Monday, October 20, 2008

facsim. in 300 field

facsim. (from AACRII glossary) - A reproduction simulating the physical appearance of the original in addition to reproducing its contents exactly.

Simulating. (from Macquarie dictioanry) To have the appearance of.

The question arises if a facsim. has to be the same size. The answer is no, but it must have the same appearance.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is however not the same for a facsimile edition of the work in which you do not place facsim. In the 300 field but rather in the 250 (edition) field as such
Facsim ed.
[Facsim ed.] (if it is obvious the work is a complete reproduction). Note rules for facsimiles in 1.11.