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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The final authoritative text of the complete works of an author - the nearest possible approach to what the author intended - edited usually after the author’s death. It is characterized by its editorial introduction, notes and sometimes apparatus criticus. Not to be confused with a variorum edition.  1, record 1, English, - definitive%20edition

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Texte revu par l'auteur et déclaré invariable.  1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9dition%20d%C3%A9finitive

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The progressive working prints taken at different stages in making the plate are marked First, Second, Third, etc., State("épreuves d’état")... When the final stage is reached, it is usual to take a few trial or artist's proofs("épreuves d’artiste" in the French sense, though in England and the United States all prints made by the artist are often called artist's proofs), and convention in France limits them to five, generally numbered in Roman figures or lettered A, B, C, D, E to differentiate them from the definitive edition.  3, record 2, English, - artist%26rsquo%3Bs%20proof

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Pour juger de l'avancement du travail, le graveur tire des épreuves de sa planche : épreuves de premier état, de deuxième état, etc. L'épreuve d'artiste, tirée à titre d'essai pour l'artiste, peut présenter certaines particularités qui disparaîtront lors du tirage définitif : petits croquis ou "remarques" dans les marges, absence de filet de bordure ou "trait carré".  2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20d%27artiste

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish