Lexical and Classification Resources
This page offers dictionaries, thesauri, classification schemes, and related matter primarily of use to those managing preservation libraries, imaging projects, etc.
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"Terms used to describe condition of books are as varied and numerous as the creativity and imagination of bookmen can produce. When confusion reigns over descriptions by advertisers or quoters, dissatisfaction is the inevitable result. In an effort to promote agreement between buyer and seller in the descriptions used for the condition of books, AB first proposed in 1949 a set of terms that could serve as a standard in catalogue and mail-order transactions. A revised list of terms used in describing books follows as a suggested guide and reference for all book people"
This online resource is derived from Balaam's print series Glossary of Art: Conservation, materials & techniques, museology. The online resource includes a translation service which provides English, French, and Spanish equivalents of terms in the dictionary.
"It is a dictionary on concepts pertaining to art conservation, materials & techniques, museology. The author has researched various bibliographical English, French, Spanish, Italian and German sources, has translated all to English and has arranged all the renown experts' definitions in alphabetical order.
"Glossary of art is a comprehensive information source for art historians, artists, curators, conservators, restorers, art dealers, auctioneers and art collectors. update everymonth . It is a long term project that hopes to include library and paper conservation terms the next two years."
A classic of bibliographic terminology, this book was first published by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. in 1952. This new edition contains new material (and a an informative introduction) by Nicolas Barker. This is one of those dictionaries that are more than a reference work; it is extremely readable and worth reading from start to finish. In addition to definitions it contains a useful list of abbreviations commonly found in bookseller's catalogs, etc.
Important note:
"Oak Knoll Press and the British Library have given permission to the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers to make available for non-commercial use their latest edition of the classic book ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS by John Carter as revised by Nicolas Barker. ... You may access it for your own use, but may not distribute it under any circumstances."
See Oak Knoll Press for information on purchasing the print version.
An online browser, giving complete access to an invaluable source of art terminology, including conservation terms, materials, processes, etc.
"The present glossary is the result of collaborative work between the Getty Conservation Institute and the Israel Antiquities Authority as part of the research component of the Mosaics In Situ Project and was subsequently revised during course of technician training in Tunisia in collaboration with the Institut National Patrimoine.
"The objective of this glossary is to establish a common and unambiguous vocabulary for the recording of the conditions of and interventions on in situ floor mosaics. terms in the glossary are divided into CURRENT CONDITION, defined in written and illustrated, and CURRENT INTERVENTION, only defined in written form."
"This Master Glossary is a Lexicon of Terms commonly used in the financial appraisal of audiovisual recorded media, which includes a wide variety of aural and visual recorded properties, their related rights and materials. Terms derive from the sometimes overlapping fields of: appraisal, communication, audiovisual media technology, video, broadcasting, television, radio, audio recording, library science, archives, film, photography, lab technology, literature, animation, museums, information science"
A rich enumeration of subject/classification descriptors pertaining to preservation, drawn from Applied Science and Technology Index, Art Index, Chemical Abstracts, Dewey Decimal, ERIC, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Library of Congress Subject Headings, AATA,, etc.
"Our system of classification consists of terms that artists assign to their work. Artists choose from Rhizome's vocabulary of new media terms as well as adding their own terms. When new terms reach a certain level of popularity they become part of Rhizome's vocabulary."
"This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S I."
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