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COLLECTION Identifier: BER-19

Berenson Library antiquities photograph collection

Overview

Includes photographs of Prehistoric, Egyptian, and Classical Antiquities that are part of the Berenson Library core photo collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880-1959
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1890 - 1940

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English and Italian.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question, unless otherwise designated.

Extent

4,586 photographic prints (30 archive boxes) : b&w
29.5 linear feet
42 negatives (photographs)

The collection consists of images of antiquities in Europe, Middle East, and North Africa. Most of the photographs show temples, statues, mosaics, and ceramics in Egypt, Greece, and Italy as they were in the first half of the 20th century. A significant number of photos documents objects and archaeological sites in Athens, Istanbul, Naples, and Rome. Other images of special interest depict Theban tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in five series: 1. Prehistoric, 2. Egyptian, 3. Aegean civilizations, 4. Etruscan, and 5. Greco-Roman. Series 3, 4, and 5 are organized in subseries. Files within series and subseries are arranged alphabetically by the name of the city.

Processed by

Spyros Koulouris

Title
Berenson Library antiquities photograph collection, 1880-1959: A Finding Aid
Status
completed
Author
Biblioteca Berenson
Date
August 08, 2017
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng
EAD ID
ber00019

Repository Details

Part of the Biblioteca Berenson, I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies Repository

Contact:
Via di Vincigliata 26
Florence 50135 Italy
+39 055 603 251
+39 055 603 383 (Fax)