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HARLEY MS 682 HAS BEEN DIGITIZED
Oct. 21st, 2019 12:34 amOkay so I neglected the Charles project all summer and kinda have been working on other stuff while kind of going back to school until I figure out grad school (long story short I wanted to go back to my old school for some classes while I could still be here, since I'm stuck here for the next year or so). ANYWAY. THE BIG NEWS.
The manuscript I'm translating of Charles's Middle English poetry, Harley MS 682, was just digitized by the British Library and is now viewable! Go check it out!
I'm so happy. I've been waiting for two years for this.
What does this mean for the project?
First, I can make my own transcription. I found it kind of difficult to work just based on someone else's transcription, I'm not sure what it is but I felt actually being able to see the original would be easier. This also has motivated me to get back into the project, since I took a break over the summer.
Second, with my own transcription, I can theoretically work on a secondary project I want to do someday, making a web version like the Piers Plowman Electronic Archive. I just need to learn the coding needed. And see if I need permission from the British Library. But someday!
The manuscript I'm translating of Charles's Middle English poetry, Harley MS 682, was just digitized by the British Library and is now viewable! Go check it out!
I'm so happy. I've been waiting for two years for this.
What does this mean for the project?
First, I can make my own transcription. I found it kind of difficult to work just based on someone else's transcription, I'm not sure what it is but I felt actually being able to see the original would be easier. This also has motivated me to get back into the project, since I took a break over the summer.
Second, with my own transcription, I can theoretically work on a secondary project I want to do someday, making a web version like the Piers Plowman Electronic Archive. I just need to learn the coding needed. And see if I need permission from the British Library. But someday!
