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Some additional changes that are made to the 300 $a include the following: | Some additional changes that are made to the 300 $a include the following: | ||
− | *A number followed by brackets with i.e. will be changed to '''that is''': | + | *A number followed by brackets with i.e. will be changed to ''''that is'''': |
**'''48 [i.e. 52] p.''' becomes '''48, that is 52, pages'''. | **'''48 [i.e. 52] p.''' becomes '''48, that is 52, pages'''. | ||
− | *Brackets around a number will be changed to '''unnumbered''': | + | *Brackets around a number will be changed to ''''unnumbered'''': |
**'''[16] p.''' becomes '''16 unnumbered pages'''. | **'''[16] p.''' becomes '''16 unnumbered pages'''. | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 27 March 2013
Contents
RDA 4.5: 300 field (Physical Description)
Extent
This table lists extent abbreviations that will be expanded in the 300 $a:
Abbreviated | Expanded | Abbreviated | Expanded |
---|---|---|---|
approx. | approximately | obl. | oblong |
ca. | approximately | p. | pages |
cov. | cover | p.l. | preliminary leaves |
dia. | diameter | pent. | pentagram |
fold. | folded | pp. | pages |
irr. | irregular | unnum. | unnumbered |
l. | leaf | unp. | unpaged |
lvs. | leaves | v. | volumes |
numb. | numbered | vol. | volumes |
Some additional changes that are made to the 300 $a include the following:
- A number followed by brackets with i.e. will be changed to 'that is':
- 48 [i.e. 52] p. becomes 48, that is 52, pages.
- Brackets around a number will be changed to 'unnumbered':
- [16] p. becomes 16 unnumbered pages.
Other physical details
Abbreviations within the 300 $b (other physical details) that will be expanded include the following:
Abbreviated | Expanded | Abbreviated | Expanded |
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b&w | black and white | illus. | illustrations |
col. | color | phot. | photographs |
fac. | facsimiles | photo. | photographs |
facs. | facsimiles | port. | portrait |
facsim. | facsimiles | ports. | portraits |
facsims. | facsimiles | sam. | samples |
fold. | folded | samp. | samples |
gen. | genealogical | sd. | sound |
geneal. | genealogical | tab. | tables. |
ill. | illustrations |
Dimensions
Many abbreviations are still allowed in the dimensions subfield (300 $c). For instance, cm and in are still authorized to represent centimeters and inches. The following table lists the abbreviations that will be changed in the 300 $c:
Abbreviated | Expanded | Abbreviated | Expanded |
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fol. | folio | fol. | folio |
4to | quarto | fold. | folded |
8vo | octavo | irr. | irregular |
12mo | duodecimo | lvs. | leaves |
16mo | sixteenmo | numb. | numbered |
24mo | twenty-fourmo | obl. | oblong |
32mo | thirty-twomo | p. | pages |
48mo | fourty-eightmo | pent. | pentagram |
ca. | approximately | pp. | pages |
cov. | cover | unnum. | unnumbered |
dia. | diameter |
original fields: 300 $a 300 p. : $b ill. ; $c 4to. 300 $a [unp.] : $b ill. (some col.) ; $c 6 in. 300 $a 3 v. : $b facsims., ports. ; $c 24 x 36 cm. 300 $a 3 p.l., ca. 245 pp. : $b geneal. tables ; $c fol. 300 $a 92 [i.e. 96] pp. : $b sd., col. ; $c 24mo. 300 $a [16] p. of plates : $b col. illus. ; $c 12mo. updated fields: 300 $a 300 pages : $b illustrations ; $c quarto. 300 $a [unpaged] : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 6 in. 300 $a 3 volumes : $b facsimiles, portraits ; $c 24 x 36 cm. 300 $a 3 preliminary leaves, approximately 245 pages : $b genealogical tables ; $c folio. 300 $a 92, that is 96, pages : $b sound, color ; $c twenty-fourmo. 300 $a 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations ; $c duodecimo.
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