[DCRM-L] T.p. verso, unabbreviated

[JOHN LANCASTER]

My first suggestion is to distinguish between leaves and pages - a page can't have a verso; only a leaf can, despite the widespread (mis-)usage "t.p. verso" and variants thereof.

Beyond that, I don't think it matters much which comes first.  "Verso of title leaf" seems more natural to me, but "Title leaf verso" is equally comprehensible.

John Lancaster


On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Will Evans <evans at bostonathenaeum.org> wrote:

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> If, under RDA, we are to cease abbreviations, how are folks planning to spell out “T.p. verso” in note fields?
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> Some thoughts:
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> Title page verso
> Title-page verso
> Title page, verso
> Title-page, verso
> Verso of title page
> Verso of title-page
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> Or is verso to arcane or Latinate for today’s end-user?
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> Suggestions?
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> Best,
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> Will
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