5. SigiDocʼs controlled vocabulary for elements

This page groups together all the terms required in order to properly use the SigiDoc template and some of its elements. The following table is organised according to the templateʼs elements and their corresponding field name on the final webpage. This vocabulary is currently available in English, French, Italian and German.

Elementʼs name Field name en fr it de Remarks
<editionStmt>
          <edition>
                  <seg xml:lang="">
              

[not visualised, indexing only]

Born digital
Digital enhancement
Digitale originelle
Amélioration digitale
Nativa digitale
Miglioramento digitale
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
<summary n="whole">
          <seg xml:lang="">
                            

Category

Imperial
Central administration
Provincial administration
Dignitaries
Ecclesiastical
Private
Undetermined
Impériale
Administration centrale
Administration provinciale
Dignitaires
Ecclésiastique
Privée
Indéterminée
Imperiale
Amministrazione centrale
Amministrazione provinciale
Dignitari
Ecclesiastica
Privata
Indeterminata
Kaiserlich
Zentralverwaltung
Provinzialverwaltug
Würdenträger
Kirchlich
Privat
Unbestimmt
Multiple choices allowed.
Some explanations:
  • imperial: for rulers only
  • central administration: should be chosen when there is an office without toponym, if the office exists both in the central and in the provincial administration, except in case of a damaged seal if more details come from a parallel in better condition
  • dignitaries: legends with dignities only
  • private: legends with first name and family name only, or seals with only a first name or with an anonymous legend, such as Οὗ δῶρόν εἰμι τὰς γραφὰς βλέπων νόει
<textLang mainLang="">
          <seg xml:lang="">
                            

Language

Byzantine Greek
Latin
Byzantine Greek and Latin
Byzantine Greek in Latin script
Byzantine Greek and Arab
Byzantine Greek and Armenian
Byzantine Greek and Syriac
Byzantine Greek and Georgian
Unidentified
Grec byzantin
Latin
Grec byzantin et latin
Grec byzantin en alphabet latin
Grec byzantin et arabe
Grec byzantin et arménien
Grec byzantin et syriaque
Grec byzantin et géorgien
Non identifiée
Greco bizantino
Latino
Greco bizantino e latino
Greco bizantino in alfabeto latino
Greco bizantino e arabo
Greco bizantino e armeno
Greco bizantino e siriaco
Greco bizantino e georgiano
Non identificata
Byzantinisches Griechisch
Latein
Byzantinisches Griechisch und Latein
Byzantinisches Griechisch in lateinischer Schrift
Byzantinisches Griechisch und Arabisch
Byzantinisches Griechisch und Armenisch
Byzantinisches Griechisch und Syrisch
Byzantinisches Griechisch und Georgisch
Nicht identifiziert
<interp type="milieu" xml:lang="">
                            

Issuerʼs milieu

Imperial
Civil
Military
Aristocracy
Secular Church
Monastic
Civic
Private
Corporate
Undetermined
Impérial
Civil
Militaire
Aristocratie
Église séculière
Monastique
Civique
Privé
Personne morale
Indéterminé
Imperiale
Civile
Militare
Aristocrazia
Chiesa secolare
Monastico
Civico
Privato
Istituzionale
Indeterminato
Kaiserlich
Zivil
Militär
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
Monastisch
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
Korporativ
Unbestimmt
Multiple choices allowed.
This should be established on the basis of the information given by the seal:
  • imperial: for rulers only (not the imperial family)
  • civil: holder of an office in the civil administration
  • military: holder of an office in the military apparatus
  • aristocracy: alternative to the previous, when the legend does not allow a safe choice esp. between ʽcivilʼ and ʽmilitaryʼ
  • secular Church: holder of an office in the secular church
  • monastic: pertaining to the monastic milieu
  • civic: pertaining to the municipal level
  • private: without dignities or offices in the State or the Church, or in case of an anonymous legend, such as Οὗ δῶρόν εἰμι τὰς γραφὰς βλέπων νόει
  • corporate: for institutions of different nature; not for “Seal’s category”, where the choice will depend on the nature of the institution
<term>
          <seg xml:lang="">
                            

Object type

Seal
Seal (uniface)
Weight
Marker
Token
Undetermined
Sceau
Sceau (uniface)
Poids
Marqueur
Jeton
Indéterminé
Sigillo
Sigillo (TOBEDONE)
Peso
Stampo
Tessera
Indeterminato
Siegel
Siegel (TOBEDONE)
Gewicht
Stempel
Tessera
Unbestimmt
<interp type="workType" xml:lang="">
                            

Medium

Original impression
Modern impression
Bidimensional representation
Verbal description
Copy
Modern moulding
Electrotype
Undetermined
Empreinte originale
Empreinte moderne
Représentation bidimensionnelle
Description
Copie
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
Indéterminé
Impronta originale
Impronta moderna
Rappresentazione bidimensionale
Decrizione
Copia
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
Indeterminato
Origineller Siegelabdruck
Moderner Siegelabdruck
Zweidimensionale Darstellung
Wortbeschreibung
Kopie
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
Unbestimmt
<material>
          <seg xml:lang="">
                            

Material

Lead
Gold
Silver
Wax
Clay
Undetermined
Plomb
Or
Argent
Cire
Argile
Indéterminé
Piombo
Oro
Argento
Cera
Argilla
Indeterminato
Blei
Gold
Silber
Wachs
Ton
Unbestimmt
<layout n="whole">
          <rs type="layout">
                  <seg xml:lang="">
                            

General layout

Iconography
Legend
Monogram
Undetermined
Iconographie
Légende
Monogramme
Indéterminée
Iconografia
Legenda
Monogramma
Indeterminato
Ikonographie
Legende
Monogramm
Unbestimmt
Multiple choices allowed, separated by a comma.
<layout n="whole">
          <rs type="execution">
                  <seg xml:lang="">
                            

Execution

Struck
Cast
Printed
Moulded
Undetermined
Frappé
Fondu
Imprimé
Moulé
Indéterminée
Battuto
Fuso
Stampato
Calco
Indeterminata
TOBEDONE
Abguss
Gedruckt
TOBEDONE
Unbestimmt
<layout n="whole">
          <rs type="shape">
                  <seg xml:lang="">
                            

Shape

Round
Rectangular
Polygon
Oval
Undetermined
Ronde
Rectangulaire
Polygonale
Ovale
Indéterminée
Rotonda
Rettangolare
Poligonale
Ovale
Indeterminata
Rund
Viereckig
Polygonal
Oval
Unbestimmt
<figDesc n="whole" xml:lang="">
                            

[not visualised, indexing only]

TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
<interp type="datingCriteria" xml:lang="">
                            

Dating criteria

Epigraphy
Onomastics
Prosopography
Reign
Titulature
Internal date
Historical context
Archaeological context
Terminology
Iconography
Parallel
Related seal
Coinage
Overstrike
Understrike
Decoration
Linguistic features
Monogram type
Undetermined
Épigraphie
Onomastique
Prosopographie
Règne
Titulature
Date explicite
Contexte historique
Contexte archéologique
Terminologie
Iconographie
Parallèle
TO BE DONE
Monnaies
Surfrappe
Sous frappe
Décoration
TO BE DONE
Type de monogramme
Indéterminés
Epigrafia
Onomastica
Prosopografia
Regno
Titolatura
Data interna
Contesto storico
Contesto archeologico
Lessico
Iconografia
Parallelo
Sigillo correlato
Monete
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
Decorazione
TO BE DONE
Tipo di monogramma
Indeterminati
Epigraphik
Onomastik
Prosopographie
Kaiserzeit
Titulatur
Internes Datum
Historischer Zusammenhang
Archäologischer Zusammenhang
Wortschatz
Ikonographie
Parallelstück
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
TOBEDONE
TO BE DONE
TO BE DONE
Unbestimmt
<layout n="r/v">
          <rs type="layout">
                  <seg xml:lang="">
                            

[not visualised, indexing only]

Iconography
Linear legend of NUMBER lines
Circular legend of NUMBER lines
Legend of NUMBER columns
Iconography with circular legend
Iconography with legend in columns
Block monogram
Cruciform monogram
Monogram, other shapes
Iconography and monogram
Undetermined
Iconographie
Légende linéaire sur NUMERO lignes
Légende circulaire sur NUMERO lignes
Légende sur NUMERO colonnes
Iconographie avec légende circulaire
Iconographie avec légende en colonnes
Monogramme carré
Monogramme cruciforme
Monogramme, autres formes
Iconographie et monogramme
Indéterminé
Iconografia
Legenda lineare su NUMERO righe
Legenda circolare su NUMERO righe
Legenda su NUMERO colonne
Iconografia con legenda circolare
Iconografia con legenda in colonne
Monogramma a blocco
Monogramma cruciforme
Monogramma, altre forme
Iconografia e monogramma
Indeterminato
Ikonographie
Lineare Legende auf ZAHL Zeilen
UmlaufendeLegende auf ZAHL Zeilen
Legende auf ZAHL Kolumnen
Ikonographie mit umlaufender Legende
Ikonographie mit Legende in Kolumnen
Blockmonogramm
Kreuzmonogramm
Monogramm, andere Formen
Ikonographie und Monogramm
Unbestimmt
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