Introduction to Object ID : guidelines for making records that describe art, antiques, and antiquities

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    • Thornes, Robin
    • Dorrell, Peter G.
    • Lie, Henry

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Introduction to Object ID : guidelines for making records that describe art, antiques, and antiquities

Robin Thornes with Peter Dorrell and Henry Lie

Getty Information Institute, c1999

  • : pbk : alk. paper

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Object ID

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Description

Object ID is an international standard that outlines the minimum information needed to identify art, antiquities and antiques. This work discusses the development of the Object ID standard and discusses each of the parameters that make up that standard. A separate section sets out guidelines for the photographic documentation of art objects.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Describing art and antiques using Object ID: overview
  • categories of information - types of object, materials and techniques, measurements, inscriptions and markings, distinguishing features, title, subject, date or period, maker, description
  • additional recommended categories - inventory number, related written material, place of origin/discovery, cross reference to related objects, date documented. Part 2 Photographing objects for purposes of identification: overview
  • choosing viewpoints
  • creating backgrounds
  • positioning lighting
  • checklist for photographing objects.

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