An identification of the type and number of works described.

1.1 Catalog Level🔺

An indication of the level of cataloging represented by the record, based on the physical form or intellectual content of the material.

1.2 Object/Work Type🔺

The kind of object or work described.

1.3 Object/Work Type Date

A description of the date or range of dates when the Object/Work Type (1.2) is or was applicable.

1.3.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date for which the Object/Work Type (1.2) is or was applicable.

1.3.2 Latest Date

The latest date for which the Object/Work Type (1.2) is or was applicable.

1.4 Components/Parts

The kinds and numbers of parts of the object or work, or the members of the group, collection, or series described.

1.4.1 Components Quantity

The number of parts of a specific type that constitute the object, work, group, collection, or series described.

1.4.2 Components Type

The kind of components of the object, work, group, collection, or series described.

1.5 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

1.6 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

1.6.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Placement of a work of art or architecture within a classification scheme that groups other, similar works together on the basis of similar characteristics.

2.1 Classification Term🔺

The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work.

2.2 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to the information in this category

2.3 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

2.3.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found."

The titles or names given to a work of art, architecture, or group, as well as the type of title, and the dates when the title was valid.

3.1 Title Text🔺

Titles, identifying phrases, or names given to a work of art, architecture, or material culture. For complex works, series, or collections, the title may refer to a discrete unit within the larger entity (a print from a series, a photograph in a collection, a panel from a fresco cycle, a builting within a temple complex) or it may identify only the larger entity (series, collection, cycle) itself.

3.2 Title Type

The kind of title or name assigned to a work.

3.3 Preference

An indication of whether the title is the preferred title for the work.

3.4 Title Language

The language of the title or name.

3.5 Title Date

A description of the date on which a particular title was assigned to the work, or a range of dates during which a title was known to be valid.

3.5.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date on which a particular title was assigned to the work or was valid.

3.5.2 Latest Date

The earliest date on which a particular title was assigned to the work was valid.

3.6 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

3.7 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

3.7.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information including where in the source the information was found.

The creation, design, execution, or production of a work of art or architecture and its components, including all those responsible for the creation of the work or items in the group, and the dates of that activity, and the place where the creation took place.

4.1 Creator Description🔺

The name, brief biographical information, and roles (if necessary) of the named or anonymous individuals or corporate bodies responsible for the design, production, manufacture, or alteration of the work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. If there is no known creator, make a reference to the presumed culture or nationality of the unknown creator.

4.1.1 Creator Extent

The part of a work contributed by a particular creator.

4.1.2 Creator Qualifier

An expression of the certainty with which a work can be attributed to a known artist or group, used when the attribution is uncertain, is in dispute, when there is more than one creator, when there is a former attribution, or when the attribution otherwise requires explanation.

4.1.3 Creator Identity🔺

The identity of any one individual or corporate body that played a role in the creation of a work of art or architecture, ideally a link to the Person/Corporate Body Authority (28). For unknown artists, it is an expression indicating the culture, nationality, or stylistic association of the creator, also ideally linked to the Person/Corporate Body Authority (28).

4.1.4 Creator Role🔺

The role or activity performed by a creator or maker in the conception, design, or production of a work.

4.1.5 Creator Statement

Opinions offered by the artist or creator of a work that interpret and provide further information about the work of art and the process of its creation.

4.2 Creation Date🔺

A concise description of the date or range of dates associated with the creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction, or alteration of the work or its components, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, or nuance.

4.2.1 Earliest Date🔺

The earliest possible date when the work of art or architecture was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed.

4.2.2 Latest Date🔺

The latest possible date when the work of art or architecture was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed.

4.2.3 Date Qualifier

A clarification of the meaning of the date, including an indication that different creative activities took place on different dates.

4.3 Creation Place/Original Location

The location where the creation, design, or production of the work or its components took place, or the original location of the work.

4.3.1 Place Qualifier

A clarification of the significance of the place or location, including an indication that different creative activities took place at different locations.

4.4 Object/Work Culture

The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated.

4.5 Commissioner

The name of the individual, organization, association, or group that commissioned the work from the creator.

4.5.1 Commissioner Role

The profession or occupation of the commissioner of the work, restricted to the role that is relevant to the commission itself. If the commissioner is a group or organization, record its major activity relevant to the commission.

4.5.2 Commission Date

The date or range of dates when a work was commissioned.

4.5.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when a work was commissioned.

4.5.2.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when a work was commissioned.

4.5.3 Commission Place

The geographic location where the work was commissioned.

4.5.4 Commission Cost

The amount paid for the creation of the work, or for the completion of a particular part of the work.

4.6 Cretion Numbers

Any numbers assigned to a work of art in the context of its creation.

4.6.1 Number Type

The type of number assigned to a work in the context of its creation.

4.7 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

4.8 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

4.8.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

A description of a work of art that associates it with a defined style, historical period, group, school or movement whose characteristics are represented in the work.

5.1 Styles/Periods Description

A prose description of the salient characteristics of a work in relation to a particular style, historical period, group, school, or movement.

Example: “The gardens of Versailles represent the culmination of a development that started more than a hundred years earlier. The Early Renaissance garden still retained its medieval character of hortus conclusus…During the sixteenth century, this concept of statis perfection was substituted by the idea of a mysterious and fantastic world consisting of a variety of ‘places.’” ¹

5.2 Styles/Periods Indexing Terms

The term or terms identifying a style, historical period, school, or art movement whose characteristics are represented by the work.

5.2.1 Term Qualifier

A term identifying the type represented in the indexing terms.

5.3 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

5.4 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

5.4.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Information about the size, shape, scale, and dimensions of a work of art or architecture.

6.1 Dimension Description🔺

Information about the dimensions or scale of the work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. It may include the scale of the work. It may also include the number of the parts of a complex work, series, or collection.

6.2 Dimensions Type

The kind of dimension taken of a particular area or part of an object or work.

6.3 Dimensions Value

The numerical value of a particular dimension taken of a work.

6.4 Dimensions Unit

The unit of measurement used.

6.5 Dimensions Extent

An explanation of the part of the work being measured, included for clarity when necessary.

6.6 Scale Type

A term describing the scale, which is an expression of the ratio between the size of the representation of something and that thing itself (e.g., the size of the drawn structure as compared to the actual built work). Used for studies, recorded drawings, models, and other representations drawn or constructed to scale.

6.7 Dimensions Qualifier

A word or phrase that elaborates on the nature of the measurements of the work when necessary, as when the measurements are approximate.

6.8 Dimensions Date

A description of the date or range of dates when the measurement was determined, or a range of dates when a historical measurement was known to be valid.

6.8.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date for which the dimensions are known to be valid.

6.8.2 Latest Date

The latest date for which the dimensions are known to be valid.

6.9 Shape

The outline, form, or characteristic configuration of a work or part of a work, including its contours; used for unusual shapes.

6.10 Format/Size

The configuration of a work, including technical formats, or the conventional designation for the dimensions or proportion of a work.

6.11 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

6.12 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

6.12.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

The substances or materials used in the creation of a work of art or architecture, as well as any production or manufacturing techniques, processes, or methods incorporated in its fabrication. This information includes a description of both the materials used to create the work and the way in which they were put together.

7.1 Materials/Techniques Description🔺

An indication of the substances or materials used in the creation of a work, as well as any implements, production or manufacturing techniques, processes, or methods incorporated in its fabrication, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. For works on paper, descriptions of watermarks may also be included. (For marks applied to the work or support by the artist or subsequently by another person, see Inscriptions/Marks (8).

7.2 Materials/Techniques Flag

Flag used to distinguish materials from techniques.

7.3 Materials/Techniques Extent

The specific part of a work composed of a certain material, manufactured or created using a particular technique.

7.4 Materials/Techniques Role

The role indicating if the terms refer to the medium or support for materials, or to a technique or implement for techniques/implements.

7.5 Materials/Techniques Name

For materials, the names of the matter, material, or substance used to create the work of art or architecture. For techniques/implements, the names of the means, method, process, or technique by which a material was used in the creation of a work, or the name of any implement or tool used to create the work using the process or technique.

7.6 Material Color

The color of the material of which a work is composed.

7.7 Material Source Place

The geographic place from which the materials used to create the work originated.

7.8 Watermarks

The description of marks inherent in or applied to the material before it was fashioned into the work, including watermarks and stationers’ stamps or marks.

7.8.1 Watermark Identification

An identification of the watermark type of name.

7.8.2 Watermark Date

The date or range of dates during which a particular mark in a material was in widespread use.

7.8.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date on which the watermark was used.

7.8.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date on which the watermark was used.

7.9 Performance Action

An identification and description of any actions to be performed during the execution of the work, used primarily for performance art.

7.10 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to the information in this category.

7.11 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

7.11.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

A description of distinguishing or identifying physical markings, lettering, annotations, texts, or labels that are part of a work or are affixed, applied, stamped, written, inscribed, or attached to the work, excluding any mark or text inherent in materials; record watermarks in the Watermarks (7.8) subcategory.

8.1 Inscription Transcription or Description

The transcription or description of the content of the inscription, mark, or text. This transcription or description should include the material or medium in which the inscription, mark, or text was executed; its support, if it is on a separate piece affixed to the object; the method by which the inscription, mark, or text was produced; and a brief description of the content or appearance of the inscription or mark.

8.2 Inscription Type

The kind of inscription, stamp, mark or text written on or applied to the work.

8.3 Inscription Author

The name or a phrase identifying the author or person responsible for the mark, inscription, or text found on a work.

8.4 Inscription Location

The position on the work where an inscription or mark is found.

8.5 Inscription Language

The language of the inscription or the language of the text in a preliminary textual work.

8.6 Typeface/Letterform

The name or a descriptive phrase that identifies the typeface or script used in an inscription.

8.7 Mark Identification

An identification of the mark type or name.

8.8 Inscription Date

The date or range of dates when an inscription or mark was added to a work.

8.8.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the inscription or mark could have been added.

8.8.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the inscription or mark could have been added.

8.9 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

8.10 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

8.10.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

The relationship of a work created in multiples, such as a print, to other stages of the same work.

9.1 State Description

For a work that was created as multiples, an indication of the relationship of the state of the work to other stages of the multiples.

9.2 State Identification

The identifying number or name assigned to the state of a work that exists in more than one form.

9.3 Known States

For numbered states, the total number of identified states.

9.4 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

9.5 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

9.5.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

The placement of a work in the context of prior or later issuances of multiples of the same work. Edition either identifies a specific work in the context of a group issued at the same time, or defines an issuance of a work in relation to previous and subsequent editions.

10.1 Edition Description

A description of the specific edition to which a work belongs, whether expressed as a fractional number or as a name or expression of the context related to prior to later issuances.

10.2 Edition Number or Name

For books and other works produced in the context of prior or later issuances, the identification of the specific edition to which a work belongs.

10.3 Impression Number

For prints or other works issued in multiples at the same time, the number assigned to a particular item within a specific edition or production run.

10.4 Edition Size

For prints or other works issued in multiples at the same time, the total number of works created in a particular production run.

10.5 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

10.6 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

10.6.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

A detailed discussion of the way in which the work was made, including an assessment of its workmanship or characteristics of execution, the construction method used, or the specific applications of techniques."

11.1 Facture Description

A prose description of the facture of the work of art or architecture.

Example: “The fifty bronze sections that would make up the Large Arch were sandcast at the Herman Noack foundry in Berlin, Germany. The pieces were welded with invisible seams. The creation of the green patina was directed personally by Moore. The work was then shipped to the United States in a single piece.” ²

11.2 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

11.3 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

11.3.1 Page

Page number, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

An explanation of the way a work is meant to be seen or has been displayed.

12.1 Orientation/Arrangement Description

A description of the way the work is meant to be seen or has been displayed.

12.2 Orientation Indexing Terms

Terms indexing the orientation or arrangement of the work.

12.3 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

12.4 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

12.4.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

A description of the appearance of a work expressed in generic terms, without referencing to the subject depicted. This includes the names of any recognizable patterns, motifs, or textures used in the decoration of the work.

13.1 Physical Appearance

Description of salient aspects of the physical appearance of the work and its decoration, including design elements and pattern names.

13.2 Physical Description Indexing Terms

Indexing terms that characterize the physical description of the work.

13.3 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

13.4 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

13.4.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

An assessment of the overall physical condition, characteristics, and completeness of a work of art or architecture at a particular time. This includes examination of the work under special conditions, such as ultraviolet light, but excludes interventions or treatments that alter the condition of a work, such as restoration or conservation.

14.1 Condition/Examination Description

Prose description of the overall physical condition, characteristics, and completeness of a work.

14.2 Examination Type

The kind of examination made of the work’s condition.

14.3 Examination Agent

The identifiction of the person who performed a specific examination, including his or her name, role or title, and institutional affiliation.

14.4 Examination Date

The identifiction of the person who performed a specific examination, including his or her name, role or title, and institutional affiliation.

14.4.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when an examination took place.

14.4.2 Latest Date

The latest date when an examination took place.

14.5 Examination Place

The location, studio, or laboratory where the examination of the work’s condition took place.

14.6 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

14.7 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

14.7.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Procedures or actions that a work has undergone to repair, conserve, or stabilize it.

15.1 Conservation/Treatment Description

Prose description of procedures that a work has undergone to repair, conserve, or stabilize it.

15.2 Treatment Type

The name of the conservation treatment or technical/scientific restoration procedure performed on the work.

15.3 Treatment Agent

The identification of the person who performed a specific conservation procedure, including his or her name, role or title, and institutional affiliation.

15.4 Treatment Date

The date on which a particular procdure or treatment was performed.

15.4.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the procedure or treatment took place.

15.4.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the procedure or treatment took place.

15.5 Treatment Place

The location, studio, or laboratory where the procedure or treatment was performed.

15.6 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

15.7 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

15.7.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

The subject matter of a work of art, sometimes referred to as its content, is the narrative, iconographic, or non-objective meaning conveyed by an abstract or a figurative composition. It is what is depicted in and by a work of art. It also covers the function of an object or architecture that otherwise has no narrative content.

16.1 Subject Display

A description of the subjects depicted in, on, or by the work.

16.2 General Subject Terms🔺

Indexing terms that characterize, in general terms, what the work depicts or what is depicted in it. This subject analysis is the minimum required level of specificity. It is recommended to also list specific subjects, if possible.

16.3.1 General Subject Type

A classification of the level of subject description indicated by the indexing terms, for use if necessary to distinguish between what a work is of and what it is about.

16.3.2 General Subject Extent

When there are multiple subjects, a term indicating the part of the work to which these subject terms apply.

16.3 Specific Subject Terms

A designation indicating if the subject indexing terms are taken from the list of general terms or are specific terms taken from various authorities.

16.3.1 Specific Subject Type

A classification of the level of subject description indicated by the indexing terms, for use if necessary to distinguish between what a work is of and what it is about.

16.3.2 Specific Subject Extent

When there are multiple subjects, a term indicating the part of the work to which these subject terms apply.

16.4 Outside Iconography Terms

Terms for subjects taken from some outside source not included in the controlled authorities linked to the work record.

16.4.1 Outside Iconography Code

An indication of the code or unique identifier for the subject in the cited iconographical source.

16.4.2 Outside Iconography Source

An indication of the published work that provided the term used to index the depicted subject.

16.5 Subject Interpretive History

The interpretive history or iconology of a work is its place in the history of the meaning of its subject matter. Studies in iconology trace the developments and changes of meaning of an iconographical subject over long periods of time and often in more than one society.

16.6 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

16.7 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

16.7.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Political, social, economic, or religious events or movements associated with the work of art or architecture at its creation and over time, including competitions. This category is also used to record the placement of a work in a particular position within an architectural context and any information about the discovery or excavation of the work.

17.1 Historical/Cultural Events

A description of the political, social, economic, or religious events or circumstances associated with the work over time.

17.1.1 Event Type

Generic term characterizing the type of event associated with the work, excluding creation and events/activities recorded in other subcategories.

17.1.2 Event Identification

An identification of the event or situation involving the work of art or architecture.

17.1.3 Event Date

A description of the year or span of time during which the work was associated with the event or situation.

17.1.3.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when the work was associated with the event or situation.

17.1.3.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when the work was associated with the event or situation.

17.1.4 Event Place

The geographic location where a work of art was associated with a particular event or situation.

17.1.5 Event Agent

An individual or group associated with the work in a given context.

17.1.5.1 Agent Role

The role or activity performed by the person or corporate body in the context of the work in a particular event or situation.

17.1.6 Contextual Cost or Value

The momentary value associated with a work in a specific historical or cultural context, including current value.

17.2 Architectural Context

A description of the relationship between a work and a particular built work, environment, or open space.

17.2.1 Building/Site Context

The specific built work or site within which the work of art or architecture was incorporated or displayed.

17.2.2 Part/Placement Context

A term referring to the particular location of a work of art or architectural element within a particular building or site, including its relative position in relation to the viewer and to other elements of the building or site. It may also refer to the part of a building or site in which a work figured or its placement on the work.

17.2.3 Architectural Context Date

The date or range of dates when a work figured in a particular architectural context.

17.2.3.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date during which the work figured in a particular architectural context.

17.2.3.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date during which the work figured in a particular architectural context.

17.3 Archaeological Context

A description of the circumstances in which a work of art or architecture was excavated or discovered.

17.3.1 Discovery/Excavation Place

The geographic location where the work was excavated or discovered, including an identification of the site or plot if known.

17.3.2 Excavation Site Sector

The name, author, or other identifier assigned to the site where the work was excavated, and the square or other subdivision of the site where a work was excavated.

17.3.3 Excavator

The name of the person or corporate body that excavated the work.

17.3.4 Discovery/Excavation Date

The date or range of dates when the work was discovered or excavated.

17.3.4.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when the work was discovered or excavated.

17.3.4.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when the work was discovered or excavated.

17.4 Historical Location Context

A description of an historical context for the work that is not recorded in another place or location (sub)category in the record.

17.4.1 Historical Location Place

A location that provides historical context for the work but is not recorded in another place or location (sub)category in the record.

17.4.2 Historical Location Date

The date or range of dates when the work was associated with the historical location.

17.4.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when the work was associated with the historical location.

17.4.2.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when the work was associated with the historical location.

17.5 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

17.6 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

17.6.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

A textual description of the work, including a discussion of issues related to it. Important information in this note should be indexed in other appropriate categories.

18.1 Descriptive Note Text

A narrative text/prose description and discussion of the work or group of works.

18.1.1 Abstract Description

A brief narrative text or prose description of the work or group of works.

18.1.2 Pagination Description

A brief notation regarding the number of pages or volumes of the work.

18.1.3 Foliation Description

A description of the foliation and collation of a volume.

18.1.4 Extent Description

A description of the physical nature of the materials being described, including number of things and type of things included.

18.1.5 Arrangement Description

A description of the arrangement of materials in an archival group or collection.

18.2 Remarks

Additional comments pertinent to the information recorded in the Descriptive Note Text(18.1) subcategory.

18.3 Citations

Identification of the sources used for information recorded in the Descriptive Note Text(18.1) subcategory.

18.3.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Critical opinions about a specific work, as offered by artists, art historians, art critics, art dealers, sellers and buyers, public officials, and the general public.

19.1 Critical Comment

A quotation or paraphrase of an opinion expressed about a particular work.

Example: “No defense can, however, be offered for the choice of features in the left-hand figure of Mr. Millais’ Dove Returning to the Ark. I cannot understand how a painter so sensible of the upmost refinement of beauty in other objects should deliberately choose for his model a type so far inferior to that of average humanity, and unredeemed by an expression save that of dull self-complacency.” ³

19.2 Comment Document Type

The type of document that contains the opinion of a work.

19.3 Comment Author

The name of the person who made the comment about a work.

19.4 Comment Date

A description of the date on which a particular author, artist, or critic made a comment about a work.

19.4.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when a particular author, artist, or critic made a comment about a work.

19.4.2 Latest Date

The latest date when a particular author, artist, or critic made a comment about a work.

19.5 Comment Circumstances

A description of the historical context and circumstances in which an opinion was offered or written.

19.6 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

19.7 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

19.7.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Works of art or architecture related to the work being described, and a description of the relationship between the works.

20.1 Related Work Label/Identification

A brief description and credit line that identifies the related work and distinguishes it from similar works.

20.1.1 Work Relationship Type

The kind of relationship between the work being described and another work.

20.1.2 Work Relationship Date

The date or range of dates associated with the relationship between the work being cataloged and the related work.

20.1.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the relationship could have been in place.

20.1.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the relationship could have been in place.

20.2 Work Broader Context

An identification of the broader contexts for the work, group, or collection of works, relevant only if the work is part of a group, collection, set, or series. Ideally this is a hierarchical link.

20.2.1 Historical Flag

An indication of whether the broader context is historical or current.

20.2.2 Broader Context Date

The date or range of dates associated with the hierarchical relationship between the work being cataloged and the related work.

20.2.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

20.2.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

20.2.3 Hierarchical Relationship Type

Indicates the type of relationship between a hierarchical parent and its child, expressed in the jargon of controlled vocabulary standards.

20.3 Relationship Number

The alphanumeric indicator or phase that qualifies the relationship between related works.

20.4 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

20.5 Citations

A reference to a bibliograhic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

20.5.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Either the name and geographic location of the repository that is currently responsible for the work or, for monumental works and architecture, the geographic location of the work. Use this category to indicate if the work is list, destroyed, has location unknown, or is in an anonymous private collection. This category should also be used to indicate the repository number, credit line, and other administrative information about the work.

21.1 Current Location Description

A description of the current or last known location of the work, including nuance and uncertainty.

21.2 Repository/Geographic Location🔺

An identification or link to a repository (corporate body) or geographic place where the work is currently or was formerly located. As identification of the current location, either repository or geographic location, is required.

21.2.1 Current Flag

An indication of whether the information recorded in the Repository/Geographic Location(21.2).

21.2.2 Location Type

For locations other than current locations, an indication of the significance of this location as related to the work. Use this subcategory to note lost or destroyed works.

21.2.3 Repository Numbers🔺

Any unique identifiers assigned to a work by the current or last known repository.

21.2.3.1 Number Type

The type of number or other unique identifier assigned to a work by the current or last known repository.

21.2.4 Gallery/Specific Location

The particular location of the work in a repository, or the street address of a built work.

21.2.5 Coordinates

For built works or monumental works, the geographic coordinates of the work indicating the point on the globe where the work is located, expressed in degrees/minutes/seconds or decimal fractations of degrees.

21.2.6 Credit Line

A brief statement indicating how the work came into the current or an earlier collection, or how it came to be on view at a certain repository.

21.3 Object/Work Label/Identification

A brief description and credit line that identifies the work and distinguihses it from similar works.

21.4 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

21.5 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

21.5.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

An identification of the individual or group that holds the rights to use, exhibit, or reproduce a work, along with an indication of any existing restrictions on its reproduction, exhibition, or use.

22.1 Copyright Statement

A formal statement of the copyright of a work, and/or any restrictions placed on it, including licensing information.

22.2 Copyright Holder Name

The name of the individual or group that holds the copyright to the work.

22.3 Copyright Place

The place where the individual or group that holds the copyright or placed the restrictions on a work resides or is active.

22.4 Copyright Date

The date or range of dates when the copyright to a work is held by a particular individual or group.

22.4.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when the copyright was held by a particular individual or group, as recorded in the Copyright Date(22.4) subcategory.

22.4.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when the copyright was held by a particular individual or group, as recorded in the Copyright Date(22.4) subcategory.

22.5 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

22.6 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

22.6.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was.

The provenance and ownership history of an object/work from the moment of its creation to the present. This includes the means by which a work passed from one owner to the next; an identification of any public sales involving the work or the names of any agents who aided the transfer of ownership; and the names of any dealers who handled the work or included it in their inventories. If a work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or has otherwise vanished from public view, this fact should also be indicated here.

23.1 Provenance Description

The prose description of the provenance or ownership history of a work of art or architecture, or a group of works.

Example: before 1825 Sant’Agostino (San Gimignano, Siena province); before 1846 Cardinal Fesch Collection; then to Campana Collection; since 1863 Musée du Louvre (Paris, France). ⁴

23.1.1 Acquisition Description

The prose description of the most recent owner or location of the work, prior to acquisition by the current owner or repository.

23.2 Transfer Mode/Method of Acquisition

The means by which a work entered the collection of a particular individual or corporate body.

23.3 Cost or Value

The monetary value of a work in a specific currency at the time of ownership transfer. This can be either a purchase price or an evaluation.

23.3.1 Valuation

An expression of the value for display.

23.3.1.1 Valuation Amount

The numerical expression of the value, as expressed in the display Valuation(23.3.1) subcategory.

23.3.1.2 Currency Unit

The type of currency recorded in the Valuation(23.3.1) subcategory.

23.4 Legal Status

The legal status of the work.

23.5 Owner/Agent

The name of an individual or corporate body (institution, agency, or group) that owned or was in posession of the work of art or architecture, or served as an agent or intermediary in its transfer from one owner to another.

23.5.1 Owner/Agent Role

The role played by an individual or corporate body with regard to an object/work’s ownership, posession, or transfer of ownership.

23.6 Ownership Place

The place where the work was housed while in the possession of a particular owner.

23.7 Ownership Date

The period of time during which the work belonged to or was in the possession of a particular owner or agent.

23.7.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when t he work belonged to or was in the possession of a particular owner or agent.

23.7.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when the work belonged to or was in the possession of a particular owner or agent.

23.8 Owner’s Numbers

Any numbers assigned to a work by a specific owner or agent in its transfer of ownership.

23.8.1 Number Type

The type of number assigned to a work by a specific owner or agent in its transfer of ownership.

23.9 Owner’s Credit Line

A formal public statement about the ownership, transfer of ownership, acquisition, source, or sponsorship of a work’s acquisition, suitable for use in a display label or publication.

23.10 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

23.11 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

23.11.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

A historical record of a work’s public display, including its installation in a gallery; inclusion in a special or online exhibition and any loan during which the work was on public view, even if not part of a formal exhibition.

24.1 Exhibition Description

A prose description including the title or name of the exhibition, its location, and other pertinent information.

24.2 Exhibition Title or Name

The title or name of the exhibition as formulated by the organizing institution.

24.3 Exhibition Type

An indication of the type of exhibition or loan.

24.4 Exhibition Curator

The name of names of those responsible for the exhibition’s intellectual content, including the selection and interpretation of works.

24.5 Exhibition Organizer

The name and location of the person or agency responsible for the exhibition or loan.

24.6 Exhibition Sponsor

The name of any individual, corporation, foundation, or funding body that provided financial assistance to an exhibition or loan.

24.7 Exhibition Venue

A display of the names, locations, and dates where the exhibition or work was on public display.

24.7.1 Venue Name/Place

The name of the exhibiting institution, gallery, other facility, and/or the geographic location where an exhibition took place.

24.7.2 Venue Date

A description of the date or range of dates when the work was on exhibition at a particular venue.

24.7.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest possible date when the work was exhibited at a particular venue.

24.7.2.2 Latest Date

The latest possible date when the work was exhibited at a particular venue.

24.8 Exhibition Object Number

The number assigned to a work within the context of a particular exhibition or loan.

24.8.1 Number Type

The type of number assigned to a work within the context of a particular exhibition or loan.

24.9 Exhibition Object/Work Label/Identification

A display identifying the work on exhibition, distinguishing it from similar works.

24.10 Remarks

Additional notes or comments pertinent to information in this category.

24.11 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

24.11.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Documentation of the creation and subsequent modification(s) of a work’s description, including who made the description and when, along with any relevant notes.

25.1 Cataloging Institution

The institution with which the individual who wrote or revised the description of a work is affiliated.

25.2 Cataloger Name

The name of the individual who wrote, recorded, or revised information about a work.

25.3 Cataloger Action

The action performed by the individual when creating or revising the record.

25.4 Area of Record Affected

The area or fields of the record that were affected by the cataloger’s action(s).

25.5 Cataloging Date

The date(s) and time(s) when a cataloger’s action was undertaken.

25.5.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the cataloger’s action, as recorded in the Cataloger Action(25.3) subcategory, was undertaken.

25.5.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the cataloger’s action, as recorded in the Cataloger Action(25.3) subcategory, was undertaken.

25.6 Remarks

Any notes or comments about the process of cataloging the work, or of creating or modifying the description of it.

25.7 Object/Work Record ID

A number used to uniquely identify the object/work record in the computer system.

25.8 Cataloging Language

The language in which the cataloging record is written.

The identification of images that depict the work of art or architecture. Also includes subcategories for an image authority.

Citations to sources of textual information related to the work of art or architecture being described, including published bibliographic materials, Web sites, archival documents, unpublished manuscripts, and references to verbal opinions expressed by scholars or subject experts. Also includes subcategories for a citations authority.

Information about artists, architects, and other individuals and corporate bodies responsible for the design and production of works of art and architecture. This authority may also contain information about patrons, repositories, and other people or corporate bodies important to the record for the work.

28.1 Person Authority Record Type

A term distinguishing records for persons from those for corporate bodies, which are groups of people, not necessarily legally incorporated.

28.2 Person Name🔺

Proper names, appellations, pseudonyms, nicknames, or other identifying phrases by which an individual, group of people, or corporate body is known.

28.2.1 Preference

An indication of whether or not the name is the preferred name for the person or corporate body. The preferred name is generally the indexing form of the name that is most commonly found in scholarly literature.

28.2.2 Name Type

An indication of the type of name, to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction.

28.2.3 Name Qualifier

Word(s) or phrase(s) used to clarify or disambiguate a name from another related or similar, yet distinct, name.

28.2.4 Name Language

An indication of the language used for the name, particularly when the name is in a language other than that of the catalog record.

28.2.5 Historical Flag

Flag indicating the name’s historical status.

28.2.6 Display Name Flag

Flag designating whether or not the name is to be used in natural order displays or in an alphabetical list.

28.2.7 Other Name Flags

Flags designating an official name, pseudonym, and other special name designations for the person or corporate body.

28.2.8 Name Source🔺

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular name.

28.2.8.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the name was found.

28.2.9 Name Date

A description of the date or range of dates when a particular name was in use for the person or corporate body; to be used only when name use was significant, not to simply record the dates of use of a name given at birth.

28.2.9.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date on which a particular name was used.

28.2.9.2 Latest Date

The latest date on which a particular name was used, which is generally not the same as the death date for a person or date of dissolution of a corporate body.

28.3 Display Biography🔺

A description of the individual’s or corporate body’s nationality, professional roles, and dates.

28.4 Birth Date🔺

The date when the person was born, or when a corporate body came into existence. If only the date of first activity is known, or if the date of birth is uncertain or approximate, this is the earliest possible or estimated year when the artist was born or the corporate body came into existence.

28.5 Death Date🔺

The date when the person died, or when a corporate body ceased to exist. If only the date of last activity is known, or if the date of death is uncertain or approximate, this is the latest possible or estimated year when the artist died or the corporate body ceased to exist.

28.6 Birth Place

The geographic place where the person was born, or the location where the corporate body was established. For the headquarters or permanent location of the corporate body, use Event: location.

28.7 Death Place

The geographic place where the person died, or the location where the corporate body last existed or was headquartered. For the headquarters or permanent location of the corporate body, record location in the Person/Corporate Body Event(28.11) subcategory.

28.8 Person Nationality/Culture/Race🔺

The person’s or corporate body’s national, geopolitical, cultural, or ethnic origins or affiliation.

28.8.1 Preference

An indication of whether the Person Nationality/Culture/Race(28.8) is preferred or non preferred for this person or corporate body.

28.8.2 Nationality/Culture Type

A more specific indication of the type of values recorded in the Person Nationality/Culture/Race(28.8) subcategory.

28.9 Gender

The sex of the individual; generally not applicable to corporate bodies.

28.10 Life Roles🔺

The major professional roles played by the person throughout his or her lifetime, or the major roles that define the activities or purpose of the corporate body.

28.10.1 Preferences

An indication of whether the person’s or corporate body’s role is preferred or non preferred.

28.10.2 Role Date

A description of the date or range of dates when the role was relevant.

28.10.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the role was relevant.

28.10.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the role was relevant.

28.11 Person/Corporate Body Event

Terminology referring to a critical event, activity, state/status, or situation in the person’s life or the corporate body’s history. For example, events can include active;baptism (e.g., when the Birth Date(28.4) is unknown); participation in competitions; or location (i.e., flourished). Events must be accompanied by a date or a geographic place.

28.11.1 Event Date

A description of the date or range of dates when either the event took place or the state, status, or situation was in effect.

28.11.1.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date applicable to the event.

28.11.1.2 Latest Date

The latest date applicable to the event.

28.11.2 Event Place

The geographic place where the event took place or the state or status (e.g., location) was in effect.

28.12 Related Person/Corporate Body🔺

The identification of any people or corporate bodies who are professionally important to the person or corporate body being cataloged, including student/teacher relationships; relationships between family members who are creators; or relationships between a firm or studio and its members.

28.12.1 Person Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the person or corporate body and the related person or corporate body, as recorded in the Related Person/Corporate Body(28.12) subcategory.

28.12.2 Person Relationship Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the relationship between the person or corporate body being cataloged and the related person or corporate body, as recorded in the Related Person/Corporate Body(28.12) subcategory.

28.12.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the relationship could have been in place.

28.12.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the relationship could have been in place.

28.13 Person/Corporate Body Broader Context

An identification of the broader contexts for the corporate body, relevant only if the corporate body is administratively part of the larger entity. Ideally this is a hierarchical link. Not applicable to records for individual people.

28.13.1 Broader Context Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the hierarchical relationship between the corporate body being cataloged and the related corporate body.

28.13.1.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in placd.

28.13.1.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

28.14 Person/Corporate Body Label/Identification

A label or heading used to identify the person or corporate body in displays.

28.15 Person/Corporate Body Descriptive Note

Additional information about the artist, architect, or corporate body, including a discussion of his or her life and artistic development, particularly noting any controversies, presented in a form to be displayed to end users.

28.15.1 Note Source

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that supplied information in the Person/Corporate Body Descriptive Note(28.15) subcategory.

28.15.1.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

28.16 Remarks

Notes or comments about information in the person or corporate body record.

28.17 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this authority record.

28.17.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

28.18 Person Authority Record ID

A number used to uniquely identify the Person/Corporate Body record to the computer system.

Information about geographic places important to the work of art, architecture, or to the creators. This authority includes administrative entities, such as nations or cities, and physical features, such as rivers.

29.1 Place Authority Record Type

A term distinguishing records for physical features from those for administrative entities, which include cities, nations, and administrative subdivisions.

29.2 Place Name🔺

Proper names, appellations, nicknames, or other identifying phrases by which a place is known.

29.2.1 Preference

An indication of whether the name is the preferred name for the place. The preferred name is generally the indexing form of the name that is most commonly found in standard authoritative published sources in the language of the catalog record. Use lower case.

29.2.2 Name Type

An indication of the type of name, to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction, or to distinguish nouns from adjectival forms of names.

29.2.3 Name Qualifier

Word or phrase used as necessary to provide clarification or disambiguation.

29.2.4 Name Language

An indication of the language of the name, particularly when the name is in a language other than the language of the catalog record.

29.2.5 Historical Flag

Flag indicating the name’s historical status.

29.2.6 Display Name Flag

Flag designating whether or not the name is to be used in natural order displays or in an alphabetical list.

29.2.7 Other Name Flags

Flags designating an official name, code, and other special name statuses for the place.

29.2.8 Name Source🔺

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document document that provides the warrant for a particular name.

29.2.8.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the name was found.

29.2.9 Name Date

A description of the date or range of dates when a particular name was in use for the place.

29.2.9.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date on which a particular name was used.

29.2.9.2 Latest Date

The latest date on which a particular name was used.

29.3 Geographic Coordinates

A set of numbers used to define points on the earth’s surface that correspond to the physical location of the place.

29.4 Place Types🔺

Terms that characterize significant aspects of the place, including its role, function, political anatomy, size, or physical characteristics.

29.4.1 Preference

An indication of whether the place type(s), as recorded in the Place Types(29.4) subcategory, is/are preferred or non preferred.

29.4.2 Place Type Date

A description of the date or range of dates when the place type was relevant.

29.4.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the place type was relevant.

29.4.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the place type was relevant.

29.5 Related Places

Terms that characterize significant aspects of the place, including its role, function, political anatomy, size, or physical characteristics.

29.5.1 Place Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the place and a related place.

29.5.2 Place Relationship Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the relationship between the place and the related place.

29.5.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the relationship could have been in effect.

29.5.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the relationship could have been in effect.

29.6 Place Broader Context🔺

An identification of the place’s broader context(s), such as between cities and the nations to which they belong. Ideally this is a hierarchical link.

29.6.1 Broader Context Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the hierarchical relationship between the corporate body being cataloged and the related corporate body.

29.6.1.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

29.6.1.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

29.7 Place/Location Label/Identification

A label or heading used to identify the place in displays.

29.8 Place/Location Descriptive Note

Additional information about the place, including a discussion of its history, particularly noting any controversies or issues, presented in a form to be displayed to end users.

29.8.1 Note Source

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that supplied information in this Place/Location Descriptive Note(29.8) subcategory.

29.8.1.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

29.9 Remarks

Notes or comments about the Place/Location Authority(29) record.

29.10 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this authority record.

29.10.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

29.11 Place Authority Record ID

A number used to uniquely identify the Place/Location Authority(29) record to the computer system.

Information about generic concepts needed to catalog or describe the work, including the type of object, activities, its style, other attributes, or the role of a creator.

30.1 Concept Authority Record Type

A term distinguishing records used for generic concepts from those used for organizational levels in the authority (e.g., guide terms and facets).

30.2 Generic Conccept Term🔺

Terms used to refer to the generic concept. Excluded from this subcategory are proper names of persons, organizations, geographic places, named subjects, or named events.

30.2.1 Preference

An indication of whether the term is the preferred term for the concept record; there may be more than one Term Type(30.2.2) descriptor, but only one preferred term.

30.2.2 Term Type

An indication of the type of term to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction.

30.2.3 Term Qualifier

Word or phrase used primarily to distinguish betweenn homographs.

30.2.4 Term Language

An indication of the language of the term, particularly when the term is in a language other than the language of the catalog record.

30.2.5 Historical Flag

Flag indicating the historical status of the term.

30.2.6 Display Name Flag

Flag designating whether or not the term is to be used in natural order displays or in permuted indexes.

30.2.7 Other Name Flags

Flags designating neologisms, jargon, and other special name statuses for the term.

30.2.8 Term Source🔺

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular term.

30.2.8.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the term was found.

30.2.9 Term Date

A description of the date or range of dates when a particular term was in use.

30.2.9.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date on which a particular term was used.

30.2.9.2 Latest Date

The latest date on which a particular term was used.

30.3 Related Generic Concepts

The identification of any generic concepts that have important ties or connections to the generic concept being cataloged, excluding hierarchical whole/part relationships.

30.3.1 Concept Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the concept and a Related Generic Concept(30.3).

30.3.2 Concept Relationship Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the relationship between the Generic Concept Authority(30) and the Related Generic Concept(30.3).

30.3.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the relationship could have been in effect.

30.3.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the relationship could have been in effect.

30.4 Concept Broader Context🔺

An identification of the broader contexts for the generic concept. Ideally this is a hierarchical link.

30.4.1 Concept Broader Context Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the hierarchical relationship between the generic concept being cataloged and the Related Generic Concept(30.3).

30.4.1.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

30.4.1.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

30.5 Generic Concept Label/Identification

A label or heading to identify the generic concept in displays.

30.6 Concept Scope Note🔺

A note that describes how the term should be used and provides descripptive information about the concept or expands upon information recorded in other fields, presented in a form to be displayed to end users.

30.6.1 Note Source🔺

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that supplied information in the Concept Scope Note(30.6).

30.6.1.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

30.7 Remarks

Notes or comments about information in the generic concept record.

30.8 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basics for the information recorded in this authority.

30.8.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

30.9 Concept Authority Record ID

A number used to uniquely identify the Generic Concept Authority(30) record to the computer system.

Information about a named iconographical, literary mythological, or religious character, animal, theme, or story, or a named historical fictional event.

31.1 Subject Authority Record Type

A term indicating the general type of subject represented in the authority record.

31.2 Subject Name🔺

The names used to refer to the subject, including the preferred form of the name, which is the form most commonly found in published sources. It also includes synonyms and variant names for the subject.

31.2.1 Preference

An indication of whether the name is a preferred or variant name for the subject.

31.2.2 Name Type

An indication of the type of name, to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction, or to distinguish nouns from adjectival forms of names.

31.2.3 Name Qualifier

Descriptive word or phrase used as necessary to provide clarification or disambiguation.

31.2.4 Name Language

An indication of the language of the name, particularly when the name is in a language other than the language of the catalog record.

31.2.5 Historical Flag

Flag indicating the historical status of the name.

31.2.6 Display Name Flag

Flag designating whether or not the name is to be used in natural order displays or in an alphabetical list.

31.2.7 Other Name Flags

Flags designating an abbreviation, pesudonym, and other special name status.

31.2.8 Name Source🔺

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublushed document that provides the warrant for a particular name.

31.2.8.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the name was found.

31.2.9 Name Date

A description of the date or range of dates when a particular name was in use for the subject.

31.2.9.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date on which a particular name was used.

31.2.9.2 Latest Date

The latest date on which a particular name was used.

31.3 Subject Date

The date or range of dates during which the subject is relevant or was used.

31.3.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when a subject was first established or was used.

31.3.2 Latest Date

The latest date when a subject was first established or was used.

31.4 Subject Role/Attributes

Terms that characterize significant aspects of the subject.

31.5 Related Subject

The identification of any subjects that have important and direct ties or connections to the subject being cataloged, exluding hierarchical whole/part relationships; these are the associative relationships.

31.5.1 Subject Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the subject being cataloged and another Related Subject(31.5).

31.5.2 Subject Relationship Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the relationship between the subject and the Related Subject(31.5).

31.5.2.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when a relationship could have been in effect.

31.5.2.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the relationship could have been in effect.

31.6 Subject Broader Context🔺

An identification of the broader contexts for the subject. Ideally, this is a hierarchical link.

31.6.1 Broader Context Date

A description of the date or range of dates associated with the hierarchical relationship between the subject being cataloged and the Related Subject(31.5).

31.6.1.1 Earliest Date

The earliest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

31.6.1.2 Latest Date

The latest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.

31.7 Related Place/Location

Information about a geographic place related to the subject at hand.

31.7.1 Place Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the subject and the Related Place/Location(31.7).

31.8 Related Person/Corporate Body

Information about a person or corporate body related to the subject at hand.

31.8.1 Person Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the subject and the Related Person/Corporate Body(31.8).

31.9 Related Generic Concept

Links to a generic concept related to the subject at hand. Included here are the roles/attributes of the concept.

31.9.1 Concept Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the subject and the related generic concept.

31.10 Subject Label/Identification

A label or heading to identify the subject in displays.

31.11 Subject Descriptive Note

Additional information about the subject, including a discussion of its history, particularly noting any controversies or issues, presented in a form to be displayed to end users.

31.11.1 Note Source

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that supplied information in the Subject Descriptive Note(31.11) subcategory.

31.11.1.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

31.12 Remarks

Notes or comments about the subject.

31.13 Citations

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this category.

31.13.1 Page

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

31.14 Citations

A number used to uniquely identify the Subject Authority(31) record to the computer system.