Author Archives: billcomstock

They came (to the Library) from outer space

Posted on December 20, 2022 by billcomstock

3D models of meteorites, created using photogrammetry. Meteorites by Harvard Library on Sketchfab

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RetroReveal

Posted on November 30, 2018 by billcomstock

retroReveal provides documentation and web based image processing algorithms designed to help people discover hidden content. While the current version of the site provides basic assistance with image processing, we will be adding support for collaborative work among scholarly communities … Continue reading →

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Accessing Harvard’s digitized maps

Posted on October 9, 2018 by billcomstock

Thousands of the Harvard Map Collection’s maps and atlases from around the world are available online in hi-res.

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Book handling per Frick Collection

Posted on July 23, 2018 by billcomstock
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American Beech

Posted on June 27, 2018 by billcomstock

Ever wondered what that big beautiful tree is, just off the NE corner of Loeb House? Find out at Harvard Yard Trees.

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So much stitching!

Posted on June 19, 2018 by billcomstock
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Photographing glass: Lighting techniques for transparent glass objects

Posted on April 30, 2018 by billcomstock

Corning Museum of Glass This is the first of a series of blog posts addressing photographic lighting techniques for transparent glasses.

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searchable glossary of bookbinding terms

Posted on December 13, 2017 by billcomstock

The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) is a thesaurus of bookbinding terms for book structures dating from the ninth to the nineteenth century. This project has been partially funded by the AHRC. Contributions to the thesaurus have been made by … Continue reading →

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Pixel-shifting technology comes to prosumer cameras (one anyway)

Posted on November 21, 2017 by billcomstock
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White Gloves or Not White Gloves (spolier: in most cases, No Gloves)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by billcomstock

The British Library has published advice on the use of white gloves. Essentially, we recommend that it is preferable to handle manuscripts with clean dry hands. Wearing cotton gloves to hold or turn the pages of a book or manuscript … Continue reading →

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