Hans Christian Andersen at the Royal Library in Copenhagen
Picture from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Den_Sorte_Diamant_1.jpg
A different expression of Andersen’s creativity
Alongside his writing, Hans Christian Andersen made cutouts for a girl named Marie, who died when she was four-and-a-half years old. A collection held by the Royal Library of Denmark in Copenhagen brings together six of these cuttings and three pages of writing under the shelfmark Laage Petersen 659. These objects offer another way to encounter his work, through both the written page and the shapes he cut from paper.
MegaVision’s contribution
A MegaVision spectral imaging system is permanently installed at the library. For this project, the MegaVision RTI Arc was used in the spectral imaging of Andersen’s paper cuttings, bringing controlled imaging technology to the documentation of this collection.
The project illustrates an application of MegaVision technology beyond manuscript text: documenting paper-based objects whose form and material qualities are also part of their historical significance. The existing project record confirms the imaging work, but does not report specific analytical findings or newly revealed features.
Project details
- Institution: Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen
- Collection: Laage Petersen 659
- Material: Six paper cuttings and three pages of writing
- MegaVision equipment: Spectral imaging system and RTI Arc
