How to Find Slides

The slides are classified according to the Fogg system which organizes the materials by object type, ex: architecture, sculpture or painting etc.

Slides are classified among the following categories:

City Planning: Building complexes, civic centers, squares, general and historical views of cities, urban designs and plans. Conceptual, Imaginary cities that were never built:

• X00:Indicates an international file, the images are organized alphabetically by designer and the third line further specifies what aspect of the city is being pictured (ie:plan, model etc)
  
  
• X__: City planning by country. Slides are organized first by country code and then alphabetically by site name under the country. The third line further specifies what aspect of the city is being pictured.

Architecture:Buildings both extant and projects, architectural books and drawings.

• Architecture after 1789:
  
  
  • 100: General file, organized alphabetically by architect with the third line indicating building type and view.
    
  
  
• Architecture before 1789 or buildings without an architect:
  
  
  • 1__: Architecture by site. Slides are organized first by country code numbers and then alphabetically by site under each country. The third line indicates building type and view.
    
    

Sculpture: Works from prehistoric times to c1965. Completed works as well as casts are included. Religious, mythological subjects as well as altars, tombs, sarcophagi, pulpits and fountains.

• 2__: Sculpture organized by country of artist first then alphabetically by the name of the artist and further by iconographic break down, or by date for some artists active after 1875.

Painting: Works from prehistoric times to c1965. Also includes drawings and single works on paper.

• 3__: Painting organized by country of artist first then alphabetically by the name of the artist and further by iconographic break down, or by dates for some artists active after 1875.

Landscape Architecture: Gardens and parks as well as natural landscapes, cemeteries and various plant types.

• Landscapes after 1789, with an architect:
  
  
  • 000: General file organized alphabetically by architect. Further subdivision by site and view.
    Landscapes before 1789 and those without an architect:
    
    
  • 0__: Slides organized by country code, further alphabetical break down by site. Images listed by name of the specific garden or villa and the view of the garden.

Ethnography: views of everyday life, customs and rituals.

• E__: Slides organized by country and then either geographic locations or by cultural distinctions, They are further divided up by subject matter: rituals, daily life etc.

Modern International File: mainly work after 1965. Includes all media, painting, performance, sculpture, installations etc.

• 3000: Images are divided alphabetically by artist and then subdivided further by title or date of the object. There is some division by media under each artist if the work is in more than one medium.

Material Culture: portable objects, luxury goods,and industrial design. (aka Minor Arts).

All areas of the material culture are divided by country and then further subdivided in various ways usually by time period, site or object type.

• 4000: Mineral objects, gems and jewels
  
• 4100-4900: Stone, mosaics, pottery, seals, scarabs.
  
  
• 500: Industrial design, instruments, weapons
  
• 5100-5900: Metals; ie: gold, silver, bronze, iron etc.
  
  
• 600: Furniture
  
• 6400: Stage design
  
• 6700:lacquer
  
  
• 700: Manuscripts except for Islamic and Indian manuscripts which are under painting.
  
• 7100-7600: Ivories, leather, wallpaper.
  
  
• 7900: Photography.
  
  
• 8100-8900:Textiles, tapestries, carpets, and costumes
  
  
• 900: Prints
  

COUNTRY CODES

This list is incomplete but it contains the most commonly used countries:

Africa                         60
Alaska                         81.1
Argentina                      89
Asia Minor                     58
Assyria                        16
Austria                        73.1
Australia                      67
Azores                         76.2
Belgium                        74.1
Bolivia                        88.1
Brazil                         87
Byzantine                      70.1(not used in architecture)
Canada                         81
Cambodia                       54Z.4
Central and South America      84
Central America,Pre-Columbian  40-49
Chile                          89.1
China ancient/modern           13/53
Columbia                       86.2
Crete, post Minoan             31.3
Crete, modern                  71.3
Czechoslovakia                 73.3
Denmark                        78.2
Early Christian                70 (not used in architecture)
Ecuador                        86.3
Egypt, ancient/modern          21/61
England                        77
Etruscan                       31.7
Finland                        79.1
France                         75
Germany                        73
Greece, ancient/modern         31/71
Holland                        74
Iceland                        78.3
India, ancient/modern          14/54
Iran, ancient/modern           15/55  
Iraq, ancient/modern           16/56
Ireland                        77.3
Islamic                        50
Israel                         58
Italy, Roman Empire/modern     32/72
Japan                          52
Jordan                         58
Korea, ancient/modern          13.1/53.1
Mesopotamia                    16
Mexico, pre/post Columbian     43/83
Minoan Crete                   30.1
Mycenean Greece                30.2
Norway                         78.1
Oceana                         68
Paraguay                       88.2
Persia, ancient/modern(Iran)   15/55
Peru                           88
Poland                         79.2
Portugal                       76.1
Pre-Columbian                  40-49
Prehistoric                    05
Puerto Rico                    85
Roman Empire                   32
Roman Provincial               32.1(not used in architecture)
Romania                        71.8
Russia                         79
Sicily, ancient/modern         31/72
Spain                          76
Sweden                         78
Switzerland                    73.2
Syria, ancient/modern          18/58
Thailand                       54Z.3
Turkey                         71.2
United States                  82
Venezuela                      86.1
West Indies                    85
Yugoslavia                     71.5