In order to understand the Gutenberg Bible, it is critical to remember that it is a medieval book that was designed to satisfy the needs of medieval readers. Today, we expect pages in most books to be black and white. To navigate what we read, we rely on variations in… read more
Talking about early digital facsimiles with Sarah Werner
Sarah Werner is a book historian and digital strategist based in Washington, D.C.
In the Galleries: Interactive design in early printed books
In early July 2017, a little over a month after I started as the new early books and manuscripts curator at the Ransom Center, a colleague informed me that