Advertisement
Advertisement
pressmark
[pres-mahrk]
noun
a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.
pressmark
/ ˈɛˌɑː /
noun
library science a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase
Word History and Origins
Origin of pressmark1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pressmark1
Example Sentences
This document is conserved in the same archives and has the same pressmark as the above.
The pressmark is xviii c 4 7 The size is 185 × 130 mm.
Most of the documents in this volume are obtained from MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla; their pressmarks are indicated thus: 1.
The original decree is conserved in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla; its pressmark the same as that indicated in note 14, ante.
The pressmark of this autograph letter in the British Museum is Add.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse