Medievalist, digital humanist, and wannabe booklicker. I'm here to post memes and yell about manuscripts. See also @sims-mss.bsky.social I speak for myself and not for my employer
I can’t stop thinking about Anthropic’s destructive book scanning. Obviously, it’s gross. People love books. Destroying books makes people mad. Even books they don't actually care about. AI companies know this, that’s why they try to keep their weird behavior a dirty little secret.
A fun image processing distraction today -- how to clean up the noisy background of a photo of a microfilm of a medieval manuscript? Thread, in which I use Photoshop, but similar tools are available in GIMP and other image processing software.
Dr. Erika Graham-GoeringGot a bit of a range in quality, though much of the same type—the first picture is more or less usable, the second is tough going (especially because a lot of the words are abbreviated, so it's important to see details).
'Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.'
Dr. Jeroen W.P. WijnendaeleNo longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.
It’s fascinating to me how so many of the casual comments about Emily Wilson having the temerity to critique Nolan’s film revolve around what she’s making from sales of her translation. As if the transactional element is a de facto check on her right to have opinions and express them.
Today's manuscript is a copy of the Calendarium and Ephemerides as published by Regiomontanus in 1474. The Calendarium, for 1475-1530, gives information on lunar and solar eclipses, the length of days, and the signs of the zodiac and planets. #medievalsky 🔗 https://bit.ly/44BxXxN
This event will be of interest to #dhmakes folks!
Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript StudiesFor #CoffeeWithACodex (12pm ET, on Zoom) on July 30, @leoba.bsky.social will show us several fragments from books of hours, and will talk about a relevant creative project she has been working on: the Frankenbook of Hours. #medievalsky Register here: https://bit.ly/4wglY4R
If you missed last week's #CoffeeWithACodex featuring a 13th century astronomical text + diagrams, you can watch it now on YouTube! youtu.be/OSVK6_PEl6g
Coffee With A Codex: Astronomy in Latin (Ms. Codex 826)YouTube video by SchoenbergInstituteyoutu.beSchoenberg Institute for Manuscript StudiesFor #CoffeeWithACodex (12pm ET, on Zoom) on July 23, curator @leoba.bsky.social will bring out Ms. Codex 826, an astronomical work originally written in Arabic and translated into Latin by Gherardo da Cremona, including glosses and diagrams. #medievalsky Register here: https://bit.ly/3RAagTq
i hate how much people care about their ships being "canon" now. spirk fans didn't publish zines full of fanfics in the 70s only for modern fandom to grovel at the knees of corporations and beg for things to be canon. use your imaginations, don't allow billionaires to think for you.
For #CoffeeWithACodex (12pm ET, on Zoom) on July 30, @leoba.bsky.social will show us several fragments from books of hours, and will talk about a relevant creative project she has been working on: the Frankenbook of Hours. #medievalsky Register here: https://bit.ly/4wglY4R
Coffee with a Codex: Fragments and Franken-Books of HoursAn informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different...libcal.library.upenn.edu
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Older special episode of #CoffeeWithACodex featuring @leoba.bsky.social, Mary Yearl, and Faith Wallis, that I'm posting 'cause I couldn't find it here yet. #medievalsky #histmed www.youtube.com/watch?v=stil...
Coffee with a Codex: Medical Manuscripts and MarginaliaYouTube video by McGill Librarieswww.youtube.com