Erik KwakkelDigitizing medieval manuscripts and rare books comes with unique challenges due to wear, tear, and old age. Try getting good pictures of these pages!
Pic: Lusanne BCU V1762, 15th century (Petrarch).
Zoom: https://www.e-codices.ch/en/bcul/V1762/bindingKa
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e-codices – Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
The goal of e-codices is to provide free access to all medieval and a selection of modern manuscripts of Switzerland by means of a virtual library. On the e-codices site, complete digital reproductions of the manuscripts are linked with corresponding scholarly descriptions.