1. Les descripteurs des bases
iconographiques Mandragore (BnF) et
Initiale (IRHT) dans le portail Biblissima
Workshop on Zoological and Zoology-related Databases
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 23 novembre 2018
Eduard Frunzeanu, Régis ROBINEAU
Biblissima - Campus Condorcet / EPHE-PSL

2. ➔ Data facility for historians of ancient texts
➔ 10 partners
➔ International collaborations: IIIF, Wellcome Library, MMM...
Biblissima ?

3. ➔ Federate digital libraries
➔ Facilitate access to and reuse of data (both textual and
documentary resources)
➔ Create and enrich data corpora
➔ Structure research communities
➔ Train researchers and mediators
Main Goals of Biblissima

4. ➔ funding and support to more than 40 research projects:
◆ creation and enrichment of many data corpora:
● documentary data (manuscripts cataloguing)
● textual data (digital editions of medieval texts or ancient
inventories of medieval libraries)
● digitization projects, especially at the BnF
www.biblissima-condorcet.fr/fr/ressources/numerisations-a-
bnf
Data Corpora

5. bit.ly/ressources-biblissima
Biblissima Data Cluster
30+
catalogues and
databases
3+
digital libraries
10+
digital editions

6. beta.biblissima.fr

7. bit.ly/ressources-biblissima
Biblissima Data Cluster
30+
catalogues and
databases
3+
digital libraries
10+
digital editions

8. bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr

9. gallica.bnf.fr

10. www.bvh.univ-tours.fr

11. mirador
Gallica
3 digital libraries

12. ➔ Bayerische
Staatsbibliothek (BSB)
➔ Biblioteca Apostolica
Vaticana
➔ Bodleian Library - Oxford
University
➔ e-codices
➔ Harvard University
➔ Internet Archive
Other digital libraries in the portal (via IIIF)
➔ Library of Congress
➔ Mazarinum - Bibliothèque
Mazarine
➔ Numistral
➔ Universität Heidelberg
➔ Wellcome Library
About the Biblissima portal and IIIF:
beta.biblissima.fr/fr/info-iiif

13. iiif.io

14. A community,
… that develops Shared APIs,
… implements them in Software,
… and exposes interoperable Content
IIIF ?

15. Create a global framework by which image-based resources
… can be delivered in a standard way from any participating institution
… via any compatible image server
… for display, manipulation and annotation in any application,
… to any user on the Web.
IIIF Vision

16. bit.ly/ressources-biblissima
Biblissima Data Cluster
30+
catalogues
databases
3+
digital libraries
10+
digital editions

18. • Manuscripts
– Parts / Groups
– Folios / Pages
• Editions et Early Printed
Books
• Illuminations
• Provenance Marks
• Bindings
• Texts
• Inventories
• Sales Catalogues
• Historical Collections
• Places
• Dates
• Persons
• Corporate Bodies
– Holding Institutions
Data Diversity

19. Volume of Data (november 2018)

20. Iconographical data in Biblissima portal
2 databases:
- Mandragore (BnF): c. 20000 concepts in c. 205000 miniatures
- Initiale (IRHT): c. 5600 concepts in c. 93000 miniatures
Differents choices for structuring the concepts:
- Mandragore: Dewey based classification
- Initiale: Garnier thesaurus
Zoological concepts:
- Mandragore: 395 concepts in c. 51000 miniatures
- Initiale: 200 concepts in c. 6000 miniatures

21. Concepts Classifications
Classification of zoological concepts in Mandragore & Initiale
Mandragore Initiale
.zoologie (généralités)
.mollusques
.crustacés
.autres invertébrés (vers,
arachnides, insectes...)
.poissons
.amphibiens
.reptiles
.oiseaux
.mammifères
- biche [mammifère ongulé]
- dauphin [mammifère cétacé]
.nature
1.animal
1.1. abri d'animal
1.2. âge et sexe de l'animal
1.3. agression animale
1.4. ensemble d'animaux
1.5. espèce animale
1.5.1 batracien
1.5.2 invertébré
1.5.3 mammifère marin
1.5.4. mammifère terrestre
1.5.5 oiseau
1.5.6. poisson
1.5.7. reptile
1.6. partie d'animal
1.5.4.1 ongulé
1.5.4.1.1 cervidé
1.5.4.1.1.1 biche
1.5.3.1 cétacé
1.5.3.1.1 dauphin

22. Aggregation of 2 Thesauri
• Mapping Initiale’s thesaurus classes with Mandragore’s
• Add to Mandragore’s classes those present only in Initiale
• Concepts aggregation of both thesauri based on the
Mandragore’s classification (first Dewey level : e.g. 590/
Zoology with narrower level 599/ Mammals)
• Create miniature collections for the concepts of both
databases on the basis of concept’s ID
• Alignment of the concepts with LOD (by now: alignments with
BnF, LoC, DNB, Wikidata, Geonames, Pleiades etc.)

23. Subordinated Classes of Zoology (Mandragore)

24. Subordinated Concepts of Mammals (Mandragore)

27. Page of an iconographic concept in Biblissima
Concept’s translations (via Mandragore), Superordinated Class and Notes

28. Thank you!
Biblissima Team:
Kévin BOIS
Eduard FRUNZEANU
Régis ROBINEAU