ARS PICTA BASE DE DADES ICONOGRAFIA DE LA PINTURA MURAL ROMÀNICA. ARS PICTA

ARS PICTA PRESENTATION OUTLINE Creation of a database of the Catalan Romanesque Wall Painting Technical issues The state of the art

ARS PICTA Creation of a Database Our first intention was to create a database of the Catalan Romanesque Wall Painting devoted only to iconographic issues. Recently, the Ars Picta group decided that a better alternative would be to create a database which includes and documents all aspects of the wall paintings under study. It has also been decided to create an Internet application.

ARS PICTA Technical issues We are developing a web site using ASP.NET 2.0 technology. The front-end of the database is integrated in this website, allowing universal access to some areas of the web. The back-end of the database uses SQL Server 2005 Express. The SQL engine supports 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, and a 4 GB database size.

ARS PICTA The State of the Art A temporary link to the database is:  The following slides show the structure of the beta version of the site:  Website description  Entering new data  Viewing the data

ARS PICTA  The structure of the web pages: A header with the name of the group, the links to the main web pages, a site map and the status of the authenticated visitor (login/logout). This header is the same in all the pages. A left area A main area Website description

ARS PICTA  Because of the different locations of the Ars Picta members, the best interface to enter data is through an Internet application.  A login form is provided for user authentication. Entering new data – The restricted area

ARS PICTA  The authorised user can access other pages that are invisible to website visitors. Entering new data – The restricted area

ARS PICTA  This is the starting point to introduce new data, or to modify or delete the stored data.  In the left side area, a form is made available to enter some basic information.  The main browsable area includes the buttons to edit and delete data. Entering new data

ARS PICTA  Moreover, from the main area the user can access the pages to enter more information and photos of the wall painting. Entering new data

ARS PICTA  In the current version, two additional forms have been implemented: In the first one, it is possible to enter the different parts of a monument (if necessary). The other form was designed to upload the photographs. Entering new data

ARS PICTA  This unrestricted page is the basic interface between the visitor and the database.  There are two main areas: A search area: The visitor can perform searches based on structured or freetext queries. A browse/results area. Viewing the data – The document centre

ARS PICTA  The browse/results area shows the name of the monument with a link to the available photographs.  A collapsable treeview gives access to the different sections of information about the monument. Viewing the data – The document centre

ARS PICTA  The section named Topography is the one that is currently available.  The paintings of Santa Maria de Taüll have been chosen as an example. Viewing the data – The document centre

ARS PICTA  Thumbnail images of the diagrams (yellow).  The chosen diagram is presented in a clickable area. Each number or letter represents an iconographic unit (red).  The selected iconographic unit is presented in the image area (green). Viewing the data – The document centre