The art of Ife
Subtitle: a descriptive catalogue and database
By: by Frank Willett ; with a chapter by Barbara Blackmun ; the database prepared by Emma Lister
Contributors: Blackmun, Barbara Winston; Hunterian Art Gallery (University of Glasgow)
Publisher: Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Subjects: Art; Databases; Sculpture; Antiquities
Description: Includes the only complete account of the collections formerly in the National Museum of Ife Antiquities, Nigeria, and also includes Ife pieces in museums and private collections in western Europe and America.

This CD-ROM is based on the records made by Frank Willett over a period of forty years and catalogues all the works of Ife art from Nigerian museums and from museum and private collections in Europe and the U.S.A. Includes descriptions of archaeological investigations that have been conducted in Ife since 1910, drawing on unpublished records, and text devoted to the history of archaeology in Ife, evidence for dating, technique of casting, composition of metals used and the social role of the sculpture and the hands of the artists. This is a comprehensive database permitting detailed searches and links the 340,000 words of text and the 2,200 illustrations.
Notes: Title from jewelcase insert.

System requirements for Windows: Windows 98SE, Me, NT4.1, 2000, XP ; Intel-compatible Pentium 90 or faster processor ; 64MB RAM ; hard disk with 110MB free space ; up to 60MB for Adobe Acroat Reader and Search ; 5MB for Ulead PhotoImpact Viewer (optional) ; a CD or DVD-ROM drive ; monitor with resolution 640 x 480 ; Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, 6.0 or 6.1.

System requirements for Mac OS classic: a Macintosh with a Power PC processor running OS 8.6 or later ; 64MB RAM ; hard disk with 55MB free space (at least 20MB for Art of Ife databases, 24 MB for Adobe Acrobat Reader and search, 8MB for GraphicConverter) ; a CD or DVD-ROM drive ; monitor with resolution 640 x 480 ; Quicktime 4 or later; CarbonLib extension v1.4 or later.

System requirements for Mac OS X: Apple G3 computer of higher (excluding G3 upgrade cards) running O5 x 10.1 or later ; 128MB RAM ; hard disk with 120MB free space (at least 20MB for Art of Ife database, up to 90MB for Adobe Acrobat Reader and Search, 8MB for GraphicConverter) ; a CD or DVD-ROM drive ; monitor with resolution 640 x 480.