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- Title
The Cultural and Historical Contexts of Ornamental Prints Published in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries in Europe: A Case Study for the Standardized Description of Museum Objects.
- Authors
Katona, Júlia Magdolna
- Abstract
The study focuses on ornamental prints (as components of pattern books) published and circulated all over Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century and in the first decades of the twentieth century. This special object type forms a particular segment not only in the history of ornamental prints and decorative arts in general but also in the history of architecture, applied arts, art education and archaeology. Enriched descriptions of these prints therefore have the potential to be of great benefit to scientific research in all the disciplines mentioned. The primary aim of this study is to survey and elaborate the standardized description of ornamental prints, considering them as visual works and describing them as museum objects. The paper attempts to answer questions posed from the multi-layered approach to scientific research, namely how to record ornamental prints that belong to a special object type, consisting of mixed visual and textual contents; and how to group the information in order to obtain the richest possible sets of data. The conceptual model of the standardized description will be elucidated with numerous examples, embedded in the broader art historical context.
- Subjects
PRESERVATION of prints; DECORATIVE arts; 19TH century prints; 19TH century decorative arts; 20TH century decorative arts; COLLECTION management (Museums); ART conservation &; restoration
- Publication
Knowledge Organization, 2017, Vol 44, Issue 7, p559
- ISSN
0943-7444
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5771/0943-7444-2017-7-559