Graphing/Markup Data: TNA SC8 Petitionary Texts and Community Narrative

<p>Cleaned CSV files of data samples taken&nbsp;from the British National Archives database; TNA petition XML/TEI data model for the purpose of digitizing and cataloguing documents from the TNA repository.</p> <p><em>The final iteration of this&nbsp;project will be an interactive web-based visual representation of medieval communication networks using petitionary texts. I am currently researching methods to reposition these 13th century petitions as a form of communication while viewing them as an early form of social media. Typically these petitions were either grievances or requests made to the king seeking favor or assistance. By analyzing the data that is found in each of these petitions both through a database found at the National Archives in the United Kingdom, I can look at the smaller storylines within the larger system. I am also studying the objects themselves including the handwritten information which is how I plan on transcribing and editing the texts using TEI markup. The goal is to make this model transferable for use with other collections of historical texts and for digital humanities projects where the collections, including the digitized images, the data, and the relationships established can be curated for educational use.</em></p>