23 de Junho de 2021 | 18h00 [hora de Lisboa – UTC+1] | plataforma Zoom [sessão em inglês]
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June 23rd, 2021 | 18h00 [Lisbon Time Zone – UTC+1] | via Zoom [session to be held in English]
Abstract
The original printed edition of Kirschbaum’s classic lexicon on Christian iconography (LCI) contained circa 2,500 black & white illustrations. For the digital version of the lexicon a little over half of these could be replaced by better quality digital images. However, the text of the lexicon mentions thousands of sarcophagi, mosaics, frescoes, manuscript illuminations, panel paintings, stained glass panels, sculptures, engravings and woodcuts, etcetera. Many of those have become available online.
Combining the expert information of the scholars that contributed to the lexicon with the reproductions of the monuments they mentioned, is a major ambition of the editors of the digital LCI. Enriching the information with the multilingual concepts of the Iconclass system is another one.
Demonstrating how the content of the LCI is merged with new digital reproductions and Iconclass concepts is the topic of this contribution.
Hans Brandhorst | editor of Iconclass and Arkyves |
AzLab 