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). |