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Element Name: Work Type

Not required; Repeatable 

 

source codes:

Getty:

[AAT]

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

 

Library of Congress:

[LCSH]

Subject headings

[LCTGM]

Graphic materials


 

Definition:

The Work Type element identifies the kind of work or works being described. Work Type typically refers to a work's physical form, function, or medium (for example, sculpture, altarpiece, cathedral, storage jar, painting, etching).

 

Wikicatalog Use:

Repeat additional work types under existing entries. Follow entry with source code e.g. [AAT]. 

Data Values: AAT, LCSH, LCTGM

 

VRA Core 4: <worktype>

CCO: Part TWO: Chapter 1: Work Type

CDWA: Object/Work Type

Dublin Core: Type

 


Examples:

 

Architecture [AAT]
Sculpture [AAT]
Manuscript Illumination [AAT]

 

   


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