RDA 4.5

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STEP 4.5 : PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS

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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
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
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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