01-01-2014, 10:29 AM
A later development of the rare book scanner is shown here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULe03V0c1zU
The Xerox-developed one was used to scan the Domesday Book and produce images for printing the "new" print copies now available. As you say, it is all in the software, to take out any curvature in the page. The left and right platforms are usually also individually adjustable for height so that the book spine isn't put under stress.
Googling "rare book scanner" brings up various hardware and software to do the task. Our scan was done in 2002 when the technique was still being explored by The British Library.
Colin
The Xerox-developed one was used to scan the Domesday Book and produce images for printing the "new" print copies now available. As you say, it is all in the software, to take out any curvature in the page. The left and right platforms are usually also individually adjustable for height so that the book spine isn't put under stress.
Googling "rare book scanner" brings up various hardware and software to do the task. Our scan was done in 2002 when the technique was still being explored by The British Library.
Colin
