Abbreviations to help identify references and their targets
Commonly used abbreviations in editorial text identify the location of cross-references.
| Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|
| App. | "Appendix", i.e. referring to an appendix to a work or an editorial appendix in an edition. |
| Ch., Chap. | "Chapter", i.e. a chapter of a book or work. |
| Ep. | "Epistle", i.e. a letter in a collection. |
| Epp. | "Epistles", i.e. referring to more than one letter. |
| introd. | "Introduction", i.e. referring to the (editorial) introduction to a book or work. |
| l |
Line of text (of any type: prose, verse, letter, etc.). May or may not have a full stop after it, i.e. could appear as "l" or "l." In some typefaces difficult to distinguish from a capital letter "i" or a digit "1". |
| ll | Lines |
| n |
Note, i.e. editorial note. The abbreviation typically follows a location such as a line or page number to which the note is attached. May or may not have a full stop after it, i.e. could appear as "n" or "n." |
| nn | Notes |
| tit. | "Title" (e.g. of an act or scene of a play, a letter, essay, sermon, etc.). |
| p. | Page, i.e. a specific page number |
| pp. | Pages |