Digitizing medieval manuscripts : the St. Chad Gospels, materiality, recoveries, and representation in 2D and 3D / Bill Endres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Endres, Bill, author.

Series:

Medieval media cultures.

Medieval media cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Medieval--Digitization.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 120 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

What does it mean to digitize a medieval manuscript? This book examines this question by exploring a range of advanced imaging technologies. The author focuses on the relationship between digital technologies and the complex materiality of manuscripts and the human bodies that engage them. The chapters explore imaging technologies, interfaces to present digital surrogates, and limitations to and enhancements through the digital, plus historical photographs. Essential reading for all those involved in manuscript digitization projects in both scholarly and cultural heritage contexts.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Introduction. The Age of Visual Wonder-Digitizing Materiality and Unriddling Light

Chapter 1. Recovery: From Multispectral Imaging to Alternative Colour Spaces

Chapter 2. Reflectance Transformation Imaging: An Enhanced View of Surface Details

Chapter 3. The Otherwise Unknowable: Digitizing and Comparing Historical Photographs

Chapter 4. Sacred Artefacts: Open Access, Power, Ethics, and Reciprocity

Chapter 5. A Crisis in Knowledge- Space? A Look Toward Virtual Reality

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).

ISBN:

1-942401-80-9

OCLC:

1119554761