ThierryNum
Digitisation and enriched description of the Thierry photographic archives (South Caucasus and eastern Anatolia)
Scientific responsibility :
- Sipana Tchakerian
- Louisa Torres
- Eloïse Brac de la Perrière
- Ioanna Rapti
- Vincent Deroche
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Funding :
- DIM PAMIR
- INHA
Project ID : IDF-DIM-PAMIR-2024-1-005
Summary :
Donated to the INHA in 2017, the Thierry collection consists of the photographic archives of Nicole and Jean-Michel Thierry, French doctors who became experts in the arts of Cappadocia, Armenia, and medieval Georgia. These archives were assembled during their research travels conducted between the 1950s and 2000s and include all associated documentation (travel journals, sketches and diagrams, research files, publications, correspondence). Their research journeys spanned over twenty countries, from Eastern Europe to Central Asia, with a particular focus on Anatolia and the South Caucasus, where they conducted extensive fieldwork.
The corpus selected for this project from this extensive collection focuses on the medieval Armenian and Georgian artistic and architectural heritage, spread across the present-day territories of Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iran. This collection is of considerable importance for both research and the preservation of endangered cultural heritage, especially given the current degradation, inaccessibility, or destruction of many of the documented monuments. The urgency of digitizing these images is heightened by the rapid deterioration of photographic materials and the ongoing geopolitical conflicts that threaten the monuments they depict.
The project aims to describe, digitize, and make available online over 25,000 photographs, representing several thousand medieval monuments and archaeological sites, primarily Armenian and Georgian, as well as landscapes and inhabitants. The goal is to provide universal access to this valuable resource, facilitating scientific research of this fragile archive through its digitization and enhancing image descriptions through a collaborative annotation platform involving the scientific community.
The corpus selected for this project from this extensive collection focuses on the medieval Armenian and Georgian artistic and architectural heritage, spread across the present-day territories of Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iran. This collection is of considerable importance for both research and the preservation of endangered cultural heritage, especially given the current degradation, inaccessibility, or destruction of many of the documented monuments. The urgency of digitizing these images is heightened by the rapid deterioration of photographic materials and the ongoing geopolitical conflicts that threaten the monuments they depict.
The project aims to describe, digitize, and make available online over 25,000 photographs, representing several thousand medieval monuments and archaeological sites, primarily Armenian and Georgian, as well as landscapes and inhabitants. The goal is to provide universal access to this valuable resource, facilitating scientific research of this fragile archive through its digitization and enhancing image descriptions through a collaborative annotation platform involving the scientific community.
Legend: Jamatun (narthex) of Aruits and Kurdish inhabitants, Horomos Armenian monastery, Turkey, 1960s
