====== 712 Former Owner (Corporate Body) ======
\\
^Mandatory ^Repeatable ^Editable |
|no|yes|yes|

===== Scope =====
A corporate body associated with the description of the ownership of the described copy. Typically a former owner.

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

===== Subfields =====
  * **$3** (O;NR) CERL Thesaurus Id
  * **$4** (O;NR) Relator Code
  * **$6** (M;NR) Evidence Sequence Indicator 
  * **$9** (O;NR) Other Information
  * **$a** (M;NR) Name
  * **$f** (O;NR) Dates of Existence
  * **$x** (O;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.

  * Corporate Body Names are taken from the CERL Thesaurus and should always be linked to authority records within MEI. The database's editing feature provides a mean to add an owner's name to the CERL Thesaurus from within MEI, if not yet present.

  * The relator code in subfield **$4** is taken from the following list:
      * **//020//** Annotator
      * **//160//** Bookseller
      * **//320//** Donor
      * **//390//** Former Owner
      * **//399//** Present Owner
      * **//570//** Role not specified

  * Subfield **$x** consists of 3 code positions, all of which must be filled. The first of these code positions must always hold the value 'x' (to ensure compatibility with the use of this subfield in [[702]]).
      * **c/p1 Characterization**
          * **//a//** no characterisation/lay
          * **//b//** religious
          * **//c//** Aristocracy
          * **//d//** Royalty
          * **//u//** unknown
      * **c/p2 Type of Insitution**
          * **//a//** religious institution
          * **//b//** university
          * **//h//** business
          * **//n//** academy
          * **//o//** booktrade
          * **//p//** school
          * **//q//** municipality
          * **//r//** library
          * **//u//** unknown
  * Subfield **$9** may contain any addition, note or explanation to the name of the corporate body recorded.