Digital technologies have the made the wonders of ancient manuscripts more accessible than ever, but there are risks and losses too
- Written by: Jonathan L. Zecher, Research fellow, Australian Catholic University
Detail from a 14th-century miniature Greek manuscript depicting scenes from the life of Alexander the Great. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsNear the end of the 18th century, a Greek monk named Nikodemos was putting together a massive anthology of Byzantine texts on prayer and spirituality, which he would call The Philokalia.
He lamented the...
