Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.
Surviving manuscript evidence
The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.
Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent6 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 6 pages / 6 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 45088, 93738, 45116, 51197–51199
Original typescript (OT).
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Gods of Bal-Sagoth, The (d1) · TSS 45088, 93738, 45116, 51197–51199 · spreadsheet rows 5813–5819
Draft 1 — Glenn clone page 24Secondary retype
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 45115
Glenn Lord clone/retype of Draft 1 manuscript page 24; non-authorial.
Additional documentary notes
- Secondary Retype: Explicit Glenn clone page 24; non-authorial. (witness level)
- Existing Authorial Page: Original Howard page 24, TSS 93738, is already permanently attached to Draft 1. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Gods of Bal-Sagoth, The (d1) · TSS 45115