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The ''Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae'' (abbreviated ''LIMC'') is a multivolume encyclopedia cataloguing representations of mythology in the plastic arts of classical antiquity.〔Pura Nieto Hernández, ''Mythology: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide'' (Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 45.〕 Published serially from 1981 to 2009,〔(LIMC-France. ) : database (Ancient objects)〕 it is the most extensive resource of its kind,〔William Hansen, ''Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), p. 344.〕 providing "full and detailed information."〔Robin Hard, ''The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology'' (Routledge, 2004), p. 691.〕 Entries are arranged alphabetically, with black-and-while illustrations indexed to their respective entries.〔Hansen, ''Classical Mythology'', p. 344〕 The work was prepared by international scholars from nearly 40 countries〔Boyd Collins ''et al.,'' ''Building a Scholarly Communications Center: Modeling the Rutgers Experience'' (American Library Association, 1999), p. 73.〕 who contributed in their language of choice, resulting in entries written variously in English, German, French, or Italian.〔Hansen, ''Classical Mythology'', p. 344.〕 LIMC also offers a multilingual online database that is updated independently of the print publication.〔"Presentation of the databases," (LIMC )〕 ''LIMC'' has been called an "indispensable research instrument,"〔Hernandez, ''Mythology'', p. 45.〕 "monumental,"〔Hansen, ''Classical Mythology'', p. 14.〕 and "magnificent."〔Hard, ''Routledge Handbook'', p. 691.〕 In the United States, ''LIMC'' is based at the Alexander Library of Rutgers University.〔Collins ''et al.,'' ''Building a Scholarly Communications Center'', p. 73.〕 == Volumes == * ''Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae'' (''LIMC''), Artemis & Winkler Verlag (Zürich, München, Düsseldorf), 1981-1999 ISBN 3-7608-8751-1 :Vol. I: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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