Definition: Works consisting of published pieces of paper or other material, usually printed on one side and intended to be read unfolded and usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g., proclamations, handbills, newssheets, etc. (From Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing, 2d ed)
this heading is used as a Publication Type. Used by catalogers only; broadsides as a subject are indexed under main heading BROADSIDES AS TOPIC; Publication Types ADVERTISEMENTS & POSTERS are also available