Institute for Social Research in Hamburg (Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg)
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The Institute for Social Research in Hamburg, known as the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg, was Aby Warburg’s pioneering cultural studies library and research center that became a foundational institution for modern art history and cultural theory.
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| instanceOf |
cultural studies institute
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humanities research center ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Institute for Social Research in Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSize | tens of thousands of volumes ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational institution for cultural theory
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foundational institution for modern art history ⓘ pioneering cultural studies library ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Renaissance studies
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art history ⓘ cultural history ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ history of images ⓘ iconology ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative cultural analysis
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interdisciplinary connections between images and ideas ⓘ |
| follows | interdisciplinary research principles ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Aby Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicTradition | Warburg school of art history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedInstitution | Warburg Institute in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Law of the good neighbor (shelf arrangement principle) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archive
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iconographic collection ⓘ photographic collection ⓘ reading room ⓘ specialized research library ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural theory
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iconological method in art history ⓘ modern art history ⓘ visual culture studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ history of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legacy | model for modern humanities research centers ⓘ |
| libraryClassificationSystem | idiosyncratic thematic arrangement ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aby Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mnemosyne Atlas (research project context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
migration of symbols and images
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psychology of images ⓘ relationship between art, religion, and science ⓘ survival of classical antiquity in later cultures ⓘ |
| shortName | Warburg Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Institute for Social Research in Hamburg (Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg)
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