Cambridge libraries contain hundreds of manuscripts written in Greek between the fifth and 18th centuries, from ancient Bibles to copies of Sophocles and Aristotle. A research project based at Cambridge University Library and funded by the Polonsky Foundation is conserving, digitising and cataloguing these manuscripts and making them available to everyone via the Cambridge Digital Library.
In this short film, meet photographer Raffaella, conservator Sam and cataloguer Chris and learn about all the processes involved in bringing these precious, often fragile books from the library shelf to the computer screen.
On Wednesday 31 March from 1pm there will also be the chance to meet the project team live, and to ask them your questions.
This event is being hosted as part of the Cambridge Festival. Click here for their full programme.