Parts Level:  Alphabet

Definition:  Primary writing system of the manuscript.

Comment:  In the case of Digital Scriptorium, almost all manuscripts are written in the Latin alphabet; a small but growing percentage of the DS holdings are manuscripts written in Greek language and, crucially for this field, in the Greek alphabet. Don't use this field if a manuscript has one or two short notes in, for example, the Hebrew alphabet, but rather be sure to put an image of that on the web and use the word "Hebrew" in the caption.

Example:

• Greek
• [but in the Caption field] Scrap of a Hebrew book used as reinforcement for stitching.

Properties:  Data type: text. Field size: 50 characters.

Required?:  No.