Descriptive Cataloging: Transliterating Hard Signs

In pre-revolutionary Russian, ignore the final

(tverdyi znak) when transliterating.

See also:

Hard Signs Used as Titles

Some of the post-revolutionary spelling reforms of the Slavic languages dealt with hard signs. For a time, was replaced by ' (apostrophe), and this still occurs in some emigre publications.

Follow RI24.2C. Use apostrophe and make no reference.

Example

Form on Title Page:

Transliteration:

NAFL9564416

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