RDA 4.5

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RDA 4.5: 300 field (Physical Description)

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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. However (for continuity), the following table lists the abbreviations that we will still change in the 300 $c:

Abbreviated Expanded Abbreviated Expanded
ca. approximately numb. numbered
cov. cover obl. oblong
dia. diameter p. page (singular)
fol. folio p. pages (plural)
fold. folded pent. pentagram
irr. irregular pp. pages
lvs. leaves unnum. unnumbered
 
 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.
 

Default

Make all physical description updates in 300 field.

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