a subject in transition; opportunities and problems
CHArt Seventeenth Annual Conference
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ART HISTORY a subject in transition; opportunities and problems |
Stefanie Kollmann, Bibliothek für Bildungsgeschichtliche Forschung, des Deutschen Instituts für Internationale Pädagogische Forschung, Berlin, Germany
Pictura Paedagogica - A German picture resource online
In this first phase about 14,000 pictures will be included, one half are illustrations from manuscripts and books from middle ages up to 1850, the other half come from a collection of postcards from 1870 to 1918. As diverse as the sources are the subjects of these pictures. The postcards have mostly a political background, the book illustrations include pictures of children books, bible illustrations as well as scientific diagrams and maps. The original pictures stay with the diverse collectors, just their digital images are included in the picture archive. Information and descriptions of the pictures are indexed in a special database. As a test this database is accessible via the Internet since December 2000, from mid May it will be open officially. The address is: http://www.bbf.dipf.de/VirtuellesBildarchiv/. The images are available for free in 75dpi, for professional use one can order a 300dpi file or alternatively a print out.
The presentation includes:
1. The project and the collection
2. The online facilities of Pictura Paedagogica Online
3. Outlook: new partners