Le vidéodisque ’image de la Revolution Française’

Abstract

The videodisc ‘Images de la Révolution Française’, which draws on the extensive collections of the Département des Estampes et de la Photographie of the Bibliothèque Nationale, was conceived in 1982 as a means of preparing for the Bicentenary of 1989. Collaboration was established with a parallel project initiated by Pergamon Press, the aim of which was to publish a research collection of written source material on microfiche, and the joint venture was subsequently supported by the French government. The videodisc, comprising 38,000 images relating to the events, the ideals, and the cultural background of the Revolution, was produced, using specially created colour transparencies for the most part, to meet both PAL and NTSC standards; although designed so that it can be used by itself, both interactive software, and a scholarly printed catalogue, are also available.