The Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (abbreviated LIMC) is a multivolume encyclopedia cataloguing representations of mythology in the plastic arts of classical antiquity. [1] Published serially from 1981 to 2009, [2] it is the most extensive resource of its kind, [3] providing "full and detailed information." [4] Entries are arranged alphabetically, with black-and-white illustrations indexed to their respective entries. [5] There is also an online database pertaining to the LIMC maintained at weblimc.org, called the Digital LIMC.
The work was prepared by international scholars from nearly 40 countries
[6] who contributed in their language of choice, resulting in entries written variously in
English,
German,
French, or
Italian.
[7] LIMC also offers a multilingual online database that is updated independently of the print publication.
[8]
LIMC has been called an "indispensable research instrument," [9] "monumental," [10] and "magnificent." [11]
In the United States, LIMC is based at the Alexander Library of Rutgers University. [12]
The Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (abbreviated LIMC) is a multivolume encyclopedia cataloguing representations of mythology in the plastic arts of classical antiquity. [1] Published serially from 1981 to 2009, [2] it is the most extensive resource of its kind, [3] providing "full and detailed information." [4] Entries are arranged alphabetically, with black-and-white illustrations indexed to their respective entries. [5] There is also an online database pertaining to the LIMC maintained at weblimc.org, called the Digital LIMC.
The work was prepared by international scholars from nearly 40 countries
[6] who contributed in their language of choice, resulting in entries written variously in
English,
German,
French, or
Italian.
[7] LIMC also offers a multilingual online database that is updated independently of the print publication.
[8]
LIMC has been called an "indispensable research instrument," [9] "monumental," [10] and "magnificent." [11]
In the United States, LIMC is based at the Alexander Library of Rutgers University. [12]