2024-11-04T13:33:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150019638/humanities-go-digital-with-archive-of-historic-rome Anastasia Tokmakova 2017-07-26T19:42:00-04:00 >2017-07-26T19:52:14-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wg/wg8cc2wl967clgja.PNG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A multidisciplinary team of researchers&nbsp;from University&nbsp;of Oregon, Stanford and Dartmouth have co-developed a new digital archive. The collection contains nearly 4,000 drawings, prints, paintings and photographs of historic Rome from the 16th to 20th centuries that are now available <a href="https://exhibits.stanford.edu/lanciani" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online</a> to the public. The Rodolfo Lanciani Digital Archive brings together pieces collected by Lanciani, a renowned Roman archaeologist, and reflect Rome&rsquo;s transformation over the centuries. The physical collection is housed in the Palazzo Venezia.&nbsp;</p> <p>UO architecture Professor James Tice, principal investigator for the Rodolfo Lanciani Digital Archive, notes the project makes accessible <em>&ldquo;</em>a precious archival collection and demonstrates how similar materials can be made available to scholars, students and the general public through the digital humanities.<em>&rdquo;&nbsp;</em></p> <figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/b7/b7lvtef4jh42c9qs.PNG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/b7/b7lvtef4jh42c9qs.jpg"></a></p><figcaption>Porto di Ripetta</figcaption></figure><p>Erik Steiner, co-director of the Center for Textual and Spatial Studies (CESTA) at Stanford, observes, <em>&ldquo;</em>this is part of our long-term amb...</p>