For the Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, BiblioCopy digitised historic brochures and books on Berlin type specimens. The work followed the DFG practical guidelines on digitisation and included the creation of structured metadata.
Project period
2020/21 and 2024
Collections
Type specimens, brochures and books
Services
DFG-compliant digitisation, metadata
The history of type in open access
The project ‘Making the Visible Visible – Berlin's Typographic Heritage in Open Access’ catalogued historic printed works and type-specimen books and made them digitally accessible. It focuses on Berlin type foundries and works produced up to 1950.
- Colour-accurate, detailed digitisation of historic printed works
- Quality assurance in accordance with the German Research Foundation's practical guidelines
- Creation and mapping of descriptive metadata
- File output for archiving, research and online presentation
Digitisation for research and design
The high-resolution digital copies preserve fragile sources while making details of historic typography comparable. They provide a foundation for research into book history, design history, cultural history and economic history.