Wikidata:WikiProject Medieval manuscript codicology
Background
editThe 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
editProperty | Value | Example | Usage note | |
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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
editMain 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
editParticipants
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