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MEMORIST just completed a new project in Belgium at the Maison d\u2019\u00c9rasme museum in Anderlecht. This commission is unique in a number of ways: First, due to the specialised processing of the collections (object-mode digitisation followed by page-by-page digitisation with a restricted 45\u00b0 opening angle), and secondly, because of the distinctive characteristics of the collections.<\/p>\n

A further distinctive feature of the project is its tripartite structure, with MEMORIST working closely alongside the Maison d\u2019\u00c9rasme<\/a><\/span>, custodian of the relevant collections, and the Digital Heritage Department (Central Administration for Culture<\/a><\/span>) for the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, which is backing the initiative financially under the Pep\u2019s Plan.<\/p>\n

MEMORIST was selected via public tender to digitise 49 rare works from the museum\u2019s Erasmus collection, all of which testify to the censorship practices of the 16th and 17th centuries. Although Erasmus was not censored during his lifetime, a number of his works were placed on the Index of Prohibited Books and censored during the 16th century: pages were cut out, passages were obscured with iron gall ink, slips of paper were glued over words, texts were crossed out, content was expurgated, and so forth.<\/p>\n

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Project executed in situ in Anderlecht<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” text_font=”HaasDispRoman||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”0.36px” text_line_height=”23px” link_text_color=”#DD542A” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”62%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”-92px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”-30px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”%91%93″]The Maison d\u2019\u00c9rasme chose to undertake the digitisation project (the institution\u2019s first) on its premises for two reasons: the documents are fragile; and because they are exhibited in the museum and regularly consulted by researchers. Digitising a document in a single day means it is soon available again in the museum.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px|auto||auto||” custom_margin_phone=”50px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”||50px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”50px||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”0.36px” text_line_height=”23px” link_text_color=”gcid-eece89eb-2355-4971-93bb-89215b603bda” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”84%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”-92px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”-30px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-eece89eb-2355-4971-93bb-89215b603bda%22:%91%22link_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

The work will be carried out over two months, covering both the digitisation<\/a><\/span> phase and quality control performed by the MEMORIST team, museum staff and Digital Heritage Department.<\/p>\n

MEMORIST elected to hire Jean-Charles B., a locally-based professional photographer with solid expertise in heritage digitisation and experienced in handling and binding old documents.<\/p>\n

MEMORIST was the only service provider to suggest this 45\u00b0 digitisation solution alongside a bespoke, heritage and technical approach.<\/p>\n

Since 2001, MEMORIST has acquired expertise in on-site digitisation, from hiring and training operators to setting up the right production tools and project monitoring. As a result, we can guarantee our clients optimal digitisation quality within the project\u2019s agreed timeframe.<\/p>\n

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Document-by-document capture in object mode\u2026<\/h2>\n

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Biblioth\u00e8que num\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

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Under the terms of the contract, four views are to be generated for each of the 49 documents:<\/p>\n