Click on the links below to find out more about The Art of Fiction project, the Patchwork Object Project, and to access the digital versions of The Busy Bee

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artfiction.exeter.ac.uk

artfiction.exeter.ac.uk/archive/s/pa...

artfiction.exeter.ac.uk/archive/s/bu...

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The digital representations will help preserve the magazines for future generations by reducing the need for physical handling. Digitisation, alongside the access facilitated by the website, has enabled The Busy Bee to be openly accessible for further investigation for the first time.

Spring has officially Sprung here on campus - blossoming Flowers have been spotted both around the university grounds and inside the DH lab!

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We are so grateful to the amazing Digital Humanties team at the University of Exeter for their hard work in digitising playbills of the Theatre Royal from our collections!

You can find out more about the project in this fantastic thread ⬇️

This plan of Exeter by Lieutenant Robert Kearsley Dawson dates back to c 1832.

It shows the existing boundaries of the city (in green), and the proposed boundary changes (in red).

📷 Townsend Maps T18f; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social

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The DH lab's efforts to digitalise the Theatre Royal's playbills are key in helping to ensure the preservation and future increased accessibility of print materials that are integral to local and national history.

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This week has featured 1910s playbills that highlight the variety of productions produced by the theatre. They ranged from musicals, pantomimes, film showings, operas, and ballets. Pantomimes like Dick Whittington and his Cat, Aladdin, and Cinderella were particularly popular.

📸EULMS 202/1914/32

The DH team have been working on the digitalisation of @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social 's Theatre Royal, Exeter Playbills Collection (1890-1955).

The process involves a 150MP CH Camera, Guardian Copystand, and Capture One software to create high quality images.

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