Art and Rare Materials Core Ontology

A single bibliographic or physical volume of a resource.

Numeric, alphanumeric, or other identifying codes assigned when an art object, book, or other item enters the collection of a museum, library, or other repository. Such codes are unique within the set of codes, and specifically identify the particular item at hand. The numbers may be marked on the objects or not.

Information about the organization and arrangement of a collection of items or a single item.

The ascribing of an activity to a particular agent or agents. This attribution may change over time based on new evidence.

A person's name written on a resource in his or her own hand as part of the creation or production process.

Small engraved or printed label, usually found on the upper outside corner of one of the front flyleaves, giving the name and usually the address of the bookbinder; common in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Covering of a book which holds the sheets together to provide protection, and collectively all the parts of a book applied in the process of attaching the leaves and covering them.

An artificial gathering of two or more items physically into or on a single carrier, whether bound, affixed, or otherwise brought together into a single bound unit, and lacking a collective title. Includes only collections gathered subsequent to publication, rather than issued or reissued together by the publisher.

A distinctive caption independent of the resource title, including mottos and headings.

A single citation within a bibliographic source.

Assessment and/or documentation of the physical condition of an item, including damage, material vulnerabilities, special storage requirements, etc. The assessment is generally the output of a condition assessment activity, and may or may not result in a conservator activity.

A note to provide a main contents of the resource rather than linking to an external table of contents or creating separate part/whole relationships to the entities that comprise the whole. Ideally, part whole relationships would be created instead of the this type of note.

A note that describes the resource.

A detachable, flexible covering for a book, usually of paper cut flush with the covers, folding around the binding with the ends tucked in between the cover boards and the free end paper.

Covering of a book which holds the sheets together to provide protection, and collectively all the parts of a book applied in the process of attaching the leaves and covering them.

A specific entry within a bibliographic resource.

The relationship between an ExhibitionEvent and an Item in that event.

A font is the digital representation of a typeface. It is a collection of all the characters of a typeface in one size (12pt/1in) and one style (bold/italic). For example, Arial in 12pt size is a font, Arial in 18pt size is a font, and Arial bold in 24pt is also a font.

Style of the font, e.g. bold, italic

A supportive structure that surrounds or encloses an item.

A specific example of a handwriting found in a textual resource. A handwriting can have a particular HandWritingType.

A type of writing hand; not the same as a writing system or a handwriting style (such as cursive or block letters). Examples include Gothic, Secretary, Carolingian minuscule, and Sütterlin.

A note explaining an unintentional or intentional inaccuracy, misspelling, or misprint relating to a specific resource.

Words, texts, lettering, or symbols written in manuscript on a resource.

A piece of paper, leather, fabric, or other material inscribed, printed, or engraved with information and affixed to a resource or part of a resource for identification or description.

A note relating to the size and nature of a print run limited to a specific quantity of copies produced, or a statement relating to the enumeration and nature of a copy in relation to the larger print run.

A standardized symbol, notation, or other marking present in or applied to the materials of which an object is composed, or applied to an object during or after creation, conveying information such as the object's origin or maker, its authenticity, or a change in its official status.

An item placed on a pedestal or a case, or otherwise attached to a print, photographic image, or document protected by framing, usually against a backing material.

Alphanumeric code assigned by OCLC to a resource.

A single page within a resource.

Sequential numbering of individual leaves, plates, pages (numbering on both sides), or columns (used as a sequence of numbering) of a resource.

A solid, fixed base or support on which an item or part of an item is mounted.

One specific aspect of the condition of an object or part of an object, including perceptible or measurable characteristics such as physical appearance, level of damage, quality, or completeness.

A note providing a specific citation format for citing the resource.

A note providing information on materials (e.g. archival materials or publications) related to the described resource.

An impression that has been made in wax, clay, or another soft material by the impact of a hard engraved surface with monograms, writing, numbers, symbols, or design in intaglio, generally used to authenticate documents or for decoration.

A formulaic statement describing the pattern followed in assembling the sheets of the book, as expressed in its signatures. Signatures are letters, numerals, symbols, or a group of such characters printed at the foot of the rectos of the first few leaves of each gathering (quire) to aid the binder in correctly assembling the sections.

Protective container designed to protect a book or item with open end along one edge.

A mark that is impressed, printed, perforated, or embossed, made by a hard object, especially a die, block, or other tool, on a softer material such as paper or wax.

A defined style, historical or artistic period, movement, group, or school whose characteristics are represented in a work.

Textual information describing the subject or iconographic details of a resource.

A note providing a summary of the resource.

A note indicating the existence of supplementary content such as bibliographies, discographies, filmographies, and/or other bibliographic references in the described resource or in accompanying material.

Those parts of a book consisting of the stack of leaves or gatherings to be bound, exclusive of the materials, such as endpapers or boards, that are added in binding.

A design or “font family” created by a typographer or type designer. It defines specific stylistic features to determine the type display of a writing system.

A faint design or device incorporated into paper as it is made and appearing as translucent or shaded areas visual only through transmitted light. Often used to give the name of the manufacturer and the date of the paper's manufacture; a symbol, seal, or initials are also common. Often used to detect and prevent counterfeiting and forgery.

A printed paper the length of the dust jacket but smaller in height and wrapped around the book. It typically has reviews and is used for promotional purposes; may be added post-publication.

A flexible printed or unprinted cover, usually made of paper, attached to a book or pamphlet; commonly used as an inexpensive temporary binding in the late 18th and early 19th century.

Relates an agent to the activity it participated in.

The resource being described is at the specified location.

A particular physical form, such as a volume, a sheet of paper, or a computer disk, contains or has on it the resource being described.

Visual citation is an artistic process/practice in which a creator reproduces the totality or a section of a (well-known) work of art (here, the subject) to incorporate it into a new visual creation (here, the object).

Visual citation is an artistic process/practice in which a creator reproduces the totality or a section of a (well-known) work of art (here, the object) to incorporate it a new visual creation (here, the subject).

Specifies a resource whose content covers this time period or location.

Specifies a time period or location covered in the content of this resource.

This resource is described by another, for example a PhysicalCondition is described by a ConditionAssessment

This resource provides a description of another, for example a ConditionAssessment describes a PhysicalCondition.

Relates an object or collection of objects to information about its organization or arrangement.

Used to attribute an Activity, such as ArtistActivity, to a particular agent or agents: relates the Activity (or other resource) to an Attribution resource, which carries information about the agent, source, date, etc. of the attribution.

The resource that is the focus of description (e.g., a bf:Item or bf:Instance) has a citation located in a standard reference source.

Relates an item to the Exhibition resource representing the relationship between the item and an ExhibitionEvent.

A relationship between a resource that includes handwriting and the type of writing hand, e.g. Gothic, Secretary, Carolingian minuscule, and Sütterlin.

One resource has another resource as input, for example when one resource is informed or acted on by another. A ConservatorActivity has input from a ConditionAssessment.

Relates a resource to a physical or chemical substance that it consists of or is constructed from, either in whole or in part.

Relates a physical or chemical substance to an object that consists of or is constructed from it, either in whole or in part.

Specifies the physical location from which this resource (e.g., a title) originates, such as spine, cover, container, etc.

Relates an object or part of an object to a specific aspect of its physical condition.

Specifies the preferred title of this resource.

Relationship between a Resource and a signature statement.

Relates this resource to the source from which it was derived.

A relationship between a resource and a style.

A resource’s relationship to a style/period it represents.

A relationship between a Font and its design or “font family”

Relates a material to the resource it was applied to.

Relates information about the organization or arrangement of an object or collection of objects to that object or collection.

Used to attribute an Activity, such as ArtistActivity, to a particular agent or agents: relates an Attribution resource to the Activity (or other resource), where the Attribution carries information about the agent, source, date, etc. of the attribution.

Relates a material to the resource it is the base of.

Relates a color content to a resource.

Relates an Exhibition resource representing the relationship between an item and an ExhibitionEvent to the item.

One resource provides input to another. For example, a ConditionAssessment provides input to a ConservatorActivity.

The specified resource is at the location being described.

The resource being described is on or contained in a particular physical form, such as a volume, a sheet of paper, or a computer disk.

Relates a specific physical condition to an object or part of an object.

Specifies the resource for which this is the preferred title.

Relates this resource to a resource of which it is the source.

A resource’s relationship to a style/period representing it.

A resource’s relationship to a Marking it bears.

A Marking’s relationship to the resource it is on or in.

A Note's relationship to the resource it notates.

The relationship between a resource and another resource of which it is the subject.

Resource that this title belongs to.

The relationship between a resource containing text and the Font or HandWriting the textual information is displayed in.