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Physical Information Carrier Reference Data Model

Author: George Bruseker, Denitsa Nenova

Version: 1.0

The physical information carrier model is meant to support the semantic representation of physical objects of documentary interest which are in the care of memory institutions. Such objects, documented on the item level, are typically the physical supports of important documentary evidence in visual, textual or other form, and provide a historical trace or connection to past events as being the unique, individual physical documents created in the life of an individual or institution. Examples of a physical information carrier would include a physical plan, letter or photographic print. The physical information carrier model provides typical fields used for cataloguing information regarding these objects in themselves. The physical information carrier can then be linked to further semantic information records such as the archive unit model for documenting the structural records of an archival recording process or the image model for documenting the intellectual content of a visual image represented on a photographic print.

Names and Classifications

The attribution of names and types is a basic human activity. A chief factor in disambiguating physical information carriers lies in understanding the various names and identifiers that have been given to them at different moments in their individual histories. Likewise, additional classifiers, such as how it has been formally classified, give important distinguishing characteristics.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_1_identifier Identifier This field is used to record an identifier attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E42[1_1] → P190 → rdfs:Literal Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_2_identifier_type Identifier Type This field is used to record the type of the identifier attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E42[1_1] → P2 → E55[2_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_3_identifier_provider Identifier Provider This field is used to record the institution, group or individual responsible for providing the documented physical information carrier's identifier. → P1 → E42[1_1] → P37i → E15[3_1] → P14 → E39[3_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_4_identifier_source Identifier Source This field is used to record the source based on which the identifier was attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E42[1_1] → P37i → E15[3_1] → P16 → E73[4_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_5_name Name This field is used to record the main name attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[5_1] → P190 → rdfs:Literal

→ P1 → E33_E41[5_1] → P2 → E55[5_2]{'preferred terms'}
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physical information carrier_6_name_language Name Language This field is used to record the language of the main name attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[5_1] → P72 → E56[6_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_10_alternative_name Alternative Name This field is used to record an alternative name under which the documented physical information carrier is known. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → P190 → rdfs:Literal Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_11_alternative_name_type Alternative Name Type This field is used to record the type of the alternative name that has been attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → P2 → E55[11_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_12_alternative_name_language Alternative Name Language This field is used to record the language of the alternative name attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → P72 → E56[12_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_13_alternative_name_use_period_-_earliest Alternative Name Use Period - Earliest This field is used to record the earliest known date for use of the alternative name attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → R64i → F52[13_1] → P4 → E52[13_2] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_14_alternative_name_use_period_-_latest Alternative Name Use Period - Latest This field is used to record the latest known date for use of the alternative name attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → R64i → F52[13_1] → P4 → E52[13_2] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_15_alternative_name_-_attributed_by Alternative Name - Attributed by This field is used to record the organization or individual attributing the alternative name to the documented physical information carrier. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → P141i → E13[15_1] → P14 → E39[15_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_16_alternative_name_-_source Alternative Name - Source This field is used to record the source on the basis of which the organization attributing the alternative name use based their attribution. → P1 → E33_E41[10_1] → P141i → E13[15_1] → P16 → E73[16_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_17_type Type This field is used to record the formal type of the documented physical information carrier. → P2 → E55[17_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_20_type_attributor Type Attributor This field is used to record the institution, group or individual responsible for attributing the formal type to the documented physical information carrier. → P41i → E17[18_1] → P42 → E55[17_1]

→ P41i → E17[18_1] → P14 → E39[20_1]
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physical information carrier_21_type_qualifying_description Type Qualifying Description This field is used to record a description of the formal type attributed to the documented physical information carrier using free text. → P41i → E17[18_1] → P42 → E55[17_1]

→ P41i → E17[18_1] → P67i → E33[21_1]
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The model provides means for tracking identifiers, present and past name use, names and well known typological attributions of the physical information carrier.

Turtle Encoding
@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix frbroo: <http://iflastandards.info/ns/fr/frbr/frbroo/> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.org/name/fie_10_1>,
        <https://example.org/name/fie_1_1>,
        <https://example.org/name/fie_5_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_17_1> ;
    crm:P41i_was_classified_by <https://example.org/event/fie_18_1> .

<http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404670> a crm:E55_Type ;
    rdfs:label "preferred terms" .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_15_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_20_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_3_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_16_1> a crm:E73_Information_Object .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_21_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_4_1> a crm:E73_Information_Object .

<https://example.org/event/fie_13_1> a frbroo:F52_Name_Use_Activity ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_13_2> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_15_1> a crm:E13_Attribute_Assignment ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_15_2> ;
    crm:P16_used_specific_object <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_16_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_18_1> a crm:E17_Type_Assignment ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_20_1> ;
    crm:P42_assigned <https://example.org/type/fie_17_1> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_21_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_3_1> a crm:E15_Identifier_Assignment ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_3_2> ;
    crm:P16_used_specific_object <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_4_1> .

<https://example.org/name/fie_10_1> a crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation ;
    frbroo:R64i_was_name_used_by <https://example.org/event/fie_13_1> ;
    crm:P141i_was_assigned_by <https://example.org/event/fie_15_1> ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_11_1> ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.org/name/fie_12_1> .

<https://example.org/name/fie_12_1> a crm:E56_Language .

<https://example.org/name/fie_1_1> a crm:E42_Identifier ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_2_1> ;
    crm:P37i_was_assigned_by <https://example.org/event/fie_3_1> .

<https://example.org/name/fie_5_1> a crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404670> ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.org/name/fie_6_1> .

<https://example.org/name/fie_6_1> a crm:E56_Language .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_13_2> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/type/fie_11_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_2_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_17_1> a crm:E55_Type .

Description

Physical Information Carriers are the subjects of innumerable descriptions that provide a wide range of information with regards to their conditions and history. Such an aim drives the need for the tracking of description information as a separate category. The descriptors necessary to this task are documented in the table below.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_188_description Description This field is used to record a description in free text of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P190 → rdfs:Literal Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_189_description_language Description Language This field is used to record the language of the description of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P72 → E56[189_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_190_description_type Description Type This field is used to record the type of description given of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P2 → E55[190_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_191_description_author Description Author This field is used to record the author of the description given of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P94i → E65[191_1]>-P14 → E39[191_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_192_description_date_-_earliest Description Date - Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the creation of the description of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P94i → E65[191_1] → P4 → E52[191_2] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_193_description_date_-_latest Description Date - Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the creation of the description of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P94i → E65[191_1] → P4 → E52[191_2] → P82b —> xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_194_description_-_source Description - Source This field is used to record the source of the description of the documented physical information carrier. → P129i → E33[188_1] → P94i → E65[191_1] → P16 → E73[194_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

These descriptors should be deployed together in order to provide full context to ‘text blobs’ by means of authorship, type of description as well as the time of articulation.

Turtle Encoding
@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_188_1> .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_191_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_188_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_190_1> ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.org/type/fie_189_1> ;
    crm:P94i_was_created_by <https://example.org/event/fie_191_1> .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_194_1> a crm:E73_Information_Object .

<https://example.org/event/fie_191_1> a crm:E65_Creation ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_191_2> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_192_1> ;
    crm:P63_used_specific_object <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_194_1> .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_192_1> a crm:E52_Time-span ;
    crm:P81a_begin_of_the_begin "content" ;
    crm:P81b_end_of_the_end "content" .

<https://example.org/type/fie_189_1> a crm:E56_Language .

<https://example.org/type/fie_190_1> a crm:E55_Type .

Parthood

Physical information carriers may require documentation not just as a whole, but with regards to their parts. This information category gathers together the basic descriptors typically deployed to this end. The parthood relations of physical information carriers are both highly important information in understanding of this type of work and also highly complex to document. In this base model, we represent simply the relation of belonging of one physical information carrier to another. An extended model would take account of mereological and topological relations in a much richer way. At the basic reference level, however, this level of detail is not necessary.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_25_has_part Has Part This field is used to record individually documented parts of the documented physical thing. → P46 → E22[25_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_26_has_part_type Has Part Type This field is used to record part types for the documented physical thing. → P46 → E22[25_1] → P2 → E55[26_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_27_part_count Part Count This field is use to record a part count for the documented physical thing. → P57 → rdfs:Literal Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_28_is_part_of Is Part of This field is used to record instances of physical thing of which the documented physical thing is a part. → P46i → E22[28_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

Turtle Encoding
@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P46_is_composed_of <https://example.org/physical_object/fie_25_1> ;
    crm:P46i_forms_part_of <https://example.org/physical_object/fie_28_1> ;
    crm:P57_has_number_of_parts "content" .

<https://example.org/physical_object/fie_25_1> a crm:E22_Man_Made_Object ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_26_1> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/fie_28_1> a crm:E22_Man_Made_Object .

<https://example.org/type/fie_26_1> a crm:E55_Type .

Existence

Of essential importance in identifying and tracking physical information carriers is information pertaining to their existence, particularly regarding their construction and destruction dates. For this reason, we have clustered descriptors relevant to such information in a common ‘existence’ category. These are described in the table below.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_58_production_date_-_earliest Production Date - Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P4 → E52[58_2] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_59_production_date_-_latest Production Date - Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P4 → E52[58_2] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_60_production_location Production Location This field is used to record the place of the production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P7 → E53[60_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_61_production_period Production Period This field is used to record the historical period in which the production of the documented physical information carrier occurred. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P10 → E4[61_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_62_destruction_date_-_earliest Destruction Date - Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the destruction of the documented physical information carrier. → P13i → E6[62_1] → P4 → E52[62_2] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_63_destruction_date_-_latest Destruction Date - Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the destruction of the documented physical information carrier. → P13i → E6[62_1] → P4 → E52[62_2] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_64_destruction_location Destruction Location This field is used to record the place of the destruction of the documented physical information carrier. → P13i → E6[62_1] → P7 → E53[64_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_65_destruction_period Destruction period This field is used to record the historical period in which the destruction of the documented physical information carrier occurred. → P13i → E6[62_1] → P10 → E4[65_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_262_production_-_used_physical_object Production - Used Physical Object This field is used to indicate the specific object used in the process of production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P16 → E18[262_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_299_production_type Production Type This field is used to indicate the type of production activity used in the production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P2 → E55[299_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

The above structure allows for the documentation of time of construction and destruction of a physical information carrier as a whole. Note that while ontologically speaking the agency in the events of construction could be documented as part of this information unit, we have instead clustered this data in the Actors Relations category.

Turtle Encoding
@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P108i_was_produced_by <https://example.org/event/fie_58_1> ;
    crm:P13i_was_destroyed_by <https://example.org/event/fie_62_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_58_1> a crm:E12_Production ;
    crm:P10_falls_within <https://example.org/event/fie_61_1> ;
    crm:P16_used_specific_object <https://example.org/physical_object/fie_262_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/physical_object/fie_299_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_58_2> ;
    crm:P7_took_place_at <https://example.org/place/fie_60_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_61_1> a crm:E4_Period .

<https://example.org/event/fie_62_1> a crm:E6_Destruction ;
    crm:P10_falls_within <https://example.org/event/fie_65_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_62_2> ;
    crm:P7_took_place_at <https://example.org/place/fie_64_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_65_1> a crm:E4_Period .

<https://example.org/physical_object/fie_262_1> a crm:E18_Physical_Thing .

<https://example.org/physical_object/fie_299_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/place/fie_60_1> a crm:E53_Place .

<https://example.org/place/fie_64_1> a crm:E53_Place .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_58_2> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_62_2> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

Actor Relations

The connection between a physical information carrier and actors provides another important set of descriptors for identifying and tracing it. Particularly, basic interest clusters around the individuals involved in the creation of the physical information carrier and those who own the physical information carrier presently. The actor relations information gathers these together.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_135_creator Creator This field is used to record the creator of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P14 → E39[135_1]

→ P108i → E12[58_1] → P01 → PC14[135_2] → P02 → E39[135_3]
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physical information carrier_136_creator_role Creator Role This field is used to record the role played by the creator in the production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01 → PC14[135_1] → P14.1 → E55[136_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_137_current_owner Current Owner This field is used to record the present owner of the documented physical information carrier. → P52 → E39[137_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_138_current_holder Current Holder This field is used to indicate the current holder of the documented physical information carrier. → P50 → E39[138_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_251_creator_attributed_by Creator Attributed By This field is used to indicate the actor who attributed the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3] → P14 → E39[251_4] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_252_attribution_date_earliest Attribution Date Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the attribution of the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3] → P4 → E52[252_1] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_253_attribution_date_latest Attribution Date Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the attribution of the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3] → P4 → E52[252_1] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_254_creator_attribution_source Creator Attribution Source This field is used to indicate the source work used in the attribution of the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3]-- >P16 → E33[254_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

These descriptors allow the connection of a physical information carrier to its creator and present owner.

Turtle Encoding
@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P108i_was_produced_by <https://example.org/event/fie_58_1> ;
    crm:P50_current_keeper <https://example.org/actor/fie_138_1> ;
    crm:P52_has_current_owner <https://example.org/actor/fie_137_1> .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_135_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_137_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_138_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_251_4> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_254_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/event/fie_251_3> a crm:E13_Attribute_Assignment ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_251_4> ;
    crm:P16_used_specific_object <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_254_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_252_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_58_1> a crm:E12_Production ;
    crm:P01i_is_domain_of <https://example.org/property/fie_135_1>,
        <https://example.org/property/fie_251_2> .

<https://example.org/property/fie_135_1> a crm:PC14_carried_out_by ;
    crm:P02_has_range <https://example.org/actor/fie_135_2> ;
    crm:P14.1_in_the_role_of <https://example.org/type/fie_136_1> .

<https://example.org/property/fie_251_2> a crm:PC14_carried_out_by ;
    crm:P141i_was_assigned_by <https://example.org/event/fie_251_3> .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_252_1> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/type/fie_136_1> a crm:E55_Type .

Substance

The analysis and understanding of a physical information carrier depends also on our knowledge of its materiality and physical characteristics. The category of substance brings together descriptors which are relevant to this form of analysis. Particularly, it groups information having to do with the composition and measurable aspects of the physical information carrier as an object. Information regarding the decomposition of the physical information carrier into parts is found in the parthood category.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_135_creator Creator This field is used to record the creator of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P14 → E39[135_1]

→ P108i → E12[58_1] → P01 → PC14[135_2] → P02 → E39[135_3]
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physical information carrier_136_creator_role Creator Role This field is used to record the role played by the creator in the production of the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01 → PC14[135_1] → P14.1 → E55[136_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_137_current_owner Current Owner This field is used to record the present owner of the documented physical information carrier. → P52 → E39[137_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_138_current_holder Current Holder This field is used to indicate the current holder of the documented physical information carrier. → P50 → E39[138_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_251_creator_attributed_by Creator Attributed By This field is used to indicate the actor who attributed the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3] → P14 → E39[251_4] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_252_attribution_date_earliest Attribution Date Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the attribution of the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3] → P4 → E52[252_1] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_253_attribution_date_latest Attribution Date Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the attribution of the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3] → P4 → E52[252_1] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_254_creator_attribution_source Creator Attribution Source This field is used to indicate the source work used in the attribution of the creator to the documented physical information carrier. → P108i → E12[58_1] → P01i → PC14[251_2] → P141i → E13[251_3]-- >P16 → E33[254_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

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@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix crmdig: <http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl/CRMdig/> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:108i_was_produced_by <https://example.org/event/fie_58_1> ;
    crm:P39i_was_measured_by <https://example.org/event/fie_86_1> ;
    crm:P45_consists_of <https://example.org/type/material/fie_90_1> ;
    crm:P56_bears_feature <https://example.org/physical_object/fie_264_1> ;
    crm:PP56_bears_feature <https://example.org/physical_object/fie_264_1> .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_89_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_265_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_266_1> a crm:E36_Visual_Item,
        crmdig:D9_Data_Object .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_267_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/dimension/fie_86_2> a crm:E54_Dimension ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_86_3> ;
    crm:P90_has_value "content" ;
    crm:P91_has_unit <https://example.org/type/fie_88_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_58_1> a crm:E12_Production ;
    crm:P32_used_general_technique <https://example.org/type/fie_91_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_86_1> a crm:E16_Measurement ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_89_1> ;
    crm:P40_observed_dimension <https://example.org/dimension/fie_86_2> .

<https://example.org/type/fie_264_2> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_86_3> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_88_1> a crm:E58_Measurement_unit .

<https://example.org/type/fie_91_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/material/fie_90_1> a crm:E57_Material .

<https://example.org/physical_object/fie_264_1> a crm:E26_Physical_Feature ;
    crm:P138i_has_representation <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_266_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_264_2> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_265_1>,
        <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_267_1> .

Events

This information category brings together typical events in which a physical information carrier may have been involved through the course of its history. It is meant to cover information concerning the most salient events documented with regards to physical information carriers. At present this enables the documentation of functional use periods, ownership periods and conservation events.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_107_conservation_event_-_type Conservation Event - Type This field is used to record the type of conservation event performed on the documented physical information carrier. → P31i → E11[107_1] → P2 → E55[107_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_108_conservation_event_-_earliest Conservation Event - Earliest This field is used to record the earliest date for a conservation event performed on the documented physical information carrier. → P31i → E11[107_1] → P4 → E52[108_1] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_109_conservation_event_-_latest Conservation Event - Latest This field is used to record the latest date for a conservation event performed on the documented physical information carrier. → P31i → E11[107_1] → P4 → E52[108_1] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_110_conservation_event_-_technique Conservation Event - technique This field is used to record the technique used in the conservation event performed on the documented physical information carrier. → P31i → E11[107_1] → P32 → E55[110_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_111_conservator Conservator This field is used to record the actor that carried out the conservation event performed on the documented physical information carrier. → P31i → E11[107_1] → P14 → E21[111_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_112_conservation_event_description Conservation Event Description This field used to record a description in free text format related to the conservation event performed on the documented artwork. → P31i → E11[107_1] → P129i → E33[112_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_113_past_ownership_period_statement_-_earliest_date_of_taking_of_possession Past Ownership Period Statement - Earliest date of taking of Possession This field is used to record the earliest possible date for taking possession of the documented physical information carrier by some actor. → P24i → E8[113_1] → P4 → E52[113_2] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_114_past_ownership_period_statement_-_latest_date_of_taking_of_possession Past Ownership Period Statement - Latest Date of taking of Possession This field is used to record the latest possible date for taking possession of the documented physical information carrier by some actor. → P24i → E8[113_1] → P4 → E52[113_2] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_115_past_ownership_period_statement_-_actor_obtaining_ownership Past Ownership Period Statement - Actor Obtaining Ownership This field is used to record the actor taking possession of the documented physical information carrier. → P24i → E8[113_1] → P22 → E39[115_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_116_past_ownership_period_statement_-_earliest_ceding_of_possession Past Ownership Period Statement - Earliest Ceding of Possession This field is used to record the earliest possible date for ceding of possession of the documented physical information carrier by some actor. → P24i → E8[113_1] → P115i → E8[116_1] → P4 → E52[116_2] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_117_past_ownership_period_statement_-_latest_ceding_of_possession Past Ownership Period Statement - Latest Ceding of Possession This field is used to record the latest possible date for ceding of possession of the documented physical information carrier by some actor. → P24i → E8[113_1] → P115i → E8[116_1] → P4 → E52[116_2] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_118_past_ownership_period_statement_-_actor_ceding_ownership Past Ownership Period Statement - Actor Ceding Ownership This field is used to record the actor who has ceded possession of the documented physical information carrier. → P24i → E8[116_1] → P23 → E39[118_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_119_past_ownership_description Past Ownership Description This field used is used to record a description in free text related to an ownership period for the documented physical information carrier. → P24i → E8[113_1] → P129i → E33[119_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_255_condition_state_type Condition State Type This field is used to indicate a condition state type that has been attributed to the documented physical information carrier. → P44 → E3[255_1] → P2 → E55[255_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_256_condition_assessment_assigned_by Condition Assessment Assigned By This field is used to indicate the actor who attributed the condition state type to the documented physical information carrier. → P44 → E3[255_1] → P34i → E14[256_1] → P14 → E39[256_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_257_condition_assessment_description Condition Assessment Description This field is used to describe the attributed condition of the physical object → P44 → E3[255_1] → P67i → E33[257_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_258_condition_assessment_date_earliest Condition Assessment Date Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the condition assessment of the documented physical information carrier. → P44 → E3[255_1] → P34i → E14[256_1] → P4 → E52[258_1] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_259_condition_assessment_date_latest Condition Assessment Date Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the condition assessment of the documented physical information carrier. → P44 → E3[255_1] → P34i → E14[256_1] → P4 → E52[258_1] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_268_object_use_event_user Object Use Event User This field is used to indicate the actor using a specific object or collection → P16i → E7[268_1] → P14 → E39[268_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_269_object_use_event_type Object Use Event Type This field is used to indicate the type of use to which the documented physical information carrier was put in the context of a use event. → P16i → E7[268_1] → P2 → E55[269_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_270_object_use_event_time_earliest Object Use Event Time Earliest This field is used to record the earliest possible date for the use event of the documented physical information carrier. → P16i → E7[268_1] → P4 → E52[270_1] → P82a → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_271_object_use_event_time_latest Object Use Event Time Latest This field is used to record the latest possible date for the use event of the documented physical information carrier. → P16i → E7[268_1] → P4 → E52[270_1] → P82b → xsd:dateTime Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_272_object_use_purpose Object Use Purpose This field is used to indicate the general purpose of the use event in which the document object was used. → P16i → E7[268_1] → P32 → E55[272_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

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@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P16i_was_used_for <https://example.org/event/fie_268_1> ;
    crm:P24i_changed_ownership_through <https://example.org/event/fie_113_1>,
        <https://example.org/event/fie_116_1> ;
    crm:P31i_was_modified_by <https://example.org/event/fie_107_1> ;
    crm:P44_has_condition <https://example.org/event/fie_255_1> .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_111_1> a crm:E21_Person .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_115_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_118_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_256_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_268_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/conceptual_Object/fie_112_1> a crm:E73_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_119_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_257_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.org/event/fie_107_1> a crm:E11_Modification ;
    crm:P119i_is_subject_of <https://example.org/conceptual_Object/fie_112_1> ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_111_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_107_2> ;
    crm:P32_used_general_technique <https://example.org/type/fie_110_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_108_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_113_1> a crm:E8_Acquisition ;
    crm:P115i_is_finished_by <https://example.org/event/fie_116_1> ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_119_1> ;
    crm:P22_transferred_title_to <https://example.org/actor/fie_115_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_113_2> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_255_1> a crm:E3_Condition_State ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_255_2> ;
    crm:P34i_was_assessed_by <https://example.org/event/fie_256_1> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_by <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_257_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_256_1> a crm:E14_Condition_Assessment ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_256_2> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_258_1> .

<https://example.org/event/fie_268_1> a crm:E7_Activity ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_268_2> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_269_1> ;
    crm:P32_used_general_technique <https://example.org/type/fie_272_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_270_1> .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_108_1> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_113_2> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82a_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_116_2> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82a_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_258_1> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/time_span/fie_270_1> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin ""^^xsd:dateTime ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end ""^^xsd:dateTime .

<https://example.org/type/fie_107_2> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_110_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_255_2> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_269_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/type/fie_272_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.org/event/fie_116_1> a crm:E8_Acquisition ;
    crm:P23_transferred_title_from <https://example.org/actor/fie_118_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.org/time_span/fie_116_2> .

Location

The documentation of location aids in tracking the present location of individual physical information carriers as well their dispersion geographically. This information category gathers together relevant descriptors for this task.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_177_location_-_institution_address Location - Institution Address This field is used to record the address at which the documented instance of physical object is located. → P53 → E53[177_1] → P1 → E41[177_2]

P53 → E53[177_1] → P1 → E41[177_2] → P2 → E55 "Address"[177_3]
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physical information carrier_178_location_-_coordinates Location - coordinates This field is used to record the coordinates at which the documented instance of physical object is presently located. → P53 → E53[177_1] → P168 → geo:wktLiteral Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_199_location_-_institution Location - Institution This field is used to record the institution at which the documented physical information carrier is presently located. → P53 → E53[177_1] → P74i → E74[192_1]

→ P53 → E53[177_1] → P74i → E74[192_1] → P2 → E55["Institution"][192_3]

→ P53 → E53[177_1] → P2 → E55 "Institutional Location"[192_4]
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physical information carrier_263_present_location_-_internal_storage_locator Present Location - Internal Storage Locator This field is used to indicate an internal location within an institution, such as a shelf or a cabinet where the documented physical information carrier is stored. → P53 → E53[263_1] → P1 → E42[263_2]

→ P53 → E53[263_1] → P1 → E42[263_2] → P2 → E55"Internal Locator"[263_3]
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@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix geo: <http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P53_has_former_or_current_location <https://example.org/place/fie_177_1>,
        <https://example.org/place/fie_263_1> .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_199_2> a crm:E74_Group ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_199_4> .

<https://example.org/name/fie_177_2> a crm:E41_Appellation ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_177_3> .

<https://example.org/name/fie_263_2> a crm:E42_Identifier ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_263_3> .

<https://example.org/place/fie_177_1> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P168_place_is_defined_by ""^^geo:wkt ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.org/name/fie_177_2> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_199_3> ;
    crm:P74i_is_current_or_former_residence_of <https://example.org/actor/fie_199_2> .

<https://example.org/place/fie_263_1> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.org/name/fie_263_2> .

<https://example.org/type/fie_177_3> a crm:E55_Type ;
    rdfs:label "Address" .

<https://example.org/type/fie_199_3> a crm:E55_Type ;
    rdfs:label "Institutional Location" .

<https://example.org/type/fie_199_4> a crm:E55_Type ;
    rdfs:label "Institution" .

<https://example.org/type/fie_263_3> a crm:E55_Type ;
    rdfs:label "Internal Locator" .

Rights

This category brings together descriptors that aid in the documentation of right holders and rights relative to a physical information carrier.

identifier Name Description CRM Path used by
physical information carrier_171_right_holder Right Holder This field is used to record the right holder for the documented legal object. → P104 → E30[171_1] → P105 → E39[171_2] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_172_right_type Right Type This field is used to record the type of right which the right holder holds over the documented legal object. → P104 → E30[171_1] → P2 → E55[172_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure
physical information carrier_173_right_description Right Description This field is used to record a description in free text of the right which the right holder holds over the documented legal object. → P104 → E30[171_1] → P129i → E73[173_1] Swiss Art Research Infrastructure

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@prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://example.org/physical_object/E22> a crm:E22_Human-Made_Object ;
    crm:P104_is_subject_to <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_171_1> .

<https://example.org/actor/fie_171_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_171_1> a crm:E30_Right ;
    crm:P105_right_held_by <https://example.org/actor/fie_171_2> ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_173_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.org/type/fie_172_1> .

<https://example.org/conceptual_object/fie_173_1> a crm:E73_Information_Object .

<https://example.org/type/fie_172_1> a crm:E55_Type .

Last update: December 17, 2020