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This website is about papers, paper expertise and history of papers. It provides resources in the following main application areas: historical research on paper in Europe, expertise of documents made from paper, measurement of structural characteristics of papers, technical support for the creation of new paper databases, introduction to digital paper studies.

The objective of project Bernstein is to create an integrated European digital environment for the expertise and history of paper. The project will interlink all existing European databases of paper reproductions, make their content accessible to specialized image processing tools for the measurement of paper features, and provide an interface to the digital resources of domains related to paper studies or by which the knowledge about papers can be enriched and contextualized. Additionally, a strong dissemination plan including ready to deploy paper expertise software packs will ensure the sustainability of growth and interest in paper studies beyond the project’s lifetime.

PLACEHOLDER The objective of project Bernstein is to create an integrated European digital environment for the expertise and history of paper. The project will interlink all existing European databases of paper reproductions, make their content accessible to specialized image processing tools for the measurement of paper features, and provide an interface to the digital resources of domains related to paper studies or by which the knowledge about papers can be enriched and contextualized. Additionally, a strong dissemination plan including ready to deploy paper expertise software packs will ensure the sustainability of growth and interest in paper studies beyond the project’s lifetime.

PLACEHOLDER The objective of project Bernstein is to create an integrated European digital environment for the expertise and history of paper. The project will interlink all existing European databases of paper reproductions, make their content accessible to specialized image processing tools for the measurement of paper features, and provide an interface to the digital resources of domains related to paper studies or by which the knowledge about papers can be enriched and contextualized. Additionally, a strong dissemination plan including ready to deploy paper expertise software packs will ensure the sustainability of growth and interest in paper studies beyond the project’s lifetime.