6.22 — Illustrative content
Contents:
- 6.22.1 Element information
- 6.22.2 RDA definition and scope
- 6.22.3 General rule
- 6.22.31 Types of illustrations
- 6.22.33 Illustrations in pockets
- 6.22.335 Illustrations on endpapers
- 6.22.35 Number of illustrations
- 6.22.37 Resources consisting entirely or chiefly of illustrations
6.22.1 Element information
6.22.1.2 Sources of information
6.22.2 RDA definition and scope
6.22.2.1 An indication of the kinds of expression of image content that supplement the main expressions that are embodied by an augmentation aggregate.
6.22.2.2 Illustrative content applies to an aggregate that embodies an expression with a content type of “cartographic image”, “cartographic moving image”, “cartographic tactile image”, “cartographic tactile three-dimensional form”, “cartographic three-dimensional form”, “three-dimensional moving image”, “two-dimensional moving image”, “tactile three-dimensional form”, “three-dimensional form”, “still image”, or “tactile image”. Tables containing only words or numerical data are excluded.
Tables containing only words and/or numerical data are excluded.
6.22.3 General rule
6.22.3.1 To indicate the presence of illustration, use the term general “illustration” or “illustrations,” as appropriate, from RDA Value Vocabularies: RDA Illustrative Content.
Example:
illustration
Example:
illustrations
6.22.3.2 Optionally, disregard minor illustrations.
6.22.3.3 Ornaments, etc. Do not regard ornaments (e.g., head-pieces, vignettes, tail-pieces, printers’ devices, architectural borders), pictorial covers, or pictorial dust jackets as illustrations. Make a note on these Details of illustrated content if considered important (see 6.225.3.2).
6.22.3.4 Illustrated title pages. Treat illustrated title pages as illustrative content. Make a note to indicate any title-page illustration so treated if considered important (see Details of illustrative content, 6.225.3.3).
6.22.3.5 Graphic processes or techniques. Optionally, record controlled terms for graphic processes or techniques used in producing illustrative content in Production method (see 6.27.3.1). Make a note describing these graphic processes or techniques in more detail if considered important (see Details of illustrative content, 6.225.3.4).
6.22.31 Types of illustrations
6.22.31.1 Optionally, specify particular types of illustrations. Use one or more of the following terms from the RDA Value Vocabularies: RDA Illustrative Content.
- coat of arms
- facsimile
- form
- genealogical table
- graph
- illumination
- map
- photograph
- plan
- portrait
- sample
6.22.31.2 Record a term in the singular or plural as appropriate.
6.22.31.3 Replace the general term “illustration” or “illustrations” with terms specifying particular types of illustrative content if the particular types are the only illustrative content in the resource.
Example:
map
Example:
portraits
6.22.31.4 Record the general term “illustrations” in addition to terms specifying particular types of illustrative content if the particular types are not the only illustrative content in the resource.
Example:
illustrations, maps, plans
6.22.33 Illustrations in pockets
6.22.33.1 Record illustrative matter issued in a pocket attached to a resource as illustrative content (see also Supplementary content, 9.33.3.1 and Note on manifestation, 9.3.38.7). Make a note to indicate the presence and the number of pieces of illustrative matter in the pocket (see Details of illustrative content, 6.225.31.1).
Example:
Illustrative content: map
Details of illustrative content: Folded map in pocket
6.22.335 Illustrations on endpapers
6.22.335.1 Record illustrative matter appearing on the endpapers of a resource as illustrative content if considered important. Make a note indicating the presence of the illustrations on the endpapers (see Details of illustrative content, 6.225.32.1).
Example:
Illustrative content: map
Details of illustrative content: Map on endpapers
6.22.35 Number of illustrations
6.22.35.1 Record the number of illustrations when their number can be ascertained readily (e.g., when the illustrations are listed and their numbers stated).
Example:
94 illustrations
Example:
illustrations, 8 facsimiles
Example:
3 illustrations, 1 map
Example:
6 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 portrait
6.22.35.2 Optionally, record an approximate number of illustrations if the exact number cannot be readily ascertained and it is considered important.
6.22.37 Resources consisting entirely or chiefly of illustrations
6.22.37.1 If a resource consists entirely of non-textual material (e.g., photographs, portraits, maps), do not record the presence of illustrations. Instead, describe the resource using the instructions for the appropriate content type (e.g., still image, cartographic image, etc.).
6.22.37.2 If the resource contains a mixture of text and illustration, with illustration predominating, and the decision is made to describe the resource as text, use the term “chiefly illustrations”.
Example:
chiefly illustrations
6.22.37.3 Optionally, when the illustrations are chiefly of a particular type (see 6.22.31.1), precede the term specifying the particular type with “chiefly”.
Example:
chiefly maps
