The original work reprinted here ("Holtzapffel") is in the public domain. It was scanned and transcribed entirely from 19th century originals, not from reprints. I (the Editor) believe that it is important that public domain material remain in the public domain, and so this literal material remains in the public domain here. If you want to copy any or all of the literal material from Holtzapffel - that is, the images of its pages and text, the images of images in it, or the literal transcribed ASCII text of it - just do so. Neither the Editor nor any other contributors to the present Reprint assert any new copyright on these scans of Holtzapffel, their manipulated versions, or the transcriptions to ASCII text.
What we have added to Holtzapffel consists of text markup ("TEI" XML for the encoding, translated to XHTML to make it into web pages), some additional editorial material (anything in our own words), some markup and presentation tools (such as XSLT translation specifications and CSS stylesheets), and possibly some new material expanding upon Holtzapffel. (Don't worry if these acronyms are a mystery to you; you don't need to know about them to read the Reprint.) These new things are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike license. If you wish to copy any or all of this present Reprint which contains any of this non-Holtzapffel material, you may do so under the terms of this license.
(There also may be instances where the Editor or contributors have added new material and placed it in the public domain. These will, if they occur, be noted as they occur. In each such case, a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication will have been executed. Any such new public domain material may of course be copied without restriction.)
Speaking as an individual and the Editor of this Reprint, it seems to me that this approach of mixing clear public domain status on original public domain material with "Attribution - ShareAlike" copyability or Public Domain Dedication on new material is the best way to keep the public domain in the public domain while protecting new work so that it remains redistributable. As Editor, I apologize for this complexity; we live in a world increasingly dominated by so-called "intellectual property" considerations, and it seems to me important, therefore, to be both careful and explicit with regard to them. The reasons for this are discussed more fully in the Information on the Public Domain, Copyright, and Licensing Principles for this Digital Reprint. Other contributors to this Reprint may or may not share this view.
It is in everyone's best interests if you copy this Reprint (subject as appropriate to the Creative Commons "Attribution - ShareAlike" license). The more copies there are of Holtzapffel archived around the world, the better its chances of surviving in the long term.
If (speaking here as the Editor) I undertake this project entirely on my own, it will take years to finish. This is fine by me; I'm patient. However, if others wish to contribute to it, we'll all have an online Holtzapffel much sooner. There are several ways to contribute - you don't need to be a computer expert to help.
Note that all of the ways to help described here may be applied not only to Holtzapffel, but also to any other public domain Ornamental Turning text. It would be nice to have, for example, digital editions of Evans or Lukins - especially if they can be cross-referenced to each other. The revised version of Volume 3 of Holtzapffel, which the Editor does not possess, would also be of special interest.
Important: please see the Information on the Public Domain, Copyright, and Licensing Principles for this Digital Reprint before contributing to it. The Editor believes that these principles are reasonable and will help in keeping Holtzapffel in the public domain and freely available in our increasingly digital world. If you disagree with them, that is of course your right - but in such a case you should not become involved with this project.
If you spot an error, please let the Editor know so that it can be corrected.
If you have access to an original 19th century copy of Holtzapffel (not a reprint, even if it is a facsimile reprint), and you have a scanner which is capable of at least 1200 dpi, then you can help by scanning pages. This kind of work helps twice, as it is my intention to deposit digital copies of the original scans with the library of The Society of Ornamental Turners so that others will have access to the full resolution public domain digital images.
Please see the Information on Scanning and the Information on Identifying Editions in the On Making this Reprint section before undertaking this.
The transcription of text from digital images to actual computer-readable ASCII text is laborious, even with Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
If you are scanning images from originals (see above), you can, optionally, also transcribe them. If you have no access to originals, but would like to assist with transcription, the Editor would be happy to send you scans on which to work.
The transcriptions can be 1) raw computer OCR transcriptions (not corrected for OCR errors) - every bit helps, 2) OCR transcriptions corrected by hand for OCR errors, or 3) if you're patient and a good typist, manual transcriptions.
Please, though, only do transcriptions from 19th century original editions of Holtzapffel - never from reprints (even if they are facsimile reprints and your are transcribing by hand and the result is identical with a transcription from an original).
Please see the Information on Transcribing and the Information on Identifying Editions in the On Making this Reprint section before undertaking this.
Holtzapffel and other O.T. texts cry out for annotation. It would be wonderful, for example, if each tree mentioned in Volume 1, or each tool or device throughout, could be illustrated by an original photograph. If you would like to contribute original material to which you own the rights (for example, a photograph you took on your own time), or if you know of other public domain material which would enhance these O.T. texts, and if you would be willing either to place (or keep) this material in the public domain or to license it under a Creative Commons "Attribution - ShareAlike" license, please contact the Editor.
While this digital Reprint of Holtzapffel is not a "scholarly edition" in the sense that this term is used in the academic community, it is encoded and presented with a nod toward academic rigor. The Holtzapffels took the time in the 19th century to do it "right"; it seems worthwhile in the 21st to do the same. This means that helping with the editing will require "coming up to speed" on certain text encoding tools and principles. While these aren't inherently difficult, they're beyond the ordinary scope of the ornamental turner or the average computer user. These Editing Principles, Encoding Practices, and Tools are described in the On Making this Reprint section. If you're interested in helping with the editing or encoding of this Reprint, please read this. If then you are interested still, please contact the Editor.
If you're already an authority on text encoding and scholarly practices, and if you can see a pitfall invisible to the Editor and contributors, please contact the Editor.
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A Reprint of the Holtzapffels' Turning and Mechanical Manipulation