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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 witnesses)
- COLLECTION
- REPOSITORY (aka library)
- PERSON
- PLACE
- ms-city
- country
Objects
TEXT
an abstract text (mostly with a specific title) that exists as one or more witnesses.
Attributes:
- full_title (arabic)
- full_title_translit (transliteration, generated from arabic if not present)
- short_title canonical short title in arabic or latin (if applicable)
- language
- incipit i.e. beginning (arabic text)
- explicit i.e. ending (arabic text)
- dedication (arabic text)
- composition_date (hijra date, should generate a CE date)
- composition_date_ce (legacy)
- composition_date_num (legacy)
- text_type i.e. genre
- matn, sharḥ, taḥrīr, ... (we need a full list here)
- table_of_contents (arabic text)
- text_arrangement latin text description of number of books, parts, chapters, sections
- notes some text notes
- version_of_text (?) (is this the original text or a known different version/edition)
- if there is more than one known version then also relation
Relations:
- TEXT is_commentary_on TEXT
- TEXT is_translation_of TEXT
- is redaction (revision, abbreviation, paraphrase, ...) of text
- TEXT was_written_by PERSON
- TEXT was_composed_in PLACE
- TEXT was_dedicated_to PERSON
- ALIAS is_alias_title_of TEXT
- ALIAS is_alias_incipit_of TEXT
- ...
Problematic attributes:
- subject of text (legacy attribute genre, replaced by relation)
- hay'a, zīj, mīqāt, astrolabe, etc
- -> a canonical list of subjects should be present in the database
- format/structure of text (number of books, parts, chapters, sections)
- bibliographical information (secondary literature)
- number of versions [this number will generate additional forms to fill in unique details for each version; a version is usually an author's reedition but could have been made by students or someone else, even w/o author's approval]
- information whether the work has been published, translated, studied (relations)
- Text Arrangement: list of chapters, with a title in Arabic attached to each chapter.
- basis of text [the immediate text to which this is related as commentary, translation, gloss, etc.]
Problems:
- is a translation another abstract text? [no; see basis of text above]
- alias titles e.g. greek, latin linked to translations? [yes; also for persons, e.g. Avicenna=Ibn Sīnā]
- must Text Arrangement be a new definition? It is composed of several field! [yes since each component of the text arrangement corresponds to a particular page and line number in a witness; e.g. chapter 3 might correspond to f. 31a, line 2 in one witness, f. 42b, line 20 in another witness, etc.]
WITNESS
witnesses (manuscripts) are concrete written pieces of paper lying in a library.
Attributes:
- title (?) as written on the manuscript
- title_translit transliteration of title
- source_of_information (?)
- ms_number (?)
- shelf_mark
- codex_part
- incipit if different from TEXT
- explicit if different from TEXT
- colophon (arabic text)
- date_of_copying (hijra, translated to CE)
- folios total number and/or text
- page_dimensions height + width in cm
- written_area_dimensions height + width in cm
- lines_per_page
- writing_surface (predefined list)
- page_layout (latin text)
- script
- include comments on legibility, ink, etc.
- other_features
- diagrams_and_illustrations information on diagrams and illustrations
- include number of diagrams, folios, color of ink, brief description
- include number of tables if possible, folios, color of ink, brief description
- collation_and_corrections information on collation and corrections
- scans URL to images of the witness
- notes
Relations:
- WITNESS is_exemplar_of TEXT
- WITNESS is_part_of CODEX
- is part of a collection
- is in a library
- WITNESS was_copied_by PERSON
- WITNESS had_patron PERSON
- WITNESS was_written_by PERSON (?)
- WITNESS is_copy_of WITNESS
- WITNESS was_copied_in PLACE
- WITNESS was_annotated_by PERSON
- information about annotation
- WITNESS was_taught_by PERSON
- WITNESS was_studied_by PERSON
- WITNESS was_owned_by PERSON
- WITNESS was_studied_in PLACE/INSTITUTION
Problems:
- annotations/marginal notes
- Text Arrangement Pagination (from Text Arrangement into TEXT). This field shows folio and line number of the start of each chapter (from TEXT) in the list.
- alternative MS/catalog numbers?
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?
PERSON
persons are (real or hypothetical) people that have some relation to a manuscript/text.
Attributes:
- name long arabic (or other script) name
- name_translit transliteration of name
- short_name canonical short name (in transliteration)
- birth_date birth date (hijra)
- birth_date_ce birth date (ce)
- death_date death date (hijra)
- birth_date_ce birth date (ce)
- major_influences (?)
- notes
Relations:
- PERSON is_author_of TEXT
- PERSON is_author_of WITNESS
- PERSON is_copyist_of WITNESS
- PERSON is_patron_of TEXT (WITNESS)
- ALIAS is_alias_name_of PERSON
- (...)
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
ALIAS
alias titles or names for places and persons.
Attributes:
- alias arabic or latin or other text
- alias_translit semi-automatically generated transliteration if neccessary
Relations:
- ALIAS is_alias_name_of PERSON
- ALIAS is_alias_title_of TEXT
- ALIAS is_alias_incipit_of TEXT
- ALIAS is_alias_explicit_of TEXT
Place
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?
Collection
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
Library
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
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?