Stories
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The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
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Divining the world through an artist’s almanac
Amanda Couch's artists book, 'Huwawa in the Everyday: an almanac' is inspired by the entrail like folds of a medieval folding and its function as a guide for astrological divinations linking the body, health and the heavens. Like the original almanac her work is designed to be carried out into the wider world.
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Digitising Audrey
Building digital images of what Audrey created means that her work can be frozen in time – for the digital version, at least, the process of decay is halted, and any number of people can view it without the risk of damaging it.
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The unimprovable white cane
Recent technological additions to the white cane aim to make the world easier for visually impaired people to navigate. Alex Lee explores whether new is really better.
![Architecture: an assortment of masons tools, blocks of stone, and a folding rule. Engraving by Benard [after Lucotte?].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0024229ER/full/282%2C/0/default.jpg)
Catalogue
- Books
[Folding plan.].
Cane Hill Asylum (Coulsdon, England)Date: 1878
- Digital Images
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Folding glasses and cases, 18th century
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Folding balance and weights, with case.
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Folding balance and weights, with case.
- Archives and manuscripts
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Folding Almanac, late 15th century, including calendar information and medical summaries
Date: Late 15th centuryReference: MS.40
