Wikidata:WikiProject Medieval manuscript codicology
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Background
[edit]The goal of this project is to build off of the base description for manuscript books to best represent codicological and paleographical features of medieval manuscripts. Pilot project will use cataloguing records from the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University.
Ouputs
[edit]- Create enhanced data model for medieval codices to represent codicological and paleographical features, proposing new properties as required
- Create items for approximately 30 medieval manuscripts
- Share documentation
- Create queries based on new properties
Data model
[edit]| Property | Value | Example | Usage note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | manuscript name, based on common usage and/or cataloguing history | Book of the Head | ||
| Description | "manuscript in the collection of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University" | generic description | ||
| instance of (P31) | manuscript (Q87167) | manuscript (Q87167), illuminated manuscript (Q48498), codex (Q213924), manuscript codex (Q2217259), palimpsest (Q274076), manuscript fragment (Q30103158) |
Items created
[edit]Main items (manuscript items)
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Secondary items (actors, written works, etc).
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Properties
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Queries
[edit]- (forthcoming)
Sources consulted
[edit]- Wikidata:WikiProject Books
- Peniarth Manuscripts
- WikiProject University of Toronto Libraries/Bound Manuscripts
- WikiProject Medieval Manuscripts National Library of the Netherlands/Liber Pantegni
- WikiProject Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
Participants
[edit]The participants listed below can be notified using the following template in discussions:{{Ping project|Medieval manuscript codicology}}