Archive & Library
The Centre's Archive and Library is a single integrated knowledge base, bridging the visual, textual and auditory records of India Studies. Everything it holds enters as one object carrying one document type, so the classification below is a way into the holdings by form rather than by subject.
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Classification: Document Types | C.DT
12 classifications · 124 document types
A document type is the form a single object takes: a painting, a photograph, an auction catalogue, a book. It is assigned to every object in its own right, independent of any masterlist or research category, so one type gathers works from across the entire archive.
CINE 28
DVDs and other film formats for non-commercial viewing, e.g. CDs | CINE.dvd
Film Censorship Certificates | CINE.cnc
Single-Screen Cinema Halls | CINE.ssc
ARCH 18
Astronomical & Scientific Structures | ARCH.astr
Bridges (including aqueducts) | ARCH.brdg
Capital Cities (including past & present) | ARCH.capt
Churches (including basilica, convents & chapels) | ARCH.chch
Civil (including havelis & houses) | ARCH.civl
Edicts (including inscriptions) | ARCH.edct
Forts (including citadels) | ARCH.fort
Gateways (including toranas) | ARCH.gate
Mausolea (including tombs, graveyards & cemeteries) | ARCH.maus
Monasteries (including Buddhist & Christian) | ARCH.mons
Monoliths (including rathas & relief sculpture) | ARCH.mono
Mosques (including imambara & madrasas) | ARCH.mosq
Palaces (including gardens) | ARCH.palc
Rock-Cut Caves (including viharas) | ARCH.rock
Step Wells (including kunds) | ARCH.stpw
Stupa (including chaityas & component structures) | ARCH.stup
Temples | ARCH.temp
Towers (including minars, pillars & pagodas) | ARCH.towr
BOOK 16
PRNT 12
Collector Cards, e.g. from sweet cigarettes packs, or other promotions | PRNT.coc
Matchbox labels and related artworks | PRNT.mtx
Stamps, First Day Covers | PRNT.stm
ANTQ 9
Ancient & Medieval Sculptures, murals | ANTQ.scu
Armour & Helmets | ANTQ.arm
Chess & Other Board Games | ANTQ.gam
Dolls, Goleks & Puppets | ANTQ.dol
Folk & Tribal Masks | ANTQ.msk
Indian & Islamic Miniatures | ANTQ.min
Paintings, Tanjores & Drawings | ANTQ.ptg
Tibetan Thangkas, Nepali Paubas & Scrolls | ANTQ.thk
Toys (including automatons) | ANTQ.toy
EVNT 9
Animal Welfare Events | EVNT.anw
Art Fairs, Festivals | EVNT.atf
Auctions | EVNT.auc
Book Fairs, Festivals | EVNT.bkf
Conference, Symposia, Discussion & Seminar Platforms | EVNT.con
Exhibitions | EVNT.exh
Film Festivals | EVNT.ffv
Launch & Promotional Events | EVNT.lau
Workshops | EVNT.wkp
ARTS 7
CRFT 7
Dolls, Goleks & Puppets | CRFT.dol
Folk & Tribal Masks | CRFT.msk
Handpainted Advertisements & Calendar Art | CRFT.cal
Popular Novel Original Painted Covers | CRFT.nov
Sculptures & Other Artefacts | CRFT.scu
Tanjore & Other Religious Objects | CRFT.tnj
Toys (Including Mechanical & Automatons) | CRFT.toy
ECON 7
Collages with its economic data | ECON.clg
Drawings & Sketches with its economic data | ECON.drw
Graphic Art with its economic data | ECON.gra
Installation, Performance & Video Art with its economic data | ECON.ins
Paintings, Tanjores & Drawings with its economic data | ECON.ptg
Sculptures & Other Artefacts with its economic data | ECON.scu
Tapestries & Textiles with its economic data | ECON.tap
AUTO 5
Convertibles | AUTO.cov
Coupe | AUTO.cpe
Estates | AUTO.est
Saloons | AUTO.sal
SUVs/Pickups | AUTO.suv
PHTO 4
Hand-painted Photographs | PHTO.php
Photographic bound Albums | PHTO.alb
DIGI 1
Digital Collages | DIGI.clg
Unclassified 1
ANTQ.dol | Dolls | ANTQ.dol