Template:Infobox medieval text
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Usage[edit]
Copy-paste this empty template. Explanations of the parameters is given below
{{Infobox medieval text
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| image =
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<!----------Information---------->
| full title =
| original title =
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| ascribed to =
| compiled by =
| illustrated by =
| patron =
| dedicated to =
| audience =
| language =
| date =
| date of issue =
| provenance =
| state of existence =
| authenticity =
| series =
| manuscript(s) =
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| principal manuscript(s)=
| first printed edition =
<!----------Form and content---------->
| verse form =
| length =
| illustration(s) =
| genre =
| subject =
| setting =
| period covered =
| personages =
| personages (long list)=
| sources =
| below =
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Parameter description[edit]
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| Full title | {{{full title}}} |
| Original title | {{{original title}}} |
| Also known as | {{{also known as}}} |
| Author(s) | {{{author(s)}}} |
| Ascribed to | {{{ascribed to}}} |
| Compiled by | {{{compiled by}}} |
| Illustrated by | {{{illustrated by}}} |
| Patron | {{{patron}}} |
| Dedicated to | {{{dedicated to}}} |
| Audience | {{{audience}}} |
| Language | {{{language}}} |
| Date | {{{date}}} |
| Date of issue | {{{date of issue}}} |
| Provenance | {{{provenance}}} |
| State of existence | {{{state of existence}}} |
| Authenticity | {{{authenticity}}} |
| Series | {{{series}}} |
| Manuscript(s) | {{{manuscript(s)}}} |
| {{{MS class 1}}} | |
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| {{{MS class 3}}} | |
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| {{{MS class 6}}} | |
| {{{MS class 7}}} | |
| {{{MS class 8}}} | |
| {{{MS class 9}}} | |
| {{{MS class 10}}} | |
| Principal manuscript(s) | {{{principal manuscript(s)}}} |
| First printed edition | {{{first printed edition}}} |
| Genre | {{{genre}}} |
| Verse form | {{{verse form}}} |
| Length | {{{length}}} |
| Subject | {{{subject}}} |
| Setting | {{{setting}}} |
| Period covered | {{{period covered}}} |
| Personages | {{{personages}}} |
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| Sources | {{{sources}}} |
| {{{below}}} | |
{{Infobox medieval text
<!----------Name---------->
| name = Title of text
| alternative title(s) = non-English title in appropriate (e.g. Greek) script.
Alternative titles which do not belong here can be entered in the title fields of the main body below.
<!----------Image---------->
| image = "file:example.jpg", image appropriate to the text.
| width = image width is set at 225px by default, but may be adjusted if appropriate.
| caption = brief description of image
<!----------Information---------->
| full title = full title
| original title = title in the original language
| also known as = alternative titles which do not belong in the subheader
| author(s) = author(s) of the text (not be confused with scribe(s)).
| ascribed to = ascribed author, if the case for authorship rests on a medieval authority,
but is not universally acknowledged by modern scholars.
| compiled by = the medieval person (often a scribe or the scribe's master) responsible for compiling and arranging the text
| illustrated by = medieval illustrator. Please also indicate the relevant manuscript(s).
| patron = patron (who may or may not be addressed in the text)
| dedicated to = dedicatee (who may or may not be the same person as the patron)
| audience = audience of the text (intended or not), if sufficiently known and noteworthy,
e.g. the nuns addressed in Aldhelm's ''De Laude Virginitatis''.
| language = language(s) used by the text, e.g. Middle High German, Old Norse, Hiberno-Latin, etc.
| date = (approximate) date of composition, or date range
| date of issue = date when a law was promulgated, charter issued, etc.
| provenance = place of origin, e.g. region or monastic house
| state of existence = if appropriate, mark as hypothetical, fictitious or legendary; fragmentary or incomplete.
| authenticity = spurious or fabricated
| series = series of which the text is part
| manuscript(s) = list of manuscripts
| MS class 1 = additional fields using the full box width, intended for more extensive information on manuscripts
| MS class 2 =
| MS class 3 =
| MS class 4 =
| MS class 5 =
| MS class 6 =
| MS class 7 =
| principal manuscript(s) = principal manuscript
| first printed edition = first printed edition
<!----------Form and content---------->
| verse form = prosodic features, rhyme, alliteration, etc.
| length = number of words, lines, folios, etc.
| illustration(s) = brief description of medieval illustration(s)
| genre = genre or text type
| subject = brief description of subject or theme(s)
| setting = setting, such as period and locale; usually for literature
| period covered = (approximate) period. For historical works, one may want to specify the years covered by the entries,
e.g. for ''Annals of Tigernach'', AD 34-378 (Dublin fragment); AD 142-361 (2nd fragment), etc.
| personages = (leading) characters in a literary text, or historical personages
| personages (long list) = additional fields using the full box width, intended for longer lists of personages
| sources = source(s) from which the text or compilation is derived
| below = text in bottom cell, intended for footnotes, see-also, and other such information.
}}
Example[edit]
| Hemming's Cartulary | |
|---|---|
| Liber Wigorniensis and Hemming's Cartulary proper | |
 Page from Hemming's Cartulary, this is folio 121 of the manuscript | |
| Author(s) | Hemming (2nd part) |
| Compiled by | Hemming (2nd part) |
| Language | medieval Latin |
| Date | mostly 996 x 1016 (Liber Wigorniensis); late 11th / early 12th century (2nd part) |
| Provenance | Worcester Cathedral |
| Authenticity | contains some spurious charters |
| Manuscript(s) | Cotton Tiberius A xiii |
| First printed edition | 1723 by Thomas Hearne |
| Genre | Cartulary |
| Subject | Charters of Worcester Cathedral |
| Period covered | 10th and 11th century |
| Personages | Cnut, William the Conqueror, others |
{{Infobox medieval text
<!----------Name---------->
| name = ''Hemming's Cartulary''
| alternative title(s) = ''Liber Wigorniensis'' and Hemming's Cartulary proper
| image = File:Hemmingscartfolio121.jpg
| width =
| caption = Page from Hemming's Cartulary, this is folio 121 of the manuscript
<!----------Information---------->
| author(s) = Hemming (2nd part)
| compiled by = Hemming (2nd part)
| patron =
| dedicated to =
| audience =
| language = medieval Latin
| date = mostly 996 x 1016 (''Liber Wigorniensis''); late 11th / early 12th century (2nd part)
| provenance = [[Worcester Cathedral]]
| authenticity = contains some spurious charters
| first printed edition = 1723 by [[Thomas Hearne (antiquarian)|Thomas Hearne]]
| manuscript(s) = Cotton Tiberius A xiii
<!----------Form and content---------->
| genre = [[Cartulary]]
| subject = [[Charter]]s of [[Worcester Cathedral]]
| setting =
| period covered = 10th and 11th century
| personages = [[Cnut]], [[William the Conqueror]], others
}}