6.255 — Details of base material
Contents:
6.255.1 Element information
6.255.1.1 Note: This element has been deprecated and removed from the RDA Toolkit. Details of base material has been retained in DCRMR to better clarify the relationship between these instructions and Base material and to mirror the structure throughout the Physical description chapter. Instructions in Details of base material map to RDA Toolkit: Base material.
6.255.1.2 Sources of information
6.255.2 RDA definition and scope
6.255.2.1 Details of an underlying physical material of a manifestation.
6.255.3 General rule
6.255.3.1 Record details of base material if considered important (see Base material, 6.25.3.3).
Example:
Printed on vellum
Example:
“Of this edition fifty-eight copies have been printed on paper, and four on vellum”‐‐preliminary leaf
Example:
“Limited to thirty-two copies on Imperial Japan paper and one hundred and twenty-five copies on Holland paper”‐‐unnumbered leaf preceding half title page
Example:
Printed on paper designed and shaped like an acorn(Ingest comment: example needs review)
Example:
Printed on light card stock die-cut to resemble an 8-point paper snowflake. A color print of roses occupies one quarter, and by folding into a cone or “rose” shape, a decorative three-dimensional object is created(Ingest comment: example needs review)
Example:
Silhouette is hand cut from black paper and mounted on an ink wash drawing of an interior scene which serves as the background(Ingest comment: example needs review)
6.255.3.2.Y.Y To record free text that combines description of base material, applied material, mount or production method, make a Note on carrier if considered important (see 6.355.3.2).
