Heidrun asked:
>I find it really difficult to understand what is meant by some of the
>terms for the various kinds of illustrations ...
I don't pretend to understand RDA's use of words, but this is how I'm
asking SLC cataloguers to use them.
>1. charts vs. graphs:
Graphs usually compare statistics by use of a line or adjacent bars.
Charts on the other hand are an arrangement of data often in columns.
Nautical charts I assume would be termed maps/cartes.
I would consider the two different enough to justify both terms.
2. forms: Does that really refer to forms as in "fill in this form, please"?
Yes. This is very important for law libraries.
>3. illuminations: I assume that this refers to manuscripts (or
>facsimiles of manuscripts), so I would use it for miniatures,
>decorated initials ...
Agreed. We have used it for some manuscript and early printed
material. Illuminations were sometimes added by hand to early printed
codexes. (Remember when colour phonographic portraits were hand tinted?)
The ambiguity of language (e.g. illumination, form) is one of the
reasons I am not thrilled by the move from numbers to words in
Bibframe. I predict misapplication.
>I find it very difficult to think of an example in the field of
>illustrations
Subfild 300 :$b may contain more than illustrations in the narrow
sense; anything other than text is fair game, even if not listed,
e.g., "patterns" mentioned in another post, if not there. No finite
list can cover everything.
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