Awaiting Discovery

12th Century Manuscript on the Pilgrimage to St. James of Compostela

Perhaps you’ve seen the recent news articles (Spanish, English, and BoingBoing post) about the recovery of a “priceless” Spanish manuscript on the history of the pilgrimage of St. James? Don’t think you’ll get to Santiago de Compostela, Spain anytime soon to make the pilgrimage yourself? You can still see a facsimile of the Codex calixtinus here in the Baylor University Libraries. We have a beautifully re-created facsimile in our Special Collections and you can arrange to see it by contacting either :  Susan_Bowlin@baylor.edu (254-710-4791) or Jennifer_Borderud@baylor.edu (254-710-6677). The manuscript and our facsimile include music for the Catholic mass for...
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Europeana – European culture in digital formats

Europeana is an entryway for European culture in digital format. Launched in November 2008 Europeana now includes 110 cooperating institutions (museums; libraries, archives; cinema, sound, and image repositories; and research institutions) from more than 30 countries. Formats include images, texts, sound, and video. Do you want to know what a sovereign coin minted in Henry VIII’s time looked like? Curious about what a nightingale’s song really sounds like after reading Keats’ ode?  Want to see film clips of French film noir? Search in Europeana. Some of the current hightlights include wedding pictures from Eastern Europe; an online exhibition of...
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Digital Editions and the Rotunda Collection

In terms of the spread and ease of access to information we are definitely living in “interesting times.”  Despite the wide use of the Internet, digital texts, and various media other than the printed text, there is a divide between those who use it, those who don’t, and an even greater one, perhaps, for those who create it.  I’ve often found that in the early enthusiasm of bringing traditional print resources online, we haven’t stopped to think about how you would or could alter them to be better, but just reproduced what existed in print in order to get...
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