Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
e-codices – now for iPhone and iPad
Ever thought of flipping through e-codices manuscript pages on your iPad or iPhone? As of June 2013, all e-codices manuscripts can be viewed in their entirety in an app for iPhone and iPad, available for free at: bit.ly/e-codicesApp
Some of the things you can do with the app:
- Search and browse almost 1,000 manuscripts, including selected highlights
- Bookmark single pages within manuscripts
- Bookmark manuscripts and build your own library („MyCodices“)
- Download entire manuscripts and view them offline
Prof. Christoph Flüeler, director of e-codices, explains why he thinks an app for digitized manuscripts is important:
„Nowadays, most manuscript scholars own and travel with a smartphone. Even though the possibilities to use an iPhone are seemingly endless, this personal digital assistant is hardly used for scholarly work in the Humanities yet. Our goal was to take full advantage of these possibilities and create a mobile application that would serve as a scholarly working tool.“
And what does Christoph like best about the new app? „I can access the full range of manuscripts on e-codices and create my own library under MyCodices with which I can work offline, when I don’t have an internet connection, such as on an airplane or at a remote location. But I also like the playful component: browsing through a manuscript on the iPad is simply fun.“ (taken from: e-codices Newsletter June 2013, Issue N° 11).
The e-codices iPhone and iPad app was developed by Jérémie Blaser and Rafael Schwemmer for text & bytes LLC and e-codices, and is available on the App Store for free. If you find the app useful, please consider making a donation to support the development of future updates and improvements.
e-codices – now for iPhone and iPad
Ever thought of flipping through e-codices manuscript pages on your iPad or iPhone? As of June 2013, all e-codices manuscripts can be viewed in their entirety in an app for iPhone and iPad, available for free at: bit.ly/e-codicesApp
Some of the things you can do with the app:
- Search and browse almost 1,000 manuscripts, including selected highlights
- Bookmark single pages within manuscripts
- Bookmark manuscripts and build your own library („MyCodices“)
- Download entire manuscripts and view them offline
Prof. Christoph Flüeler, director of e-codices, explains why he thinks an app for digitized manuscripts is important:
„Nowadays, most manuscript scholars own and travel with a smartphone. Even though the possibilities to use an iPhone are seemingly endless, this personal digital assistant is hardly used for scholarly work in the Humanities yet. Our goal was to take full advantage of these possibilities and create a mobile application that would serve as a scholarly working tool.“
And what does Christoph like best about the new app? „I can access the full range of manuscripts on e-codices and create my own library under MyCodices with which I can work offline, when I don’t have an internet connection, such as on an airplane or at a remote location. But I also like the playful component: browsing through a manuscript on the iPad is simply fun.“ (taken from: e-codices Newsletter June 2013, Issue N° 11).
The e-codices iPhone and iPad app was developed by Jérémie Blaser and Rafael Schwemmer for text & bytes LLC and e-codices, and is available on the App Store for free. If you find the app useful, please consider making a donation to support the development of future updates and improvements.