Iconclass: iconographic classification system

Bibliographic description
Iconclass: iconographic classification system. The Netherlands Institute for Scientific Information Services, 21 october 2003. Available on: http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/en/geschiedenis/projecten/iconclass/

Dublin Core
Title : Iconclass: iconographic classification system
Creator : ?
Subject : Iconclass / image classification / thesaurus
Description : It's a" classification system for standardized description of the contents of visual documents."
Publisher : the Netherlands Institute for Scientific Information Services (NIWI)
Date : 2003-10-21
Type : article
Format : HTML
Identifier : http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/en/geschiedenis/projecten/iconclass/
Source: http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/nl/
Language : En
Relation : http://www.iconclass.nl/
Coverage : Netherland
Rights : -

Abstract
Iconclass is a classification system for standardized description of the contents of visual documents. [...]
Iconclass is a collection of ready-made classification codes called notations, used to define objects, persons, events, situations, abstract ideas and other potential subjects of visual documents. The approximately 28,000 definitions are arranged in hierarchical order and divided into ten main classes. Some classes are designed for the description of specific subjects, in particular biblical, mythological and literary themes. These are used mainly in art-historical context. Others, containing general subjects, constitute a self-sufficient system offering a place to every subject and activity on earth.