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0 = original manuscript | 0 = original manuscript | ||
1 = printer's manuscript | 1 = printer's manuscript | ||
A = 1830, Palmyra, New York edition | A = 1830, Palmyra, New York edition | ||
B = 1837 Kirtland, Ohio edition | B = 1837 Kirtland, Ohio edition | ||
S1 = Oliver Cowdery | S1 = Oliver Cowdery | ||
S2 = unknown scribe x | S2 = unknown scribe x | ||
( ), ( ), ( ), etc. = Shows missing parts of the name in the manuscript | ( ), ( ), ( ), etc. = Shows missing parts of the name in the manuscript | ||
x > y = change of x to y | x > y = change of x to y | ||
x >+ y = change of x to y with more ink flow | x >+ y = change of x to y with more ink flow | ||
x >- y = change of x to y with less ink flow | x >- y = change of x to y with less ink flow | ||
x >% y = change of x to y by erasure | x >% y = change of x to y by erasure | ||
x > NULL = deletion of x | x > NULL = deletion of x | ||
x/y = ambiguity: either x or y | x/y = ambiguity: either x or y | ||
>jg = John Gilbert, 1830 typesetter | >jg = John Gilbert, 1830 typesetter | ||
>js = Joseph Smith, editing for 1837 edition | >js = Joseph Smith, editing for 1837 edition | ||
(2x), (3x), etc. = the number of times a name occurs in a given verse | (2x), (3x), etc. = the number of times a name occurs in a given verse | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 18 February 2011
Variant Symbol Key
Symbols Used:
0 = original manuscript
1 = printer's manuscript
A = 1830, Palmyra, New York edition
B = 1837 Kirtland, Ohio edition
S1 = Oliver Cowdery
S2 = unknown scribe x
( ), ( ), ( ), etc. = Shows missing parts of the name in the manuscript
x > y = change of x to y
x >+ y = change of x to y with more ink flow
x >- y = change of x to y with less ink flow
x >% y = change of x to y by erasure
x > NULL = deletion of x
x/y = ambiguity: either x or y
>jg = John Gilbert, 1830 typesetter
>js = Joseph Smith, editing for 1837 edition
(2x), (3x), etc. = the number of times a name occurs in a given verse
