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Picture from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_Israel#/media/File:NLI_building2.jpg The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 and during the few years following was one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of modern times. Their importance and value was recognized at their first identification, and with the passing of time they have become singularly iconic. Extensive documentation with film began in…

Hans Christian Anderson at the Royal Library in Copenhagen

Hans Christian Anderson at the Royal Library in Copenhagen

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Picture from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Den_Sorte_Diamant_1.jpg A MegaVision spectral imaging system is permanently installed at the Royal Library of Denmark in Copenhagen. The MegaVision RTI Arc was used to spectrally image cutouts by Hans Christian Andersen, the nineteenth century Danish author famous for children’s stories and movies based on them. This collection, shelfmark Laage Petersen 659 at the…

British Library in London and 800 year old Magna Carta

British Library in London and 800 year old Magna Carta

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Picture from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Library#/media/File:The_British_Library_-geograph.org.uk-_2786739.jpg Ground-breaking multispectral imaging work of the British Library’s burnt copy of the 1215 Magna Carta has recovered text which has not been read in 250 years. This work has been completed by British Library conservators and scientists in preparation for next year’s 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. The…