Inscription

Scope note

Use for lettering marked on something, especially for documentation or commemoration. On prints, the specific information lettered on the print, not usually part of a larger text. Regarding material from the ancient period, includes most preserved written matter of any length, other than papyri. For standardized symbols or notations on objects that convey official information, use "marks (symbols)."

This term has 192 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Inscription type
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300028702

Broader Terms used

<document genres by form>

Narrower Terms used

achievement of arms
address
cast number
collector's mark
date
date letter
epigraphs
epitaphs
initials (abbreviations)
museum mark
page number
posies
price
quire numbers
secundo folio
signatures (names)
supporting information
verses

Term used for

inscriptions
legends (coin inscriptions)

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Inscription: list of names of animals

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Broom

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Primula intricata Gr. G.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription with floral illustration: Aconitum paniculatum Lamk.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription: a dictionary of English words translated into French

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Rose

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Anemone and Primrose

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Crocus

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription: [?]

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dryas octopetala L.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Snowdrop

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Convallaria majalis L.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Clover

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription: list of names of animals

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Knapweed

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Rose

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Ornithogalum tenuifolium Guss.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Papaver alpinum L.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Inscription

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

An image of Drawing

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Primrose

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

An image of Drawing

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Campanula, Rosa, Geranium, Parnassia, Polèntilla and Cerastium

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

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