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 lvs. leaves
ca. approximately numb. numbered
cov. cover obl. oblong
dia. diameter p. page (singular)
diagr. diagram p. pages (plural)
diagrs. diagrams p.l. preliminary leaves
fig. figures pent. pentagram
fold. folded pp. pages
front. frontispiece unnum. unnumbered
frontis. frontispiece unp. unpaged
fronts. frontispiece v. volume (singular)
ill. illustrations v. volumes (plural)
illus. illustrations vol. volume (singular)
irr. irregular vol. volumes (plural)
l. leaf (singular) vols. volumes
l. leaves (plural)

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 ill. illustrations
col. color illus. illustrations
fac. facsimiles incl. including
facs. facsimiles phot. photographs
facsim. facsimiles photo. photographs
facsims. facsimiles port. portrait
fold. folded ports. portraits
front. frontispiece sam. samples
gen. genealogical samp. samples
geneal. genealogical sd. sound
tab. tables

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 will 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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