Hmm, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_University_Library#Legal_deposit_lib…
I am not sure the British Library has more and access is harder than
at Cambridge.
On quality I did images of this quality
http://www.john-leech-archive.org.uk/sample.htm from a book with a
good digital camera. Photocopies are generally not allow on bound
books. A camera with a good lens is better in my view
Andrew
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:38 PM, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2008/9/11 Thomas Dalton
<thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>om>:
Presumably they have photocopiers (the stuff
you're talking about will
be public domain, yes?). Uni libraries are good for books, they're not
so great for old records - they'll have some, but the British Library
will be guaranteed to have anything you want (assuming it exists
somewhere).
Yes but they are not going to let you and me photocopy. In any case
scans of photocopies tend not to be that good see
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Portsmouth_and_Arundel_Canal
for examples.
--
geni
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