Digitized collections of the BNF’s Department of Medals

Digitized collections of archeological objects with mythological iconography in the BNF’s Department of Medals

With the digitization of old collections of photographs and a vast campaign of digital filming as its starting point, this project’s goal is the study and valorization – notably under the vantage point of iconography and the historical and geographic journeys of antique objects – of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman works of mythological iconography conserved by the French National Library’s (BnF) Department of Monies, Medals, and Antiques. These data will be distributed on the site LIMC-France and on the Internet site of the BnF.
The newly created collection will be the occasion to reflect on the perception and modes of visualization of the heritage object. Beyond the community of researchers, the project also seeks to reach a vast audience, thanks to the realization of thematic dossiers and virtual exhibitions that will keep collections accessible during the renovations of the Richelieu site of the BnF.

Internal cluster partners
Archeologies and Sciences of Antiquity () - Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC);
French National Library – Department of Monies, Medals, and Antiques;
Maison Archeology and Ethnology René-Ginouvès (MAE).

Project Leader

Pascale LINANT DE BELLEFONDS , Responsible for the team Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC), UMR Archeologies and Sciences of Antiquity (ArScAn) , ArScAn

Internal cluster partners

• Archeologies and Sciences of Antiquity (ArScAn) - UMR 7041
• French National Library (BnF)
• Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes - USR 3225

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