de}} P.]] ]}} |
R. L. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Reginald Lane-Poole|R. L. P.]] ]}} |
E. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Ebenezer Prout|E. P.]] ]}} |
W. Pg. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Pulling|W. Pg.]] ]}} |
C. H. P. | {{right|[ [[Author:Charles Henry Purday|C. H. P.]] ]}} |
L. R. | {{right|[ [[Author:Luigi Ricci|L. R.]] ]}} |
E. F. R. | {{right|[ [[Author:Edward Francis Rimbault|E. F. R.]] ]}} |
F. Rz. | {{right|[ [[Author:Francesco Rizzelli|F. Rz.]] ]}} |
W. S. R. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Smyth Rockstro|W. S. R.]] ]}} |
D. L. R. | {{right|[ [[Author:Desmond Lumley Ryan|D. L. R.]] ]}} |
C. Sch. | {{right|[ [[Author:Curt Schulz|C. Sch.]] ]}} |
C. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Carl Siewers|C. S.]] ]}} |
T. L. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Thomas Lea Southgate|T. L. S.]] ]}} |
P. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Philipp Spitta|P. S.]] ]}} |
W. B. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:William Barclay Squire|W. B. S.]] ]}} |
J. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Stainer|J. S.]] ]}} |
H. H. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry Heathcote Statham|H. H. S.]] ]}} |
C. E. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Charles Edward Stephens|C. E. S.]] ]}} |
R. P. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Robert Prescott Stewart|R. P. S.]] ]}} |
T. L. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:T. L. Stillie|T. L. S.]] ]}} |
W. H. S. | {{right|[ [[Author:William H. Stone|W. H. S.]] ]}} |
J. Sd. | {{right|[ [[Author:J. Stuttaford|J. Sd.]] ]}} |
S. | {{right|[ [[Author:Arthur Seymour Sullivan|S.]] ]}} |
F. T. | {{right|[ [[Author:Franklin Taylor|F. T.]] ]}} |
H. R. T. | {{right|[ [[Author:Henry Richard Tedder|H. R. T.]] ]}} |
A. W. T. | {{right|[ [[Author:Alexander Wheelock Thayer|A. W. T.]] ]}} |
B. T. | {{right|[ [[Author:Bertha Thomas|B. T.]] ]}} |
J. T. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Thomas (1826-1913)|J. T.]] ]}} |
C. A. W. T. | {{right|[ [[Author:Charles Arthur William Troyte|C. A. W. T.]] ]}} |
H. W. | {{right|[ [[Author:H. Ware|H. W.]] ]}} |
F. W. | {{right|[ [[Author:Frederick Westlake|F. W.]] ]}} |
A. H. W. | {{right|[ [[Author:Adela Harriet Sophia Wodehouse|A. H. W.]] ]}} |
J. M. W. | {{right|[ [[Author:John Muir Wood|J. M. W.]] ]}} |
H. E. W. | {{right|[ [[Author:Harry Ellis Wooldridge|H. E. W.]] ]}} |
G. | {{right|[ [[Author:George Grove|G.]] ]}} |