The online publication of the Graphic Print Collection of the Göttweig Abbey has been realized by the Center of Image Science of the Danube University Krems. The project comprises both the conception and design, and the technical realization of the publication with free software. The online database operates on the metadata which is managed with the image-management system "ImageFinder/DocuMax" and provides access to the holdings via the internet. During the concept phase special attention was paid to the retrieval and presentation options. With the Graphic Print Collection of the Göttweig Abbey Online, specialist as well an the general public have been given a scientific tool that allows de-localized collaborative exploration. Besides access to the entire online collection, the classic exhibitions of Prof. emeritus Gregor Lechner, have been virtually developed and expanded into online exhibitions. Since 2006, some of the most fascinating works of the collection are gathered together in “Virtual Exhibitions” that are digitally and informatively prepared by the Center for Image Science to be viewed via the internet. Exhibitions include, to date, Venetian Vedute - Cityscapes, The Maria Exhibition “Under your Protection,” “The Theory of Architecture”, “Baroque Image Vanity” and the Baroque Thesis Prints.

Recent Submissions

  • The Digitized Assets of the Graphic Collection of the Göttweig Abbey 

    Coones, Wendy; Grau, Oliver (Danube Universtiy Krems / Department for Image Science, 2012)
    The dataset catalogs the digitized material and image assets, which are an outcome of a cooperative project for the digital development and indexing of the Graphic Print Collection Göttweig, between the Göttweig Abbey ...
  • Der Akademie 

    Leclerc, Sebastien; Herz (Hertz), Johann Daniel (The Digital Assets of the Graphic Collection of the Göttweig Abbey / www.gssg.at, 1698)
    Dedicated to Louis XIV, this work by Leclerc (Le Clerc) does not represent one particular academy (despite its title), but rather is a compilation of the activities that took place at two different institutions: the Académie ...