Parts Level:  Artist

Definition:  Name of artist/decorator.

Comment:  The "name" may be an assigned or associative term; source of an actual name could be an inscription in the present manuscript, or a payment record, or a scholar's recognition. If the attribution has been made by a scholar, be sure to note the person's name in the Acknowledgments field of the Part level. If the attribution derives from some piece of legacy data (an exhibition label from an exhibition done 30 years ago?), use cautionary wording unless you're absolutely certain of its validity. Since this field has a "quick-search" feature in the interface (i.e. the Browse List of Artists), it is preferable to phrase the entry with the alphabetizing name first, as in the examples.

Example:

• M. P.
• Simon Marmion
• Master of Morgan 85
• Master of the Squinty Eyes
• Cristoforo Maiorana, in the style of
• Boucicaut Master, following compositions of
• Jan van Eyck, miniatures relating to the work of

Properties:  Data type: text. Field size: 255 (changed 2009-05-04 for vers. 9.0.2; previously: Field size: 50 characters).

Required?:  No.