manuscript
Let an agent handle manuscripts by type, holding institution, shelfmark, dating, conservation and digitised access, and separate the publishing sense.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle manuscripts by type, holding institution, shelfmark, dating, conservation and digitised access, and separate the publishing sense.
A document written by hand, such as a medieval codex, scroll, letter or draft, or, in publishing, the text of a work as submitted by an author before publication, whether handwritten or typed.
What it is for: Preserving texts, scholarship and publishing.
It can be find where a manuscript is held; access digitised manuscripts; understand dating and provenance; prepare a manuscript for submission.
Distinguishing features
Handwritten or pre-publication text
Unique object
Identified by shelfmark
Needs conservation
What it looks like
Handwritten pages on parchment, paper, palm leaf or papyrus, bound or rolled; or typescripts.
How it is recognised
Shelfmarks such as library and number
Scripts and illuminations
Printed books are not manuscripts
Related models
is a kind of - category
is held by - institution
is studied by - field
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
codices
scrolls and rolls
palm-leaf manuscripts
letters and personal papers
author manuscripts and typescripts
Identifiers
Shelfmark institution-specific holding identifier
Standards and regulation
IIIF for digitised images
Cultural property export and repatriation rules
Copyright for unpublished works
Failure modes and hazards
Handling damage and light exposure
Forgeries and illicit trade
Mis-dated manuscripts
Also called
+101
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.manuscript-communication
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Object Which manuscript.
Shelfmarks identify.
Holding
Institution.
Holding
Holding institution.
- Which institution holds the manuscript, and what is its shelfmark? provenance
- Is it digitised? provenance
Dating
Date and origin.
Dating
Dating.
- When and where was it written, according to catalogues? provenance
- How was it dated? definition
Study Scholarship.
Scholars read manuscripts.
Script
Palaeography.
Script
Script.
- Which script and language is it written in? definition
- Is a transcription available? provenance
Provenance
Ownership history.
Provenance
Ownership history.
- What is its ownership history? provenance
- Are there questions of illicit removal? boundary
Care Conservation.
Manuscripts are fragile.
Conservation
Handling.
Conservation
Conservation.
- How should a fragile manuscript be handled and stored? action
- Who should be consulted? action
Access
Reading rooms.
Access
Access.
- How can a researcher request access? action
- Are digital surrogates preferred? provenance
Publishing Author manuscripts.
Publishing sense differs.
Submission
Preparing.
Submission
Submission.
- How should a manuscript be formatted for this publisher or journal? provenance
- Which guidelines apply? provenance
Rights
Copyright.
Rights
Rights.
- Who holds copyright in the unpublished manuscript? provenance
- Is legal advice needed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each manuscript be a separate entry?
- How should shelfmarks be normalised?
- How should the publishing sense be split off?