Types of Publications

Music books (d914)

Description

• The title of the work is represented as clearly as possible. When necessary, the indication of the number of parts is included in the title (e.g. 'in cinque voci'). A potential indication of a specific part on a title page (e.g. 'bassvs') is not recorded in the title: we consider this to be a part indication.
• The author functions are given as 'mus' and this both for the composer as for the librettist. Authors of accompanying texts receive the function 'aut' and illustrators 'ill'.

• Works with various parts are considered as one whole. If they are paginated, numbered and/or signed continuously, they are described as one single work (even though the parts are often bound separately). If they are numbered and/or signed separately, they are treated as a multi-volume work. The vocal parts follow the order set in music theory: S, A, T, B, 5, 6, (...), bc; meaning Soprano [== Canto], Alto, Tenor, Bass, fifth voice, sixth voice (...), basso continuo. For multi-volume works therefore 'S' equals volume 1#, 'A' volume 2#, and so on.
• The described parts are mentioned in a general note, in the order of the title page. Known parts can be checked in the RISM (Répertoire internationale des sources musicaux). If RISM mentions more parts than the parts described, these are added to the bibliographical reference: "(mentions S A T B bc)". If all parts are described, the mention "(complete)" is added.
• In the copy-specific information, the available parts are listed. For example: 'Parts: Altvs, bassvs, basso continvo'.

Bibliographical references

• We refer to the RISM (Répertoire internationale des sources musicaux) as much as possible, and this to both the parts 'Einzeldrücke vor 1800' and 'Recueils imprimés'.
• Further reference as much as possible is made to Goovaerts, Typographie musicale dans les Pays-Bas and to Huys, Catalogue des imprimés musicaux des 15e, 16e et 17e.
• Further desirable references are those to the usual bibliographical reference works (Bib. catholica Neerlandica impressa, Backer-Sommervogel [S.J.], BL Low Countries, ...).
• The authority records, as much as possible, include a reference link to Grove Music Online.

Subject headings

Typical keywords are:

d046	Performing arts and music
d912	Song books (if there is also text present)
t170	Music notation
d011	Christian doctrine (if it concerns religious music)
d913	Liturgical works (for masses and motets)

Government publications (d915)

Title

The titles are shortened according to the general rules. Some important elements are retained as much as possible in the title field:

• indication of the type of publication (ordonnantie, costumen, copie, placcaet, ...)
• indication of the issuing authority ('gheaduiseert byde gheestelicke, en[de] Vier-Leden [...] van Vlaendren')
• dates, especially those of issue ('Ghedaen te Bruessele, den 27sten. dach der maent van october, 1612')
• geographic locations to which the publication pertains
• subject of the publication ('op 't stuck van de jachte')

Terms of address, honorary titles and so on of issuing persons are omitted as much as possible. For example: 'les archiducqz nos princes souverains' is reduced to 'les archiducqz'.

Filing title

Template:See also In general, this will be the most recent date found in the document. Only in very exceptional cases, when two (or more) independently ordinances are found in one printed document, multiple filing titles are recorded. If it concerns amplifications, additions, ... then the latest chronological date is always recorded. Other dates are mentioned in a general note. Beware: the latest date of issue is not always that which is mentioned on the title page!

Authors

• If a sovereign ruler is named by name on the title page, this is entered as a reference term to the personal author and indicated in the description by the source 'title page'.
• If a sovereign ruler is only named by function (the archdukes, the king, ...) then this function is added as a reference term to the personal author (the name of the ruler) and is entered with as source 'title page'.
• If a corporate author is named on the title page, it is entered as a reference term with the source 'title page'.

Corporate authors may appear as authors alongside rulers!

Various editions

Many ordinances may be found in various editions. If the imprint is different (different printers and/or year), there is no problem of course. Often, however, different editions have the same imprint either because there are textual differences (different addressee), because there was an immediate second impression/edition printed, or the original imprint was copied word for word in a later reprint. Strictly speaking, this last case is an example of a copy imprint but if this is not explicitly indicated as such in the document, it is not recorded in the description as such.

The imprint mentioned on the title page is always the imprint that is recorded first in the description. Only if there is absolute certainty about the identity of a printer responsible for the potential reprint, are they recorded in the imprint field. If there is doubt, this (and the printer) is mentioned in a general note but no extra imprint field is added to the description.

Variant editions are mentioned as much as possible in a general note: "There is another edition of the same year (STCV ...)" (regardless of whether this edition was actually printed in another year!). Additional indications may be useful in tracking down the differences between the variants quickly:

The present copy has '...' (spelling variant in the title).

The present copy has the privilege, date ..., on f. ...

The present copy has the coat of arms supported by blind/sighted justice.

Obviously the fingerprint remains the first indication to recognise variant editions.

Bibliographical references

Since there are so many different editions that cannot always be distinguished from each other, we may make simple references to reference works without distinguishing between editions, unless the reference works themselves make the distinction. It is possible to add '... (another edition)'. As much as possible, we try to refer to standard works.

Abbreviation	Short Title
knuttel	Knuttel
wulp	Wulp, J.K. van der. Tractaten, pamfletten, enz.
muller	Muller, F. Bib. van Nederlandsche pamfletten
bb	Bib. Belgica (1964-1970 éd.)
desmaele	Desmaele B. Ordonnances 1621-1633 [thesis Université de Mons]
simoni	BL Low Countries, 1601-1621
stcfrench	BM STC French 1601-1700

Subject headings

Typical keywords are:

d076	Public administration (compulsory)
d915	Government publications (compulsory)
t011	Coat of arms on the title page/in the prelims
t080	Printer's device

Then there is also content keyword for the subject of the ordinance, for example:

d068	Sports and games (for gambling, hunting, poaching, ...)
d073	Economics (for mint ordinances (coins), trade, toll collection, ...)
d077	Political science (for war declarations and peace treaties, military ordinances, ...)