Manual for the correct use and reading of the codicological description of the codicological units
A detailed technical description of database schema is published at schema/manuscripts.
Ref.: paths.manuscripts
Manuscript identifiers
CLM
- Coptic Literary Manusctipt (CLM)identifier of the reconstructed codicological unit.
- DB id:
id
CMCL
- CMCL siglum of the reconstructed codicological unit, where available (www.cmcl.it).
- DB id:
cmclid
TM
- Trismegistos stable identifier, where available (www.trismegistos.org).
- DB id:
tm
LDAB
- LDAB stable identifier, where available (www.trismegistos.org/ldab).
- DB id:
ldab
LCBM
- List of Coptic Biblical Manuscripts identifier, where available (Göttingen, Digital Edition of the Sahidic Coptic Old Testament - coptot.manuscriptroom.com/manuscript-catalog / Berlin, Novum Testamentum Graecum - Editio Critica Maior).
- DB id:
lcbm
DBMNT
- List of Database of Medieval Nubian Texts identifier, where available (www.dbmnt.uw.edu.pl).
- DB id:
dbmnt
ALIAS
- Name par excellence used to identify a manuscript (i.e. Codex Tchacos).
- DB id:
alias
PRESERVED IN A SINGLE FRAGMENT
- True or 1 if the manuscript is preserved in only one single fragment
- DB id:
issinglefrag
ONLY BOOKBINDING PRESERVED
- True or 1 if only the bookbinding is preserved
- DB id:
isbookbinding
MANUSCRIPT REUSED IN BOOKBINDING
- True or 1 if the manuscript has been reused in a bookbinding
- DB id:
reusedinbinding
STRATIGRAPHY
- Brief description of the stratigraphy of the codicological unit, following the method and terminology of P. Andrist, P. Canart, M. Maniaci, La syntaxe du codex. Essai de codicologie structurale, Turnhout 2013 [ISBN: 9782503543932]. Particular attention is given to ‘Production Units’ (UniProd) and ‘Circulation Units’ (UniCirc).
- DB id:
stratigraphy
MODERN HISTORY
- Brief description of the modern history of the original (i.e. virtually reconstructed) codicological unit and/or of the fragments in which it is composed. History of modern storage places is recorded, as well as modifications of the codicological units (e.g. unification or dismemberment). See also Codex stratigraphy.
- DB id:
modernhistory
CONTENTS
- Detailed description of the sequence of the works contained in a multiple-text manuscript (Clavis Coptica = CC) or description of the content of a work that, for different reasons, at the moment cannot be associated to a CC.
- DB id:
contents
Shelfmarks
For each manuscript multiple instances of the following group of fields can be filed, each one describing a single modern fragment.
These fields are not part of the manuscripts table but of the m_shelfmarks table.
COLLECTION
- Normalised full form of the collection name (country, city, institution, and collection of the fragment)
- DB id:
collection
- Warning: this field is a foreign key referring collections.id field.
SHELFMARK
- Identifier of the fragment within the collection
- DB id:
shelfmark
F./FF. OR P./PP.
- For dismembered manuscripts (except the White Monastery manuscripts), page or leaf range, within the modern bibliological unit. For dismembered manuscripts from the White Monastery, page or leaf range, within the codicological unit (about the concepts of bibliological and codicological units, see T. Orlandi, Coptic Texts Relating to the Virgin Mary. An Overview, Rome 2008, 8-9). For fully preserved manuscripts (e.g.: Phantoou manuscripts), modern foliation as stated in catalogues and/or editions. When a
%
sign occurs, it refers to portion of a single page/leaf preserved in more than one fragment. - DB id:
pp
Dialects
DIALECTS/LANGUAGES
- Indication of the dialect(s) or language(s) used in the manuscript, according to the sigla of the Kasser-Funk system (see R. Kasser, A Standard System of Sigla for Referring to the Dialects of Coptic, in Journal of Coptic Studies 1 [1990], 141-151).
- DB id:
dialect
NOTES ON DIALECTS/LANGUAGES
- Special characteristics of the dialect. Bibliographical reference only for minor dialects.
- DB id:
dialectnotes
Relevant places
For each manuscript, multiple instances of the following group of fields can be filed, each one describing a single relation to Place.
These fields are not part of the manuscripts table but of the m_msplaces table.
TYPE
- Type of connection between a manuscript and a place:
production
,storage
ordiscovery
- DB id:
type
PLACE
- Connected place
- DB id:
place
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
- The source of information used to make the connection:
contents
,colophon
,title
,archaeology
,decoration
,palaeography
,dialect
,modern reports
- DB id:
sourceinfo
NOTES ON SOURCE
- Noteworthy matters regarding the source used to make the connection between a manuscript and a place
- DB id:
sourcenotes
Dating
SOURCE FOR DATING
- Used to further qualify the type of dating. Available sources are:
colophon
,palaeography
,prosopography
,related manuscripts
,archaeological data
andcontents
in case a manuscript is part of a (well) datable group of manuscripts. - DB id:
datingsource
FROM
- Lower chronological limit (year) of the codicological unit, to be expressed in years. Negative values are used for BCE dating
- DB id:
chronofrom
TO
- Upper chronological limit (year) of the codicological unit, to be expressed in years. Negative values are used for BCE dating. In the case of an exact date (year), this field should be filled with the same value of the From (chronofrom) date. When no elements of dating are available, the label is blank.
- DB id:
chronoto
DATING CRITERIA
- Criteria and information source for dating. If the manuscript/fragment (= codicological unit) is not datable, the field is blank.
- DB id:
datingcriteria
Book form
BOOK FORM
- Codex, horizontal roll (roll written horizontally in a sequence of more or less narrow columns), vertical roll (roll in which the writing runs in one column top-down and parallel to the short side), ostrakon, polyptych (codex made from wooden tablets), tablet and single leaf.
- DB id:
bookform
WRITING SUPPORT
- Material used for the manuscripts (papyrus, parchment, paper, wood, terracotta, stone, and leather).
- DB id:
writingsupport
General description
NUMBER OF ANCIENT EXTANT LEAVES
- Total number of ancient leaves, including ancient fly and guard leaves.
- DB id:
leaftotextant
NUMBER OF FRAGMENTS
- Total number of extant fragments (i.e. fragmentary leaves) belonging to a codicological unit.
- DB id:
fragtot
FRAGMENTS DIMENSIONS
- Dimensions of the extant fragments, if any, and when relevant.
- DB id:
fragdim
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ANCIENT LEAVES
- Estimated number of ancient leaves.
- DB id:
leaftotestimated
NUMBER OF EXTANT QUIRES
- Total number of the extant quires.
- DB id:
quiresextant
NOTES
- Listing of ancient fly, guard, and written leaves.
- DB id:
gennotes
Page description
COLUMNS
- Number of columns per page.
- DB id:
columns
NOTES ON COLUMNS
- Special/specific characteristics of columns.
- DB id:
colnotes
LINES PER COLUMN
- Number of lines per column. E.g.: “25+” = “more than 25 lines”; “25-“ = “less than 25 lines”; “25-30” = “25 to 30 lines”.
- DB id:
linespercolumn
CHARACTERS PER LINE
- Number of characters per line. E.g.: “25+” = “more than 25 characters”; “25-“ = “less than 25 characters”; “25-30” = “25 to 30 characters”.
- DB id:
charsperline
TEXT ALIGNMENT
- Typology of text alignment inside columns (left, right, justified).
- DB id:
alignment
NOTES ON ALIGNMENT
- Notes on the typology of alignment.
- DB id:
alignmentnotes
Dimensions (mm) and proportions
LEAF WIDTH
- Total width (in mm) of the leaf or the tablet.
- DB id:
leafw
LEAF HEIGHT
- Total height (in mm) of the leaf or the tablet.
- DB id:
leafh
WRITING FRAME WIDTH
- Total width (in mm) of the writing frame.
- DB id:
framew
WRITING FRAME HEIGHT
- Total height (in mm) of the writing frame.
- DB id:
frameh
INTERCOLUMNIUM
- Dimensions (in mm) of the intercolumnium if present.
- DB id:
intercolumnium
UPPER MARGIN
- Dimensions (in mm) of the upper margin.
- DB id:
marginup
LOWER MARGIN
- Dimensions (in mm) of the lower margin.
- DB id:
marginlow
OUTER MARGIN
- Dimensions (in mm) of the margin on the opposite side of the gutter.
- DB id:
marginout
INNER MARGIN
- Dimensions (in mm) of the margin along the gutter.
- DB id:
marginin
LEFT MARGIN
- Term to be used for rolls or small fragments of codices where no binding traces are visible or inferable.
- DB id:
marginleft
RIGHT MARGIN
- Term to be used for rolls or small fragments of codices where no binding traces are visible or inferable.
- DB id:
marginright
HEIGHT OF TEN LINES OF TEXT
- Height of ten lines of text (in mm) together with their nine interlinear spaces.
- DB id:
heighttenlines
PROPORTION HEIGHT/WIDTH
- It quantifies the format of a codex. If the proportion is around 1, the codex is defined as square (quadratus); if the proportion is around 2, the codex is defined as rectangular (oblongus).
- DB id:
prophw
PROPORTION WRITTEN/TOTAL PAGE SPACE
- It shows how the writer decided to cover the writing support with scripture. Total page space includes the margins and the intercolumnia. The proportion is always between 0 and 1; the smaller it is, the smaller the surface of the page written upon. The bigger it is (around 1), a larger surface of the page is covered with writing and therefore margins and intercolumnia (if present) are narrower.
- DB id:
propwt
NOTES ON DIMENSIONS AND PROPORTIONS
- Noteworthy matters regarding the proportion between written/unwritten areas.
- DB id:
dimnotes
Reconstructed quire layout
For each manuscript, multiple instances of the following group of fields can be filed, each one describing a single quire.
These fields are not part of the manuscripts table but of the m_quires table.
QUIRE NO.
- Modern number assigned to the quire
- DB id:
quireno
QUIRE LAYOUT
- Schematic representation of the quire layout obtained by means of an ad hoc-elaborated tool (quireMatrix by J. Bogdani, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1453362, working demo: https://paths-erc.github.io/quireMatrix/): a dependency-less software to visualise in the browser the layout of quires, using a highly intuitive notation system. The software is written in vanilla javascript and can be run in every browser. The code is available for download at PAThs’ official GitHub repository: https://github.com/paths-erc/quireMatrix and is released with MIT License.
- DB id:
quirelayout
PAPIRUS QUIRE TYPOLOGY
- Papyrus quire typology, according to E.G. Turner, The Typology of the Early Codex, Philadelphia 1977. The fibre direction of the first page is noted (→ for horizontal fibres, and ↓ for vertical fibres) and followed by the pattern of composition of the quire, i.e. ‘like facing like’ when a double page shows the same fibre direction or ‘alternance’ when the fibre direction alternates in a double page. If the quire is of mixed type, its composition is accurately described in ‘Quire notes’ (see below).
- DB id:
quirepaptype
PARCHMENT QUIRE TYPOLOGY
- Parchment quire typology, according to E.G. Turner, The Typology of the Early Codex, Philadelphia 1977. The parchment side of the first page is noted (F for flesh side, and H for hair side) and followed by the pattern of composition of the quire, i.e. ‘like facing like’ when a double page shows the same parchment side (and respects the Gregory rule) or ‘alternance’ when the parchment side alternates in a double page. If the quire is of mixed type, its composition is accurately described in Quire notes.
- DB id:
quirepartype
QUIRE NOTES
- Ancient quire signature. Special characteristics of the structure and composition of the quire, e.g. →↓|→↓|↓→|→↓||↓→|→↓|↓→|↓→ or F H|H F|F H|F H||H F|H F|F H|H F, where | shows the passage from one leaf to the next; || shows the centre of the quire. For papyrus codices, the scheme →-↓ or ↓-→ indicates a change of fibre direction in the page, i.e. in case of a kollēsis: e.g. →-↓ ↓-→|↓-→ →-↓.
- DB id:
quirenotes
NOTES ON QUIRES
- Noteworthy matters regarding the quires.
- DB id:
quirenotes
Quire signature
PRESENCE OF QUIRE SIGNATURE
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
quiresig
QUIRE SIGNATURE TYPE
- Regular/irregular. A regular signature respects the logical order of the quires; an irregular signature shows errors or incompleteness in signing the quires. We consider as irregular repeated series of regular quire signatures (e.g.: quires 1-4 signed ⲁ-ⲇ followed by quires 5-8 signed again ⲁ-ⲇ).
- DB id:
quiretype
QUIRE SIGNATURE POSITION
- Top-left / -right / -central / -inner / -outer. Position of the quire signature on the page. It is usually written in the upper margin. The position may vary: near the inner margin, in the centre or near the outer margin. For the leaves where recto and verso cannot be identified, “left” or “right” is used.
- DB id:
quireposition
NOTES ON QUIRE SIGNATURE
- Special characteristics or exceptions in numbering, type, position, etc. of the quire signature.
- DB id:
quirenrnotes
Pagination
PAGINATION
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
pagination
PAGINATION TYPE
- Regular/irregular. A regular numbering respects the logical order of the pages. An irregular numbering shows errors or incompleteness in numbering the pages. We consider as irregular repeated series of regular paginations (e.g.: pages 1-20 signed ⲁ-ⲕ followed by pages 21-40 signed again ⲁ-ⲕ).
- DB id:
pagtype
PAGINATION POSITION
- Top-left / -right / -central / -inner / -outer. Position of the page numbers on the page. It is usually written in the upper margin. The position may vary: near the inner margin, in the centre or near the outer margin. For the leaves where recto and verso cannot be identified, “left” or “right” is used.
- DB id:
pagposition
NOTES ON PAGINATION
- Special characteristics or exceptions in numbering, type, position, etc. of the page numbers.
- DB id:
pagnote
Foliation (ancient and modern)
PRESENCE OF FOLIATION
- Noted if present. Usually, foliation is modern and written in pencil. Exceptions are accurately described.
- DB id:
foliation
FOLIATION TYPE
- Regular/irregular. A regular numbering respects the logical order of the leaves. An irregular numbering shows errors or incompleteness in numbering the leaves.
- DB id:
foltype
FOLIATION POSITION
- Top-left / -right / -central / -inner / -outer. Position of folio numbers on the page. It is usually written in the upper margin. The position may vary: near the inner margin, in the centre or near the outer margin. For the leaves where no binding traces are visible or inferable “left” or “right” is used.
- DB id:
folposition
NOTES ON FOLIATION
- Special characteristics or exceptions in numbering, type, position, etc. of the folio numbers.
- DB id:
folnotes
NUMBER OF HANDS
- Number of different scribe hands identified. For each of them a hand description protocol must be filled out.
- DB id:
handstot
Hand(s)
For each manuscript, multiple instances of the following group of fields can be filed, each one describing a single hand.
These fields are not part of the manuscripts table but of the m_hands table.
HAND NUMBER
- Progressive unique number of identified hands
- DB id:
handno
WRITING MODULAR TYPOLOGY
- In unimodular writing, the letters all fit in the same shape, usually a square. In bimodular writing, there is an opposition between wide letters and narrower ones (usually ⲉ, ⲑ, ⲟ, ⲥ).
- DB id:
modulartypology
AXIS
- Axis of the writing (upright/right-sloping).
- DB id:
writingaxis
THICK-AND-THIN STYLE
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
thickandthin
IDENTIFICATION
- The (nick)name of the scribe, if known
- DB id:
identification
NOTES ON WRITING
- Noteworthy elements related to the writing and the glyphs. In this section, the writing styles (Biblical majuscule, Alexandrian majuscule, Sloping majuscule, and mixed type) are also mentioned.
- DB id:
writingnotes
Diacritical signs
In the absence of a detailed and comprehensive study, we do not take into account the supralinear strokes.
LECTIONAL SIGNS
- Signs used to help the correct reading of the text: trema, apostrophe, etc.
- DB id:
lectionalsigns
PUNCTUATION AND STRUCTURAL/LOGICAL SIGNS
- Signs used to help the reader to identify the structure of the text. These signs may be graphic (paragraphos, obelos, etc.) or layout characteristics (eisthesis, ekthesis, etc.).
- DB id:
structuralsigns
NOTES ON SIGNS
- Special characteristics about the above-described signs.
- DB id:
signsnotes
ABBREVIATIONS
- Nomina sacra or abbreviations marked by superlinear strokes.
- DB id:
abbreviations
NOTES ON ABBREVIATIONS
- Characteristics of the abbreviations and the abbreviation system.
- DB id:
abbrnotes
Ruling and pricking
RULING
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
ruling
RULING TYPE
- Description of ruling types, following Leroy’s method (J. Leroy, Les types de réglures des manuscrits grecs, Paris 1976; J.H. Sautel, Répertoire des réglures dans les manuscrits grecs sur parchemin, Turnhout 1995).
- DB id:
rulingtype
RULING TOOL
- Description of the ruling tools.
- DB id:
rulingtool
PRICKING
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
pricking
NOTES ON RULING
- Noteworthy matters related to ruling.
- DB id:
rulingnotes
LEAF TABS
- Little leather or parchment tabs fixed to the outer margin of a leaf and intended as a bookmark. Noted if present.
- DB id:
leaftabs
NOTES ON LEAF TABS
- Noteworthy matters related to the leaf tabs.
- DB id:
leaftabsnotes
MANUFACTURE OF THE ROLLS
PRESENCE OF KOLLĒSEIS
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
kolleseis
KOLLĒSEIS DESCRIPTION
- Number, direction (horizontal of vertical).
- DB id:
kolleseseisdescr
NOTES
- Direction (horizontal or vertical) and position (ascending or descending) of the kollēseis on the pages or on the rolls (we use ‘K+number’ to identify the kollēseis: K1, K2, etc.), identification and dimensions of the reconstructed rolls and kollēmata (‘k+number’ is used to identify the kollēmata, e.g. k1, k2, etc.).
- DB id:
tracesnotes
NUMBER OF KOLLĒMATA
- Noted if the number can be estimated.
- DB id:
kollno
KOLLĒMATA DIMENSIONS
- Noted if possible to measure (‘k+number’ is used to identify the kollēmata: k1, k2, etc.)
- DB id:
kolldim
BINDINGS
PRESENCE OF BINDINGS
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
bindings
EVIDENCE OF FORMER BINDING
- Noted if traces indicating a rebinding are present
- DB id:
bindformer
Dimensions (mm) and proportions
BOARD WIDTH
- Average width (in mm) of the boards
- DB id:
boardw
BOARD HEIGHT
- Average height (in mm) of the boards.
- DB id:
boardh
BOARD THICKNESS
- Average thickness (in mm) of the boards
- DB id:
boardt
SPINE WIDTH
- Average width (in mm) of the spine
- DB id:
spinew
NOTES ON BOARD DIMENSIONS
- NOtes on the dimensions of the boards
- DB id:
boarddimnotes
Sewing
SEWING
- Noted if present
- DB id:
sewings
TYPE OF SEWING
- Indication of the sewing type
- DB id:
sewingtype
- Possible values include:
Chain stitch sewing – simple
(Szirmai 1999, fig. 2.1 [e]) (broad match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1249)Chain stitch sewing – paired sewing stations
(Szirmai 1999, fig. 2.1 [g], [h], [i] and [k]) (broad match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1249)Stab sewing
(Boudalis 2018, 61–65)Overcasting
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1471 )Tacketing
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/4835 )
NO. SEWING STATIONS
- Number of sewing stations (also applicable to tablets)
- DB id:
sewingstationsno
FOLD PATTERN
- Indication of sequence of stitches visible in the centrefold and note of presence of sewing guards.
- DB id:
foldpattern
- Possible values include:
All-along – one length of thread
(Szirmai 1999, fig. 2.3 [b]) (exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1196)All-along – two length of thread
(Szirmai 1999, fig. 2.3 [c]) (close match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1196)Periodic – one length of thread
(Szirmai 1999, fig. 2.3 [a]; Spitzmueller 1982, 45)Periodic – two lengths of thread
(Szirmai 1999, fig. 2.3 [d]; Spitzmueller 1982, 45)- Sewing guards (exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3282)
NOTES ON SEWINGS
- Description of the sewing.
- DB id:
sewingnotes
Boards
BOARD MATERIAL
- Material of which the boards are made
- DB id:
boardmat
BOARD FEATURES
- Features relating to the form of the boards
- DB id:
boardfeatures
- Possible values include:
Bevels
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3475)Edge
grooves (close match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1303)Double
boards (exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3521)Folded
boards (exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3519)
BOARD ATTACHMENT
- System used to attach the boards to the bookblock or between them
- DB id:
boardattachment
- Possible values include:
n.d. (not visible)
n.d. (not preserved)
Hinging slips
(Sharpe 1999, 468–75)Back strip
(Szirmai 1999, 23–25 and fig. 2.6)Hinging loops – Z pattern
(Boudalis 2018, 73)Hinging loops – U pattern
(Boudalis 2018, 73)Hinging loops – I pattern
Integral part of the sewing
NOTES ON BOARDS
- Description of the boards.
- DB id:
boardnotes
Cover
COVERS
- Preserved parts of the cover (upper/ lower/ back).
- DB id:
covers
COVER MATERIAL
- Material of the covers
- DB id:
covermat
TURN-INS
- Type of trimming of the turn-ins.
- DB id:
turnins
- Possible values include:
Irregular
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3723)Rough-trimmed
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3721)Straight-trimmed
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3719)Trimmed out
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1684)
MITRES
- Type of mitres.
- DB id:
mitres
- Possible values include:
Butt mitres
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1235)Lapped mitres
(fore-edge over) (broader match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1421)Lapped mitres
(head/tail over) (broader match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1421)Sewn mitres
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1588)Open mitres
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1465)Tongued mitres
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1674)
PRESENCE OF FORE-EDGE FLAP
- Noted if present
- DB id:
foreedgeflap
DECORATION OF THE COVERS
- Indication of the decoration technique.
- DB id:
coverdecoration
- Possible values include
Colouring
Blind-tooling
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1212)Gilding
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1363)Lacing
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/4015)Cut-leather work
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1280)Appliqué
(Fleming and Honour 1989, 32)Intaglio
(Fleming and Honour 1989, 413)Embroidery
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/1306)
NOTES ON COVERS
- Description of the covers.
- DB id:
covernotes
Spline lining
NOTES ON SPLINE LINING
- Description of the spine lining.
- DB id:
splinelining
Endbands
ENDBANDS TYPE
- Type of endbands.
- DB id:
endbandtype
- Possible values include:
Link-stitch endband
(Petersen 1954, fig. 22)Cord endband
(Petersen 1948, fig. 18A)
NOTES ON ENDBANDS
- Description of the endbands.
- DB id:
endbandnotes
Fastenings
FASTENING TYPE
- Fastening types
- DB id:
fasteningtype
- Possible values include:
Ties and metal rings
Loops and toggles
Loops and ties
Loops and pins
Paired ties
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3029)Wrapping bands
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3097)Wrap around ties
(exact match http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3096)
NOTES ON FASTENINGS
- Description of the fastening system.
- DB id:
fasteningnotes
Other ties
POSITION OF OTHER TIES
- Position of other ties.
- DB id:
othertiesposition
NOTES ON OTHER TIES
- Description of the other ties.
- DB id:
othertiesnotes
Inks and pigments
Coloured
COLOURS
- List of the pigments used in the codicological unit
- DB id:
pgmcol
PIGMENT LOCATION
- Location of the pigments within the codicological unit (e.g. text, title, decoration)
- DB id:
pgmlocation
NOTES ON PIGMENTS
- Noteworthy matters related to the pigments
- DB id:
pgmnotes
Black
BLACK INK TYPES
- List of black ink types
- DB id:
blktype
BLACK INK LOCATION
- Location of the black ink within the codicological unit (e.g. text, title, decoration)
- DB id:
blklocation
NOTES ON BLACK INKS
- Noteworthy matters related to the black ink
- DB id:
blknotes
Additional information
MARGINAL NOTES
- Noted if present and transcription or brief description.
- DB id:
marginalnotes
GREEK MINUSCULE SCRIPT
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
greekminuscule
NOTES ON GREEK MINUSCULE SCRIPT
- Notes on Greek minuscule script.
- DB id:
greekminusculenotes
PALIMPSEST
- It records whether the manuscript is palimpsest or not.
- DB id:
palimpsest
NOTES ON PALIMPSEST
- Description of the palimpsest.
- DB id:
palipsestnotes
ANCIENT RESTORATION
- Notes on ancient restoration, if any.
- DB id:
restancient
MODERN RESTORATIONS
- Notes on modern restoration, if any.
- DB id:
restmodern
DECORATION TYPES
- List of the decorative type(s).
- DB id:
decortype
DECORATION SUBJECTS
- List of the decorative subject(s).
- DB id:
decorsubj
DECORATION DESCRIPTION
- Description of the decorative elements.
- DB id:
decorationdescr
ENLARGED INITIALS
- Noted if present.
- DB id:
enlargedinitials
SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECORD
- Autoptic analysis - Photographic reproductions - Bibliography - Archaeometric analysis - Personal communication (from…)
- DB id:
sourceinfo
EDITORS
- Initials of the person(s) responsible for the record.
- DB id:
editors
STATUS
- If the record has been fully compiled the status is set to
complete
; if it is under study the status is set toin-progress
. If the status is blank it means that the provided information are incomplete, not reliable and liable to change in the future. - DB id:
status
LAST MODIFIED
- Date of last edit
- DB id:
lastmodified
BIBLIOGRAPHY
For each manuscript multiple instances of the following group of fields can be filed, each one describing a bibliographic reference.
These fields are not part of the manuscripts table but of the m_biblio table.
SHORT REFERENCE
- Short reference of the bibliographic item as stored in biblio table
- DB id:
paths__m_biblio.short
SPECIFIC DETAILS
- Pages of the publication if not precised in the reference
- DB id:
paths__m_biblio.details
DETAILS ABOUT IMAGES
- Pages or figures containing reproductions of (part[s] of) the manuscript
- DB id:
paths__m_biblio.images