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300 - Physical Description (R)

MARC 21 LITE Bibliographic
April 2008

Physical description of the described item, including its extent, dimensions, and such other physical details as a description of any accompanying materials and unit type and size.

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Subfield Codes
$a - Extent (R)
Number of physical pages, volumes, cassettes, total playing time, etc., of of each type of unit.
$b - Other physical details (NR)
Physical characteristics such as illustrative matter, coloration, playing speed, groove characteristics, presence and kind of sound, number of channels, motion picture presentation format, etc.
$c - Dimensions (R)
Expressed in centimeters, millimeters, or inches; may include a parenthetical qualifier giving the format of the item (e.g., (fol.), (8vo)).
$e - Accompanying material (NR)
May include a parenthetical physical description of the accompanying material.
Examples
300 ##$a149 p. ;$c23 cm.
300 ##$a1 score (16 p.) ;$c29 cm.
300 ##$a11 v. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
300 ##$a1 sound disc (20 min.) :$banalog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ;$c12 in.
300 ##$a160 slides :$bcol. ;$c2 x 2 in.
300 ##$a1 computer disk :$bsd., col. ;$c3 1/2 in.
300 ##$a65 prints :$brelief process ;$c29 x 22 cm.
300 ##$a1 score (30 p.) ;$c20 cm. +$a16 parts ;$c32 cm.
300 ##$a1 globe :$bcol., wood, mounted on brass stand ;$c12 cm. in diam.
300 ##$a1 sound disc (20 min.) :$banalog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ;$c12 in.
300 ##$a1 sound disc (56 min.) :$bdigital, stereo. ;$c4 3/4 in.
300 ##$a149 p. ;$c23 cm.
300 ##$a40 p. :$bill. (woodcuts) ;$c20 cm. (8vo)
300 ##$a271 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm. +$eatlas (37 p., 19 leaves of plates : 19 col. maps ; 37 cm.)
300 ##$a1 computer disk ;$c3 1/2 in. +$ereference manual.
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