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Appendix D: Color Characteristics


Color Characteristics:

The following list of color characteristics can be used by archives desiring more specificity in describing color characteristics than is provided for in 5C2 . Depending upon space available in the cataloging record, and the needs of catalog users, these terms can be incorporated into the physical description, or they can be included in notes. For those using a MARC format, these descriptors can be coded in the 007/03 and 007/09 fixed field.

Definitions:

Color

Black & white (b&w)

3 layer color

Undetermined 2 color

Undetermined 3 color

3 Strip color

2 Strip color

Red/Orange

Blue/Green

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

S E N 2

S E N 3

Sepia tone

Other tone

Tint

Tinted and toned

Stencil color

Hand colored

See also:

Archival Moving Image Materials: Contents


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