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Visual Arts Subject Guide

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning
anon. anonymous
ch. chapter
ed. editor; edition; edited by
eds. editors. Note: use eds. only after, never before, the names of two or more editors
et al. and others. Note: et does not need a full stop as it is a complete Latin word
fig. figure
ibid. in the same place. Use when the immediately preceding citation is the same work
ill. illustration; illustrator
n.d. no date; not determined
no. number (plural is nos.)
n.p. no place; no publisher; no page
op.cit. as previously cited. Use when repeating a source previously cited in full. e.g. Author's family name, op.cit., p. 531.
p. page (plural is pp.)
per. comm. personal communication. Used for emails, interviews etc
pt. part
pub. publication; publisher; published by
rev. review; revision; revised by
trans. translated by; translator(s)
vol. volume

General notes

Put a full stop when the abbreviation ends in a lower case letter e.g. Mr.; St. Paul; Pt. Arthur

Do not use a full stop when the abbreviation uses capital letters e.g. US; NY

When a state/territory follows a town it is enclosed with commas e.g. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Aust.

Names: Initials for given names are followed by a full stop and a space e.g. P. D. James; M. F. K. Fisher