This essay introduces the Bannatyne Manuscript as an historical and literary artefact and describes the process through which it is being digitized. The importance of this project lies in its goal of making this important manuscript more easily accessible. In addition to discussing the method behind the manuscript’s digitization, it also examines issues related to the creation of digital editions more broadly while examining the editorial process behind the manuscript’s creation by George Bannatyne.

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现代班纳丁

本文将 Bannatyne 手稿介绍为一种历史和文学作品，并描述了它被数字化的过程。这个项目的重要性在于它的目标是让这份重要的手稿更容易获得。除了讨论手稿数字化背后的方法之外，它还更广泛地研究了与数字版本创建相关的问题，同时检查了乔治·班纳廷手稿创建背后的编辑过程。