how to record Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur?

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how to record Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur?

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12wonderY
May 23, 2011, 12:58 pm

Since it's such a bookish issue, I'd have thought there would be an obvious place on the works page to note Catholic (and perhaps other types) of review stamps.

Does anyone mark these things in their collections? And if so, in what manner?

Thanks.

2timspalding
May 23, 2011, 1:39 pm

Yes, I've proposed we do that before. I'll go look for it.

3timspalding
May 23, 2011, 1:44 pm

Tarnation, I can't find where I did. What do you propose? Or rather, what sort of structure should it use?

42wonderY
Edited: May 23, 2011, 2:47 pm

Hmmmm, how about a line just below "Awards and honors," refering to historical permissions or denials to print. There have been civic censorships that would fit this general category as well. Ha! Do you think this type of feature might cause an explosion of opinion here?

The book I'm looking at today has a Nihil Obstat by a particular person of the Censor Librorum. The Imprimatur has the name of the reviewer, his office (Archbishop of New York), and a date. And Wikipedia says that each translation requires its own imprimatur. That complicates it being on the works page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Censorship_in_Christianity

5MyopicBookworm
Jun 24, 2011, 8:12 am

Don't books by some religious also have an Imprimi Potest from the superior?

62wonderY
Mar 29, 2012, 1:15 pm

Tim?

Can we re-visit this question?

7cynthrip
Apr 25, 2012, 1:22 pm

I have been listing Nilil Obstat, Imprimatur, Imprimi Potest, etc as tags in my library.

Maybe a field near the additional author section?

82wonderY
Oct 25, 2012, 7:35 am

bump.

92wonderY
Dec 27, 2013, 11:32 am

bumpity-bump.

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