EU - BERNSTEIN - The Memory of Papers

The objective of project Bernstein is to create an integrated European digital environment for the expertise and history of paper. The project will interlink all existing European databases of paper reproductions, make their content accessible to specialized image processing tools for the measurement of paper features, and provide an interface to the digital resources of domains related to paper studies or by which the knowledge about papers can be enriched and contextualized. Additionally, a strong dissemination plan including ready to deploy paper expertise software packages will ensure the sustainabiltiy of growth and interest in paper studies beyond the project's lifetime.