= Data model for ISMI = Conceptual objects in the database: * (abstract-) '''text''' * '''alias''' (title for text or name for person or place) * '''witness''' (aka manuscript) * '''codex''' (of one or more manuscripts) * '''collection''' * '''library''' * '''person''' * '''place''' == Objects == === Texts === abstract texts (mostly with a specific title) that exist as one or more manuscripts. Relations: * is commentary on text * is translation of text * is redaction (revision, abbreviation, paraphrase, ...) of text * has alias title * was written by an author * ... Information: * full title (transliteration) * short title (translit) * title in original script * script * language * incipit (beginning) text sample * explicit (end) text sample * dedication text sample * date of composition * place of composition (relation) * subject of text (hay'a, zīj, mīqāt, astrolabe, etc) * -> a canonical list of subjects should be present in the database * type/genre of text (matn, sharḥ, taḥrīr, ...) * format/structure of text (number of books, parts, chapters, sections) * table of contents * information whether the work has been published, translated, studied (relations) Problems: * is a translation another abstract text? * alias titles e.g. greek, latin linked to translations? === Witness === witnesses (manuscripts) are concrete written pieces of paper lying in a library. Relations: * witness is an instance (exemplar) of a text * is part of a codex * is part of a collection * is in a library * was copied by a copyist * had a patron (person) * can be direct copy of another manuscript * was copied/written in place Informations: * transliteration of title as written on the manuscript * title as written on the manuscript * MS number * folios * lines per page * script * include comments on legibility, ink, etc * distinguishing features (e.g. state of preservation) * copy date * colophon ("this was copied by") sample * incipit/explicit if different from standard text * information on diagrams, maps, tables * include number of diagrams, folios, color of ink, brief description * include number of tables if possible, folios, color of ink, brief description * annotations/marginal notes Problems: * alternative MS/catalog numbers? * how to manage annotations? === Codex === a codex is a physical, bound collection of manuscripts Relations: * contains one or more manuscripts * was written in place * is part of a collection * is in a library * can be direct copy of another codex * was owned by person * was patronized by person * was copied by person Information: * dimensions * material * distinguishing features (e.g. presentation copy, decoration) * table of contents (with titles and folio numbers) * other information (including language(s) used in codex) * owner(s) (relation) * patron(s) (relation) * reader(s) (relation) * ''for the above three: locations and dates if available'' * information on additional material (diagrams, maps, tables, etc) Problems: * does every manuscript have to be in a codex? === Persons === persons are (real or hypothetical) people that had some relation to a manuscript/text. Relations: * is author of manuscript (text?) * is author of commentary (manuscript/text?) * is copyist of manuscript * is patron of manuscript/text * is owner of manuscript * is annotator of manuscript * is reader of manuscript * is teacher/student of person * is patron of person * has alias names Information: * short name (translit) * long name (translit) * original script name * birth/work/death date * birth/work/death place Problems: * anonymous or insufficiently specified names * alternative names (historical change?) Anonymous authors: - link to one generic Anonymous person (with optional notes) - if more individuating information becomes available a new person will be created and linked as an author === Places === places are places that have some relation to a manuscript/text/person/library/... Types: * institution (Madrasa Mosque in Cairo, etc.) * city area (Fustat in Cairo) * city * region (Egypt, Iran, Maghreb, etc.) Relations: * place is part of other place (city is part of region, etc) * manuscript was written in * person was born/lived/died in * library is in * has alias name (at certain time) Information: * name of place (translit) * original script name * location(?) Problems: * linking to historical names? === Alias names === alias titles or names for places and persons. Relation: * is alias of text/place/person Information: * name (translit) * original script name * script * at a certain time === Collections === a manuscript is in a collection in a library. Relations: * contains manuscripts * is part of a library Information: * collection name * owner and historical information * description of holdings === Libraries === a codex is in a library Relations: * contains codices * contains collections * is in a place Information: * name of library * more info == Secondary literature == Items: * bibliographical items (book/article/etc) * later separate authors with aliases Relations: * covers text/manuscript/codex/collection/library or person == Tasks == Tasks that should be done with the database. == Examples == Edifying examples. == Questions == * historical record of manuscripts in libraries? * historical record of author attribution? * historical record of ownership? * have the possibility to maintain a list of Titles which were wrongly attributed to an author in secondary literature * collect secondary literature * format of dates * workflow for public and non-public entries in the display?