| LC control no. | sh 85007461 |
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| LC classification | N |
| Topical heading | Art |
| Variant(s) | Art, Occidental Art, Primitive Art, Visual Art, Western (Western countries) Arts, Fine Arts, Visual Fine arts Iconography (Art) Occidental art Visual arts Western art (Western countries) |
| See also | subdivision Art under names of individual persons who lived before 1400, and under names of deities, mythological or legendary figures, and fictitious characters, for collections of art depicting the person, deity, or character, and under headings of the type [topic]--[subdivision], e.g. Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art; Zephyrus (Greek deity)--Art; Holy Cross--Legends--Art; also subdivision In art under names of countries, cities, etc., and individual corporate bodies, under individual Christian denominations, and under uniform titles for their representation as physical objects, e.g. Bible--In art; and headings of the type [topic] in art, e.g. Christian saints in art Arts Aesthetics |
| Scope note | Here are entered general works on the visual arts. Works on the arts in general, including the visual arts, literature, and the performing arts, are entered under Arts. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Arts |
| Found in | Merriam-Webster Unabridged, viewed April 22, 2024: art (noun) (4a: application of skill and taste to production according to aesthetic principles : the conscious use of skill, taste, and creative imagination in the practical definition or production of beauty; b: the product of skill and taste applied according to aesthetic principles : expression of beauty : works of art; 6a: the craft of the artist specifically : the technical devices used by a painter regarded especially as a subject of study; b: a method or device that produces an artistic effect or is used for decorative purposes; 7a: fine arts; b: one of the fine arts; c: a plastic art; d: a graphic art; e: painting) iconography (1a: illustration of a subject by pictures or other visual representations; b: pictures and other visual representations illustrating or relating to a subject; c(1) : the imagery selected to convey the meaning of a work of art or the identity of its figures and setting and comprising figures or objects or features often fixed (as in medieval religious art) by convention : a set of symbolic forms; (2) : the set of conventions or principles governing such imagery; 2: iconology; 3: a book, list, or other record featuring or dealing with iconography) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85007854 |
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