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 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent10 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 10 pages / 10 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 11000–11009
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)
- Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records the witness/pages as unnumbered. (witness level)
- Draft To Synopsis Transition: The spreadsheet records that this draft dwindles into synopsis form. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Temple of Abomination, The (d2) · TSS 11000–11009 · spreadsheet rows 16705–16714