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Genre Terms

Genre Definition
Advertisements An item printed solely as a means of advertising a product or service, but not an event (See Programs).
Blank forms Forms that have been printed blank, which may or may not have been filled in; the document was typically meant to be returned to the publisher (e.g., subscription lists, petitions).
Broadsides Single-sheet notices or announcements printed on one or both sides, intended to be read unfolded.
Catalogs Simple or descriptive list.
Clippings Objects with physical evidence suggesting extraction from a larger entity (e.g., books, newspapers).
Leaflets Unbound volumes with fewer than five pages.
Menus Items printed solely for use as menus (i.e., a program that includes a dinner's bill of fare has been called a program, not a menu).
Pamphlets Published, non-serial volumes with no cover or with a paper cover; usually five or more pages and fewer than 49.
Printed ephemera Printed matter of a more general nature, not readily fitting into any other category.
Proclamations Official or general notices in which the word "proclamation" is used in the heading.
Programs Lists of the events, pieces, performers, speakers, etc., of an entertainment, ceremony, or the like.
Timetables Items printed solely for use as timetables (e.g., train schedules).


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