Transmediation and the Archive
Decoding Objects in the Digital Age
1st Edition
Published on 9. October 2024
154 pages
978-1-80270-193-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the possibilities of archival objects as diverse as early modern printed books and funeral masks, and asks what activities stand behind the making of heritage objects, and how digitization practices can inform our knowledge of various media.
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Language
English
Place of publication
York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
2
30 Abbildungen, 2 s/w Tabellen
37 b/w ill., 2 b/w tbl., 3 b/w ld
File size
3,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-80270-193-7 (9781802701937)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
09/2024
Arc Humanities Press
€147.07
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Person
Contributor: Astrid J. Smith
Astrid J. Smith is Rare Book and Special Collections Digitization Specialist¿and a Production Coordinator at Stanford Libraries, focusing on medieval objects and fragile archival materials. A life-long creative, she is especially interested in book arts and the philosophy of digitization.
Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Transmediation as a Framework for Deeper Understanding of Objects Case Study 1. Spirit Photograph, Death Masks, and a Mournful Museum: Objects Embodying Victorian Traditions Surrounding Death and Mourning Case Study 2. Gaspar Schott's Physica curiosa: Objects as Portals for Curiosity and Wonder Case Study 3. Purposeful Symbols of Power, Souls Saved, and Selves Bettered: Father Junipero Serra's Mission Choir Book in the Hands of Jane and Leland Stanford Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
