Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
b.m.d.
English translation:
n.d./n.p. (place and date of print/publication not listed)
Added to glossary by
Robin Gill
Jan 30, 2017 00:49
7 yrs ago
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Polish term
Poland
b.m.d.
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Caption to a reproduction of a poster
e.g.
s. 23 Wystawa rzeźb Henry Moore’a, 1959, offset, 69 × 98 cm, sygn. „H.TOMASZEWSKi 59”, wyd. CBWA Warszawa, Ministerstwo Kultury i Sztuki, b.m.d.
s. 27 Mostra di arte grafica polacca. Calcografia Nazionale, 1961, offset, 98,5 × 67,5 cm, niesygn., wyd. CBWA, Warszawa, b.m.d..
The book is an album of reproductions of posters for events and films. The phrase "b.m.d." occurs several times.
s. 23 Wystawa rzeźb Henry Moore’a, 1959, offset, 69 × 98 cm, sygn. „H.TOMASZEWSKi 59”, wyd. CBWA Warszawa, Ministerstwo Kultury i Sztuki, b.m.d.
s. 27 Mostra di arte grafica polacca. Calcografia Nazionale, 1961, offset, 98,5 × 67,5 cm, niesygn., wyd. CBWA, Warszawa, b.m.d..
The book is an album of reproductions of posters for events and films. The phrase "b.m.d." occurs several times.
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n.d./n.p. (place and date of print/publication not listed)
Skróty stosowane w bibliografii:Bibliografia - przedmiotowa
[b. d.] – brak daty wydania
[b. m.] – brak miejsca wydania
[b. m. d.] – brak miejsca i daty wydania
https://www.faustyna.pl/zmbm/bibliografia-przedmiotowa-za-la...
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Q. More often in bibliographic citations, I am seeing the abbreviations s.l. and s.n. in place of n.p. where the place and/or publisher are unknown. What do these abbreviations mean, and are they likely to take over n.p.?
A. The abbreviations “s.l.” and “s.n.” stand for the Latin terms sine loco (without place [of publication]) and sine nomine (without name [of publisher]). They also happen to coincide with French bibliographic apparatus, standing for, respectively, sans lieu (de publication) and sans nom (de maison d’édition). They might also stand for Spanish sin lugar and sin nombre. These are perhaps superior to the English “n.p.,” which must stand equally for “no place,” “no publisher,” or “no page,” but in English publications “n.p.,” used correctly, is more likely to be understood; CMOS, therefore, recommends “n.p.” Note that “n.p.” can stand in for both publisher and place, if neither is known - http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Ab...
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n.d. - no date (of publication)
n.p. - no place (of publication)
https://goo.gl/pMvlMY
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Note added at 28 mins (2017-01-30 01:17:50 GMT)
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Sources published directly online have no in print originals, and therefore, it is important to include online publication information (i.e. the website publisher/sponsor and date of electronic publication). If unavailable, for online only sources, MLA7 suggests writing “N.p, n.d.” which means no publisher and no date, respectively. We believe adding such place holders is unnecessary, as it provides no information, and the lack of information can be assumed by its absence in the citation. - http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/web...
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Missing Information?
If you cannot find a place, publisher or date - use place holders "N.p., n.p., n.d." which represents no place, no publisher, and no date. - http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/mla/general
[b. d.] – brak daty wydania
[b. m.] – brak miejsca wydania
[b. m. d.] – brak miejsca i daty wydania
https://www.faustyna.pl/zmbm/bibliografia-przedmiotowa-za-la...
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Q. More often in bibliographic citations, I am seeing the abbreviations s.l. and s.n. in place of n.p. where the place and/or publisher are unknown. What do these abbreviations mean, and are they likely to take over n.p.?
A. The abbreviations “s.l.” and “s.n.” stand for the Latin terms sine loco (without place [of publication]) and sine nomine (without name [of publisher]). They also happen to coincide with French bibliographic apparatus, standing for, respectively, sans lieu (de publication) and sans nom (de maison d’édition). They might also stand for Spanish sin lugar and sin nombre. These are perhaps superior to the English “n.p.,” which must stand equally for “no place,” “no publisher,” or “no page,” but in English publications “n.p.,” used correctly, is more likely to be understood; CMOS, therefore, recommends “n.p.” Note that “n.p.” can stand in for both publisher and place, if neither is known - http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Ab...
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n.d. - no date (of publication)
n.p. - no place (of publication)
https://goo.gl/pMvlMY
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Note added at 28 mins (2017-01-30 01:17:50 GMT)
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Sources published directly online have no in print originals, and therefore, it is important to include online publication information (i.e. the website publisher/sponsor and date of electronic publication). If unavailable, for online only sources, MLA7 suggests writing “N.p, n.d.” which means no publisher and no date, respectively. We believe adding such place holders is unnecessary, as it provides no information, and the lack of information can be assumed by its absence in the citation. - http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/web...
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Missing Information?
If you cannot find a place, publisher or date - use place holders "N.p., n.p., n.d." which represents no place, no publisher, and no date. - http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/mla/general
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Discussion
You'll find both Henryk Tomaszewski's posters in http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex318tom/ex318tom.htm
Those posters announced art exhibitions, the first of them in Poland, the other in Italy. Hard to think that such posters could be printed and distributed at an unspecified time after the event. That's why IMO the date (year) is known. I agree that the printing house is unknown but that's none of a problem in this case.
Second thought:
b.m.d. could mean "brak miejsca druku" = place of print is not indicated.