A scanner, specifically for scanning antique books, comprising a beam to which is attached a slide bearing guide and a stepper motor connected to a transmission, wherein to the opposite end of the beam a similar bearing-supported freely rotating gear is attached, wherein between the said gears runs a toothed belt two ends of which are attached to slide bearing, to which guide and motor are attached with a connector in-between, wherein motor is linked to a screw by means of a toothed belt. A method of scanning antique books consists in moving a linear camera over the scanned book in three axes, travelling over the scanned object (a), travelling along the vertical axis (b) and rotating around its axis (c).

A scanner has a first mirror having a plurality of concavities configured to reflect light from a document; and a sensor configured to detect light reflected by the concavity; the concavity having an optical characteristic that differs according to position.

A scanner, specifically for scanning antique books, comprising a beam to which is attached a slide bearing guide and a stepper motor connected to a transmission, wherein to the opposite end of the beam a similar bearing-supported freely rotating gear is attached, wherein between the said gears runs a toothed belt two ends of which are attached to slide bearing, to which guide and motor are attached with a connector in-between, wherein motor is linked to a screw by means of a toothed belt. A method of scanning antique books consists in moving a linear camera over the scanned book in three axes, travelling over the scanned object (a), travelling along the vertical axis (b) and rotating around its axis (c).

A scanner has a first mirror having a plurality of concavities configured to reflect light from a document; and a sensor configured to detect light reflected by the concavity; the concavity having an optical characteristic that differs according to position.