Marginalia

Marginalia is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Getty Research Institute. Notes or symbols written or printed in the margins of pages. For scenes or figures in the margins or decorative borders of a page of text, use "marginal illustrations." It sits within the wider heading of annotations. The heading is held on record by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Getty Research Institute. 2 cited statements stand behind this entry, drawn from 2 verified sources, corroborated by 2 independent institutional witnesses. The name also appears as Marginal notes.

Also recorded as Marginal notes; Notes, Marginal.

Overview

What the sources state

• Placed within: annotations (Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: marginalia (annotations) (300026102))

• Definition: Notes or symbols written or printed in the margins of pages. For scenes or figures in the margins or decorative borders of a page of text, use "marginal illustrations." (Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: marginalia (annotations) (300026102))

Connections

Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.

broader term

  • annotationsTerminology

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • Library record · Institutional or primary · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

    Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Integrated Authority File record 1129200140: Marginalia

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Getty Research Institute

    Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: marginalia (annotations) (300026102)

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