Documentary Sources Database Topic Categories

A set of 42 Topic Categories related to the arts and humanities defines the scope of the Documentary Sources database. Each document in the system is indexed to the relevant Topic Categories and also to the geographical places relevant to those Topic Categories. For example, a letter sent from Florence to Madrid mentioning a musical performance in Ferrara will be indexed under Topics to "Music and Musical Instruments - Firenze", "Music and Musical Instruments - Madrid" and "Music and Musical Instruments - Ferrara".

Below is the list of topics indexed in the Documentary Sources for the Arts and Humanities database. Click on the Topic title to view a detailed description of that category.

Documentary Sources Online, launched in the Spring of 2006, is available free of charge for a limited time at http://documents.medici.org, and through the Iter Gateway.