“Photographic Database of Balkan Cultural Heritage” Sebastian Kempgen University of Bamberg
1 • Project 2005 – 2008 • “Oberfrankenstiftung” (Foundation) • Computers, Server, Scanner, Software... • Camera, Lenses… • Staff • Excursions, Travels, Conferences • Acquisitions for Univ. Library • Publications • “Kodeks” web server
2 Aims: • Make Photographs • Create Image Database • Publish in print / on web • Buy Books • …for teaching and research
3 Countries • Bulgaria • Macedonia • Hungary • …
4 Content • Balkan Cultural Heritage • Inscriptions, Books, Texts • Architecture, Art, Places • … of interest to Slavists
5 6 7 8 Macedonia 2007 + 2008
9 Macedonia Excursion 2008
10 7.500 Photographs so far…
Provadia Museum
11 Examples: • … • Ivan Rilski, Rila Monastery • … • …
12 Rila Monastery
13 Rila Monastery
14 Sv. Ivan Rilski
15 Rila Postnica
16 Rila Monastery
17 Sv. Ivan Rilski
18 Sv. Ivan Rilski
1999 2006
19 Sv. Ivan Rilski
20 Sv. Ivan Rilski
21 Sv. Ivan Rilski
22 Sv. Ivan Rilski
23 Sv. Ivan Rilski
24 Sv. Ivan Rilski
25 Examples: • … • Ivan Rilski • Preslav Inscriptions • …
27 Veliki Preslav
28 Veliki Preslav
29 Veliki Preslav
1999
30 Veliki Preslav
1999
2007
31 Sept. 2007, Veliki Preslav
32 Sept. 2007, Veliki Preslav
33 Sept. 2007, Veliki Preslav
34 Sept. 2007, Veliki Preslav
35 Sept. 2007, Veliki Preslav
36 Examples: • … • Preslav Inscriptons • Plovdiv Architecture • …
37 Plovdiv Houses
38 Plovdiv Houses
2006
39 Plovdiv Houses
2007 2006
40 Examples: • … • Plovdiv Architecture • Balkan Postcards • …
41 Postcards from the Balkans • Historical Postcards • First Half of 20th Century • >1000 • Searchable Database
42 Balkan Postcards Postcards from … • Sofia • Russia • Zadar • …popular lately
43 44 Balkan Postcards
45 Balkan Postcards
46 Balkan Postcards
47 Balkan Postcards
48 Balkan Postcards
49 Balkan Postcards
50 Integrating Web Resources • Google Earth • Wikipedia • “Kodeks” Server • …
51 “Google Earth”: Placemark for Pliska
52 “Google Earth”: Placemark for Pliska
53 Kodeks-Server
54 Google Results
55 Wikipedia
56 Web 2.0
57 Publications…
58 …my 2 cents worth
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