5B1. General
Give the complete number of leaves, pages, or columns in accordance with the terminology suggested by the volume (or other physical unit) itself. Describe a volume with leaves numbered on both sides, or with leaves unnumbered and printed on both sides, in terms of pages. Describe a volume with leaves numbered on one side only, or with leaves unnumbered and printed on one side only, in terms of leaves. When the leaves of a pre-1801 volume are numbered and printed on one side only, state this fact in a note. Describe in terms of columns a volume so numbered and printed on one side with more than one column to the page. When a publication contains sequences of leaves and pages, or pages and columns, or leaves and columns, record each sequence in its appropriate terms.
Giving the "complete number: as stated above means giving the number on the last numbered page or leaf of each numbered sequence as the basic statement of extent, with any necessary additions according to succeeding rules, e.g., 5B3 , for the addition of unnumbered pages or leaves. Give arabic and roman numerals as they appear in the publication. Give roman numerals uppercase or lowercase as they appear. When the pages or leaves are lettered rather than numbered, give the first and last letters followed by the word or abbreviation indicating pages or leaves. Use arabic numerals to designate pages, etc., that are numbered in words or in characters other than arabic or roman. Example
For the treatment of blank spaces on a folder or roll, see 5B15 .
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