Descriptive and visual dictionary of objects : based on the Parks Canada Classification System for Historical Collections / under the direction of Louise Bernard, Rosemary Campbell, Richard Gauthier and...: R62-299/1997E-PDF
"As custodian and manager of the national collection of historic objects and reproductions, Parks Canada has developed tools to provide enhanced management of its artifacts and thus a more effective fulfillment of its mandate: to safeguard and promote Canada's heritage. One of these tools is the Artifact Information System (AIS), which is highly effective in providing rapid automated access to the full national collection. Parks Canada began by developing a classification system based on an object's original function, drawing on the nomenclature of Robert G. Chenhall. In 1992, this led to the publication of the Canadian Parks Service Classification System for Historical Collections. The first volume of the Dictionary applies an ethnographic perspective to the objects from the first three categories: housing and its components, the domestic interior (furniture, lighting, heating, etc.), as well as clothing and personal accessories. This volume also includes two complementary reference tools: a codified bibliography and a bilingual index of terms"--Summary, page xv.
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| Department/Agency | Parks Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Descriptive and visual dictionary of objects : based on the Parks Canada Classification System for Historical Collections / under the direction of Louise Bernard, Rosemary Campbell, Richard Gauthier and Rodger McNicoll ; with the participation of Leslie-Ann Chang, Marc Duhaime, Renée Martel, Anna Nieminen, Raymond Pepermans, Lenka Podzimek, Gynette Tremblay and Jean-Luc Vincent. |
| Variant title | Look and learn about our collections of objects : descriptive and visual dictionary of objects : based on the Parks Canada Classification System for Historical Collections |
| Series title | Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects ; Volume I |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | Digitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program. "Printed in March 1997." "This publication was carried out as a national project with significant contribution from the Terminology and Linguistic Services Directorate of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada." Issued also in French under title: Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel d'objets : présenté selon le Système de classification des collections historiques de Parcs Canada. Includes bibliographical references (pages xxii-xxxvi) and index. Issued also in printed form. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, Canada : Parks Canada, Canadian Heritage = Parcs Canada, Patrimoine canadien : Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1997. ©1997 |
| Author / Contributor | Bernard, Louise, editor. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 315 pages) : illustrations |
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| Subject terms | Antiques -- Canada -- Dictionaries. Art objects -- Canada -- Dictionaries. Material culture -- Canada -- Dictionaries. |
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