Objects with a IIIF images in the related figure?

[fullerpault]

Is it possible to just use a IIIF image manifest in a figure without including the full JPG as a src file? I'm working on a new project with quite a few large images that will be included as objects, and I would love to not have to include the full res JPGs in the _assets\images\figures directory if I can avoid it. I noticed in the release notes for rc.33 that there's a new iiif_image property for figures, but I'm just not entirely sure how to use it. Thanks for any help you can provide!

[geealbers]

Hi @fullerpault, you're right about the iiif_image property. It exists, we just haven't documented it yet (in part because we wanted to rename it to make it clear that it's a substitute for src). But you're welcome to give it a try.

There's some info about it at the top of the original pull request here: #1050. Essentially, it requires that the IIIF image asset be coming from a Level 2 server (although maybe a Level 1 would work too) and that you provide the Image API URL for iiif_image, not the IIIF Manifest.

Here's an example which you could also try directly in your project as a test:

  - id: "irises"
    iiif_image: https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/8c255d80-7382-46db-9fa8-892c0d37247e/
    caption: "Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890), *Irises*, 1889. Oil on canvas. Unframed: 74.3 × 94.3 cm (29 1/4 × 37 1/8 in.), Framed [Outer Dim]: 94.9 × 114.9 × 11.4 cm (37 3/8 × 45 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, [90.PA.20](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103JNH)."
    zoom: true

Quire will produce all the derivative images it needs from this. No need to include any files directly in your project. let us know how it goes!

[fullerpault]

Thanks @geealbers, this seems like it will work!

[fullerpault]

@geealbers ran into an issue related to this. I'm trying to update a project to use external IIIF images, but on table of contents pages the image card isn't loading when I preview the project. I tried adding a thumbnail to the object, but that didn't work either. The table of contents pages use presentation: grid. Any thoughts?

Quire version 1.0.0-rc.33

[Erin-Cecele]

Hi @fullerpault, to diagnose this issue, can you please copy and paste one of the relevant entries from figures.yaml and the page YAML of the table of contents page? We are going to do some testing on our end. Thank you!

[fullerpault]

Sure!
figures.yaml:

- id: fig-oml43003
  caption: “[untitled Chart of Falmouth Harbour]” from *Atlantic Neptune*, 1776-1781, by Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824 and Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801
  omlbarcode: 43003
  src: 
  credit: Smith Collection
  alt: Nautical chart showing Portland Harbor in the 18th century
  zoom: TRUE
  iiif_image: https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5f34291499c4a6.60628694/685afbb665bc45.86250843.jpg

Page YAML:

---
title: Burning of Falmouth
order: 101
layout: table-of-contents
presentation: grid
abstract: The Burning of Falmouth in 1775 was a turning point in the lead up to the American Revolutionary War. The complete destruction of the town laid the foundations for the future town motto "Resurgam", Latin for "I will rise again".
---

objects.yaml (in case that's helpful):

  - id: oml43003
    artist: Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801
    title: Untitled Harbor Chart, from Des Barres, *Atlantic Neptune*
    year: "1781"
    dimensions: 76.5 x 56.5 cm
    medium: Engraving
    credit: Smith Collection
    link: https://oshermaps.org/browse-maps?id=114747
    thumbnail: figures/oml43003-0001-th.jpg
    figure:
      - id: fig-oml43003