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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."

3 of 20 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Never heard of any of them. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    True, they only teach inbreeding there, right?

  2. Re:Never heard of any of them. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    BA-ZING!

    bet no one saw that coming...

  3. Re:SP? by twenty-exty-six · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was commenting on the lack of activity in this thread, not the actual article. Sorry for the poor choice of words.

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