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gaze on the treasure of the greatest Renaissance mind.
Byline: Mark Chillingworth
Gaze on the treasure of the greatest Renaissance mind
Two Leonardo da Vinci notebooks have been reunited online in a Microsoft-powered Turning the Pages upgrade. Mark Chillingworth applauds genius
' site review
It has brought together old schoolfriends, jailbirds and families across the world, but now the internet is reuniting two works of Leonardo da Vinci that will provide scholars, engineers, artists, scientists and historians with an insight into the great thinker's mind. In launching Turning the Pages 2.0 in association with Microsoft, the British Library (BL) has brought together his Codex Arundel and the Codex Leicester as online works of art, literature and theory.
Initially created as a kiosk application, Turning the Pages was developed, using Shockwave, for the internet. Version 2.0 focuses on being a web application from the outset.
Under chief executive Lynne Brindley's guidance the BL has sailed a clever course between serving the public with the information it wants and generating revenue and creating beneficial relationships. Turning the Pages 2.0 is a good example of the strategy.
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