What Is Recipe Book Scanning?
Recipe books may be printed, handwritten or mixed and often contain annotations, clippings and inserted notes.
Family recipe books are often unique manuscripts. Their handwritten additions and inserted material may be as important as the printed pages.
Recipe book digitisation
The right method depends on the physical construction, condition and purpose of the book. Non-destructive capture keeps significant originals intact; destructive capture can be appropriate for approved modern production work.
Types of material covered
Family recipe books
Considered within the specialist workflow for this type of bound material.
Handwritten cookbooks
Considered within the specialist workflow for this type of bound material.
Community cookbooks
Considered within the specialist workflow for this type of bound material.
Annotated cookbooks
Considered within the specialist workflow for this type of bound material.
Household collections
Considered within the specialist workflow for this type of bound material.
Historic cookbooks
Considered within the specialist workflow for this type of bound material.
Key considerations
- Family recipe books
- Handwritten cookbooks
- Community cookbooks
- Annotated cookbooks
- Household collections
- Historic cookbooks
Need advice on a book or bound collection?
Oxford Duplication Centre can advise on the safest and most appropriate method for published, heritage, family and archival books.