Art and Architecture Database
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The OhioLINK Art and Architecture images database is a collection of digital images from The ART Collection and Saskia, Ltd. as well as contributions from OhioLINK institutions. Some images are accompanied by audio or video files, such as an audio tour.

The world-accessible version of this database contains only the contributions of OhioLINK institutions.

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Highlight a field from the list, type search word(s) in the box, and click the SEARCH button (or press the ENTER key).

• KEYWORD search finds words anywhere in the description of an artwork, including its title, the artist's name, nationality, medium, location, and other descriptive text.
• CREATOR finds words in the artist's name.
• TITLE finds words in the title of the artwork.
• The DATE (year) search is useful only if you know the exact creation date, or beginning or ending date. Some works have estimated dates or ranges.
• Other choices: CREATOR NATIONALITY, OBJECT TYPE, MUSEUM/REPOSITORY.

Keyword: roman
(finds records that have the word Roman anywhere, e.g. title, nationality, or creator)

Creator Nationality: swedish
(finds works by Swedish artists)

Do not include punctuation in a search, or truncate a word.

AND: Use AND between words to find multiple words. All words must be present in each record found, but not necessarily adjacent.

Keyword: iranian and ceramic (same as: iranian & ceramic)
(finds records that have both words, Iranian and Ceramic, anywhere, such as nationality and work type or medium)

Keyword: monet and getty
(finds records that have both Monet and Getty anywhere, such as creator and museum)

Title: madonna and child
(finds records that contain both Madonna and Child in the title)

Creator: margaret and watkins
(word order and capitalization do not matter; finds works created by Margaret Watkins)

OR: Use OR to find either word.

Keyword: florence or venice
(finds records that have either Florence or Venice, anywhere)

NOT: To exclude records that contain a particular word, use NOT.

Keyword: bellows not paintings
(finds records that contain Bellows and excludes those that also contain "paintings")

PHRASE: Two or more words adjacent to each other (i.e. a phrase) will find records for the exact phrase.

Title: moonstone beach
(finds titles that have the exact phrase Moonstone Beach)

Limit Collection To: Use this menu to limit your results to a particular collection, or source, of images.

Results Format: Select either List View or Light Box. List View displays search results in a single column, while Light Box displays results in rows of three (3).

Sort By: Select how you prefer your search results to be arranged:

• Creator - A-Z
• Title - A-Z
• Date - Oldest first. Date sorting may not be completely reliable, as some dates are unknown or approximate.

Display Records in Groups of: Select 6, 12, 30, or 45.

Search Results

The Search List shows a brief citation for each record (work of art) retrieved by your search. Each brief citation includes the work's title, date, creator, nationality, and current site. Some works may not have values for these fields.

Use the scrollbar to view the results on a particular page. Use PREVIOUS | NEXT to navigate among pages. You can also navigate within the results list by using the JUMP box.

To see more information about an artwork, click on either the thumbnail or the "Full Record" link.

Full Record: The full display for a citation shows a more complete description of the artwork and one or more views (thumbnails) of the work. The text description may include creator, title, date, repository (e.g. holding museum), work type, measurements, and other fields that are available. Many citations include the URL for the repository.

To bookmark the page, use the URL provided below the Full Record display.

To view the full image, click on the thumbnail.

Certain elements of the Full Record are hypertext linked, such as Creator, Nationality, Object Type, and Owner. Click a link to search the database using that element, e.g., to find all works by this creator.

Image: The image is a JPEG file. The image display also includes a subtitle of basic identifying text, such as title, creator, and repository. To view the image without the identifying text, click on the "jpg image" link.

Browsing

Browse allows you to view the alphabetic list of terms in an index, such as Creator, Nationality/Culture, Object Type, etc. This is a quick way to see the values in an index and find all works in a category, such as Object Type "costume and jewelry". Browsing by Creator name is useful if you are uncertain of exact spelling.

Click on an index to browse. Depending on the length of the list, you will see either the complete list or a series of pages to view.

Some entries, such as Object Type "print", retrieve too many records to browse. In that case, do a search instead, combining "print" with another keyword, such as creator or title word.

Updated: December 2003

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