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Turning (Virtual) Pages of History

Posted by timothy on from the ancient-literature dept.

Dubber writes "Today the British Library announced this cool web site. A nice blend of quick loading images and voice overs of 10 major books on display. "Turning the Pages" brings together on the web treasures of several world cultures, along with scientific works, e.g. Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook, Elizabeth Blackwell's Herbal and Andreas Vesalius's De Humani Corporis Fabrica."

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  1. An excellent site by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative
    which works in Firebird as well though they say you need IE5.5 and up.

    Great lit as well. I tolerate the /. trolls to find sites like these.

    1. Re:An excellent site by KlaymenDK · · Score: 2, Informative

      ... but you do need a Shockwave Director plugin.

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      "Good news, everyone!"
  2. Re:Well, that was shit. by luferbu · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not precisely translations, but using the "Text" button you can read some of the content of the pages and some explanations.