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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Good Afternoon, I would like to remind the listserver of the latest publication in the VRA Special Bulletin series. Initial sales have been brisk and half of the first printing has already been sold. Order your copy now! SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION FOR VISUAL COLLECTIONS: AN INVENTORY OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS APPLIED TO CONTENT DESCRIPTION IN IMAGES by Colum Hourihane VRA Special Bulletin No. 12, 1999 Fifty classification systems are described in this publication. Computer system, contact persons, addresses and web site address, if available, are given for each project along with brief descriptions of the systems and references. An appendix and selected ICONCLASS bibliography are included along with a general bibliography on subject classification. Sample entry: Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London John Sunderland Somerset House The Strand London WC2R 0RN England 0171-873-2745 0171-973-2772 (fax) http://www.Courtauld.ac.uk Collection: Since its foundation in the 1890s the Witt Library has had it's own in-house system which has been used to catalog one and three-quarter million images of Western art form the later middle ages (1200) to the present period. System: Images are filed principally on the basis on national school, and secondly on an alphabetical criterion. Within each artist's work a series of principal subject headings is used which may be further subdivided into secondary subject matter. There are twenty-four primary subject headings which are fixed and not expandable. These include Old Testament, Still Life, Saints, Fruits and Flowers, and so on. The secondary headings within the New Testament are fixed but otherwise this division is expandable. For example, Portraits may be subdivided into Half Length with Hand, etc. Landscapes may be subdivided into those with certain features or without them, e.g. Landscape with water, with bridges, etc. The Library is presently being computerized using ICONCLASS. The cost of the bulletin is $15.00. The price includes postage and handling, and is subject to change. Please add $2.00 per volume for orders outside North America. All payments must be made to the Visual Resources Association, in U.S. currency only. PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED. PURCHASE ORDERS AND CREDIT CARDS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. All checks or money orders should be sent to: Arleen Arzigian, VRA Membership Director, c/o Boston University, Art History Department, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 306-310, Boston, MA 02215. Please specify the exact address when ordering your materials. This especially applies to subunits within libraries and museums. Please allow four to six weeks for delivery. Include a copy of this form with your payment or copy the form at the back of the Membership Directory if ordering other Special Bulletins. Name___________________________________________________________ Department_____________________________________________________ Institution____________________________________________________ Street_________________________________________________________ City, State, Mail Code_________________________________________ Country________________________________________________________ Phone Number___________________________________________________ For information on other Special Bulletins, please contact Marlene Gordon, Publications Advisory Committee, Chair, [log in to unmask]