IMC 2017: Sessions
Session 1639: Digital Methods, II: Manuscript Images in Theory and in Practice
Thursday 6 July 2017, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | DigiPal: Digital Resource & Database for Palaeography, Manuscript Studies & Diplomatic |
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| Organiser: | Stewart J. Brookes, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Stewart J. Brookes, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London |
| Paper 1639-a | The Practical and Theoretical Consequences of the Use of Digital Surrogates (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Paper 1639-b | Color Literacy: What Every Medievalist Should Know Who Has Taken a Photo of a Manuscript with a Smartphone and Thought, It Might Be a Palimpsest (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Technology |
| Paper 1639-c | Image Processing Methods for Determining Visual Manuscript and Character Features (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | This session explores the pitfalls and potentials offered by the ubiquity of manuscript surrogates in the digital domain. What are the consequences of digitisation and how do we encounter and understand such an object? How can factors such as colour influence our perception of the original objects and what assumptions do we bring to bear when studying digitised artefacts? And how might a trans-disciplinary approach bring together core competencies from the humanities and informatics to offer an integrative solution to the multi-faceted challenges involved in the study of the huge quantities of images that are now available? |