[DCRM-L] 48mo?

[jnelson at law.berkeley.edu]

16mo (sexto decimo), 18vo (decimo octavo), 24to (vicesimo quarto), 32o
(trigesimo secundo), 64to  (sexagesimo quarto)

these would be the correct forms if you are actually following the Latin.

It seems, though, that "mo" has taken on a life of its own in
bibliography, whereby it is shorthand for something like "this format". So
if that is the case, 48mo would be "correct" even though it does not
represent what the Latin would be.

Jenny



> 16to, 18vo, 24to, 32o, 64to?
>
> From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
> Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:02 PM
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> Subject: [DCRM-L] 48mo?
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> Or 48vo?
>
>
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