Not all codices are the same–binding, size, fragility–and the number of leaves were either initially unknown or under-recorded. For now, we hope to move forward, redirecting funds originally slotted for several in-person meetings that were thwarted by the pandemic.ĭespite best efforts to conduct condition assessments prior to digitization, differences among the partner holdings became apparent once the manuscripts arrived in Bloomington. Our digitization costs have now increased by roughly $20,000, but that’s for another blog post. We also learned that the original folio count for codices was significantly underestimated, and although we have 4 fewer codices on the digitization list, the number of folios to be imaged has increased substantially. Upon conclusion of the site visits, our proposed number of manuscripts changed to 74 codices and 615 fragments. Meinrad hosted us twice) during which the inventory was verified and updated to reflect additional materials in scope not originally reported, including another round of condition assessment. Project leads and subject experts, Liz Hebbard, Sarah Noonan and Ian Cornelius, conducted 23 site visits (St. Partners diligently worked to compile an inventory of materials with basic condition assessment information. Now that we have been digitizing materials a little over a year, we would like to provide a behind-the-scenes look into the digitization process, which extends, on both ends, before and beyond the point of capture.įor context, our original grant application estimated 78 codices and 406 fragments across 22 partner collections. We began digitization work in Bloomington during the summer of 2021 (delayed due to the pandemic). Contributing to the digitization efforts are partners from Bowling Green and Northern Illinois who digitized their own items, while the bulk of the digitization work is happening at Indiana University Bloomington.
Meinrad Archabbey, and Xavier University. As of September 26, 2022, we have captured and conducted quality review of 20,263 images (768 GB) from twelve partner institutions: Bowling Green State University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Goshen College, Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College, Loyola University Chicago, Muskegon Museum of Art, Northern Illinois University, Saint Mary’s College, St.
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