Terracotta
Terracotta is a subject used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Library of Congress. It sits within the wider heading of Building materials; Decoration and ornament; Pottery. Beneath it stand narrower headings including Architectural terra-cotta; Building, Terra-cotta. The heading is held on record by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Library of Congress. 3 cited statements stand behind this entry, drawn from 2 verified sources, corroborated by 2 independent institutional witnesses.
Also recorded as Terracotta.
Overview
What the sources state
• Placed within: Building materials; Decoration and ornament; Pottery (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Terra-cotta (sh85134051))
• Classification: Established heading in Library of Congress Subject Headings (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Terra-cotta (sh85134051))
• Includes: Architectural terra-cotta; Building, Terra-cotta (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Terra-cotta (sh85134051))
In detail
Named by a verified source as made of in a record already held. Awaiting its own research.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
Library record · Institutional or primary · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Integrated Authority File record 1204606676: Terracotta
Consult the sourceInstitutional database · Scholarly · Getty Research Institute
Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: terracotta (clay material) (300010669)
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