decoding

photographing the medieval Merlin manuscript
Erased, Burned, or Hidden from Sight, Unreadable Texts Are Being Decoded
There are wizards at Cambridge University Library. They’re using multispectral imaging (MSI), CT scans, and 3D modeling to peer deep into a book at their holdings.
Huntington Announces Crowdsourcing Project to Transcribe, Decode Civil War Telegrams