[MR] RE: Atlantia digest, Vol 1 #245 - 4 msgs

[Michael Houghton]

Howdy!

On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 08:26:11AM -0400, Rupert Gaddy wrote:
> Lady Muirenn Darragh and others,
> 
> Newberry College also has one of the very limited reproductions made of the
> Book of Kells using some really advanced processes....its the best I have
> seen, and can be viewed in the rare books section.
> 
> Talk to Larry Ellis, also a SCAdian, our head library person! at Wessles
> Library
> 
...that run was of 5000, I believe...I got to look through the copy at
Saint John Fisher cCollege in Rochester, NY. They used much finer halftone
screens than you usually see, giving much better detail resolution. They 
trimmed each folio to the shape of the original, including perforations.
Truly splendid!

yours,
Herveus
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