[DCRB-L] FW: Single sheet publication - consultation

[Richard Noble]

Speculating again: I'd guess that this phenomenon is seen most often by 
graphics catalogers. Very large maps, charts, posters, etc. might well be 
composites, reflecting in many cases the size limits of printing surfaces 
(formes of type, copper plates, lithographic stones, etc.), as well as the 
maximum sizes of the component sheets (highway billboards are a modern 
example). Note that the composition involved may precede or follow 
printing. I wonder whether things like volvelles and engravings with flaps 
would also be considered composite single sheets.

Anyway, it seems quite sensible to define "single-sheet" this way, making 
it explicit that what's at issue is the finished product. If I'm right 
about that, information about the composition of the surface belongs in the 
note area, not in the physical description area.

At 1/17/04 11:53 AM -0500, Deborah wrote:
>Interesting. Thanks, Eric. How often does this occur? I am trying to
>remember if I've ever seen something like that, but can't. And how would
>one indicate the composite nature of the sheet? 300  2 sheets <...>?


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