Take a look, it’s in a book

October 13, 2024 7:39 AM

ARCHiOx (Analysis and Recording of Cultural Heritage in Oxford) is a project to create detailed 3D models of a variety of books and objects from the collections of the Bodleian Library, allowing users to explore highly decorative and unusual bindings without a visit to the reading room. (Previously)
posted by Horace Rumpole (5 comments total)

Neat!
posted by pangolin party at 9:07 AM on October 13

These are great! The bindings are so beautiful.
If you are interested in more stuff like this, Sketchfab has a ton of 3d models that are free to download from various museums. There's a project called Global Digital Heritage that's a good place to start. It's a cooperative effort to scan artifacts (and entire historical sites!) around the world and make them available with a Creative Commons license.
Thanks for posting these, I'm looking forward to exploring these!
posted by Adridne at 10:37 AM on October 13 [1 favorite]

Wow! This is what the internet is for.
posted by BlueHorse at 12:53 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]

So sadly Sketchfab will be shutting this service down in the near future -- if anyone knows of a group or organization that might be interested in supporting an independent 3D hosting and browsing service, let me know!
posted by ntk at 7:02 PM on October 13

Oh no! It looks like they will host the free models into 2025 and then shut them down at some unspecified point.
Damnit.
posted by Adridne at 7:28 AM on October 14