Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
Encyclopedia
The Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (abbreviated LIMC) is an eight-volume work cataloguing representations of mythology
in the plastic arts of antiquity
. It was published serially from 1981 to 1997, with supplements planned. It is the most extensive resource of its kind, providing "full and detailed information."
Entries are arranged alphabetically in four volumes of text, with the remaining four volumes containing black-and-while illustrations indexed to their respective entries. The work was prepared by international scholars from nearly 40 countries who contributed in their language of choice, resulting in entries written variously in English
, German
, French
, or Italian
. Project editors were Hans Christian Ackermann and Jean-Robert Gisler.
LIMC has been called an "indispensable research instrument," "monumental," and "magnificent."
In the United States, LIMC is based at the Alexander Library of Rutgers University.
Classical mythology
Classical mythology or Greco-Roman mythology is the cultural reception of myths from the ancient Greeks and Romans. Along with philosophy and political thought, mythology represents one of the major survivals of classical antiquity throughout later Western culture.Classical mythology has provided...
in the plastic arts of antiquity
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
. It was published serially from 1981 to 1997, with supplements planned. It is the most extensive resource of its kind, providing "full and detailed information."
Entries are arranged alphabetically in four volumes of text, with the remaining four volumes containing black-and-while illustrations indexed to their respective entries. The work was prepared by international scholars from nearly 40 countries who contributed in their language of choice, resulting in entries written variously in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, or Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. Project editors were Hans Christian Ackermann and Jean-Robert Gisler.
LIMC has been called an "indispensable research instrument," "monumental," and "magnificent."
In the United States, LIMC is based at the Alexander Library of Rutgers University.