1. From Parchment to Pixel: Digitizing Medieval Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum Dr. Lynley Anne Herbert Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books, Walters Art Museum lherbert@thewalters.org

2. The Walters Art Museum Manuscripts & Rare Books 923 illuminated and illustrated medieval and Islamic manuscripts, both religious and secular in nature Second most significant collection in the Western Hemisphere A collection of exceptional quality, containing consummate works of art

3. Projects Islamic Digital Resource (2008-2010): 128 Islamic codices and 60 loose leaves Parchment to Pixel (2010-2012): 105 English, Dutch, German, Byzantine, Armenian, Spanish, Russian, and Ethiopian codices Imaging the Hours (2012-2015): 112 Flemish codices, including 80 books of hours Generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities All data released on a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license

4. How can you see the images? The Digital Walters Walters Art Museum Web site Flickr Twitter UNESCO World Digital Library Academic databases: ArtSTOR, Digital Scriptorium, Index of Christian Art

5. What is the impact? Why do this?

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