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The Book of Deer Project is a vibrant
community led initiative based in
Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland. The
Project has now assumed strategic importance
in making the Book of Deer more accessible
to a wider public. The Project has also
stimulated intellectual debate and research
into the early examples of written Gaelic.
The dynamic combination of the Central
Buchan management committee along with the
advisory committee based at Aberdeen
University to date have achieved: |
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The
completion of a feasibility study examining
local considerations, national developments
and world trends in the creation of Study/Cultural/Visitor
concepts.
The digitalisation of the text and illuminations
of the Book of Deer in consultation with Cambridge
University Library.
The creation of this WEBSITE sponsored by BT
Scotland who have recognised the real potential
for the project as a partnership between education,
business, culture and information technology.
All these strands, not only indicate the importance
of the existing networks, but point towards
the next major development phase, which is .
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Despite
huge advances in modern means of communication the Book
of Deer Project highlights the importance of returning
to the written word as one of the prime sources of
sophisticated communication. We therefore invite our
on-line readers to enter into this lively debate with
their contributions, questions and potential answers.
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