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Citing Images
Citing Images
MLA 8th Ed. Format:
MLA 8th Ed. Format:
How to Cite an Image (MLA.org)
How to Cite an Image in MLA (Scribbr)
MLA Tables, Figures, and Examples (Owl Purdue)
Works Cited: A Quick Guide (MLA.org)
When citing an image reproduced in an article on a website, you can generally refer to it in your text and then key the reference to a works-cited list entry for the article. In the example below, the image, reproduced in an article on a Web site, is described in prose, and the name of the article’s author is provided in a parenthetical citation that keys to the works-cited-list entry:
When citing an image reproduced in an article on a website, you can generally refer to it in your text and then key the reference to a works-cited list entry for the article. In the example below, the image, reproduced in an article on a Web site, is described in prose, and the name of the article’s author is provided in a parenthetical citation that keys to the works-cited-list entry:
A recent article summarizing a study of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa shows a scan of the original Mona Lisa so that readers can judge for themselves whether or not the woman in the painting is smiling (Daley).
Work Cited
Daley, Jason. “So Is Mona Lisa Smiling? A New Study Says Yes.”
Smithsonian.com, 17 Mar. 2017,
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-the-mona-
lisa-smiling-new-study-180962580/.
Note: Dates in the Main Text
If an author uses a date in the main text of a document, MLA style suggests writing them out in full using either of the following formats:
Day-Month-Year (e.g., 12 April 2021)
Month-Day-Year (e.g., April 12, 2021)
The latter is most common in American English, while the former is used in other English-speaking countries. But MLA style offers a choice as long as one style is used consistently.
Source: MLA Tables, Figures, and Examples (Owl Purdue)
Musical Illustrations/"Examples"
The descriptor "Example" only refers to musical illustrations (e.g. portions of a musical score). It is often abbreviated "ex."
Refer to the example in-text and provide an Arabic numeral that corresponds to the example. Do not capitalize "example" or "ex" in the text.
Supply the illustration, making sure to maintain basic MLA Style formatting (e.g. one-inch margins).
Below the example, provide the label (capitalizing Example or Ex.) and number and a caption or title. The caption or title will often take the form of source information along with an explanation, for example, of what part of the score is being illustrated. If you provide source information with your illustrations, you do not need to provide this information on the Works Cited page.
Musical Illustration Example
In-text reference:
In Ambroise Thomas's opera Hamlet, the title character's iconic theme first appears in Act 1. As Hamlet enters the castle's vacant grand hall following his mother's coronation, the low strings begin playing the theme (ex 1).
Ex. 1: Hamlet's Theme
Source: Thomas, Ambroise. Hamlet. 1868.
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