The British Library's incredible
Turning the Pages initiative lets you look at the original handwritten manuscripts of great books online, including
Alice in Wonderland, Leonardo's notebook, and the first European atlas. There's also text and audio commentary and zoom features.
You'll need
Shockwave. The applet takes a little while to load, but be patient, it's worth it. Amazing. (via
BookNinja)
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Gerry Canavan @ 12:47 PM
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