Other Referencing Exceptions for Books
Other Referencing Exceptions for Books (14)
There are some exceptions to the basic principles of referencing books, here are some common exceptions that may help with your particular case, for more exceptions, consult the link above to Section 14 of the CMOS.
Foreword, Preface, Afterword Not Written by the Book’s Author (14:12)
Rule for Notes
#. Writer of Preface’s First and Last Names, preface (or epilogue, afterword etc.) to Book Title: Book Subtitle, by Author’s First and Last Names, (Publisher’s Name, Publication Date), Page Number.
Example Note
- Henry Lawson, preface to My Brilliant Career, by Miles Franklin, (Angus and Robertson, 1966 [1901]), iii.
Example Shortened Note
- Lawson, preface.
Rule for Bibliography
Writer of preface’s Last Name, Writer of preface’s First Name. Preface (or other component) to Book Title: Book Subtitle, by Author’s First and Last Names. Publisher’s Name, Year.
Example Bibliography
Lawson, Henry. Preface to My Brilliant Career, by Miles Franklin, iii. Angus and Robertson, 1966 [1901].
Illustration, Map, Graph, Chart, Table from a Print Publication
When citing an illustration or other visual image from a print publication, make sure you use the correct term for the image (Table, Fig, Map etc) and then refer to it with the appropriate numbering.
Rule for Notes
#. First and Last Names, Book Title: Book Subtitle (Publisher’s Name, Year published), fig.$ (or table 4.4 or map 3.2).
Citation Taken from a Secondary Source (Quoting a Quotation)
Ideally, quote the primary source, but if citing a citation, cite both.
Rule for Notes
#. Primary source details, quoted in secondary source details.
Example Note
- William Hall to Clergy and School Lands Committee, 1 January 1827, Letters received from the Master of the Native Institution, NRS 780 [4/345], State Records of New South Wales, quoted in Tracey Banivanua Mar, “Shadowing Imperial Networks: Indigenous Mobility and Australia’s Pacific Past,” Australian Historical Studies 46, no. 3 (2015): 351, DOI:10.1080/1031461X.2015.1076012.
Book with a Very Long Title
In texts with long titles, common prior to the twentieth century, omit part of the title and indicate the omission with [...].
Example Note
- Potter, Mary. Loves in the Heart of Mary: Being Excerpts [...] by Mary Potter, Foundress of the Congregation of the Little Company of Mary. (Largo Cristina di Svezia, 1983), 98.
Generate a citation (CMOS exceptions)
Use the rules above, pick the exception you need, and complete the fields to build a note and bibliography entry.