6.0 ARCHITECTURAL AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, GENERAL RULES
6.0A. Preliminary rule
6.0A1. Scope.
The rules in this chapter cover the description of unpublished or published architectural and technical drawings, either conceptual drawings (e.g., sketches), renderings, working drawings, or detail drawings, which constitute a fonds or a part thereof as instructed in 1.0A1. These rules apply to drawings 1 as well as to three- dimensional representations and models. These rules also apply to drawings of theoretical concepts, or proposals (e.g., competitions), which are not necessarily realized.
Architectural drawings, in the widest sense, also include plans of mechanical, plumbing, heating, and electrical, etc., systems; interior design; furniture; and decorative art works which are part of a building.
Technical drawings include plans for the construction of proposed or actual stationary structures other than buildings (e.g., bridges, canals, dams), and movable objects (e.g., equipment, machinery, ships, tools, vehicles, weapons).
For multilevel description of architectural and technical drawings, see chapter 1. For multiple media fonds, see chapter 2. Architectural records often include other materials, and for guidance in the description of these records see the following chapters. For textual records see chapter 3. For other graphic materials see chapter 4. For cartographic materials, see chapter 5.
6.0B. Sources of information
6.0B1. Chief source of information.
The chief sources of information for architectural and technical drawings are as follows 2:
- for a fonds, all of the material in the fonds;
- for a series, all of the material in the series;
- for a file, all of the material in the file, including the container, and any label(s) or tag(s) used by the creator to identify the file;
4.
- for an item prefer in this order, (a) the item itself; when an item is in a number of physical parts, treat all the parts (including a title sheet or cover) as the item itself; (b) the container or case.
- for a volume, the title page or the caption, colophon if any of these exist.
If information is not available in the chief source, take it from any accompanying material.
6.0B2. Prescribed sources of information.
The prescribed source(s) of information for each area of description of architectural and other technical drawings is set out below. Enclose information taken from outside the prescribed source(s) in square brackets, unless otherwise instructed in specific rules.
| AREA | PRESCRIBED SOURCES OF INFORMATION |
|---|---|
| Title and statement of responsibility | Chief source of information |
| Edition | Chief source of information |
| Scale | Chief source of information |
| Date(s) of creation, including distribution, publication, etc. | Chief source of information |
| Physical description | Any source |
| Publisher’s series | Chief source of information |
| Archival description | Any source |
| Note(s) | Any source |
| Standard number | Any source |
6.0C. Punctuation
For the punctuation of the description as a whole, see 1.0C.
For the prescribed punctuation of elements, see the following rules.
6.0D. Levels of detail in the description
6.0E. Language and script of the description
Follow the instructions in 1.0E. Give scale in the language and script of the institution providing the description. An original statement of scale may be transcribed in a note (6.8B9).
6.0F. Inaccuracies
Prince Edward Island Railway, freicht [i.e. freight] house, drawing no. 14
Standard wind mill [sic]
Comments