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Thinking Historically about Primary Sources: Case Study: Bestiaries

Questions

What is the lifecycle of the Northumberland bestiary? Are any stages of the lifecycle missing or incomplete? Are there or were there any of the other barriers to access? What about the lifecycle of the Aberdeen bestiary?

How does a program like the Getty Open Content program affect the lifecycle of primary sources? How does it affect other barriers to access? 

Compare and contrast the format of the Northumberland and Aberdeen bestiaries. What information is included about each bestiary? What can you do or not do with each bestiary? What types of labor were involved in the creation of each bestiary (e.g. digitization, record creation, translation, transcription, etc.)?

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