2. List of All Transcription Guidelines: Leidenisation

In this index is displayed a set of rules designed for SigiDoc in order to establish a scholarly edition of the seals' legend: the following thematic list contains all the mark-up necessary to visualise the Leiden symbols used in representing the editorial interventions on the legend's transcription (e.g. ( ), [ ], < >, ..., etc.). Among the different sets of conventions available through the EpiDoc stylesheet, SigiDoc is loosely based on those designed by Hans Krummrey and Silvio Panciera, with variations intended to make some of them more suitable for (Byzantine) sigillographic routines.

2.1. Structure of the text

• 2.1.1. Lines

• 2.1.2. Columns

• 2.1.3. Words divided across lines

• 2.1.4. Verse lines (metrical legends)

2.2. Transcription

• 2.2.1. Clear text

• 2.2.2. Uninterpreted characters: clear but incomprehensible letters

• 2.2.3. Ambiguous / damaged characters

• 2.2.4. Lost lines: quantity known

• 2.2.5. Lost lines: quantity unknown

• 2.2.6. Lost lines: approximate quantity

• 2.2.7. Lost lines: approximate extent

• 2.2.8. Illegible lines: quantity known

• 2.2.9. Illegible lines: quantity unknown

• 2.2.10. Illegible lines: approximate quantity

• 2.2.11. Illegible lines: approximate extent

• 2.2.12. Lost characters: quantity known

• 2.2.13. Lost characters: quantity unknown

• 2.2.14. Lost characters: approximate quantity

• 2.2.15. Lost characters: approximate extent

• 2.2.16. Lost characters: numerals

• 2.2.17. Illegible characters: quantity known

• 2.2.18. Illegible characters: quantity unknown

• 2.2.19. Illegible characters: approximate quantity

• 2.2.20. Illegible characters: approximate extent

2.3. Form and appearance

• 2.3.1. Supralinear lines, underlining

• 2.3.2. Raised or lowered characters

• 2.3.3. Ligatured letters

• 2.3.4. Symbols (cross, leaf, scroll, fleurette, etc.)

2.4. Editorial interventions

• 2.4.1. Characters lost but restored

• 2.4.2. Characters lost and restored tentatively

• 2.4.3. Word incompletely restored

• 2.4.4. Text visible to previous editor, but now lost

• 2.4.5. Text restored by comparison with parallel seal

• 2.4.6. Text restored by comparison with similar but not parallel seal

• 2.4.7. Superfluous letters/text suppressed by editor

• 2.4.8. Omitted letters added by editor

• 2.4.9. Letters corrected by editor

• 2.4.10. Regularisation

• 2.4.11. Expansion of abbreviation

• 2.4.12. Uncertain expansion of abbreviation

• 2.4.13. Abbreviation where expansion unknown

• 2.4.14. Expansion of symbol

• 2.4.15. Monograms

• 2.4.16. Monograms: uncertain solution

• 2.4.17. Unsolved monograms

• 2.4.18. Editor’s note

• 2.4.19. Alternative readings

2.5. Interpretation

• 2.5.1. Numerals: value known

• 2.5.2. Numerals: value unknown because lost or illegible

• 2.5.3. Numerals: with tick symbol/diacritic

• 2.5.4. Numerals: with range of possible values

• 2.5.5. Numerals: dates (years and indictions)

• 2.5.6. Legend's language(s) and script(s)