IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 2205: Bringing Texts back from the Dead, Sealing Practices, and Good Vibrations…
Friday 9 July 2021, 14.15-15.45
Organiser: | Stewart J. Brookes, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge |
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Moderator/Chair: | Stewart J. Brookes, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge |
Paper 2205-a | Old Texts in a New Light: Multispectral Imaging in the Archive and the Classroom (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Teaching the Middle Ages, Technology |
Paper 2205-b | Measuring Change through Time and Space: Exploring the Potential of Large Sigillographic Datasets (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Computing in Medieval Studies, Technology |
Paper 2205-c | Haptics in Manuscript Studies: Virtual Reality as a Road to Inclusion and Better Scholarship (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Teaching the Middle Ages, Technology |
Abstract | This session will demonstrate how developments in multispectral imaging can reveal otherwise difficult to discern text on medieval manuscripts; evaluate the potential of new digital datasets and analytical tools to elucidate the relationship between geography and sealing practices in the British Isles; and showcase cutting-edge Virtual Reality technology that restores sensory data to seeing-impaired scholars, with textures and colours portrayed through vibration. |