Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter
We support digital approaches in research, teaching and outreach at the University of Exeter and beyond.
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- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterToday is International Map Day! One of our favourite maps in the collections is this map of Exeter, engraved by Frans Hogenberg in c 1618. Can you identify any landmarks that still exist today? 📷 Constable Maps 27; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social #InternationalMapDay #MappingOurExeter
- We were very excited to welcome students from the EAS3502 Shakespeare and Crisis module to experience Hamlet in VR! After donning the MetaQuest Headset, students got to step into Shakespeare and meet the ghost of Hamlet's father! #VR #VirtualReality #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #Hamlet
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterThis strip map by John Ogilby shows 'The Road From Exeter to Barnstable & Thence to Ilfracomb', and dates back to c 1675. Can you spot Exeter on the map? 🔍 📷 Townsend Maps T4; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social #MapMonday #MondayMaps #Maps #MappingOurExeter #Exeter #Devon
- We have been working on lots of exciting projects in the DH Lab so far this term! Recently, our DH Interns and GBP Assistant Technician have been working with images from the @exeter.ac.uk archive to learn how to digitise glass negatives #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #Digitisation #DHLab
- The process involves our 150MP cultural heritage camera, A0 Guardian Copystand, and a lightbox that we modify with black card to block out the light around an image. #Digital #Humanites #DH #DHLab #DigitalPreservation #Digitisation #Photography #PhotographyNegatives #Interns #Internships #Exeter
- 'It is interesting to see the University's development unfolding with each photograph - from the construction of the Physics tower to cars from across decades. It was great to learn how to handle this material and how to detect forms of decay like Vinegar Syndrome' - Molly, Assistant Technician
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View full thread📷EUL UA/P/1 Check out this link to @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social's record of the @exeter.ac.uk Photograph Archive: lib-archives.ex.ac.uk/Record.aspx?... #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #DH #DHLab #Digitisation #HASS #Exeter #Devon #Negatives #GlassNegatives #Photography #PhotoNegatives
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterToday is World Logic Day! Chess is often described as a game of logic. Did you know the writer William Golding and the literary critic Anthony Curtis played postal chess? Our collections include cards and letters through which they exchanged moves! #WorldLogicDay #Archives
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterAgatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 - 50 years ago today. Did you know our Agatha Christie business papers comprise thousands of letters, incl. from the novelist herself? 📷 EUL UA/P/5i: Christie receiving an honorary degree from @exeter.ac.uk in 1961 #AgathaChristie #OnThisDay #OTD #Archives
- #HappyNewYear! We are excited to welcome back to all the students for this new term! Whether you are a student or a member of staff, feel free to get in touch to see how we can support your HASS teaching and/or research - we’re always happy to support creative challenges! #DHLab #DH #Digital #HASS
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterAfter a very wintry week in Exeter, here's a snowy throwback to Streatham Campus in January 1958! ❄️ This photograph was published in the student newspaper 'The South Westerner' on 29 January 1958. 📷 Exeter University/SOU #ThrowbackThursday #UniOfExeterArchive #Archives
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterToday is National Bird Day! 🪶 One of our favourite items in the collections is a 19th century volume containing 76 watercolour illustrations by an unknown artist of birds local to Devon and Cornwall. 📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social #NationalBirdDay #BirdDay #Archives
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterEllie, our Archivist, recently gave us a preview of this ‘famous scrapbook’ of Mr Hart – Head Virger here at Exeter Cathedral in the 1930s-50s. It features lots of cartoons given to Mr Hart by his friend, the journalist and cartoonist, Harold Murray! ✍️ #ExeterCathedral #YourCathedral
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterToday is Christmas Card Day! 💌🎄 Robins have been a popular motif on Christmas cards since the Victorian period. These festive cards are from a scrapbook in the library of the poet laureate John Betjeman. 📷 Betjeman Library 1957; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social #ChristmasCardDay #Archives
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterA helpful virtual model of the figurine has been created by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social. 2/2 swheritage.org.uk/news/creatin...
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterThe Cornish poets and writers Charles Causley and Jack Clemo were close friends - and they also loved their pets! Two of the most documented pets in our archives are Causley's cat, Rupert, and Clemo's Pomeranian, Spark! #EYAPets #Archives #ExploreYourArchive
- Recently, our DH interns have learned the importance of digitising legacy media like VHS. Over time and with improper storage, VHS tapes steadily deteriorate with the magnetic tape losing quality. This leads to warping or mould, which renders it unplayable! #Digital #Humanities #Internships #DH
- Even if tapes remain in good condition, the equipment needed to view them is disappearing as VHS players are no longer commonly manufactured and working units grow rarer. By converting to digital files, we free recordings from depending on obsolete technology and prevent their contents being lost
- Once in a digital format, footage can be easily backed up, copied, edited, or restored. It becomes possible to correct colour issues, stabilize shaky video, or repair damaged audio #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #VHS #LegacyMedia #Digitisation #Interns #Internship #HASS #DigitalResearch
- A new Culture Strategy is being developed to help Exeter’s cultural and creative landscape to thrive – and your views are needed to help shape it. Make your voice count and fill out the survey below! engage.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-cultu... #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #DHLab #DH #Culture
- Last week, our DH Interns were introduced to photogrammetry & 3D Imaging Photogrammetry is the process of extracting accurate measurements and 3D information from overlapping photographs. This allows us to create digital models to analyse and preserve fragile original objects #Digital #Humanities
- By taking images of a surface or object from different angles, software identifies common points and uses triangulation to reconstruct shape and scale. This results in outputs such as 3D models, point clouds, and detailed maps #Digital #Humanities #3D #Interns #Internships #DH #Exeter #DHLab #HASS
- 3D modelling allows us to create digital versions of physical objects. These can be made available for people to view and study, when the originals may be too fragile or valuable to be handled, or not available. Measurements and analysis can be carried out that would only be possible digitally
- Click this link to explore some of the DH Lab's 3D models on Sketchfab: sketchfab.com/exeterdigita... #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #HASS #Photogrammetry #3DModelling #3DImaging #DHLab @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk #Exeter #Arts #Culture #Heritage #DigitalResearch #DH #3D
- Good morning from the Digital Humanities Lab 🌇 #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #DH #DHLab #Exeter #HASS #UniversityofExeter @exeter.ac.uk #sunrise #winter
- DH Lab's collaboration on the Sycamore Gap Tree slice digitisation project has featured in the 'We Are The Possible' anthology for the COP30 in Brazil! Check it out: greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/our-impact/w... (Page 39) #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #HASS #COP30 #Brazil #WeAreThePossible
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterIn 19th C Exeter, Guy Fawkes Day was a major occasion. The festivities centred on a huge bonfire in front of the Cathedral 🔥 During this fiery festival it was traditional to allow the youth special freedom to celebrate. Fireworks, burning tar barrels & injuries were a feature of this riotous night.
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterHave you heard the spooky tale of the Hairy Hand? 👻✋ Research papers relating to the Dartmoor legend of the Hairy Hand (as well as black dogs, ghosts, vampires, monsters, witches & more!) can be found in the archive of folklorist Theo Brown. 📷 EUL MS 105 #FolkloreThursday #HairyHand #Halloween
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterToday is the RSPB's Feed the Birds Day! 🪶 Some of the most common birds we feed in UK gardens are house sparrows, wood pigeons, starlings, and magpies. These early 19th century watercolours of birds are from our archives. Which is your favourite? 📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
- As Halloween approaches, things have been getting spooky in the DH Lab! Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃 We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻 #Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
- Check out this fascinating research from the Florence4D project that is coordinated by Prof. Fabrizio Nevola, co-director of the Exeter DH Lab, and Cambridge Co-Investigator, Dr Donal Cooper! news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... #DH #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #DHLab #Exeter #3D #Research
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter📢TODAY📢 Tune in to hear @bhamhistory.bsky.social and @emilymayvine.bsky.social discuss our unique methodology 👇 Weds 22 Oct, 5pm Zoom #EarlyModern 🗃️ #DigitalHumanities @cemsexeter.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @uoearchhist.bsky.social @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
- Last week, the DH Interns were introduced to Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI). RTI is a method of creating an interactive digital image of an object with a moveable light source #RTI #ReflectanceTransformationImaging #HASS #Humanities #Digital #DigitalHumanities #AI #DH #DigitalResearch
- Often referred to as 2 1/2- dimensional imaging, RTI can offer a superior view of surface relief and texture compared to conventional photography. It can produce views of marks, inscriptions, and indentations to assist with readability, and create a visually engaging experience of the object
- Creating an RTI involves photographing a subject while varying lighting angles in a controlled manner. Spheres are included in the photographs to record the angle & enable the processing software to calculate a matrix of surface normals that indicate the direction of reflected light from the surface
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View full threadCheck out this link to see DH's previous examples of RTIs: humanities-research.exeter.ac.uk/rti/ #RTI #ReflectanceTransformationImaging #HASS #Humanities #Arts #SocialSciences #Digital #DigitalHumanities #DigitalResearch #DHLab #ExeterDHLab #RTIModel #Exeter #ExeterUniversity #Interns #Internship
- The DH Lab is very excited to be collaborating on this fascinating project alongside partners at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @nationaltrust.org.uk, @uniofreading.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social #Digital #Humanities #Exeter #DHLab #ExeterDH #Tudor #History #DigitalResearch #DH
- The DH Lab is excited to be collaborating with partners at National Archives, National Trust, Reading & Nottingham in a new £1.5m AHRC project to make available Henry VIII's Valor Ecclesiasticus. 'Rediscovering The Tudor Domesday' is led at Exeter by Prof James Clark with Co-Lead Dr Charlotte Tupman
- We'll be working with the digital team at the National Archives and Co-Leads Dr Euan Roger, Prof Jayne Carroll, Prof Adrian Bell, and National Trust & regional partners to build a digital resource that will enable researchers to find and make use of the incredible data in the Valor Ecclesiasticus.
- Check out this article for more information: 🔗 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... @nationaltrust.org.uk @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #DHLab @hass-cornwall.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
- This term we have been thrilled to welcome a fabulous new set of DH interns! Internships with the lab are a unique, exciting opportunity for HASS students to learn all the digital research methods and practical skills that the lab has to offer! #DigitalResearch #CaptureOne #PhaseOne #Photography
- The interns have been learning the digitisation process in our photography studio. This has involved operating our Phase One 150mp Cultural Heritage camera and Guardian Copystand. They have also been getting to grips with our Capture One photography software #DHLab #ExeterDH #CreativeIndustries
- They are developing valuable technical skills in high-resolution image capture, colour management, & digital file handling. In addition, they have gained hands-on experience in the safe handling of archival material, & learning techniques for ensuring preservation during the digitisation process.
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterYesterday marked 47 years since St Luke's (teacher training) College merged with the University of Exeter. This University Archive throwback shows St Luke's (then the Diocesan Training School) in 1855. 📷 EUL UA/add.29; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social #ThrowbackThursday #UniOfExeterArchive
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- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterHappy World Dream Day! 💭 What did you last dream about? These dream interpretations can be found in the book 'Nummits and Crummits: Devonshire Customs, Characteristics, and Folk-lore' by Sarah Hewett (1900). 📷 Baring-Gould Library 0454 #WorldDreamDay #Devon #Folklore #RareBooks
- Check out this Smithsonian Magazine article on the Sycamore Gap Tree. It discusses solving the mystery of the iconic tree's age and the DH Lab's role in this fascinating new research www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b... #SycamoreGap #DHLab #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities #RTI #Historic
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterTo accompany our 'Period Pieces' exhibition, Special Collections Assistant Lisa has written a brand-new blog post, highlighting the challenges of researching menstruation in archives and rare books. Find it here! ➡️ specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/09/22/n... #Archives #Exhibition #Menstruation
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterAutumn officially begins today with the Autumn Equinox! 🍂 Following a very warm summer, spectacular autumn colours are expected this year - we can't wait! This poem was written and illustrated by the writer, poet and librettist, Ronald Duncan. 📷 EUL MS 397/2/2/2 #AutumnEquinox #Autumn #Archives
- We are excited to share some more information about how the DH Lab have been working with Historic England to explore experimental imaging techniques to assist with research into the iconic Sycamore Gap tree #SycamoreGap #SycamoreGapTree #RTI #HistoricEngland #DHTeam #DH #DHLab #Exeter #ExeterUni
- Our DH Lab team have been using photogrammetry and RTI to capture the tree’s growth rings and surface textures in detail. By combining these techniques with expertise from our partners, we are helping develop a picture of the tree’s age, growth patterns & environmental changes it experienced
- This collaboration shows how heritage, science and technology can work together to enhance research in a non-invasive, non-destructive manner. Find out more here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... #SycamoreGap #SycamoreGapTree #HadriansWall #RTI #HistoricEngland #DHTeam #DHLab #Exeter #ExeterUni
- The DH Lab has been mentioned in this Autumn's edition of the Chamber of Commerce's Profile Magazine! 'Out Digital Humanities Lab enables creative and heritage organisations to work with 3D scanning, virtual reconstructions and digital storytelling' #DHLab #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities
- To read the full article, 'Powering Transformational Change with the University of Exeter', click the link below! issuu.com/cornerstonev...
- It is officially Welcome Week here at @exeter.ac.uk! We are excited to have all our new & returning HASS students back on campus! Whether you are familiar with our work or you have never accessed the lab before, please get in touch to see how we might help you with assignments, research & teaching!
- Reposted by Digital Humanities Lab, ExeterWe love this tiny illustration of a Bridgettine nun engrossed in a book! She can be found in the border of Sister Mary Dominic's vow in the Syon Abbey archive. 📷 EUL MS 389/COM/2/2/3/4 (date: 1924-27) #TinyTuesday #SyonAbbey #Nuntastic #Archives
- It is great to see coverage of the DH Team’s future role in helping Historic England explore the use of advanced imaging techniques to accurately date the felled Sycamore Gap tree. We feel privileged to be collaborating on this important project and look forward to sharing more soon #SycamoreGap 🌳
- Great to see coverage of how @dhlabexeter.bsky.social is helping Historic England with accurately dating the felled Sycamore Gap tree. More on this work at @exeter.ac.uk soon... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
