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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24620328, member: 26430"]I showed a couple of examples earlier, but I also have a related project that may be of interest to other provenance enthusiasts, but…</p><p><br /></p><p><b>…Warning</b>… It’s still <i>very</i> much in progress. Enough is done that maybe others can already enjoy it. I’m adding daily but don't expect to finish for weeks/months.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are multiple connected provenance pages (8 total) on my website (<i>sorry it loads slow! need to upgrade!</i>):</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/" rel="nofollow">1) INTRODUCTION + “PROVENANCE GLOSSARY”</a></b> (for my coins & literature w/ provenance).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>“Provenance Glossary”</b> comes from Hadrien Rambach’s work (which I link).</p><p>The idea is to list collectors, institutions, hoards, etc. represented in one’s collection. By giving summaries of each collection & references for further info, one’s own catalog can then serve as a general research tool for others.</p><p><br /></p><p>To illustrate, here is a screenshot of my entry for C.S. Bement (1843-1923) in the <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/#Private-Collections" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/#Private-Collections" rel="nofollow">table of Private Collections</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1565551[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins listed at the bottom of each entry (in this case, “<i><a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-ii-eastern-greek/#Hidrieus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-ii-eastern-greek/#Hidrieus" rel="nofollow">Hidrieus Tetradrachm</a></i>”) are presently in my collection. They are linked to the entry in my catalog pages with photos, collection history, plates, auctions, etc. As you can see, I also include links to those auctions (on Heidi, Archive, Gallica, etc.), which are useful for research. (Hidrieus is a long one, but the Corinth Stater a few images down illustrates how most of them look.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1565554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Most "Glossary" entries are also shorter than Bement's for various reasons. For AK, below, there's just not much public info on the collector:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1565555[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In total, I have ~200 private collections listed (names, life dates where available), but so far I’ve only added the first <b>~40 of the biographies </b>– “<i>Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)”</i> to “<i>Clain-Stefanelli, Vladimir (1914-1982)</i>” plus scattered others. There are even some CoinTalk users included! (I have the info for all 200+ but editing is always the hard part!)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Each entry also includes links to any of the coins I’ve uploaded so far, like the Hidrieus above. They are linked here:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2) CATALOG OF COINS & THEIR PROVENANCES, </b>divided by type. So far, I’ve posted 3 of my 7 groups: <b><a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/" rel="nofollow">Greek West (Part I)</a></b>, <b><a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-ii-eastern-greek/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-ii-eastern-greek/" rel="nofollow">Greek East (Part II)</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-iv-alexandria/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-iv-alexandria/" rel="nofollow">Roman Egypt (Part IV)</a></b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are around 70 coins now, along with plates from books where they’re published, important auctions, etc. (I’m aiming for 150-200 total coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p>There are thumbnails at the top of each page so you can quickly jump to any coin shown, or click on any particular area (e.g., <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Italy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Italy" rel="nofollow">Magna Graecia</a> or <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Celtic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Celtic" rel="nofollow">Celts</a>), or simply scroll down through the catalog. This is <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/" rel="nofollow"><b>Part I: Western Greek</b></a>:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1565556[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Pozzi1688" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Pozzi1688" rel="nofollow">click on the very bottom coin</a>, here is what you see (one can also keep on clicking for enlargements and sources):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1565557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Note</b>: I also have a separate <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/ex-bcd-collection-bibliography/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/ex-bcd-collection-bibliography/" rel="nofollow">Annotated Bibliography of the BCD Collection</a>, with summary of my own ex BCD coins (~95 of them) & ex BCD Library duplicates.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone takes a look, I’d love to hear your thoughts! (I’ll be glad to know of any corrections or suggestions.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24620328, member: 26430"]I showed a couple of examples earlier, but I also have a related project that may be of interest to other provenance enthusiasts, but… [B]…Warning[/B]… It’s still [I]very[/I] much in progress. Enough is done that maybe others can already enjoy it. I’m adding daily but don't expect to finish for weeks/months. There are multiple connected provenance pages (8 total) on my website ([I]sorry it loads slow! need to upgrade![/I]): [B][URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/']1) INTRODUCTION + “PROVENANCE GLOSSARY”[/URL][/B] (for my coins & literature w/ provenance). [B]“Provenance Glossary”[/B] comes from Hadrien Rambach’s work (which I link). The idea is to list collectors, institutions, hoards, etc. represented in one’s collection. By giving summaries of each collection & references for further info, one’s own catalog can then serve as a general research tool for others. To illustrate, here is a screenshot of my entry for C.S. Bement (1843-1923) in the [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/#Private-Collections']table of Private Collections[/URL]: [ATTACH=full]1565551[/ATTACH] The coins listed at the bottom of each entry (in this case, “[I][URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-ii-eastern-greek/#Hidrieus']Hidrieus Tetradrachm[/URL][/I]”) are presently in my collection. They are linked to the entry in my catalog pages with photos, collection history, plates, auctions, etc. As you can see, I also include links to those auctions (on Heidi, Archive, Gallica, etc.), which are useful for research. (Hidrieus is a long one, but the Corinth Stater a few images down illustrates how most of them look.) [ATTACH=full]1565554[/ATTACH] Most "Glossary" entries are also shorter than Bement's for various reasons. For AK, below, there's just not much public info on the collector: [ATTACH=full]1565555[/ATTACH] In total, I have ~200 private collections listed (names, life dates where available), but so far I’ve only added the first [B]~40 of the biographies [/B]– “[I]Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)”[/I] to “[I]Clain-Stefanelli, Vladimir (1914-1982)[/I]” plus scattered others. There are even some CoinTalk users included! (I have the info for all 200+ but editing is always the hard part!) Each entry also includes links to any of the coins I’ve uploaded so far, like the Hidrieus above. They are linked here: [B]2) CATALOG OF COINS & THEIR PROVENANCES, [/B]divided by type. So far, I’ve posted 3 of my 7 groups: [B][URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/']Greek West (Part I)[/URL][/B], [B][URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-ii-eastern-greek/']Greek East (Part II)[/URL][/B], and [B][URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-iv-alexandria/']Roman Egypt (Part IV)[/URL][/B]. There are around 70 coins now, along with plates from books where they’re published, important auctions, etc. (I’m aiming for 150-200 total coins.) There are thumbnails at the top of each page so you can quickly jump to any coin shown, or click on any particular area (e.g., [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Italy']Magna Graecia[/URL] or [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Celtic']Celts[/URL]), or simply scroll down through the catalog. This is [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/'][B]Part I: Western Greek[/B][/URL]: [ATTACH=full]1565556[/ATTACH] If you [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Pozzi1688']click on the very bottom coin[/URL], here is what you see (one can also keep on clicking for enlargements and sources): [ATTACH=full]1565557[/ATTACH] [B] Note[/B]: I also have a separate [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/ex-bcd-collection-bibliography/']Annotated Bibliography of the BCD Collection[/URL], with summary of my own ex BCD coins (~95 of them) & ex BCD Library duplicates. If anyone takes a look, I’d love to hear your thoughts! (I’ll be glad to know of any corrections or suggestions.)[/QUOTE]
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