====== 399 Type of Provenance ======
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^Mandatory ^Repeatable ^Editable |
|no|only one occurrence per ownership description|yes|

===== Scope =====
Type of provenance evidence in coded form.

===== Indicators =====
  * Indicator 1: **|** undefined (fill-character)
  * Indicator 2: **|** undefined (fill-character)

===== Subfields =====
  * **$6** (M;NR) Evidence Sequence Indicator 
  * **$a** (M;NR) Coded Information


===== Input Conventions =====
  * The evidence sequence indicator in **$6** groups all chunks of information that describe the evidence for a specific ownership. All fields with an identical subfield $6 within a record describe the same ownership.

  * The type of provenance is indicated by a single character code in subfield **$a**:
    * //a// Inscription
    * //b// Coat of Arms
    * //c// Genealogical Tables
    * //d// Supralibros
    * //e// Exlibris
    * //f// Mottos
    * //g// Emblems
    * //h// Stamps
    * //i// Firestamp
    * //k// Binding
    * //l// Decoration
    * //m// Manuscript Notes
    * //n// Bibliographic Evidence
    * //o// Shelfmark
    * //u// unknown