Detail of an illuminated folio from Arabic MS 704
Objects from the collection will be recorded and explored in high resolution, including Cuneiform tablets, inscriptions on bone and palm leaves, early maps, manuscripts, bindings, copperplate and woodblock prints and pasted-down watermarks.
The Selene Circle is growing as more and more institutions realise the importance of the surface of their objects! Digitising now means presenting artefacts online as things you can handle in a virtual space. More news coming soon!
