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== London Book Trades 2 – a biographical and documentary resource of information from c. 1470 to c. 1830 == | |||
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=== What's New === | === What's New === | ||
The Bibliographical Society is pleased to present this new website building upon Michael Turner's original database. David Macfarlane | [https://bibsoc.org.uk/ The Bibliographical Society] is pleased to present this new website building upon Michael Turner's original database. David Macfarlane led the initiative to re-engineer the system, developing a new presentation of the underlying data and adding significant new enhancements. These include: | ||
* all information for an individual is now on a single page instead of being split across multiple separate pages | * all information for an individual is now on a single page instead of being split across multiple separate pages | ||
* the page title now includes the person's name, as well as birth/death dates, or a best estimate of their lifespan based upon the underlying data | * the page title now includes the person's name, as well as birth/death dates, or a best estimate of their lifespan based upon the underlying data | ||
* a career floruit has been calculated for each person based upon any extant underlying data and is displayed with confidence grades | * a career floruit has been calculated for each person based upon any extant underlying data and is displayed with confidence grades | ||
* a graphical timeline of floruit is provided for each person where calculable | * a graphical timeline of floruit is provided for each person where calculable | ||
* a new chronological index has been created based upon the | * a new chronological index has been created based upon the floruit along with updated Indexes by Name, LBT/Number, and McKenzie Reference Number | ||
* alternate spelling functionality has been introduced to help search the data for individuals who have variant names or spelling explicitly flagged as such in the underlying data | * alternate spelling functionality has been introduced to help search the data for individuals who have variant names or spelling explicitly flagged as such in the underlying data | ||
* calendar pages now contain all court activities for each day and are more easily accessible | * calendar pages now contain all court activities for each day and are more easily accessible | ||
[[File:Old_Printing_Press.jpg|thumb|alt=Woodcut of people operating a wooden common printing press (from 1521)|This 1521 woodcut shows the operation of a common press. It is the pressmark of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodocus%20Badius Jodocus Badius Ascensius] (1462–1535). While he printed some books by English authors, he printed exclusively in Paris and therefore he appears only indirectly in this website.|right]] | |||
* calendar pages now show all tradespeople active in that year based upon their calculated floruits, separately showing those in the printing-related trades and those in other trades | * calendar pages now show all tradespeople active in that year based upon their calculated floruits, separately showing those in the printing-related trades and those in other trades | ||
* a name disambiguation page and related functionality has been introduced to help navigate the data for individuals with the same names | * a name disambiguation page and related functionality has been introduced to help navigate the data for individuals with the same names | ||
* family relationships in the underlying data have been analysed extensively so | * family relationships in the underlying data have been analysed extensively so in addition to parents and children they now show grandparents, aunts/uncles, and cousins and their occupations | ||
* relationship disambiguation and confidence scores have been calculated for each family relationship based upon the underlying data | * relationship disambiguation and confidence scores have been calculated for each family relationship based upon the underlying data | ||
* address pages have been created, along with a graphical representation of occupancy at the same address over time | * address pages have been created, along with a graphical representation of occupancy at the same address over time | ||
* additional badges are provided to show at-a-glance profile characteristics and distinguishing features such as having more than one occupation or being part of a "printing dynasty' of least 3 generations | * additional badges are provided to show at-a-glance profile characteristics and distinguishing features such as having more than one occupation or being part of a "printing dynasty' of at least 3 generations | ||
* category pages have been created for persons who held an office in the Stationers' Company | * category pages have been created for persons who held an office in the Stationers' Company | ||
* an occupation cross reference table has been created to group the many recorded occupations into higher level functional categories | * an occupation cross reference table has been created to group the many recorded occupations into higher level functional categories | ||
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* links to external references have been provided (e.g. VIAF, Wikipedia, ODNB) where they have been confidently matched | * links to external references have been provided (e.g. VIAF, Wikipedia, ODNB) where they have been confidently matched | ||
Further details can be found in the [[History of the Project]], the [[Technology Rationale]], the [[Data Conversion Notes]], and other pages of the [[:Category:Front Matter|Front Matter]. | Further details can be found in the [[History of the Project]], the [[Technology Rationale]], the [[Data Conversion Notes]], and other pages of the [[:Category:Front Matter|Front Matter]]. Note that if you want to link to person pages on the LBT, you can take advantage of the build-in redirects: https://lbt.bibsoc.org.uk/index.php?title=LBT02731 will always point to the most up-to-date version of the [[LBT02731|William Caxton]] page. | ||
We are considering additional enhancements, including integration with other repositories such as the ESTC, and plan to address any significant data quality issues as part of a future project. In the meantime if you would like to provide any feedback, especially on how you are using the website, please send email to ''[mailto:lbt@bibsoc.org.uk LBT at BibSoc]'. | |||
=== Linking to the London Book Trades Website === | |||
If you want to link to this website, you can use the simple LBT number string as the page title; it will remain invariant as new information comes to light about birth and death dates and/or names. For example, to link to William Ponsonby's page at LBT you use '''https://lbt.bibsoc.org.uk/index.php?title=LBT08175'''. That link will always point to Ponsonby's current page, whatever it may be called. | |||
[[Category:Front Matter]] | [[Category:Front Matter]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:39, 19 April 2026
London Book Trades 2 – a biographical and documentary resource of information from c. 1470 to c. 1830
What's New
The Bibliographical Society is pleased to present this new website building upon Michael Turner's original database. David Macfarlane led the initiative to re-engineer the system, developing a new presentation of the underlying data and adding significant new enhancements. These include:
- all information for an individual is now on a single page instead of being split across multiple separate pages
- the page title now includes the person's name, as well as birth/death dates, or a best estimate of their lifespan based upon the underlying data
- a career floruit has been calculated for each person based upon any extant underlying data and is displayed with confidence grades
- a graphical timeline of floruit is provided for each person where calculable
- a new chronological index has been created based upon the floruit along with updated Indexes by Name, LBT/Number, and McKenzie Reference Number
- alternate spelling functionality has been introduced to help search the data for individuals who have variant names or spelling explicitly flagged as such in the underlying data
- calendar pages now contain all court activities for each day and are more easily accessible
- calendar pages now show all tradespeople active in that year based upon their calculated floruits, separately showing those in the printing-related trades and those in other trades
- a name disambiguation page and related functionality has been introduced to help navigate the data for individuals with the same names
- family relationships in the underlying data have been analysed extensively so in addition to parents and children they now show grandparents, aunts/uncles, and cousins and their occupations
- relationship disambiguation and confidence scores have been calculated for each family relationship based upon the underlying data
- address pages have been created, along with a graphical representation of occupancy at the same address over time
- additional badges are provided to show at-a-glance profile characteristics and distinguishing features such as having more than one occupation or being part of a "printing dynasty' of at least 3 generations
- category pages have been created for persons who held an office in the Stationers' Company
- an occupation cross reference table has been created to group the many recorded occupations into higher level functional categories
- floruits are displayed for each apprentice
- links to external references have been provided (e.g. VIAF, Wikipedia, ODNB) where they have been confidently matched
Further details can be found in the History of the Project, the Technology Rationale, the Data Conversion Notes, and other pages of the Front Matter. Note that if you want to link to person pages on the LBT, you can take advantage of the build-in redirects: https://lbt.bibsoc.org.uk/index.php?title=LBT02731 will always point to the most up-to-date version of the William Caxton page.
We are considering additional enhancements, including integration with other repositories such as the ESTC, and plan to address any significant data quality issues as part of a future project. In the meantime if you would like to provide any feedback, especially on how you are using the website, please send email to LBT at BibSoc'.
Linking to the London Book Trades Website
If you want to link to this website, you can use the simple LBT number string as the page title; it will remain invariant as new information comes to light about birth and death dates and/or names. For example, to link to William Ponsonby's page at LBT you use https://lbt.bibsoc.org.uk/index.php?title=LBT08175. That link will always point to Ponsonby's current page, whatever it may be called.