The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging
The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging

Author: James R. Blackaby

Publisher: Altamira Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 536

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Chenhall's System for Classifying Man-Made Objects created the first common cataloging language for museums and other historical collections. Now The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging develops Chenhall's ideas to provide updated material so museums can use their collections to the fullest extent. The Revised Nomenclature provides a universally accepted classification system with terminology that allows curators, registrars, and catalogers to describe artifacts precisely. It also creates a standard for cataloging so that in-house record keeping is complete and accurate for use by all staff members and the exchange of cultural objects and information between museums is possible on both a national and international scale. This system deals with information, not with methods of recording that information, and enables even the smallest museum's terminology to be in synchronization with the largest metropolitan museum. No museum can afford to be without this book.

Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America, 1650-1920
Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America, 1650-1920

Author: Kenneth L. Ames

Publisher: Winterthur Museum

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 408

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This bibliography of the study of household furnishings used in the United States from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century contains twenty-one sections. Each section begins with an essay that outlines the development of scholarship in the files and points toward new directions for research with annotated entries on the most significant works. Three chapters present the basic reference tools and surveys of art and architecture. These are followed by chapters devoted to such topics as furniture; metals, including silver and gold, pewter, and Britannia metal; ceramics and glass; textiles; timepieces; household activities and systems; and craftsmen and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Includes an author/title index.

Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects
Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects

Author: Louise Bernard

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 360

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This publication provides a classified list of objects, based on the object's original function and on the objects in the Parks Canada national collection of over 50,000 historic objects. This particular volume includes standardized terms, in English with French equivalents, for three broad categories of objects: structures (buildings, components, site features, other structure), furnishings (bedding, floor coverings, furniture, household accessories, lighting devices, plumbing fixtures, temperature control devices, window or door coverings), and personal artefacts (clothing, adornment, footwear, accessories, personal gear, toilet articles). Information given for each term includes an illustration, description, other designations used for the object, Parks Canada nomenclature code, and other terms not to be confused with the entry term. Includes index of terms.