This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/herbals-their-origin-and-evolution-by-agnes-arber/
Volunteers outside the USA: Agnes Arber died in 1960. Her work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years or Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1954).
Eminent British botanist Agnes Arber provides an authoritative history of printed Herbals -- books widely used in early modern Europe to catalogue the uses of different kinds of plants. While Herbals often reflected pre-scientific and magical beliefs about the properties of plants, Arber's work reveals that they were also critical to the early development of botany and medicine as empirical sciences. A classic in the history of science. (Josh Leach)
- How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
- New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
- Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
- Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46889
- Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History /Early Modern; *Non-fiction/Science/Life Sciences
Keywords that describe the book: magic, botany, History of Medicine, History of Science, herbals, early modern europe
============================================ - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
Less than 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):- "Section [number] of Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany, by Agnes Arber. [Section title]"
Please DO NOT read text figures or plates. Reading the references to the figures / plates is up to each reader.
END of recording:- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter # (and if applicable part #)]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany, by Agnes Arber. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording. - Example filename herbals_##_arber_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. herbals_01_arber_128kb.mp3)
- Example ID3 V2 tags ID3 tags are now optional. They are added automatically during cataloging.
Artist: Agnes Arber
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: knotyouraveragejo
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
Any questions?
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