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

[Noble, Richard]

You either do or don't know what a "verso" is--we can inform the uninformed
only to the most limited extent. Wouldn't "verso of title" serve? Those who
know will know what that means, and those who don't won't understand any of
these phrases. Perhaps we should simply not mention it, to avoid giving
offense.

RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN UNIVERSITY
PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-3384 : RICHARD_NOBLE at BROWN.EDU


On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:06 AM, JOHN LANCASTER <jjlancaster at me.com> wrote:

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