Ethics Inside and Out: The Case of "Guidoriccio.".

Swan, John

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Publication Date: 1991

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Ethics Inside and Out: The Case of "Guidoriccio."

Swan, John

Library Trends, v40 n2 p258-74 Fall 1991

Discusses an apparent case of censorship via card catalog indexing in a Florentine research library. The challenge to the authenticity of a fresco by Simone Martini is explained, the ethics of collegiality are considered, and attempts to find redress through various library associations are recounted. (18 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Art History, Card Catalogs, Censorship, Collegiality, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Librarian Attitudes, Library Associations, Painting (Visual Arts), Research Libraries

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Italy

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