Visual source ledger
Image credits
Every photograph and original illustration used by the Library, shown with its author, source, licence and any material usage note.
across 3 collections
Our standard
Documentary photographs are credited to their makers and linked to the original file page. Purpose-made studio images are identified as AI-generated illustrations so they cannot be mistaken for documentary evidence.
Collection 01
Sancerre and the Loire
Documentary views of the hill, vineyards, river, streets and cellars. Wikimedia files were downloaded at web-ready resolution and resized or optimized; no other material alterations were made.
01
Sancerre.jpg — view of Sancerre from the south
- Author
- Taxiarchos228 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Library file
app/static/images/sancerre-hero.jpg
Displayed on the homepage with a tone-preserving CSS overlay and crop; the source file itself is unchanged.
02
Butte de Sancerre, France
- Author
- Cjp24
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-hilltop-summer.jpg
03
Hilltop town of Sancerre seen across rows of autumnal grapevines
- Author
- Winniepix
- Rights
- CC BY 2.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-hilltop-autumn.jpg
.jpg){kind=link}
04
Patchwork of hillside autumn grapevines
- Author
- Winniepix
- Rights
- CC BY 2.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-vineyards-autumn.jpg
.jpg){kind=link}
05
Parcelle “Les Ruchons” — Sancerre (vendanges 2022)
- Author
- Henribourgeois
- Rights
- CC BY 4.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-harvest-les-ruchons.jpg
.jpg){kind=link}
06
Sancerre — View on vineyards — 2
- Author
- Benjamin Smith
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-vineyard-panorama.jpg
07
From Sancerre — Loire’s valley before sunrise
- Author
- Angelo Brathot
- Rights
- Public domain
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/loire-valley-sunrise.jpg
.jpg#Licensing){kind=link}
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08
Sancerre — Vue de la Loire côté amont
- Author
- Moreau.henri
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/loire-river-from-sancerre.jpg
09
Sancerre, Rue Saint-Jean
- Author
- Rolf Kranz
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-rue-saint-jean.jpg
10
Sancerre — Place du Connétable
- Author
- Benjamin Smith
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-place-connetable.jpg
11
Cave du vigneron, dégustation d’AOC Sancerre
- Author
- Jameson Fink (jamesonf)
- Rights
- CC BY 2.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-wine-cellar.jpg
12
Cabane dans les vignes de l’AOC Sancerre
- Author
- Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd.
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 2.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-vineyard-cabane.jpg
Collection 02
Wine, table and materials
Open-license photography used to give the wine, food and geology sections a more tactile, documentary character. Files were resized or optimized for web delivery with no other material alteration.
01
Crottin 02
- Author
- Coyau
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/crottin-de-chavignol.jpg
02
Ordering Oysters (Unsplash)
- Author
- Sweet Ice Cream Photography
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/oysters-on-ice.jpg
.jpg){kind=link}
03
Flintstone
- Author
- Andreas Trepte, www.avi-fauna.info
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 2.5
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/flint-stone-texture.jpg
Used as a representative geological illustration; the specimen was not collected in Sancerre.
04
Weathered limestone texture
- Author
- Titus Tscharntke
- Rights
- Public domain
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/limestone-texture.jpg
Used as a representative geological illustration; the specimen was not collected in Sancerre.
05
Bouteilles d'AOC sancerre
- Author
- Jameson Fink
- Rights
- CC BY 2.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-bottles-jameson-fink.jpg
Resized and JPEG-optimized for web delivery.
06
White Sancerre
- Author
- Agne27
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/white-sancerre-agne27.jpg
Resized and JPEG-optimized for web delivery.
Collection 03
Original Library studio images
Purpose-made editorial illustrations fill gaps where documentary photography would imply a specific producer, parcel or scientific claim.
Original illustration
01
Sancerre Library social card
- Author
- Original AI-generated project artwork
- Rights
- Created for this build
- Library file
app/static/og.png
Used for social link previews.
Original illustration
02
Generic white, rosé and red Sancerre editorial still life
- Author
- Original AI-generated project artwork
- Rights
- Created for this build
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-three-colours.jpg
Bottle labels are intentionally generic. The illustration does not depict or imply endorsement by a producer.
Original illustration
03
Material study of Terres Blanches, Caillottes and Silex
- Author
- Original AI-generated project artwork
- Rights
- Created for this build
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-soils-triptych.jpg
An educational illustration, not a documentary parcel sample or a claim that geology alone determines flavour.
Original illustration
04
Generic Sancerre Rouge / Pinot Noir editorial still life
- Author
- Original AI-generated project artwork
- Rights
- Created for this build
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/sancerre-rouge-still-life.jpg
The bottle label is intentionally blank. The illustration does not depict or imply endorsement by a producer.
Original illustration
05
Ask Sancerre vine study
- Author
- Original AI-generated project artwork
- Rights
- Created for this build
- Library file
app/static/images/editorial/ask-sancerre-vine-study.jpg
A decorative editorial backdrop created for the Ask Sancerre interface; it does not depict a named vineyard, parcel or producer.
Corrections
An attribution needs attention?
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