pressmark

American

[pres-mahrk] / ˈprɛsˌmɑrk /

noun

Chiefly British Library Science.

a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.

pressmark British

/ ˈprɛsˌmɑːk /

noun

library science a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase

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Etymology

Origin of pressmark

First recorded in 1675–85; press ¹ + mark ¹

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This document is conserved in the same archives and has the same pressmark as the above.

From Project Gutenberg

The pressmark is xviii c 4 7 The size is 185 × 130 mm.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of the documents in this volume are obtained from MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla; their pressmarks are indicated thus: 1.

From Project Gutenberg

The original decree is conserved in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla; its pressmark the same as that indicated in note 14, ante.

From Project Gutenberg

The pressmark of this autograph letter in the British Museum is Add.

From Project Gutenberg

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