Digitisation and subject cataloguing of illustrated art and satire periodicals of the 19th and early 20th centuryThe European Perspective
Within the context of this project about 20 European art and satire journals were digitised and made available online. The aim was not only to allow free digital access to these eminent historical resources but also to achieve an in-depth subject cataloguing of texts and images.
The indexing of French and English caricatures dating from 1841 to 1872 and from 1894 to 1914 offers a “European perspective” on important historical events that were meaningful and formative for Europe, such as the revolutions of 1848, the Franco-Prussian War and the preliminary events leading up to the First World War. Furthermore the illustrations mirror the sociological changes of their time as well as the development of styles in caricature.The project was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the duration of two years.
In the course of the project “Digitisation and subject-cataloguing of illustrated art and satire periodicals of the 19th and early 20th century” which ended in July 2015 and which was also supported by DFG, 45 German and French art journals were digitised and indexed.
Running time: 01.08.2013–31.07.2015
