⚠️ By uploading materials to this repository, you agree to share them under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

This means they are freely reusable for educational purposes, the original author must always be cited, and the materials cannot be used commercially.

MANO Metadata

Manuscript descriptions contributed to the MANO project and displayed on the MANO Metadata Collection page.

This repository contains JSON files describing manuscripts.
Each JSON file represents a single manuscript (or a set of manuscripts) and is automatically displayed on the MANO Metadata Collection page.

Overview

• Each JSON file contains the metadata of one or more manuscripts.
• Files must be placed in the data/ folder of this repository.
• The manuscripts appear automatically on the MANO Metadata Collection page, where users can:
  • Search by manuscript name, repository or location
  • Filter by responsible person, repostitory, content authors, text language, font description, place of origin or provenance
  • View full metadata details
  • Download in JSON or XML format or prinatble PDF.

How to Contribute a Manuscript Description

1. Log in to GitHub

• You need a free GitHub account.
• If you already have one, sign in.

2. Describe the manuscript using the MANO Metadata Editor

• Go to the MANO Metadata Editor.
• Fill in all the manuscript details.
• When finished, click Download JSON.
• You now have a .json file describing the manuscript.

3. Upload the JSON file to this repository

1. Go to the MANO Metadata repository
2. Click Add file → Upload files
3. Drag & drop your .json file
4. Click → Commit changes

This will create a new manuscript record.

What happens next?

The manuscript will automatically appear on the MANO Metadata Collection page, where users can:

• Search by title, repository, or location
• Filter by responsible person, repostitory, content authors, text language, font description, place of origin or provenance
• Open a full detailed record
• Download the description as JSON or XML
• Download a printable PDF

Best Practices

• Use the MANO Metadata Editor to create JSON files (do not edit manually).
• Use a clear, unique filename for the manuscript.
• Double-check your metadata before uploading.

License

By uploading metadata files to this repository, contributors agree to make them freely and publicly available under the

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

This means:

• Anyone can copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material
• Must always give credit to the original author
• Cannot use the materials for commercial purposes

Full license text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Need help?

If you’re stuck, open an Issue in this repository.

Thank you for contributing to MANO!

Every new manuscript description helps expand the shared digital resource, and participation in enriching the Metadata Collection is greatly appreciated.