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DH Fall School ASVe, October 5-9 2015

Venice 1740 Reconstruction

(a first attempt)

Fabio Bortoluzzi (DHLAB) Giovanni Colavizza (DHLAB)

Maud Ehrmann (DHLAB) Orlin Topalov (DHLAB)


Objective

from analog archive to digital information system


Logics

• accumulates, preserves and provides access to historical records

• arranges and describes documents (order, provenance, content)

• collects, stores, provides access to information

• arranges and describes data (entities, properties, relations)

Information SystemArchive

documentary perspective database perspective


Main steps

documents

knowledge/experience


Main steps

documents


data processing

exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Main steps

documents


digitizationdoc. modeling

trans. & annotation

data processing

exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotationknowledge rep.

interlinkinginferencedata processing

exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotation

search

complex queriesvisualization

knowledge rep.


exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Digitization


Document modeling

What are we interested in?

Identification of the objects of interest of a domain:

• concepts & entities (classes) • information (attributes) • associations (relationships)


Transcription• “make a copy in writing” (Oxford dict.)

trans-: across scribere: write

• different degrees: - simple transcription - diplomatic transcription - semi-diplomatic

• manual or (semi) automatic

Illustrissimo Signor Giuliano Giavarina, e

Fratelli lire


Transcription• “make a copy in writing” (Oxford dict.)

trans-: across scribere: write

• different degrees: - simple transcription - diplomatic transcription - semi-diplomatic

• manual or (semi) automatic

Illustrissimo Signor Giuliano Giavarina, e

Fratelli lire

Illmo° Sig.r Giuliano Gia- varina, e Fratelli ____£


Annotation

• the practice of adding information to a text, image, or other data.

• typically consists of selection of a segment attribution of a tag optionally segment linkage

• can be multilayer, concurrent

• manual or automatic


Annotation

Person






Annotation

SurnameFirstname

Person






Annotation

SurnameFirstname

Institutionannotator1 annotator2Person






Main steps

documents



trans. & annotationknowledge rep.


exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Disambiguation

mentions(text)

entity(world)

Marietta_Antonioli (unique identifier)


• logical inference derive new facts from known information

age at year y birth date 2 persons in a transaction they know each other

• statistical inference estimate probabilities via statistical models

disambiguation given: name, profession, residence, etc.

Inference


Interlinking establishment of links across datasets

VTM


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotation

search


knowledge rep.


exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Search


Visualization

Persons who know each otherGarzoni 1613 - 1643


Complex queries• What was the average wealth of Venetian tax payers in March 1740?

• Who had the most real estate transactions?

• What is the ratio of transactions inside vs. outside family?

• What was the percentage of crime as a main cause of death?

• etc.


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotation

search


knowledge rep.


exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotation

search


knowledge rep.

interlinkinginference

Part I: Venice 1740 document series

data processing

exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotation

search


knowledge rep.



Part II: model & DHCanvas

data processing

exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Main steps

documents



trans. & annotation

search


knowledge rep.



Part II: model & DHCanvas

Part III: groups

data processing

exploitation

acquisition

doc. processing


Outline

1. Introduction 2. Venice 1740 document series 3. Document modeling & DHCanvas 4. Group introduction


Logics - recap

Logic of document series: collection of historical records created by accumulation of documents by typology (e.g. fiscal declarations, or birth certificates)

Logic of information systems: provide access to information (entities, their attributes and relationships) across document collections


Logics - IS of an ArchiveEntities

Indexes/ Relations

Document series


Archives and archival fondsAr

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Info

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Syst

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Priority of funds and series

Select the archival funds possessing the most advanced internal information system to

access their series


Series

1. X Savi alle Decime 1. Filze 2. Quaderni dei trasporti e indici 3. Giornali dei traslati 4. Catastici

2. Provveditori alla Sanità, Necrologi 3. Segretario alle Voci, elezioni Maggior

Consiglio


X Savi alle DecimeEst. 1477

Records from 1514 (after Rialto’s fire)

Main duty: collection and management of records for the “decima”

“Decima”: tax on real estate, 10%

More in Paola Benussi’s lecture


X Savi alle Decime

Decimazioni: 1514, 1537, 1566, 1581, 1661, 1711, 1740 Catastici: 1661, 1711, 1740

Condizion di Decima

Quaderni dei Trasporti + Indici

Giornali dei TraslatiCatastici

VERIFICATION(geographical)

UPDATEs(over time)


X Savi alle Decime

«...tale serie d'atti [...] è il cervello esso stesso di tutta la immensa mole degli atti di volontà privata e pubblica racchiusi nelle svariate serie dell'archivio; perchè tutto

vi è virtualmente riprodotto, tutto è da esso coordinato con la più rigorosa esattezza»

Bernardo Canal, 1909


X Savi alle Decime: Filze

In esecuzione del decreto del Eccellentissimo Senato del dì 13 Maggio passato dò in Nota io Marieta Antonioli di quondam Francesco …

Io Marieta Antonioli … affermo con mio giuramento. 1739 23 settembre ricevuta per me Antonio Maria Zorzi alli X Savi Spedita (lire o grossi) 14 (grossi o denari) 10 Decima (lire o grossi) 1 (grossi o denari) 11

Totale: 348 filze; 99.000 polizze (circa) Consistenze 1740-1806: 50 filze; 16.000 polizze (circa)


X Savi alle Decime: Quaderni dei Trasporti

Totale: 49 regg. Consistenze 1740-1806: 12 regg.



Marietta Antonioli quondam Francesco relicta in primo voto Jacomo Soardo, ed in secondo voto del quondam Zuan Battista Ciotti Deve Dare

LEFT: detto (data) a detta (S.S.) per Condizion detta (luogo, S. Marco) 191 …

RIGHT: 1751. 24. Marzo per Bastian Ciotti 1082 2 11



Ser Bastian e Zuane Battista Padre e figlio Ciotti Deve Dare 24 Marzo a Marietta Antonioli …


X Savi alle Decime: Indici dei Quaderni dei Trasporti



X Savi alle Decime: Indici dei Quaderni dei Trasporti

Marietta Antonioli quondam Francesco relicta … 21.


X Savi alle Decime: Giornali dei Traslati



X Savi alle Decime: Giornali dei Traslati


X Savi alle Decime: Catastici delle parrocchie

Totale: 22 bb.; 227 fascc. Consistenze 1740: 7 bb.; 75 fascc.


X Savi alle Decime: Catastici


X Savi alle Decime: Catastici

161 - Casa - Bastian Ciotti Affitta primo luglio [1]693 giurò - Cristofolo Baroncelli, che vendete sua vita durante à Giacomo Manzoni in Calle de Fuseri


Provveditori alla Sanità, Necrologi

Est. 1486, after major plague (1478)

Main duty: public health management

More in Monica del Rio’s lecture



Totale: 200 regg. Consistenze 1740: 1 regg.



a Primo Marzo 1740 Reverendo Don Andrea Baretta d’anni 78 agitato da cordoglia causata in hieri sera da pienezza di cibi e vomito morse all’ore 19 Illustrissimo Signorini ?? San Marcilian


Segretario alle Voci

Est. mid XV, notary in Ducal chancelry

Main duty: record and manage elections made in Major Council and Senate, esp. verifying nomination requirements



Totale: 81 regg. (Elezioni in Senato: 26 regg.; Elezioni in Maggior Consiglio: 33 regg; Universi: 12 regg.) Consistenze 1740: 2 regg.



Length of charge - Name of charge

Date of nomination - Name of person - Incumbent



Begin office - End office - End term for secretary to start the procedure to nominate next


Outline

1. Introduction 2. Venice 1740 document series 3. Document modeling & DHCanvas 4. Group introduction


Document modeling

What are we interested in?

Identification of the objects of interest of a domain:

• concepts & entities (classes) • information (attributes) • associations (relationships)


INDEX



/ / InstitutionFamilyPersonNumber


/ / InstitutionFamilyPersonNumber

Index Record


/ InstitutionFamily /PersonNumber

Entities

Record

Index Record

NumexTrasp. Redirection


Entities

Record

Numex

QUADERNI


Entities

Record

Numex


Entities

Record

/ InstitutionFamily /Person Person

Numex

Number


Entities

Record

Institution

Family

Person

NumexTrasp. RedirectionNumber


Entities

Record

Institution

Family

Person

Reference to evidence


Date

Date

DH Fall School ASVe, October 5-9 2015Record Reference to evidence

Account


Date

Entities

Institution

Family

Person

DH Fall School ASVe, October 5-9 2015Record

Account


Date


Entities

Institution

Family

Person


Account

Account Part

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Trasporti Record

Give Have


Date


Index Record

Number

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person


Account

Ref. to evidence


Date

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Number

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person


AccountHolde

Account


Date

Ref. to evidenceAccount

Give Have

Account Part

Number

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person


AccountHolder

Role

Account


Date

Ref. to evidenceAccount

Give Have

Account Part

Number

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person


AccountHolder


Date

Ref. to evidence

Role

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Number

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person



Date

Ref. to evidence

AccountHolder

Role

Account

Give Have

Account Part

CATASTICI

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number


Trasp. Redirection

Numex

Date

Ref. to evidence

AccountHolder

Role

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number


Entity Entity

Tenant Landlor

Property

Tra. Red.

Catastici Record

Numex

Ref. to evidence

Date

AccountHolder

Role

Numbe Numbe

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number


Numex

Tenant Date

Ref. to evidence

AccountHolde

RoleTra. Red.

Cat. Red.

Catastici Record

Propert

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number

Landlord


Numex

Tenant Date

Ref. to evidence

AccountHolde

RoleTrasp/Cat.

Propert

Catastici Record

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number

Landlord


Numex

Date

Ref. to evidence

Tenant

AccountHolde

RoleTrasp/Cat.

Propert

Catastici Record

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number

Landlord


Surnam Name

Numex

Date

Ref. to evidence

Tenant

AccountHolde

Role

Indexing Letter

Trasp/Cat.

Propert

Catastici Record

Account

Give Have

Account Part

P.Nb.

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number

Landlord

DH Fall School ASVe, October 5-9 2015Indexing Letter

P.Nb.Trasp/Cat.

Numex

Ref. to evidence

Surnam Name

Numbe

DateDate

Place

DeclarationTransaction

Creditor

Tutor

Commissary

Heir

Incumbent

Tenant

Landlord

AccountHolde

Role Propert

Catastici Record

Account

Give Have

Account Part

Trasporti Record

Index Record

Record

Entities

Institution

Family

Person Number


Place

mentions(text)

entity(world)

Entities

Institution

Family

Person


DHCanvas


DHCanvas

Open Annotation Data Modela model to represent annotations

Shared Canvasa space to organize documents, transcriptions, annotations, etc.

IIIF, International Image Interoperability Frameworka way to serve images and navigates collections using OA and SC

A tool to transcribe and annotate digital images


Demo


Outline

1. Introduction 2. Venice 1740 document series 3. DHCanvas 4. Group introduction