International_Coronelli_Society_for_the_Study_of_Globes

International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes

International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes

Non-profit academic organization

The International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes (German: Internationale Coronelli-Gesellschaft für Globenkunde) is a non-profit academic organization devoted to the analysis, restoration and comprehensive study of terrestrial and celestial globes and other cosmographical instruments, such as armillary spheres and planetaria, mainly made before 1850.[1]

History

Founded in Vienna in 1952 by the Austrian engineer and private scholar Robert Haardt [de] (1884–1962), the Society's name is an hommage to Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, and publisher Vincenzo Coronelli (1650–1718). As of 2023, the Society counts around 300 members from academic institutions around the world.[2]

The eponymous Coronelli was not only a renowned producer of large-scale globe pairs, but also the founder of the first geographical society in the world, the Venetian Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti.[3]

Activities

Since 1963, it has furthered the study of globe-related topics, including inventorying, restoration and conservation,[4] which have been discussed in dedicated international symposia.

The Society awards two international prizes, The International Coronelli-Society Award for Encouragement of Globestudies, and the Fiorini-Haardt Prize for research into pre-1945 globes and their makers.[5]

Publications

Since its foundation in 1952, the society publishes a journal, Der Globusfreund: Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Globenkunde.[6][7] Since 2002 there is an English-language version with the title Globe Studies.[6][8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Internationale Coronelli-Gesellschaft für Globenkunde; see its history for attribution.
  2. [2]
    Description of the Society at the Union of International Associations.
  3. [3]
    See the original 17th-century Catalogo of the Accademia.
  4. [4]
    Publication from the "Connecting to Collections Care" initiative, by the US-based Foundation for Advancement in Conservation.
  5. [5]
    Notice at Map History/History of Cartography.
  6. [6]
    Description at Omniterrum.
  7. [7]
    OCLC 697737847 ISSN 2305-6355, 0436-0664, 0436-0664. See the journal entry at Worldcat.
  8. [8]
    OCLC 955417720. See the journal entry at Worldcat.
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