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Exact textual stateDraft

Black Vulmea's Vengeance — Draft 4

Part of Black Vulmea's Vengeance

StateDraft 4Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units54
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 4 — complete titled carbon-copy witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent54 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 54 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 51521, 51522, 51523, 51524, 51525, 51526, 51527, 51528, 51529, 51530, 51532, 51533, 51534, 51535, 51536, 51537, 51538, 51539, 51540, 51541, 51542, 51543, 51544, 51545, 51546, 51547, 51548, 51549, 51550, 51551, 51552, 51553, 51555, 51554, 51556, 51557, 51558, 51559, 51560, 51561, 51562, 51563, 51564, 51565, 51566, 51567, 51568, 51569, 51570, 51571, 51572, 51573, 51574, 51575

Complete 54-sheet carbon-copy witness to Black Vulmea's Vengeance — Draft 4.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source designation d4-cc identifies this as a carbon-copy witness. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the packet as complete. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as titled. (witness level)
  • Pagination Anomaly: The source records confused page numbering around manuscript pages 32–36 before numbering returns to sequence. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Vulmea's Vengeance (d4-cc) · TSS 51521, 51522, 51523, 51524, 51525, 51526, 51527, 51528, 51529, 51530, 51532, 51533, 51534, 51535, 51536, 51537, 51538, 51539, 51540, 51541, 51542, 51543, 51544, 51545, 51546, 51547, 51548, 51549, 51550, 51551, 51552, 51553, 51555, 51554, 51556, 51557, 51558, 51559, 51560, 51561, 51562, 51563, 51564, 51565, 51566, 51567, 51568, 51569, 51570, 51571, 51572, 51573, 51574, 51575 · spreadsheet rows 1396–1450