The following was inspired by a challenge to catalog in MARC the recently rediscovered sack of Dante's cremated remains. As I don't have the actual sack, imagination was applied. Also, I did not put in the fixed fields. I was tempted to put this on our library OPAC, but thought better of it. Unknown consequences and all that. The Note area could be expanded with a history of the provenance.
If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to comment. I did come up with a number of subject headings, which, thankfully for you readers, I did NOT put in.
100:1 : |a Dante Alighieri, |d 1265-1321.
245:01: |a [Ashes] |h [realia]
260: : |a [Florence : |b s.n., |c 1321]
300: : |a 1 bag with tie : |b leather ; |c 10 x 7 x 7 cm.
500: : |a Contains the cremated remains of Dante.
500: : |a Incomplete, lacking 5 other bags.
600:10: |a Dante Alighieri, |d 1265-1321 |x Death and burial.
655: 7: |a Cremation |z Italy |z Florence. |2lctgm
650: 0: |a Authors, Italian |y To 1500.
856:7 : |3 Image of bag |u
https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/rarebook/dante.htm |2 http.
Author:
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
Title:
[Ashes] [realia]
Publication:
[Florence : s.n., 1321]
Description:
1 bag with tie : leather ; 10 x 7 x 7 cm.
Notes:
Contains the cremated remains of Dante.
Incomplete, lacking 5 other bags.
Subject(s):
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Death and burial.
Cremation--Italy--Florence.
Authors, Italian--To 1500.
Links:
Image of bag:
https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/rarebook/dante.htm
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