pressmark

[ pres-mahrk ]

noun

, Chiefly British Library Science.

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

pressmark

/ ˈprɛsˌmɑːk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressmark¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressmark¹

C19: from press ¹(in the sense: cupboard) + mark ¹

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

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