{"id":13332,"date":"2020-01-15T11:04:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T10:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/fontainebleau-resources\/documents\/collection-documentation\/"},"modified":"2020-06-10T18:17:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T16:17:52","slug":"collection-documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/en\/fontainebleau-resources\/documents\/collection-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13332\" class=\"elementor elementor-13332 elementor-7228\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d1856f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d1856f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35e0526\" data-id=\"35e0526\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30581d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a30581d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-campagne-photos-fontainebleau.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6760b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a6760b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-entretien-oeuvres-cheteau-de-fontainebleau.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a95820\" data-id=\"3a95820\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a5ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1a5ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #484848; font-size: 1.125rem; font-weight: 300;\">The CRES provides researchers with files on the castle\u2019s works and spaces.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are an estimated 9,500 files on works of art, for an estimated collection of 30,000 objects.<\/p>\n<p>A work file is both an archival file and a documentary file. Indispensable for the scientific team in charge of the collections and useful for any researcher, its purpose is to gather information concerning the history, studies, exhibitions, restorations, analogies, etc. of the work. It includes various types of documents, including the bibliography and photographs. The work file is subject to the disclosure rules of public archives.<\/p>\n<p>Photographic campaigns are regularly organised to provide photographic coverage of the castle\u2019s collections and spaces, in order to document them and contribute to their scientific promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The photographic campaigns are mainly carried out by RMN-GP photographers, with the aim of compiling a universal photo library of reproductions from the collections of national museums. They make it possible to take photographs of new acquisitions and works presented at exhibitions and are intended to cover publication projects and, more generally, to document the collections.<\/p>\n<p>Images of the Ch\u00e2teau de Fontainebleau can be seen on the website of the RMN-GP photo agency:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6eb6d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c6eb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photo.rmn.fr\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02aa955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02aa955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reports are also made by the CRES photographer, in order to monitor the activities of the castle and the collections and to preserve their memory.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CRES provides researchers with files on the castle\u2019s works and spaces. 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