They came (to the Library) from outer space

Posted on December 20, 2022 by billcomstock

3D models of meteorites, created using photogrammetry.

Meteorites by Harvard Library on Sketchfab

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Rijksmuseum 2+3D Photography Conference

Posted on February 19, 2019 by AK

Rijksmuseum 2+3D Photography Conference in May.
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/2and3d

Take a look at the program.
(OMG)
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/downloads/8c8ae7fb-c1d9-4ebc-9405-71bcb9ca65bf/PreliminaryProgram_v190125.pdf

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Digitization: Current Practices to Future Prophecies

Posted on February 7, 2019 by AK

“Digitization: Current Practices to Future Prophecies”

Chris Edwards, the Getty’s Imaging and Digital Media Architect, presentation at Documenta conference in November 2018.

https://player.admiralcloud.com/?v=dfd621a1-bbe9-4196-8166-802d117d7dc2

full conference info:
https://www.documenta-archiv.de/en/aktuell/termine/1362/conference-archiving-the-unarchivable-das-unarchivierbare-archivieren

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The LSST camera

Posted on December 1, 2018 by David

The LSST camera is the largest digital camera ever constructed. The image surface is flat with a diameter of approximately 25.2 in (64 cm). The detector format employs a mosaic of 189 16-megapixel silicon detectors arranged on 21 “rafts” to provide a total of about 3.2 gigapixels.

LSST Camera

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RetroReveal

Posted on November 30, 2018 by billcomstock

retroReveal provides documentation and web based image processing algorithms designed to help people discover hidden content. While the current version of the site provides basic assistance with image processing, we will be adding support for collaborative work among scholarly communities in a wide variety of disciplines in the future. retroReveal provides an inexpensive discovery tool to assist people who wish to identify hidden text in their documents for further study. The web based image processing we provide assumes no specialized image editing knowledge, and is designed to be used by a broad spectrum of researchers, scholars, and community members.

retroReveal.org is hosted by the University of Utah

[Thanks to Adam for alerting me to this site.]

Catholic Church. Heures de Nôtre Dame (use of Troyes and Sens) : manuscript, [ca. 1470]. MS Richardson 7. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Calendar (ff. 1-12v), March (ff. 3-3v), f. 3v.

Catholic Church. Heures de Nôtre Dame (use of Troyes and Sens) : manuscript, [ca. 1470]. MS Richardson 7. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Calendar (ff. 1-12v), March (ff. 3-3v), f. 3v.

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Accessing Harvard’s digitized maps

Posted on October 9, 2018 by billcomstock

Thousands of the Harvard Map Collection’s maps and atlases from around the world are available online in hi-res.

Digitized Maps

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Book handling per Frick Collection

Posted on July 23, 2018 by billcomstock

https://vimeo.com/132330171

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MS Typ 464. Houghton Library, Harvard University. Book of Hours (Roman use) : ca. 1470

Posted on July 10, 2018 by kelliher

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American Beech

Posted on June 27, 2018 by billcomstock

Ever wondered what that big beautiful tree is, just off the NE corner of Loeb House?

Find out at Harvard Yard Trees.

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So much stitching!

Posted on June 19, 2018 by billcomstock

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