A Library Primer eBook

John Cotton Dana
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 142 pages of information about A Library Primer.

A Library Primer eBook

John Cotton Dana
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 142 pages of information about A Library Primer.

M Remarks.  This column will be found useful for date of remounting prints.

Enter all prints in the order of the publisher’s bill.

Write the accession number on the back of mount (see under Labeling) and on author card.

II.  Card cataloging

Photographs of paintings and sculpture should be entered under the following heads:  A, Author, B, Title, C, Gallery, D, School of painter or sculptor.

Use Library Bureau card, no. 33r.

A Author card.  This should show, a, author’s name, dates of birth and death, and school; b, Title of work; c, Kind of work; d, Gallery; e, Imprint; f, Accession number; g, Classification or storage number.

[Illustration:  Painting card; author, with full name to precede list of words.

                 1
Giorgione, II. (Giorgio Barbarelli) called.
    1477-1511. Italian-Venetian

A]

Aa Enter author on first blue line between red lines, under his best known name, even if a nickname, giving full name with nicknames and their translations after it, in parentheses.  Give dates of birth and death in parentheses, followed by name of the school to which the artist belonged.  Make cross-references from all forms under which the author might be looked for.

(It will be found convenient to give all this data on one card, to precede the list of the artist’s works, using on all following cards the first, or well-known name, only.)

[Illustration:  Painting card; author, showing title of work, kind of work, gallery, etc.

2 Q Giorgione, II.  G43h Holy Family. Easel-picture.

Venice(Italy)-PalazzoGiovanelli.  Naya, Venice. 993.  Silver, 27x35cm.

A]

Ab Write the title on second blue line, at the right of red lines. 
Make it as brief as possible, using the important name in it, first. 
Christ, Baptism of; Christ, Betrayal of; Virgin Mary, Coronation of;
St John, Birth of; St Peter, Martyrdom of.

Ac Indicate after the title whether it is an easel-picture, fresco, statue, relief, or a part of a larger work.

Ad Give on fourth blue line, at left of red lines, the official name of gallery, preceded by city, with country in parentheses.  London (Eng.)-National Gallery.

Ae Give the imprint on fifth blue line, beginning at the right of red lines:  name of photographer, place of publication, date, number of print, process, size of print in cm., bottom by height.

B Title card.  This card should show, a, Title, b, Author.

[Illustration:  Painting card; title, with different authors and galleries.

Holy Family.                         See
Buonarotti.          Florence (It.)-Palazzo Uffizi. 
Q-G43h  Giorgigne II.        Venice (It.)-Palazzo Giovanelli.
Ghirlandaio II.      Florence (It.)-Palazzo Uffizi.

B]

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