An introduction to studying and editing texts in all forms, from manuscript to digital.

This book addresses the need of humanities scholars for whom technology and data now play a large role in their research and teaching and who need deeper expertise in the area of data modeling and representation. The authors, all experts in digital humanities, offer a clear explanation of key technical principles, a grounded discussion of case studies, and an exploration of important theoretical concerns. The first part in the book provides some basic grounding and orientation, giving the reader a history of data modeling in the humanities and a grounding in the technical concepts necessary...