The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs, has awarded the Medieval Academy of America $120,000 to support Retrospective Digital Editions of print editions published by the Academy. The two-year grant will make it possible for the Academy to digitise thirty-eight editions published by Medieval Academy Books from the Academy's foundation to 2001.
In addition to editions of Medieval Latin, the project will digitise these major vernaculars: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Welsh. By treating literary, philosophical, scientific, commercial, documentary, political, and religious texts, the project will provide multiple points of entry to the Middle Ages.
Half of the thirty-eight editions are out of print, and those titles in print and published before 1982 were printed on acidic paper and are therefore beginning to disintegrate. Digitisation will obviate the problem of acidic paper and offer an extra dimension of accessibility. Further, searchability will extend use of the material beyond the self-defined circle of medievalists, thus bringing the Academy's commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship to a new level. The books will be accessible free of charge on the Academy's website.
Jacqueline Brown and Paul E. Szarmach are project Co-directors, while Patrick W. Conner is Senior Consultant. The Advisory Board consists of: Constance B. Bouchard, Sian Echard, David F. Johnson, Christopher Kleinhenz, Deborah McGrady, Patrick O'Neill, and Eckehard Simon. Grapevine Publishing (Madison, Wisc.) will provide technical services.
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