Onassis Library Digital Apps

Entering the wonderful world of the Onassis Library, visitors of all ages have an ally in contemporary technology. With the digital "Browsing through Homer's Odyssey" app, even young children can navigate one of the first printed editions of the epic, which went on sale in Venice in 1542, on their tablets or mobile phones. What's more, the app uses references to literature, film and other art-forms to shed light on the Homeric verses. The “Timeline of Greek printing” app allows users to follow the history of publications, publishing houses and important printers from the 15th through to the 19th century. The applications opens up a "map" on their screen which resembles a "Trivial Pursuit" of printing, from the Greek communities of Venice and Florence to Vienna, Constantinople and Smyrna.