Medieval History
A scanner which combines the convenience of a desktop scanner with the functionality of a powerful laboratory imaging device has been developed at the University of Oxford?s Classics Department, and is now being commercialised by a new company Oxford Multi Spectral Limited which was today spun out by the University?s technology transfer company Isis Innovation.
The scanner was developed for imaging ancient papyri and the technology has been used to successfully scan, restore and archive over a quarter of a million historically significant manuscripts.
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Medieval History
Oxford scanner reveals secrets of documents, ancient and modern
A scanner which combines the convenience of a desktop scanner with the functionality of a powerful laboratory imaging device has been developed at the University of Oxford?s Classics Department, and is now being commercialised by a new company Oxford Multi Spectral Limited which was today spun out by the University?s technology transfer company Isis Innovation.
The scanner was developed for imaging ancient papyri and the technology has been used to successfully scan, restore and archive over a quarter of a million historically significant manuscripts.
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