Seminar Layers of light. A historical overview of imaging for textual recovery
27 May 2026
From Henry Fox Talbot to the Digital Age
- 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- In person : Aula Fumagalli, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2, Bologna
- Science & Technology, Society & Culture In Italian and English
How to partecipate
Free admission subject to availability
Program
A century before the Archimedes palimpsest, innovators had begun using multispectral imaging on manuscripts. The story of photography, in fact, runs parallel to the story of the evolution of textual science and conservation. Here is the story of the pioneers and occasionally the villains, followed by an overview of major innovations in the last ten years.
Speakers
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Gregory Heyworth
Rochester University, visiting Professor at MemoryLab