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Kiosque illuminates world of medieval manuscripts.(Brief article)
Byline: Kim Thomas
Kiosque illuminates world of medieval manuscripts
Kim Thomas
A new exhibition of medieval manuscripts at the Royal Armouries in Leeds showcases a technology that lets visitors examine digital pictures of the manuscripts in fine detail.
Normally the manuscripts, which include Froissart's Chronicles of the Hundred Years War, are available only on special request to researchers, as they have to be preserved in special conditions.
But by using Kiosque, an application developed by Tribal in partnership with the University of Sheffield, visitors can zoom in and out of the digital pictures via a touchscreen. The pictures are accompanied by English translations of the stories they tell.
Kiosque is an extension of virtual vellum, a technology developed by the university to make it easier to view digitised manuscripts. Peter Ainsworth, professor and head of French at the University of Sheffield, said: "It's a ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Kiosque illuminates world of medieval manuscripts.(Brief article)