Kaiser Fototechnik 5780 Wolfenbuttel Book Reflector 45N
Device for digital reproduction of damageable historic books and documents with critical condition, especially for books that cannot be opened for more than 45°. All movements are done manually for maximum protection of the book.
Modular concept: The user chooses the suitable camera and lighting.
Functional principle:
The opened book is placed in a V-shaped book cradle and retained there. A V-shaped wedge with a glass plate on one side and a mirror on the opposite side is moved manually into the opened book and is locked into position. The two side rests, that are opened at an angle of a bit more than 45° are now manually moved to the book cover at exactly 45°. The glass plate of the wedge flattens the page that has to be reproduced. The mirror image is now digitally photographed or scanned. A suitable software will now convert the digital image into a true sided image.
Provisions:
Horizontally movable table for precise positioning.
Padded book spine rest with foam filling and fabric cover.
Padded book cover rests are individually horizontally movable via gear rack with hand drive for alignment to the thickness of the book.
Adjustment of the inclination of the side rests via hand-operated swivel mechanism.
Vertically movable mirror wedge with counterbalance mounting and hand-operated brake via bowden wire.
Separate camera stand with H-foot and vertical column.
Height adjustable feet.
Camera carrier with 22.5 inclination and 40 cm (15 in) travelling distance for frame adjustment.
Holding arm for camera with gear rack and hand crank.
Specifications
- Basic table (WxHxD): 88 x 75 x 78 cm (24 x 29 x 30 in)
- Max. book/page dimensions: 45 x 45 cm (17.5 x 17.5 in)
- Max. thickness of book: 20 cm (7.9 in)
- Covered area close to fold: approx. 4 mm
- Total height of book reflector: 2.07 m (7 ft)
- Total height of camera stand: 2.0 m (6.5 ft)
- Required floor space for book reflector and camera stand: max 150 x 120 cm (5 x 4 ft)
- Made in Germany
- Leaflet
The Wolfenbüttel Book Reflector is a public private partnership development of Kaiser Fototechnik, Image Engineering Cologne and the Herzog-August Library of Wolfenbüttel, Germany.
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