28 April 2009

Protecting Cultural Objects



Title
: Protecting Cultural Objects Through International Documentation Standards: A Preliminary Survey

Author
: Robin Thornes

Format
: html

Link
: http://www.object-id.com


Contents
:

Part One: Background
The Threats to the World's Cultural Objects

The Response of the International Community

The Importance of Documentation in the Protection of Cultural Objects

Networked Access to Information

The Need for Documentation Standards

The Value of Core Information

The Objectives of This Project

Part Two: Summary of Findings

The Survey

The Organizations

Use of Information Technology

Visual Documentation

Condition Information

Candidate Core Categories

Range of Agreements

Part Three: The Categories of Information

Categories of Information: Summary

Appendix A: Responding Organizations and Initiatives

Appendix B: Results of the Survey of Condition Reporting Documentation
Notes Selected
Bibliography

Documenting the Cultural Heritage

Title: Documenting the Cultural Heritage
Editors: Robin Thornes and John Bold
Format
: html

Link
: http://www.object-id.com


Contents
:

Introduction

Importance of Documentation

Need for Documentation Standards

Core Data Index to Historic Buildings and Monuments

Core Data Standard for Archaeological Sites and Monuments

Object ID

The Standards

Standards in Practice — Greenwich

Core Data Index
International
Core Data Standard
Object ID
Object ID Checklist

Appendix

Theoretical Framework

Glossary

Bibliography

27 April 2009

The Making of Object ID

Title: The Making of Object ID
Authors
: Robin Thornes

Format
: html

Link
: http://www.object-id.com


Contents
:

I. Summary

II. The Standard

IV. Law-Enforcement Agencies

V. The Art Trade and Appraisers

VI. The Insurance Industry

VII. Customs Agencies
Bibliography

Introduction to Object ID (1999)


Title
: Introduction to Object ID Guidelines for Making Records that Describe Art, Antiques, and Antiquities

Authors: Robin Thornes, with Peter Dorrell and Henry Lie
Publisher: The J. Paul Getty Trust
Year: 1999
Format: html
Link: http://www.object-id.com

Contents (short version):
Introduction
Part I: Describing Art and Antiques Using Object ID
Part II: Photographing Objects for Purposes of Identification
Bibliography