I decided to blog about this digital exhibition because I am interested in the literature aspect of the library world. I thought it was an interesting collection and contained some very beautiful illustrations. I was also interested to see what illustrations would be selected to be included in this type of exhibition.
Collection Principles
According to the description of this digital exhibition, the collection showcases reproductions of some of the world's greatest pieces of illustration from the Smithsonian Libraries’ collection of rare books and documents. There were no specific date ranges or author/illustrator specifics included in the website's information page. It appears that items were selected that fit the exhibition's goal to educate how illustrations have evolved and how they have affected the world of literature.
Object Characteristics
The objects included in the collection are scanned reproductions from rare books and documents.
The collection itself into four categories: Insp
iration, Information, Influence, and Process. The illustrations (and books) are organized by illustration type. For example, in the "Inspiration" section, the subtitle is "Inspiring Faith" and illustrations that have been used in religious manuscripts and documents are presented.
iration, Information, Influence, and Process. The illustrations (and books) are organized by illustration type. For example, in the "Inspiration" section, the subtitle is "Inspiring Faith" and illustrations that have been used in religious manuscripts and documents are presented.Metadata
Each digital reproduction includes a "Closer View" link which provides that viewer with a closer view of the item. Unfortunately, there isn't very much bibliographic information about the object included with the view. Only the title, brief description, illustration type, date of publication, and the collection/library/museum that it was borrowed from. The "About the Design Elements Used on this site" link was "under construction. The Smithsonian provides the contributors, credits, privacy statement, copyright, and permissions info in links on the website.
Intended Audience
The intended audience is most likely researchers, librarians, and historians. The individual panels vividly demonstrate how illustrations catch readers’ eyes, draw them into their reading material and make a more direct connection to the information.
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