The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
In editing the 'Exeter Book'' 'poem's The Descent into Hell, also known as John the Baptist's Prayer, I attempted to digitally reconstruct the damaged folia that contain the only surviving copy of the Old English poem. In the process of carrying out the digital reconstr...
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doaj-5fd457fd58b24e218436ac30e39ec77a2020-11-24T21:51:07ZengOpen Library of HumanitiesDigital Medievalist1715-07362015-04-01910.16995/dm.4949The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscriptsM. R. Rambaran-Olm0University of GlasgowIn editing the 'Exeter Book'' 'poem's The Descent into Hell, also known as John the Baptist's Prayer, I attempted to digitally reconstruct the damaged folia that contain the only surviving copy of the Old English poem. In the process of carrying out the digital reconstructive work, many technical, aesthetic and analytical issues were raised. This paper examines many of the techniques used to digitally reconstruct damaged medieval folia using Photoshop, and also assesses the concerns raised during and after the digital reconstructive work was completed. This article also includes an evaluation of many of the benefits as well as the pitfalls of digital reconstruction carried out on ff. 119'v'-121'v' of the 'Exeter Book', and offers practical resolutions that might be considered when digital restorative work is performed on any given damaged medieval MS.https://journal.digitalmedievalist.org/articles/49Medieval manuscriptsdigital reconstructionrestorationadvantagesdisadvantagesrestorative workpalaeographyeditingtextual editingAnglo-Saxon manuscriptsdamaged manuscriptsPhotoshop |
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The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts |
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The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts |
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The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts |
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The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts |
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The advantages and disadvantages of digital reconstruction and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts |
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In editing the 'Exeter Book'' 'poem's The Descent into Hell, also known as John the Baptist's Prayer, I attempted to digitally reconstruct the damaged folia that contain the only surviving copy of the Old English poem. In the process of carrying out the digital reconstructive work, many technical, aesthetic and analytical issues were raised. This paper examines many of the techniques used to digitally reconstruct damaged medieval folia using Photoshop, and also assesses the concerns raised during and after the digital reconstructive work was completed. This article also includes an evaluation of many of the benefits as well as the pitfalls of digital reconstruction carried out on ff. 119'v'-121'v' of the 'Exeter Book', and offers practical resolutions that might be considered when digital restorative work is performed on any given damaged medieval MS. |
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Medieval manuscripts digital reconstruction restoration advantages disadvantages restorative work palaeography editing textual editing Anglo-Saxon manuscripts damaged manuscripts Photoshop |
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