Recommended Vocabulary Terms

Introduction

These terms are recommended to be used in order to facilitate interoperability between datasets where possible. Please think carefully before choosing another concept for one in the lists below as it will be much harder to compare your data with others', however it will still be valid Linked Art if you do pick a different concept.

Types

Name Types

See the name documentation.

Name URI Description
Alternate Name aat:300264273 An alternate name, as opposed to the primary name, of an entity
Given Name aat:300404651 The given or first name of a Person
Middle Name aat:300404654 The middle name of a Person
Family Name aat:300404652 The family or sirname of a Person

Identifier Types

See the identifier documentation.

Name URI Description
Accession Number aat:300312355 An accession number for the object
Local Number aat:300404621 An identifier assigned by the institution but not an accession or system number
System Number aat:300435704 An identifier assigned by an automated system, such as a collection management system
Call Number aat:300311706 An identifier for where the object is physically in the repository, typically used in libraries

Statement Types

These are embedded Linguistic Objects within other records. See the statement documentation

Name URI Description
Note aat:300027200 A general note about the entity
Description aat:300435416 A description of the entity
Access Statement aat:300133046 A statement about how to get access to the entity
Bibliography Statement aat:300026497 A list of citations of the entity, typically in a consistent format
Condition Statement aat:300435425 A description of the physical condition of the object
Credit Line aat:300026687 A short statement of who should be acknowledged for the object
Dimensions Statement aat:300435430 A description of the dimensions of the object
Exhibition Statement aat:300435424 A statement or citation list about exhibitions that the object has been in
Inscription Statement aat:300435414 A description of inscriptions on the object
Markings Statement aat:300435420 A description of non-inscription markings on the object
Materials Statement aat:300435429 A description or list of the materials the object is made of
Production Statement aat:300435436 A description of the production or creation of the object
Provenance Statement aat:300435438 A description or semi-structured value describing the ownership history of the object
Rights Statement aat:300435434 A description of copyright or other licenses pertaining to the object
Signature Statement aat:300028705 A description of the artist's signature which is on the object, often part of the artwork
Summary aat:300026032 A summary of the intellectual content of the object, as opposed to a Description of the object as a whole

Object Types

See the object documentation and base classification documentation

Name URI Description
Architecture aat:300263552 Structure or part of a structure which is the result of conscious construction
Armor aat:300036745 Clothing designed to protect the body in combat
Book aat:300028051 Object comprised of a sequence of leaves of paper or other material, typically carrying language or image, and bound together into a codex
Clothing aat:300266639 Object made for the purpose of covering the body, excluding jewelry and accessories
Coin aat:300037222 Object typically made of metal, used as currency
Decorative Arts aat:300411641 Objects that are primarily utilitarian in form or function but have aesthetic value, including ceramics, furniture, textiles, glass, clocks and so on
Drawing aat:300033973 Object created by application of lines on a surface
Frame aat:300404391 Part of an object which surrounds a generally two dimensional artwork such as a painting
Furniture aat:300037680 Objects used for sitting, reclining, or storage, such as a chair or cabinet
Jewelry aat:300209286 Objects worn on the body for adornment rather than function typically of precious materials
Lithograph aat:300041379 Prints created using the process of lithography
Manuscript aat:300265483 Handwritten books, typically decorated and illustrated
Map aat:300028094 Flat object which depicts a representation of the Earth's surface, including physical and/or political features
Miniature aat:300033936 A painting on a very small scale, often excised from an illuminated Manuscript
Mosaic aat:300015342 Objects created by arrangement of small pieces of durable material, such as stone or colored glass
Musical Instrument aat:300041620 Object whose primary function is to enable the user to create music
Painting aat:300033618 Object created by application of colored liquid onto a surface
Photograph aat:300046300 Object produced by chemical action of light on a sensitive film
Print aat:300041273 Objects created by transferring an image using a printing process
Sculpture aat:300047090 Object created by carving or engraving a hard material or molding a malleable material
Stained Glass aat:300263722 Objects made of colored glass, often in the form of a window, meant to be observed through refracted light
Tapestry aat:300205002 A woven textile object, typically hung on a wall

Place Types

See the place documentation

Name URI Description
Continent aat:300128176 The Place is a continent (Europe, Asia, North America, etc)
Country aat:300128207 The Place is a country or Nation (France, Japan, USA, etc)
State aat:300000776 The Place is a state (New York, California, etc)
Province aat:300000774 The Place is a province or similar region (Ontario, Yorkshire, etc)
County aat:300000771 The Place is a county (New Haven county, etc)
City aat:300008389 The Place is a city (Paris, Chicago, Tokyo, etc)
Museum (as Place) aat:300005768 The Place is a museum location
Gallery aat:300240057 The Place is a (museum) gallery room in which art is displayed

Group Types

See the person and group documentation

Name URI Description
Company aat:300160084 The Group is a commercial company or business
Department aat:300263534 The Group is a department of another organization
Family aat:300055474 The Group is an (extended) family related by blood and/or marriage
Museum aat:300312281 The Group is a museum
Organization aat:300025948 The Group is an organization or society of some sort

Digital Types

See the digital objects documentation

Name URI Description
Digital Image aat:300215302 The Digital Object is an image
Web Page aat:300264578 The Digital Object is a web page

Set Types

See the collection documentation

Name URI Description
Archive aat:300375748 The Set is a top level Archive
Archival Grouping aat:300404022 The Set is some grouping within an archive
Archival Sub-Grouping aat:300404023 The Set is some grouping within an archival grouping
Collection aat:300025976 The Set is a collection of things, typically physical objects and managed by an organization

Dimension Types

See the dimensions documentation

Name URI Description
Depth aat:300072633 The Dimension measures the depth of the entity, from the front to the back
Height aat:300055644 The Dimension measures the height of the entity, from the top to the bottom
Unknown Physical Dimension aat:300055642 The Dimension measures some unknown physical dimension of the entity
Weight aat:300056240 The Dimension measures the weight of the entity
Width aat:300055647 The Dimension measures the width of the object, from left to right

Instances

Languages

Name URI Description
ancient greek aat:300387827 Ancient Greek
arabic aat:300387843 Arabic
chinese aat:300388113 Chinese
danish aat:300388204 Danish
dutch aat:300388256 Dutch
english aat:300388277 English
farsi aat:300388296 Farsi
finnish aat:300388299 Finnish
french aat:300388306 French
german aat:300388344 German
greek aat:300388361 Greek
hebrew aat:300388401 Hebrew
hindi aat:300388412 Hindi
icelandic aat:300388449 Icelandic
irish aat:300388467 Irish
italian aat:300388474 Italian
japanese aat:300388486 Japanese
korean aat:300388633 Korean
latin aat:300388693 Latin
norwegian aat:300388992 Norwegian
polish aat:300389109 Polish
portuguese aat:300389115 Portuguese
romanian aat:300389157 Romanian
russian aat:300389168 Russian
spanish aat:300389311 Spanish
swedish aat:300389336 Swedish
tamil aat:300389365 Tamil
thai aat:300389405 Thai
turkish aat:300389470 Turkish
urdu aat:300389502 Urdu
welsh aat:300389555 Welsh

Measurement Units

Name URI Description
bytes aat:300265869 bytes
centimeters aat:300379098 centimeters
days aat:300379242 days
feet aat:300379101 feet
gigabytes aat:300265874 gigabytes
grams aat:300379225 grams
hours aat:300379241 hours
inches aat:300379100 inches
kilobytes aat:300265870 kilobytes
kilograms aat:300379226 kilograms
megabytes aat:300265873 megabytes
meters aat:300379099 meters
minutes aat:300379240 minutes
millimeters aat:300379097 millimeters
months aat:300379245 months
partsUnit aat:300404159 parts
percent aat:300417377 percent
pounds aat:300379254 pounds
seconds aat:300379239 seconds
years aat:300379244 years

Materials

Name URI Description
bone aat:300011798 bone
bronze aat:300010957 bronze
canvas aat:300014078 canvas
chalk aat:300011727 chalk
clay aat:300010439 clay
copper aat:300011020 copper
glass aat:300010797 glass
gold leaf aat:300264831 gold leaf
graphite aat:300011098 graphite
ink aat:300015012 ink
marble aat:300011443 marble
metal aat:300010900 metal
oak aat:300012264 oak
oil paint aat:300015050 oil
paper aat:300014109 paper
plaster aat:300014922 plaster
silver aat:300011029 silver
stone aat:300011176 stone
tempera aat:300015062 tempera
terracotta aat:300010669 terracotta
watercolor aat:300015045 watercolors
wood aat:300011914 wood

Currencies

Name URI Description
british pounds aat:300411998 British Pounds
canadian dollar aat:300412000 Canadian Dollars
euros aat:300411996 Euros
Japanese Yen aat:300411997 Japanese Yen
swiss franc aat:300412001 Swiss Francs
us dollars aat:300411994 US Dollars

Nationalities

Name URI Description
american aat:300107956 American
austrian aat:300111153 Austrian
australian aat:300021861 Australian
belgian aat:300111156 Belgian
british aat:300111159 British
canadian aat:300107962 Canadian
chinese aat:300018322 Chinese
czech aat:300111166 Czech
danish aat:300111172 Danish
dutch aat:300111175 Dutch
egyptian aat:300020251 Egyptian
flemish aat:300111184 Flemish
french aat:300111188 French
german aat:300111192 German
greek aat:300264816 Greek
hungarian aat:300111195 Hungarian
indian aat:300018863 Indian
irish aat:300111259 Irish
italian aat:300111198 Italian
japanese aat:300018519 Japanese
mexican aat:300107963 Mexican
new zealand aat:300021959 New Zealander
norwegian aat:300111201 Norwegian
polish aat:300111204 Polish
portuguese aat:300111207 Portuguese
russian aat:300111276 Russian
spanish aat:300111215 Spanish
swedish aat:300111218 Swedish
swiss aat:300111221 Swiss

Occupations

Name URI Description
artist aat:300025103 Artist
collector aat:300025234 Art Collector
dealer aat:300025236 Art Dealer
architect aat:300024987 Architect
author aat:300025492 Author
composer aat:300025671 (Music) Composer
printer aat:300025732 Printer
publisher aat:300025574 Publisher

Shapes

Name URI Description
arched aat:300126995 Arched
circle aat:300263827 Circle
oblong aat:300311843 Oblong
octagonal aat:300263824 Octagonal
oval aat:300263817 Oval
rectangular aat:300263831 Rectangular
square aat:300263832 Square
upright aat:300343370 Upright