Dublin Core
Here is a basic example of what decription of a medieval document in Dublin Core looks like, using the example of Ottawa, CU ARC charter 2.
For more exhaustive explanation of Dublin Core, see: http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
For the application of Dublin Core to medieval manuscripts/ folios, see Sheila A. Bair & Susan M. B. Steuer, "Developing a Premodern Manuscript Application Profile Using Dublin Core," Journal of Library Metadata, 13:1 (2013): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386389.2013.778725
Element | What to input | Example |
Title | Title given to the artifact | Yorkshire Deed by William Bron, Collector of the King’s Rents |
Subject | Keywords | deed, rents, yorkshire, legal, judicial, chirograph |
Description | Free-text description of the item. All additional research should go here. | |
Type | Resource type | Envelope and Deed |
Source | Call Number | Ottawa, Carleton University, Carleton University Archives and Research Collections, Charter 2 |
Relation | Do we know which larger work this artifact came from? | Missing duplicate of the chirograph, whereabouts unknown. |
Coverage | Spatial location | Yorkshire, England |
Creator | Who made this piece? | William Bron |
Publisher | Who made this content available? | Carleton University Archives and Research Collections (CUARC) |
Contributor | People who have contributed research for this item | [Your Name Here] |
Rights | Who owns this? Are there restrictions? | CUARC, creative commons |
Date | The likely date for this item | May 24, 1405 |
Format | The file format, physical medium, and/or dimensions of a resource. | IIIF Image Parchment, Ink. |
Identifier | Unique DOI for this item | doi:10.1037/rmh0000008 |
Language | Languages used in the artifact | Latin |
Provenience | Information about previous owners of this artefact. | |
