Challenges and Perspectives in Creating a Digital Epigraphy Collection Using TEI XML and Front-end Services

Authors

  • Dimitar Iliev St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Elina Boeva St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Polina Yordanova University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55630/dipp.2019.9.42

Keywords:

Digital Epigraphy, TEI XML, EpiDoc, Front-end Services

Abstract

The article presents the main tools and methods applied in the creation of the Telamon database of the ancient Greek inscriptions from Bulgaria encoded in TEI XML. The work so far on the project is reported, the modifications to the existing services are enumerated and some future perspectives are discussed.

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Published

2019-09-13

How to Cite

Iliev, D., Boeva, E., & Yordanova, P. (2019). Challenges and Perspectives in Creating a Digital Epigraphy Collection Using TEI XML and Front-end Services. Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage, 9, 383–390. https://doi.org/10.55630/dipp.2019.9.42