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Design Image classification

A. Architecture
C. Cartography
D. Decorative arts
G. Graphic design
H. Photographic arts
I. Industrial design
L. Landscape architecture
P. Painting & drawing
S. Sculpture
T. Textile & fiber arts
Z. Materials, concepts & sets

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Design Library Images Collection (Pennell-Kuhn) classification

  Class P. Painting

Constructing the call number

First line
  Region/Culture
  Period (Gross)
  [Place of origin] (country only [present boundaries])
Second line
  [Artist]
  Type of work
Third line
  Title of work
Fourth line
  [Date]
  [View]

Type of work

a Drawings pen, pencil, charcoal
b Pastel
c Watercolor
d Gouache opaque watercolor prepared with gum
e Illumination illuminated manuscripts, etc.
f Fresco
g Grafitti
h Oil, acrylic

Examples

pBm-US
K66a
S88		 Kooning, Willem de.
Study of women.
crayon on paper.		 pQn-NE
R44f
L84		 Rembrandt van Rijn
Lucretia. oil on linen.
1650