Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg
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Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg was Aby Warburg’s pioneering interdisciplinary research library in Hamburg, dedicated to the study of cultural history, art, and the transmission of symbols, which later evolved into the Warburg Institute in London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural history research institution
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humanities library ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Hamburg (informal scholarly milieu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Warburg Library of Cultural Science
NERFINISHED
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Warburg-Bibliothek für Kulturwissenschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSize |
over 60,000 volumes
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tens of thousands of photographs ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrTransformed | 1933 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Renaissance studies
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art history ⓘ classical tradition ⓘ cultural history ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ iconology ⓘ interdisciplinary cultural studies ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| follows | Aby Warburg’s method of cultural-historical analysis ⓘ |
| foundedAs | private research library ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Aby Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Edgar Wind
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Ernst Cassirer NERFINISHED ⓘ Erwin Panofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Saxl NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrud Bing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
image collection
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photographic collection ⓘ reading room ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
astrology and cosmology in Renaissance culture
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relationship between art, religion, and society ⓘ rituals and festivals in cultural history ⓘ survival of classical antiquity in later cultures ⓘ transmission of symbols and images across time ⓘ |
| inception | 1909 ⓘ |
| inspired |
development of iconological method in art history
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studies of the Nachleben der Antike (afterlife of antiquity) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
idiosyncratic classification system based on themes and problems
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influence on modern art history and cultural studies ⓘ interdisciplinary approach to cultural history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hamburg ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aby Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mnemosyne Atlas (as research project context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Warburg family (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Warburg Institute
NERFINISHED
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Warburg Institute Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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