Prince of Biscari Network

The dataset contains metadata describing the Princes of Biscari (Paternò Castello) correspondence, one of the most important noble families in Sicily during the modern era. The dataset was created with the digitization of letters preserved in the Biscari Archive, held at the State Archive of Catania...

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Main Author: Salvatore Spina
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Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Open Humanities Data
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Online Access:https://account.openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/index.php/up-j-johd/article/view/165
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description The dataset contains metadata describing the Princes of Biscari (Paternò Castello) correspondence, one of the most important noble families in Sicily during the modern era. The dataset was created with the digitization of letters preserved in the Biscari Archive, held at the State Archive of Catania, and this digitization initiateed a Historical Network Analysis research project aimed at reconstructing the family’s relationships and how its members interacted with the political class, the religious class, and the monarchy. After digitization, the letters were curated in a database and analyzed.
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spelling doaj-art-b1f935d2ca7e4cd38e05d35090d03fea2025-08-20T02:21:20ZengUbiquity PressJournal of Open Humanities Data2059-481X2024-01-0110111110.5334/johd.165165Prince of Biscari NetworkSalvatore Spina0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-8183Department of Humanities, University of Catania, CataniaThe dataset contains metadata describing the Princes of Biscari (Paternò Castello) correspondence, one of the most important noble families in Sicily during the modern era. The dataset was created with the digitization of letters preserved in the Biscari Archive, held at the State Archive of Catania, and this digitization initiateed a Historical Network Analysis research project aimed at reconstructing the family’s relationships and how its members interacted with the political class, the religious class, and the monarchy. After digitization, the letters were curated in a database and analyzed.https://account.openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/index.php/up-j-johd/article/view/165biscari archivedigital epistolographyignazio paternò castellocity of cataniasicily
spellingShingle Salvatore Spina
Prince of Biscari Network
Journal of Open Humanities Data
biscari archive
digital epistolography
ignazio paternò castello
city of catania
sicily
title Prince of Biscari Network
title_full Prince of Biscari Network
title_fullStr Prince of Biscari Network
title_full_unstemmed Prince of Biscari Network
title_short Prince of Biscari Network
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topic biscari archive
digital epistolography
ignazio paternò castello
city of catania
sicily
url https://account.openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/index.php/up-j-johd/article/view/165
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