1.5 million pages of ancient texts to be made accessible online

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 15, 2012 1:56 PM EDT
ars technica; By Megan Geuss
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This week the University of Oxford and the Vatican announced a plan to collaborate in digitizing 1.5 million pages of rare and ancient texts, most dating from the 16th century or earlier. The project is expected to span about 4 years and was made possible by a donation of £2 million (approximately $3.1 million) from the Polonsky Foundation—a charitable organization that supports higher education, medical research, and other general matters in the arts and sciences.

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