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Brünnow Photos, undated
Access Restrictions May Apply
The collection is open for research. Access to glass-plate negatives is restricted due to their fragility. Where prints of the negatives are present, the prints are open for research use. Though digitization may not be possible for every negative, researchers may make requests to digitize materia...Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of cloth bound ruled ledger with cloth ties, stamped "Photographien I," notations for plates and developments of various facades and views of archaeological sites, four hatched pen illustrations of unidentified monuments; 16 half-pages of printed and manuscript notes on phonetic pronunciation of Arabic language, miscellaneous manuscript notes on phonetic pronunciation of Arabic language, loose but one part bound in rope; 19 cropped photographic prints, some duplicates, of landscape and archeological sites; Carratha, seven photographic prints of landscape views and archeological ruins, some duplicates, all numbered; Petra, "Pillars of Petra Brünnow vol. I" labeled in pencil on verso of photographic print; photograph of plate, labeled in ink on verso "Wadd 2240" of Syriac inscriptions.
- Arrangement
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No items were removed during 2013 or 2022 processing.
The following nitrate photograph negatives were deaccessioned in 2019: nos. 23-34, depicting Parentino Battle piece, Diana, Perino del Vaga, 'Head of Youth,' Giulio Romano, 'Satyr and Boy,' S. Nicholas of Myra, Cain and Abel, Three Apostles, and Cornelis de Wael as well as 24 photo negatives of plates from German art historical publication, and approximately 105 photo negatives on subjects of Attic vase painting, Greek and Roman sculpture, engraved medals, architectural monuments and plans.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to glass-plate negatives is restricted due to their fragility. Where prints of the negatives are present, the prints are open for research use. Though digitization may not be possible for every negative, researchers may make requests to digitize material via the Ask Special Collections, form according to Special Collections' policy on digitization.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Brünnow Photos; Charles Rufus Morey Papers, C0511, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (rcpxm)
- Box 6