hibgal
Jan 11, 2011, 12:30 PM
Beatles in good company! :thumbu2:
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Beatles Lyrics Now Included In British Library App
1/11/2011 12:00 PM ET
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(RTTNews) - Handwritten Beatles lyric sheets are now included amongst some of England's great historic documents as part of the new Treasures app for iPhone, iPad and Android. The new app was created by the British Library and costs $4 on iPhone and $6 on iPad.
In addition to handwritten lyrics from the Fab Four, the Treasures app will also feature rare pieces like a draft of the Magna Carta dating back to 1215 and an original copy of Beowulf. Many of the pieces also include special features like movies and expert analysis.
Other item documents included in the Treasures app (via Cnet.com):
The Gutenberg Bible, Lindisfarne Gospels, and Sultan Baybars' Qur'an
Original scores by Mozart, Schubert, Handel, and Purcell
Charles Dickens' handwritten draft of "Nicholas Nickleby"
The writings of Jane Austen as a teenager
The battle plan of Admiral Horatio Nelson before beating the French at the Battle of Trafalgar
Letters by Galileo and notebooks from Leonardo da Vinci
Oracle bones from China about 2,000 years ago
by RTT Staff Writer
Link to article (http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1523836&SM=1)
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Beatles Lyrics Now Included In British Library App
1/11/2011 12:00 PM ET
http://www.rttnews.com//ArticleImages/USTopStories/2009/October/Beatles-100809.jpg
(RTTNews) - Handwritten Beatles lyric sheets are now included amongst some of England's great historic documents as part of the new Treasures app for iPhone, iPad and Android. The new app was created by the British Library and costs $4 on iPhone and $6 on iPad.
In addition to handwritten lyrics from the Fab Four, the Treasures app will also feature rare pieces like a draft of the Magna Carta dating back to 1215 and an original copy of Beowulf. Many of the pieces also include special features like movies and expert analysis.
Other item documents included in the Treasures app (via Cnet.com):
The Gutenberg Bible, Lindisfarne Gospels, and Sultan Baybars' Qur'an
Original scores by Mozart, Schubert, Handel, and Purcell
Charles Dickens' handwritten draft of "Nicholas Nickleby"
The writings of Jane Austen as a teenager
The battle plan of Admiral Horatio Nelson before beating the French at the Battle of Trafalgar
Letters by Galileo and notebooks from Leonardo da Vinci
Oracle bones from China about 2,000 years ago
by RTT Staff Writer
Link to article (http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1523836&SM=1)