0B1. Chief Source of Information (Sources of Information - General Rules )
0B1.1. For single items , treat as the chief source of information printed or manuscript text provided by the creator or creating body on or with the item . When the text is not known to have been provided by the creator or creating body, use information from the following sources, in this order of preference:
a. text on or with the item provided by sources other than the creator or creating body;
b. reference sources , such as published descriptions, catalogues raisonnés , exhibit catalogs, auction catalogs, dealers' catalogs;
c. any source, such as unpublished descriptions, including provenance and accession records, inventories, advertisements, personal information, etc.
0B1.2. For collections , treat as the chief source the whole collection itself, relying first on textual information on the material and its containers , then accompanying textual material, such as finding aids , provenance and accession records, then the visual content of the material itself.
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