Academic Showcases : : The Collections at the University of Vienna / / Claudia Feigl.

• HerausgeberIn: Feigl, Claudia,
• Place / Publishing House: Köln : : Böhlau Verlag, , [2016]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (212 p.) :; Ca. 50 farb. und 50 s/w-Abb.

This richly illustrated volume for the first time presents the many collections at the University of Vienna that have previously enjoyed little attention. In their variety, they reflect the centuries of history and copious research activity at the Alma Mater Rudolphina Vindobonesis (University of Vienna) in a unique way. The texts authored by the specialists working in the respective collections provide information on the history, scope and status of the various educational and research collections.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Accumulating Knowledge -- Collections as an Area for Innovation -- A University of Objects -- The Collection of the Department of Egyptology -- The Collection of the Department of Ancient History, Papyrology and Epigraphy -- The Anthropological Collection -- The Archaeological Collection -- The Historical Picture Collection of the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research -- The Plant Collections of the Botanical Garden -- The Ernest Dichter Archive -- The Collection of Biographical Records -- The Collection of Women’s Personal Papers -- The Erich Frauwallner Estate -- The Slide Collection of the Department of Geography and Regional Research -- The Rock Collection of the Department of Geography and Regional Research -- The Historical Collection of the Department of Geography and Regional Research -- The Map Collection of the Geography and Regional Research Library -- The Soil Monolith Collection of the Department of Geography and Regional Research -- The Estate Library of Dionys Ritter von Grün -- The Partial Estate of Friedrich Simony -- The Geological Archive -- The Geological Collection -- The Herbarium of the University of Vienna -- The Insect Collection -- The Japanese Studies Collection -- The Elfriede Jelinek Research Centre -- The Collections of the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology -- The Slide Collection of the Department of History of Art -- The Collection of Photographs of the Department of History of Art -- The Plaster Cast Collection of the Department of History of Art -- The Collection of Originals of the Department of History of Art -- The Collection of Plans of the Department of History of Art -- The Paul F. Lazarsfeld Archive -- The Mineral Collection of the Department of Lithospheric Research -- The Historical Collection of the Business, Economics and Mathematics Library -- The Mineral Collection of the Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography -- The Collection of Musical Instruments -- The Collection of the Department of Numismatics and Monetary History -- The Palaeontological Collection -- The Historical Collections of the Department of Pharmacognosy -- The Historical Physics Collection -- The Collections of the Former Institute of Plant Physiology -- The Collection of Plant Raw Materials of the Former Institute of Plant Physiology -- The Video Archive of the Department of Communication -- The Sudan Archaeological Collection -- The Theatre History Archive -- The Intermedial Image Archive of the Department of Theatre, Film and Media Studies (TFM) -- The Historical Collections of the Vienna University Archive