Auteur: Thom Snijders

Now that the full list of computistical and calendrical manuscripts (or simplified catalogue) is online, it is time to try to re-create the full manuscript catalogue. It will probably take months to do so, but it is worth the try. The first pages for libraries and manuscripts are online: There will always be a loss…

The old Computus.lat website is now officially offline (1 February 2024). Perhaps most importantly, I am publishing a new and simplified catalogue and datasets and resources on this website and my GitHub. Have a look at the other blog posts and the Computus.lat page for more information. Snapshots Furthermore, I was able to save and…

A new version of Easy access to Arno Borst’s Reichskalender is now available, including a new version of the Julian Solar Calendar via GitHub. I originally created this resource along with Easy access to Arno Borst’s Schriften zur Komputistik. Whatever you think about his interpretations, Borst’s editions are a true goldmine. Although it is fantastic…

The datavisualization Computus Manuscripts and Where to Find Them is now available via GitHub. All places of preservation and places of origin are included on the map. Should you want to reuse the underlying datasets and/or source code, visit my GitHub for the open source files.

The first datasets and source codes are now available via GitHub under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.0. I think GitHub is the perfect companion to my personal website, which I’ve recently migrated to WordPress.com. Rewriting parts of Computus.lat as static web pages is fairly easy. Furthermore, GitHub Pages allows me to…

You can now use the Mirador Viewer, including 253 IIIF manifests of compututistical and calendrical manuscripts, via GitHub. Should you want to reuse the underlying datasets and/or source code, visit my GitHub for the open source files. Alternatively, you can download a local copy of the Mirador Viewer and the full list of IIIF Manifests…

The new and simplified list of all computistical and calendrical manuscripts, originally published on Computus.lat, is now available. Should you want to reuse the underlying datasets and/or source code, visit my GitHub for the open source files.

An improved version of Easy access to Arno Borst’s Schriften zur Komputistik is now available. I originally created this resource along with Easy access to Arno Borst’s Reichskalender. Whatever you think about his interpretations, Borst’s editions provide a wealth of information. Although it is fantastic that digitizations of the dMGH editions are available online, browsing…

Almost a year after reviving Computus.lat, increasing costs for webhosting are forcing me to make a hard decision. Unfortunately, I will have to take Computus.lat offline by the end of 2023. It was already quite expensive to maintain Computus.lat on an annual basis. At the increased rates, the platform cannot be sustained financially for any…