Posts Tagged ‘ancient architecture’
Over 3,000 new images of architecture, applied design, and American popular culture are available in ARTstor. Collections shared by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Slide Library and Bryn Mawr College include images of site plans for ancient and medieval architectural and archeological sites along with images of American pop culture and design. Photographs of American architecture taken by Dov Friedman have also been added.
Tags: American architecture, ancient architecture, applied art, architectural history, architecture, art, art history, ARTstor, cultural history, Dov Friedman, images, medieval architecture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, photographs, photography, visual resources collection
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on October 13, 2009 in ARTstor, architectural history, architecture, art, image presentation, images, landscape, photography | No Comments »
Karnak, one of the largest temple complexes in the world, “stands as a micro-cosmos of ancient Egypt.” Egyptologists and technologists at UCLA have made their research available, free of charge, to a broad audience. The site is information-rich and interactive. A Timemap allows you to scroll through the eras and see how Karmak has evolved over the years. Also included are a model in Google Earth, an extensive photo archive, 3-d renderings, narrative descriptions of the remains, and educational videos.
Tags: 3-D, ancient architecture, Egypt, Google Earth, Karnak, models, temple, UCLA
Posted by Joan Winter on September 22, 2009 in architectural history, maps | No Comments »
The Victoria and Albert Museum has launched a Beta version of Search the Collections taking its online collection from 55,000 object records to over a million. Records have been taken from the V&A’s existing collection, and are in dynamic state of process with new information being added over time. As work on the site continues, the V&A plans to incorporate crowd sourcing, an API, saved searches and additional linking.
Tags: ancient architecture, architectural history, architecture, art, Asian architecture, digital images, image collections, images, maps, photography, search tools, V&A, Victoria and Albert Museum, visual resource collections
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on September 17, 2009 in architectural history, architecture, art, images, maps, photography | No Comments »
Over 18,000 images of the ancient sites Dura-Europos in Syria and Jerash in Jordan are now available on ARTstor. Yale University sponsored archaeological expeditions to the sites in the early twentieth century and has amassed an archive that includes plans, and photographs of the remains of Hellenistic buildings. Images of objects from the Yale University Art Gallery collection have also been digitized.
Read more here.
Tags: ancient architecture, Dura-Europos, Jerash, Yale
Posted by Joan Winter on August 5, 2009 in ARTstor | No Comments »
Sites and Photos, an archaeology image bank, is contributing 90,000 images to the ARTstor digital library in order to expand its coverage of the ancient world. Extant Megalithic, Greco-Roman, Islamic, and Medieval architecture and decorative arts are included.
Sites and Photos, a great resource in and of itself, includes an Architectural Archive organized both by building type and function. The archive acts as a visual dictionary for ancient architectural motifs, structures and construction methods.
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Tags: ancient architecture, archaeology, ARTstor, Islamic architecture, medieval architecture, Sites and Photos
Posted by Joan Winter on April 3, 2009 in ARTstor, architectural history, architecture | No Comments »
Comparison of the sizes of the largest sacred sites from Sacred Destinations
Sacred Destinations is a guide to sacred places, pilgrimage sites, and religious art, covering over 1,250 places in 61 countries. User generated photographs, maps, travel guides and brief histories enrich the web resource. Categories include Footsteps of the Buddha, Dead on Display, Mayan Ruins, Tallest Churches, and Ancient Mysteries.
Tags: ancient architecture, cathedrals, ruins, sacred architecture
Posted by Joan Winter on March 19, 2009 in architecture | No Comments »
Hellenistic Theater at Priene, Turkey. Courtesy of Thomas G. Hines and the Ancient Theater Archive
Created by Thomas G. Hines at Whitman College, The Ancient Theater Archive is a comprehensive reference source for Greco-Roman theaters in the Mediterranean. The site includes a glossary of classical architectural terms, maps, histories, theater measurements, audience capacity, panoramas, location of the archaeological archives, plans with restoration overlays, and time-lines.
Tags: ancient architecture, theater
Posted by Joan Winter on March 18, 2009 in architectural history, architecture | No Comments »
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