The Angers fragment Ny kgl. The first main part of the exhibition contained manuscripts which were made in Denmark, books which have been in Denmark and books which have been made or used by Danes abroad. The second main part of the exhibition showed a selection of European manuscripts, which by different routes found their way to Denmark after the end of the Middle Ages primarily during the 18th Century and which now belong to The Royal Library.
Digital pictures are incapable of replacing the original manuscript as such.
However, both in respect of access and preservation, digital publishing on the Internet has great advantages. The electronic facsimiles of the manuscripts can be studied worldwide and that possibility will reduce the need to work with the frequently fragile original manuscripts. According to the layout chosen, the optimal result is obtained with a monitor of 17 inches and the resolution 1024 x 768. The exhibition was curated by senior researcher, dr. Erik Petersen, who has also edited the Catalogue and a collection of Essays in connection with the exhibition.