Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes



Scope

is

from

prehistory

to

the

present



No

geographic

limitations



Terms

for

concepts,

activities,

and

objects



from

scholarly

literature

and

cataloging



for

art,

architecture,

decorative

arts,

archaeology,

material

culture,

art

conservation,

archival

materials,

or

related

topics



Must

fit

into

the

hierarchies

and

logic

already

established

in

the

AAT



Concepts

identified

by

terms

excluding

concepts

known

by

proper

names



thus

contains

generic

concepts

(as

opposed

to

proper

nouns

or

names)



Goal

is

to

become

increasingly

multilingual,

multi

‐cultural,

and

inclusive



Several

full

translations

have

been

done

or

are

underway



Contributions

for

non

‐Western

concepts

and

new

media

are

welcome

SCOPE OF AAT

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.