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Release: 2020-06-18

Modified on: 2025-05-21
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Abstract

This is a placeholder text for the abstract. The abstract should contain a couple of sentences summarizing the ontology and its purpose.

Introduction back to ToC

This is a place holder text for the introduction. The introduction should briefly describe the ontology, its motivation, state of the art and goals.

Namespace declarations

Table 1: Namespaces used in the document
aat<http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/>
bibframe<http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/>
bibo<http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/>
dc<http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/>
foaf<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>
mss<https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/>
ns<http://www.w3.org/2003/06/sw-vocab-status/ns#>
oa<http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#>
ontology<https://ilanot.org/voc/ontology#>
owl<http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
rdf<http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
rdfs<http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
skos<http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#>
terms<http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
vann<http://purl.org/vocab/vann/>
void<http://rdfs.org/ns/void#>
wot<http://xmlns.com/wot/0.1/>
xml<http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace>
xsd<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

[Ontology Name]: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

Named Individuals

[Ontology Name]: Description back to ToC

RDF representation of the MASTER description standard for manuscript, as required by the Maps of God project. Should be aligned with other ontologies, e.g. those developed by the Handschriftenportal project.

Cross-reference for [Ontology Name] classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by [Ontology Name].

Classes

Digital Facsimilec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ontology#DigitalFacsimile

This class is part of the Ilanot manuscript description ontology
is in domain of
Contributor and role op

Dimensionsc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Dimensions

The physical dimensions of a described manuscript.
is in domain of
height dp, height Description dp, max Height dp, max Width dp, min Height dp, min Width dp, unit dp, width dp, width Description dp
is in range of
dimensions op

Eventc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Event

An event in the lifecycle of a described manuscript
has sub-classes
Manuscript Creation c, Provenance c
is in domain of
Contributor and role op, date Certainty dp, event Description dp, has Place op, not After dp, not Before dp, when dp
is in range of
history op

Formc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Form

The physical form of a manuscript
is in range of
form op
has members
codex ni, foldout ni, fragment ni, roll ni, scroll ni, scroll ni, sheet ni

Identifierc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Identifier

A set of properties that can identify a manuscript as described in section 10.4 of the TEI Guidelines (https://tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/MS.html#msid)
is in domain of
country dp, identifier dp, idno dp, ms Name dp, repository dp, settlement dp
is in range of
has Identifier op

Languagec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Language

Information about the languages used in the manuscript.
is in domain of
lang Desc dp, main Lang dp, other Langs dp
is in range of
has Language op

Manuscriptc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Manuscript

A physical object containing handwritten/handdrawn text or images on its surface(s).
is in domain of
colophon dp, dimensions op, form op, hand Desc dp, has Identifier op, has Language op, head dp, history op, layout dp, material op, measure dp, related Place op, summary dp, support dp

Manuscript Creationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/ManuscriptCreation

The event of the creation of a manuscript.
has super-classes
Event c

Materialc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Material

Support material of a manuscript (i.e. the material stuff the manuscript is written on)
is in range of
material op
has members
paper ni, parchment ni, textile ni, wood ni

Organizationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Organization

Is defined by
http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/
has super-classes
Agent c
is in domain of
homepage dp, name dp

Personc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Person

has super-classes
Agent c

Provenancec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Provenance

An event in the history of the manuscript after its creation.
has super-classes
Event c
is in domain of
current Owner dp

Related Placec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/RelatedPlace

A place related to a agent (organization or person) or manuscript in some fashion.
has super-classes
Place c
is in domain of
relation Description dp
is in range of
related Place op

Settlementc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/Settlement

A location from the geonames namespace, e.g. https://sws.geonames.org/2950159/
is in range of
settlement Key op

TextualBodyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#TextualBody

Is defined by
https://www.w3.org/ns/oa
is in domain of
Contributor and role op

Object Properties

alternative Identifierop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/alternativeIdentifier

Any identification of the manuscript that is not the preferred form used by the holding repository / the holding institution. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:altIdentifier
has super-properties
has Identifier op

Contributor and roleop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/contribution

has domain
TextualBody c or Event c or Digital Facsimile c
has range
Contribution c

dimensionsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/dimensions

Within the MoG Project the property value is typically represented by a blank node.
the physical dimensions of the described manuscript. The value of this property is an instance of the class "Dimensions".
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Dimensions c

formop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/form

mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
The form of a manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/@form
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Form c

has Identifierop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/hasIdentifier

Any identification of the manuscript. See section 10.4 of the TEI Guidelines for details.
has sub-properties
alternative Identifier op, preferred Identifier op
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Identifier c

has Languageop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/hasLanguage

has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Language c

has Placeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/hasPlace

Expresses the place at which an event occured.
has domain
Event c
has range
Place c

historyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/history

an event in the history / lifecycle of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:history
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Event c

materialop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/material

mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
The support material of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/@material
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Material c

preferred Identifierop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/preferredIdentifier

mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
The preferred/canonical form of identification of the given manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier without any child elements of the type tei:altIdentifier
has super-properties
has Identifier op

related Placeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/relatedPlace

Expresses that a place is somehow related to the agent (organization or person) or manuscript.
has domain
Agent c or Manuscript c
has range
Related Place c

settlement Keyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/settlementKey

The geonames ID of the place.
has domain
Place c
has range
Settlement c

Data Properties

colophondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/colophon

A transcription of the manuscript's colophon.
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
string

countrydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/country

The country of the holding institution as part of the set of properties that is used for the identification of a manuscript. In TEI/XML this is roughly equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:country/@key.
has domain
Identifier c
has range
string

country Keydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/countryKey

The ISO3166-1alpha-2 code of the country which the place is located in.
has domain
Place c
has range
string

current Ownerdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/currentOwner

Expresses whether or not the ownership described in this provenance event involves the current owner of the manuscript.
has domain
Provenance c
has range
boolean

date Certaintydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/dateCertainty

The certainty of the given dates associated with an event in the lifecycle of the described manuscript
has domain
Event c
has range
Literal

event Descriptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/eventDescription

The plain text description of an event in the lifecylce of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:history/tei:origin for 'ManuscriptCreation' events.
has domain
Event c
has range
Literal

hand Descdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/handDesc

A plain text description of the general characteristics of the writing in the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:handDesc
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Literal

heightdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/height

The height of the described manuscript. In TEi/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:height/@quantity
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
float

height Descriptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/heightDescription

Any information on the height of the described manuscript that cannot be expressed by a numerical value alone. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:height
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
string

homepagedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/homepage

Is defined by
http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/
has domain
Organization c
has range
Literal

identifierdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/identifier

The institution that created/assigned an individual identifier to a manuscript.
has domain
Identifier c
has range
string

idnodp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/idno

Identifier used for the manuscript within the given repository. This is typically the shelfmark of the ms or some string derived from it. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to ...tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:idno and ...tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:altIdentifier/tei:idno mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
has domain
Identifier c
has range
string

lang Descdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/langDesc

A plain text description of the languages used in the manuscript.
has domain
Language c
has range
string

layoutdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/layout

Plain text description how the content is laid out on the surface/pages of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/objectDesc/tei:layoutDesc/tei:layout
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Literal

main Langdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/mainLang

ISO-code of the primary language used in the manuscript.
has domain
Language c
has range
string

max Heightdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/maxHeight

If the height of the described manuscript is given as a range, the upper boundary of that range. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:height/@max
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
float

max Widthdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/maxWidth

If the width of the described manuscript is given as a range, the upper boundary of that range. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:width/@max
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
float

measuredp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/measure

Any description of the dimensions or extent of the described manuscript in plain text. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:measure.
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
string

min Heightdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/minHeight

If the height of the described manuscript is given as a range, the lower boundary of that range. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:height/@min
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
float

min Widthdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/minWidth

If the width of the described manuscript is given as a range, the lower boundary of that range. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:width/@min
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
float

ms Namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/msName

A common name other than the shelfmark by which a manuscript is known. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:msName and .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:altIdentifier/tei:msName mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
has domain
Identifier c
has range
string

namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name

Is defined by
http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/
has domain
Organization c
has range
Literal

not Afterdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/notAfter

The latest possible date for an event in the history/lifecycle of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:history/node()[self::tei:origin or self::tei:provenance or self::tei:acquisition]/@notAfter.
has domain
Event c
has range
Literal

not Beforedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/notBefore

The earliest possible date for an event in the history/lifecycle of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:history/node()[self::tei:origin or self::tei:provenance or self::tei:acquisition]/@notBefore.
has domain
Event c
has range
Literal

other Langsdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/otherLangs

ISO-codes of other languages used in the manuscript besides the primary one.
has domain
Language c
has range
string

relation Descriptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/relationDescription

Describes the kind of relation which the place has to the agent (organization or person) or manuscript.
has domain
Related Place c
has range
string

repositorydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/repository

Name of the repository that holds the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:repository and .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:altIdentifier/tei:repository mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
has domain
Identifier c
has range
string

settlementdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/settlement

The place (city, town, village) where the holding institution is located as part of the set of properties used to identify a manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:msIdentifier/tei:settlement mandatory for ms descriptions within the MoG project
has domain
Identifier c
has range
string

summarydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/summary

Summary of the described manuscript's content. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:msContents/tei:summary Mss that are composed of multiple parts are currently not in the focus of this ontology, also the means of describing a mss' content as part of the manuscript description itself are somewhat limited (since the whole MoG project is about giving a detailed record of a mss' content, as being the main feature of the actualy edition, there is little need to summarise it here). For re-using this ontology in a more general context of recording/describing manuscripts, this aspect needs to be reconsidered carefully (and this property 'summary' might eventually be deprecated)
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Literal

supportdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/support

a plain text description of the described manuscript's support material. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to //tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:support or //tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc, if tei:support is not used.
has domain
Manuscript c
has range
Literal

unitdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/unit

The unit used to express the physical dimensions of the described manuscript. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/@unit
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
string

whendp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/when

The point in time, when an event in the history/lifecycle of the described manuscript occurred. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:history/node()[self::tei:origin or self::tei:provenance or self::tei:acquisition]/@when,
has domain
Event c
has range
Literal

widthdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/width

The height of the described manuscript. In TEi/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:width/@quantity
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
float

width Descriptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/widthDescription

Any information on the width of the described manuscript that cannot be expressed by a numerical value alone. In TEI/XML this is equivalent to .../tei:msDesc/tei:physDesc/tei:objectDesc/tei:supportDesc/tei:extent/tei:dimensions/tei:width
has domain
Dimensions c
has range
string

Named Individuals

codexni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300224200

belongs to
Form c

foldoutni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300015577

belongs to
Form c

fragmentni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300117130

belongs to
Form c

paperni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300014109

belongs to
Material c

parchmentni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011851

belongs to
Material c

rollni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/FormRoll

A roll differs from a scroll by being rolled horizontally rather than vertically.
belongs to
Form c
has facts
broader op scroll ni
definition ap "A roll differs from a scroll by being rolled horizontally rather than vertically."@en

scrollni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300028629

belongs to
Form c

scrollni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ilanot.org/voc/ms/FormScroll

A scroll differs from a roll by being rolled vertically rather than horizontally.
belongs to
Form c
has facts
broader op scroll ni
definition ap "A scroll differs from a roll by being rolled vertically rather than horizontally."@en

sheetni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300115833

belongs to
Form c

textileni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300231565

belongs to
Material c

woodni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011914

belongs to
Material c

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties
ni: Named Individuals

References back to ToC

Add your references here. It is recommended to have them as a list.

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.