Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae

The Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (abbreviated LIMC) is a multivolume encyclopedia cataloguing representations of mythology in the plastic arts of classical antiquity.^[1] Published serially from 1981 to 2009,^[2] it is the most extensive resource of its kind,^[3] providing "full and detailed information."^[4] Entries are arranged alphabetically, with black-and-white illustrations indexed to their respective entries.^[5] There is also an online database pertaining to the LIMC maintained at weblimc.org, called the Digital LIMC.

The work was prepared by international scholars from nearly 40 countries^[6] who contributed in their language of choice, resulting in entries written variously in English, German, French, or Italian.^[7] LIMC also offers a multilingual online database that is updated independently of the print publication.^[8]

LIMC has been called an "indispensable research instrument,"^[9] "monumental,"^[10] and "magnificent."^[11]

In the United States, LIMC is based at the Alexander Library of Rutgers University.^[12]

^ Pura Nieto Hernández, Mythology: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide (Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 45.
^ LIMC-France. : database (Ancient objects)
^ William Hansen, Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans (Oxford University Press, 2004), p. 344.
^ Robin Hard, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology (Routledge, 2004), p. 691.
^ Hansen, Classical Mythology, p. 344
^ Boyd Collins et al., Building a Scholarly Communications Center: Modeling the Rutgers Experience (American Library Association, 1999), p. 73.
^ Hansen, Classical Mythology, p. 344.
^ "Presentation of the databases," LIMC
^ Hernandez, Mythology, p. 45.
^ Hansen, Classical Mythology, p. 14.
^ Hard, Routledge Handbook, p. 691.
^ Collins et al., Building a Scholarly Communications Center, p. 73.

[1] Pura Nieto Hernández, Mythology: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide (Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 45.

[2] LIMC-France. : database (Ancient objects)

[3] William Hansen, Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans (Oxford University Press, 2004), p. 344.

[4] Robin Hard, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology (Routledge, 2004), p. 691.

[5] Hansen, Classical Mythology, p. 344

[6] Boyd Collins et al., Building a Scholarly Communications Center: Modeling the Rutgers Experience (American Library Association, 1999), p. 73.

[7] Hansen, Classical Mythology, p. 344.

[8] "Presentation of the databases," LIMC

[9] Hernandez, Mythology, p. 45.

[10] Hansen, Classical Mythology, p. 14.

[11] Hard, Routledge Handbook, p. 691.

[12] Collins et al., Building a Scholarly Communications Center, p. 73.

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