Ethan Mollick reconstructs Umberto Eco's 33,000-book library in 3D with Claude, open sourced
emollick · x · 2026-09-18
Ethan Mollick open sourced a project built with the new Claude Projects: reconstructing Umberto Eco's famous 33,000-book Milan library in a walk-through 3D map, with shelf slots, identified books, and descriptions — with the AI finding all references itself. The single-file three.js page supports orbiting or eye-level navigation. Rare volumes (1,300 incl. 36 incunabula) are at the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense; the working library opened as the Biblioteca Eco in Palazzo Poggi.
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