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Portraits
MeSH HeadingPortraits
Tree NumberV02.700.600
Annotationthis heading is used as a Publication Type; Used by catalogers only; for single individuals & for group portraits; Portraits as a subject are indexed under the main heading PORTRAITS AS TOPIC
Scope NoteWorks consisting of graphic representations, especially of the face, of real persons, usually posed, living or dead. They are pictures whose purpose is the portrayal of an individual or group of individuals, not pictures which merely include people as part of an event or scene. (From Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II, p540, 1995)
History Note2008(1997)
Date of Entry19960621
Unique IDD019477


MeSH Tree Structures

 
Publication Formats [V02]
   Pictorial Works [V02.700]
Drawings [V02.700.300]
Maps [V02.700.450]
Portraits [V02.700.600]

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