Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by function]
8. records (documents)
9. [records by provenance]
10. church records
11. [church records by form or function]

Anotations

Scope note:

Books containing records of naming ceremonies within a community, usually a church group. These also serve as civic documents, recording approximate dates of birth and names of newborns, parents, and sponsors in the community.