DARC/CCH Symposium: Digitization of the Gutenberg Bible - Retrospect & Prospect
Medieval History

DARC/CCH Symposium: Digitization of the Gutenberg Bible - Retrospect & Prospect


DARC/CCH Symposium: Digitization of the Gutenberg Bible - Retrospect
& Prospect
Saturday 22 November 2008
Venue: Room 2B08, Strand Campus, King's College London

Note: attendance by pre-registration
(http://armour.cc/tinc?key=VRk38phB&formname=DARC_Symposium_2008)

9:15 Introduction and welcome
Chair: Toshiyuki Takamiya (Director of DARC)

9:30-10:15 Facsimiles of the Gutenberg Bible as Research Tools (Paul
Needham, Princeton)

10:25-10:45 Discussion

10:45-11:00 Coffee/tea

11:05-11:30 The Digital Gutenberg Bible and the Incunable Collection
at the British Library (John Goldfinch,BL); respondent: William Hale
(Cambridge University Library)

11:45-12:10 Incunable Digitization at Munich: From the Gutenberg Bible
to Mass Digitization (Bettina Wagner, BSB); respondent: William Hale
(Cambridge University Library)

12:25-12:45 Discussion

12:45-13:00 Closing address (Harold Short, CCH)




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