Saturday, February 02, 2008

Jocondologie

Jocondologie is the study or collection of objects concerning the Mona Lisa -- in French, she's called "La Joconde" -- meaning the smiling one. The very first Jocondologist was Jean Margat, who wrote a long treatise on the subject. He also coined the word "Jocondologie."

I have practiced Jocondologie for a long time. Here are a few photos from my Jocondological room:




My newest item: a pop-up book called Where are you, Mona:

La Joconde on the stairway:
For more on my collections see: In the pantry, Mona Lisa is really Mrs. Gioconda, and What did Mona Lisa Eat?

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