Related Authors: Sara Ayad | The History of the Book in 100 Books: The Complete Story | From Egypt to E-Book
Related Topics: books, data-loss, digitization, preservation










This is an instance of the truism that, when switching from one recording medium to another, there is always a considerable data loss. As the Roman empire declined, continuing preservation of early texts would be dependent on the efforts of the book copyists in the Middle Ages – and good luck. Are there any resemblances to our current digitization concerns?
Related Authors: Sara Ayad | The History of the Book in 100 Books: The Complete Story | From Egypt to E-Book
Related Topics: books, data-loss, digitization, preservation
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