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Aug 16, 2024 · A guide to researching illuminated manuscripts and how to locate manuscript facsimiles in the Sloane Art Library. A guide to some of the digital manuscript facsimiles in our collection, and a working definition of a manuscript facsimile.
- Alice Whiteside
- 2011
Jul 1, 2019 · Taking a cue from the reflections and contributions made by manuscript, archival and historical studies, this paper proposes a new approach to the methodology of digital facsimiles.
- Mats Dahlström
Sep 19, 2024 · A facsimile is an exact copy of a book, manuscript, or other item of historical value that has been produced to appear as true to the original source as possible. Facsimiles are often accompanied by a volume of commentary which could provide information about the digitization process, an interpretation of illustrations and illuminations.
A facsimile is a replica of a manuscript or (old) print. It is a (photo)copy that is intended to be the closest possible representation of the original. A digital facsimile is a copy that has been converted into a digital image file.
Oct 10, 2021 · We move through a digital facsimile that is reminiscent of its physical counterpart, and simultaneously is strange and new. What we see is familiar: age-stained parchment, neat script, colourful miniatures and gilded details.
May 8, 2019 · The concepts of original and copy, of source and facsimile, always convey particular understandings of the process of reproducing documents. This essay is an analysis of these concepts, in particular copies and facsimiles, framed within the context of digital reproduction.
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It is worth distinguishing between plain old digital facsimiles and image-based scholarly editions. The primary purpose of a facsimile in editing is to provide editors and textual scholars with a reliable version of the source document or documents.