Journal | magazén
Monographic journal issue | 3 | 1 | 2022
Research Article | The Visual [Re]Presentation of Textual Data in Traditional and Digital Critical Editions
The Visual [Re]Presentation of Textual Data in Traditional and Digital Critical Editions
Abstract
The prospect of breaking free from the confines of the printed page drives much of the interest in digital critical editions; yet the format of traditional editions in print remains an effective and efficient information visualization. This paper will argue that using the data from a digital edition to [re]present the traditional format of a printed edition can illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of both platforms. In addition to making the data available in a familiar format for offline reading, a print visualization is also a useful test of the digital edition’s data model. It can also promote a shift toward thinking about textual data and its visualization (in print or on a screen) as separate concerns.
Submitted: Jan. 31, 2022 | Accepted: May 4, 2022 | Published June 30, 2022 | Language: en
Keywords Print • Latin • Textual criticism • Data visualization • Digital critical editions
Subtags Analysis Textual data Communication Publication Technology Documents Visualisation
Copyright © 2022 Samuel Huskey. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/mag/2724-3923/2022/05/005
