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T1 - Use the Personography (PERS) Spreadsheets
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PB - University of Victoria
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The Anno Mundi (year of the world
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creation of the world, which is calculated from Biblical sources. At least two different
creation dates are in common use. See Anno Mundi (Wikipedia).
Regnal dates are given as the number of years into the reign of a particular monarch.
Our practice is to tag such dates with
Junior Programmer 2018-2020. Research Associate 2020-2021. Tracey received her PhD from the Department of English at the University of Victoria in the field of Science and Technology Studies. Her research focuses on the
Programmer, 2018-present. Junior Programmer, 2015-2017. Research Assistant, 2014-2017. Joey Takeda was a graduate student at the University of British Columbia in the Department of English (Science and Technology research stream). He completed his BA honours in English (with a minor in Women’s Studies) at the University of Victoria in 2016. His primary research interests included diasporic and indigenous Canadian and American literature, critical theory, cultural studies, and the digital humanities.
Data Manager, 2015-2016. Research Assistant, 2013-2015. Tye completed his undergraduate honours degree in English at the University of Victoria in 2015.
Director of Pedagogy and Outreach, 2015–present. Associate Project Director, 2015–present. Assistant Project Director, 2013-2014. MoEML Research Fellow, 2013. Kim McLean-Fiander comes to
Janelle Jenstad is Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Director of
Programmer at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre (HCMC). Martin ported the MOL project from its original PHP incarnation to a pure eXist database implementation in the fall of 2011. Since then, he has been lead programmer on the project and has also been responsible for maintaining the project schemas. He was a co-applicant on MoEML’s 2012 SSHRC Insight Grant.
King of England
King of England
Playwright and poet.
Administrator and soldier. Warden of London
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Our editorial and encoding practices are documented in detail in the Praxis section of our website.
s/heand
his/herto
theyand
theirrespectively.
Personography spreadsheets are designed to provide a simple, efficient, and consistent way for encoders to record historical and literary names that are not currently entered in our PERS1.xml database. Before using these spreadsheets, please familiarize yourself with the following definitions, instructions, and suggestions.
Historical persons are non-fictional individuals born before
Literary persons are fictional individuals or fictional representations of non-fictional individuals who appear in the literature of early modern London. Literary persons can be original characters conceived of by early modern authors, or mythological persons, characters, or beings evoked and/or reinterpreted by early modern authors.
Entering names into the personography spreadsheets may require biographical research. For your reference, we have found the following resources helpful when researching historical and literary persons related to our project:
The following section outlines how to access and use a personography spreadsheet. There are currently two personography spreadshseets in use by MoEML encoders:
Note that we may add new personography spreadsheets in the future, as the project expands. Although the data in the two spreadsheets may differ in substance, the spreadsheets are formatted identically and use the same data entry methods.
The personography spreadsheets are currently hosted by Google Drive. If you do not already have a Google account, you will need to sign up for one. Once you have a Google account, email
The spreadsheets function as simple text-based, single-sheet forms. Knowledge or use of Excel formulae and functions is not required. They are divided vertically into eight sections with the following subheadings:
Each subheading corresponds with a spreadsheet column, into which relevant information should be entered. The following section provides instructions on how to do this.
There are instructional comments for each subheading integrated into the spreadsheet. To access these comments, simply place your cursor over the subheading for which you would like more information. For example, if you were unsure what to enter for Sex
, you would scroll over the Sex
column for an instructional comment that reads For sex, 0=unknown, 1=male, 2=female, and 3=other.
The following section provides a step-by-step guide for filling out the spreadsheet. Much of the information in this section can also be found in the comments that are integrated into the spreadsheet.
Make sure that all data you enter is precise and accurate, and follows MoEML’s editorial style guidelines. Because this spreadsheet will be used to automatically generate XML code, it is important that there are no inconsistencies in spacing and/or capitalization. Furthermore, encode any linked content or quotations in precise, TEI-compatible XML.
Before you enter any information about a person into the spreadsheet, first make sure that the person is not already in MoEML’s PERS1.xml database. This information can be obtained by using the Ctrl+F function to search for a person’s name in MoEML’s List of
The first section of the spreadsheet,
If the person’s name occurs in a pre-existing MoEML document (e.g. in a mayoral show being transcribed and encoded), insert the
Insert your
Insert a unique
Note that you can use the A-Z Index to determine the next available
The second section of the spreadsheet,
Validation 1A checks whether or not the proposed PERS
Validation 1B checks whether or not the proposed PERS
Validation 1C checks whether or not the proposed PERS
The third section of the spreadsheet,
Please note that, because the spelling of early modern names is so inconsistent, we constantly need to make editorial decisions regarding which spelling of a name to use in our database. Generally speaking, MoEML uses formal and modernized spellings of names. If you are unsure about how to spell a particular name, please pass this duty onto the Comments
subheading of the spreadsheet.
A descriptive phrase that often precedes the person’s name, such as
A title that indicates the role, often royal or religious, that a person plays in society, such as Good
A formal and modernized spelling of a person’s given name. For example, if a man’s forename were to appear in a primary-source text as Chris
or Chriſtoffer
, you should enter his forename as Chistopher
.
If you are entering the name of an allegorical character or mythological character identified by a single name, this name counts as a forename. For example, if you were creating a PERS entry for the allegorical character of Love
, then the noun
A formal and modernized spelling of a person’s second given name. If a person has more than one middle name, enter both in the cell provided. Alternatively, if we know only the middle name for a person, enter this name in the
Names of French, Dutch, noble English, or noble German origins often include a possessive preposition between a person’s forename and surname; we tag this preposition as a name link. For example, consider the italicized preposition de la
in
A formal and modernized spelling of a person’s last name. You will need to identify the most common or reputable spelling of a person’s surname. For example, if a person’s surname were to appear in a primary-source text as Thomſonne
, you should enter their forename as Thomson
.
A number expressed in uppercase Roman numerals that often follows a person’s proper name, identifying the generation of that name. Most names that include a generation number are royal names, such as Elizabeth
A descriptive phrase that often follows a person’s name, such as Ivan the
combined with an adjective functioning as a noun.
The fourth section of the spreadsheet,
Person types were described previously in earlier parts of this document. In this column, use a number 1 to classify historical persons and 2 to classify literary persons. Do not use the spreadsheet to add the names of present-day MoEML contributors.
We recognize the issues that can emerge when trying to classify persons into discrete sex types. Nonetheless, MoEML works with the guidelines of the TEI Consortium and therefore is limited in its ability to represent sex and gender complexities. Currently, we use a number 0 to classify unknown sex (a classification that is particularly useful for mythological or allegorical characters with no clear expression of gender), a number 1 to classify male sex, a number 2 to classify female sex, and a number 3 to classify other sex (a classification that might include transsexual or hermaphroditic sex types).
The fifth section of the spreadsheet,
Valdiation 2A checks whether or not the person’s name, sex, and type combination is unique to the PERS spreadsheet into which it is being entered (i.e., has the person already been entered in the spreadsheet you are using?). If it is unique and thus valid in this regard, a green cell will appear; if it is not, a red cell will appear.
Validation 2B checks whether or not the person’s name, sex, and type combination is unique to the PERS1.xml database (i.e., has the person already been added to PERS1.xml?). If it is unique and thus valid in this regard, a green cell will appear; if it is not, a red cell will appear.
Validation 2C checks whether or not the person’s name, sex, and type combination is unique among the entire collection of MoEML spreadsheets (i.e., has the person already been entered in another MoEML spreadsheet?). If it is unique and thus valid in this regard, a green cell will appear; if it is not, a red cell with the name of the spreadsheet in which the person has already been entered will appear.
The sixth section of the spreadsheet,
Enter the person’s date of birth in ISO standard format (YYYY-MM-DD). For example, we know that
Indicate how precise your data for date of birth is. Insert a value of either low
or high
in this field. Unless you are able to identify a specific calendar day on which the person was born, it is likely that your birth date will be low
in precision. If your data has medium-level precision, leave the field blank.
Indicate how certain your data for date of birth is. Insert a value of either low
or high
in this column. If you encounter conflicting or inconsistent data pertaining to a person’s date of birth, the certainty of your information is likely low.
The opposite is true if you encounter consistent information. If your data has medium-level certainty, leave the field blank.
Enter the person’s date of death in ISO standard format (YYYY-MM-DD). If you lack data about a particular date component, leave the unknown date component empty.
Indicate how precise your data for date of death is. Insert a value of either low
or high
in this field. Unless you are able to identify a specific calendar day on which the person died, it is likely that your death date will be low
in precision. If your data has medium-level precision, leave the field blank.
Indicate how certain your data for date of death is. Insert a value of either low
or high
in this column. If you encounter conflicting or inconsistent data pertaining to a person’s date of death, the certainty of your information is likely low.
The opposite is true if you encounter consistent information. If your data has medium-level precision, leave the field blank.
The seventh section of the spreadsheet,
Write a sentence or two that summarizes the person’s historical or literary significance. Your summary should be short: the point of this statement is not to provide a biography, but to identify the person in the context of early modern London. For historical persons, simply list the person’s social roles and significant corresponding dates; for example Edward Lloyd’s biographical statement reads Coffee-house keeper, publisher, and namesake of Lloyd’s Insurance.
If you find yourself writing a biographical statement for a former lord mayor of London, remember that the title First baronet, merchant, and financier; lord mayor of London in 1631-32.
For literary persons, list the text in which they appear and their role therein; for example, the biographical statement for Troya-Nova reads Allegorical character in
Biographical statements should be marked up using precise and accurate TEI-compatible XML. If you refer to names, places, organizations, texts, or dates in a biographical statement, tag the references using
Note that we use the preposition
Note also that, at the moment, we do not tag a person’s occupation or membership in a livery company using a corresponding organization tag. For example, the encoder does not tag the phrase
Occasionally, you will be unable to find any biographical information about a person whom you are adding to the spreadsheet. In such instances, provide the following standard disclaimer:
Note that you may find it counterintuitive to write XML code in a spreadsheet cell because, unlike Oxygen, Google Sheets is not linked with the MoEML or TEI schema and does not autocomplete XML tags for you. For these reasons, you should be extra attentive when marking up biographical statements to avoid making errors that the schematron would usually catch. Some encoders have found it helpful to write and mark up biographical statements in an Oxygen document first and then copy them into a spreadsheet cell.
If possible, provide an http:// address that links to an external webpage that provides further information regarding the person. At the moment, MoEML only provides links to webpages associated with the following resources:
If there is an online resource that you think should be added to this list, please contact the
A standard acronym for the aforementioned first related resource should automatically appear in this field. If it does not, manually type the appropriate acronym in upper-case characters with no spaces or periods. Standard acronyms are as follows:
If possible, provide a second http:// address that links to an external webpage that provides further information regarding the person.
A standard acronym for the aforementioned second related resource should automatically appear in this field. If it does not, manually type the appropriate acronym in upper-case characters with no spaces or periods.
The eighth and final section of the spreadsheet, Comments.
Leave additional information and clarifications for the database manager in the comments
field. The more information you are able to provide about your spreadsheet entries, the better the data can be used, updated, and maintained.
Once you have finished entering a set of names into the spreadsheet, please notify