COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/AMarch2018

420 Variant access point – family name

This field contains the variant access point for a form of family name referred from.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
420Variant access point – family namer
aEntry elementnr
cType of familynr
fDatesnr
jForm subdivisionr
xTopical subdivisionr
yGeographical subdivisionr
zChronological subdivisionr
2System codenr
3Record numbernr
5Relationship controlnr
8Language of cataloguingnr
9Language of the base access pointnr

Indicators

Indicator values are not defined.

SUBFIELDS

Subfields a, c and f are described at field 220, subfields j, x, y and z in the Subdivisions chapter, and subfields 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 in the Control Subfields chapter.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

The access point in field 420 is a variant or non-preferred form of the access point in the 2XX field, formulated in accordance with the national descriptive cataloguing rules or subject system.

RELATED FIELDS

220AUTHORIZED ACCESS POINT – FAMILY NAME

EXAMPLES

  1. 220⊔⊔aMedici cHouse of
    420⊔⊔aHouse of Medici
  2. *

    152⊔⊔bsgc
    220⊔⊔aHerbersteini cplemiška rodbina
    420⊔⊔aGrafen von Herberstein
    420⊔⊔aGrofje Herbersteini
    420⊔⊔9ger aHerberstein cplemiška rodbina
  3. *

    152⊔⊔bsgc
    220⊔⊔9slv aSpanheimski cvladarska rodbina
    420⊔⊔9ger aSpanheim cvladarska rodbina
    420⊔⊔9slv aSpanheimi cvladarska rodbina
    420⊔⊔9slv aŠpanhajm cvladarska rodbina
    420⊔⊔9slv aŠpanhajmi cvladarska rodbina
    420⊔⊔9slv aŠpanhajmski cvladarska rodbina
    420⊔⊔2lc 3sh 96003650 5n 8eng 9ger aSpanheim family
    420⊔⊔2ram 3FRBNF12217835 5n 8fre aSponheim cfamille de
    (Record from the General List of Subject Headings (SGC). Authorized access points for the same family, formulated in accordance with the rules from other subject systems, are also entered in fields in the 4XX block.)