Turning The Pages – Perfect place to view rare books in 3D
Biritish Library’s Turning the pages is best place if you are looking to read some of the most rare books availble on earth. It’s more than just reading experience, the application actually allows you to turn pages by using your mouse and you can read the original text written on it.
- You can zoom and read
- Special notes or the alternative text.
- You can hear the audio too.
Here is a small video I made to give you a clear idea on how it feels like
Some of the books which I found interesting were
- Diamond Sutra – Hidden for centuries in a sealed-up cave in north-west China, this copy of the ‘Diamond Sutra’ is the world’s earliest complete survival of a dated printed scroll. It was made in AD 868.
- Sforza Hours is one of the most beautifully decorated Renaissance books of hours in the Library’s collection.
In my opinion this is the best way to preserve the old books. This is the first time I am seeing an online library which allows you to see books in 3d. I am sure there would be many other which you might know. Can you share ?
Posted on 26th April 2008 by Ashish Mohta , A Professional Tech blogger, Editor and Writer who talks about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. He also writes on How to use the applications like Office, PC tips, Online tools,Browsers and more. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble
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