Dutch Royal Library Disc, The

Synopsis

Contains 7000 illustrations from manuscripts and printed books from the early Middle ages to th 16th century. There are 2 kinds of pictures: 1) handpainted miniatures, used as decorations and/or illustrations of handwritten books. Approximately 4000 miniatures, reproduced in colour, have been selected from 90 manuscripts and are mostly of French or Low Countries origin; 2) about 3000 woodcuts from incunabula printed in the Low Countries. Recorded in black and white, they comprise 75% of the total of Dutch woodcuts of the Dutch Royal Library Collection and therefore give a good insight into the illustrations in early editions of printed books in the Netherlands.

Language

English

Country

Netherlands

Medium

Video; Interactive videodisc. PAL/SECAM. May be used with or without computer software.

Year of production

1989

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Notes

Software program, called Micro-OPC, requires a computer with MS-DOS, a hard disc with a minimum of 20Mb and 512kb of internal memory. Philips videodisc players VP831, VP835, VP410 and VP405 or Sony LDP1500 may be used.

Documentation

Supplied with a printed index.

Subjects

Art; Librarianship

Keywords

illuminated manuscripts; incunabula; libraries; Netherlands, The; paintings - miniature paintings; woodcuts

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

Quadrant Communications

Distributor

Name

MeMO nv

Phone

(010 31) +30 736400

Fax

(010 31) +30 734774

Address

Postbus 9822
3506 GV Utrecht
The Netherlands

Notes

PAL standard for UK use