11.12.2003

Biering & Brinkmann Verlag
DYABOLA Databases

 

The Electronic Inventory of the Glyptothek in Munich

In a period of just two-and-a-half years, the entire collection of the Glyptothek was completely recorded. With this context, entries were revised and a complete bibliography was drawn up of the individual pieces, extending back into the 19th century. The photo library was included in the programme, comprising around 5,000 pictures. This collection of digital pictures is supplemented by the inclusion of all classicistic extensions, from corner to corner. These pieces are thus accessible again for the first time since the war. The database is rounded off by a directory of the reference pieces, some of which have been recorded with pictures. The museum staff is now in a position to obtain all relevant information on a piece within the shortest time. They can fall back on their own data, but they can also find out relevant datings of the authors included in the bibliography, for example, or study the reference pieces. Possible additional applications range from the automatic ordering of photos to making the entire museum collection accessible in the Internet.

 
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