instance truism that, switching one recording medium another, a consid — Sara Ayad, History Book 100 Books: Complete Story, Egypt E-Book

Norway Timelapse
PlayPlay

previous arrow
next arrow
Norway Timelapse
Budapest Timelapse
Iceland Timelapse
Berlin Timelapse
London Timelapse
previous arrow
next arrow

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?

Sara Ayad, The History of the Book in 100 Books: The Complete Story, From Egypt to E-Book

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

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *