IIIF for Educators

Assignments 3-5

Assignment 3 - Compare two manuscripts

Compare two manuscript copies of De natura rerum by Thomas of Cantimpré. Open both books on the folio with a miniature of a cyclops.

• Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek, Manuscript 411: https://sharedcanvas.be/IIIF/manifests/B_OB_MS411
• Gent, Sint-Baafskapittel, Manuscript 15: https://adore.ugent.be/IIIF/manifests/archive.ugent.be%3AB6F50BB0-7602-11EB-81AA-AFF9AA36FAF6

Assignment 4 - Create your own collage

Find images of a specific iconographical topic using the Biblissima Portal. Make a collage in Mirador with at least three images.

Tip: Take into account that the website's descriptions are written in French and/or English. Searching for terms like Apocalypse, dragon, Jerusalem… yields the best results for this assignment.

Assignment 5 - Add items to an existing collage

We have prepared collages on Behemoth, Boethius, Juvenal and cyclopes for you to play with.

• Go to this page,
• select a collage,
• import the code into a Mirador workspace,
• and start adding items to the collage.