The standard version of Turning the Pages™ uses the Shockwave plugin, which can be downloaded free for PC or Mac from the Adobe website, to simulate the action of turning the pages of a real book. For Mac OS X users there is an alternative download. The volumes may not open if you block popups on your computer. Technical specification

A new version, Turning the Pages 2.0™, runs on Microsoft Vista operating system (and on Windows XP with the .NET 3 framework). It will also run on other operating systems using the Microsoft Silverlight plugin. NEW! See 5 treasures from across the UK Technical specification

And there are alternative versions which do not need a plugin but display static images (and enlargements) in standard web pages, in the same window.

NEW! Turn the pages of 5 treasures from across the UK.

Now turn the pages of the (Robert) Hooke Folio in the Royal Society! Find more rare books at the Wellcome Collection.

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