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items: The Papyrological Editor
items: #everynamecounts
items: crowdsourcing.wien
items: Ways of making digital editions of historical recipes and experimental texts: The Making and Knowing Project
items: EDITORIAL: Crowd Editions. Participation, Expertise and Automation in Digital Scholarly Editing
items: Swiss Editions: Call for Reviews (English)
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Hochgelobt und Abserviert. Das Crowdsourcing Projekt „What’s on the menu“ der New York Public Library
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creator: Ulrike Henny
date: 2026-05-12T11:51:28Z
subject: Review article
subject: crowdsourcing
subject: food
subject: library
subject: menu
subject: metadata
subject: new york
description: What’s on the Menu?, New York Public Library (ed.), 2011–2024. https://menus.nypl.org/ (Last Accessed: 14.03.2025). Reviewed by Janosch Förster (SLUB Dresden), Janosch.Foerster@slub-dresden.de. || Abstract: In 2011, the New York Public Library began indexing a portion of its menu card collection from … Hochgelobt und Abserviert. Das Crowdsourcing Projekt „What’s on the menu“ der New York Public Library Read More »
encoded: What’s on the Menu?, New York Public Library (ed.), 2011–2024. https://menus.nypl.org/ (Last Accessed: 14.03.2025). Reviewed by Janosch Förster (SLUB Dresden), Janosch.Foerster@slub-dresden.de. || Abstract: In 2011, the New York Public Library began indexing a portion of its menu card collection from the Buttolph Collection through a crowdsourcing project. The goal of the project, What’s on the Menu, was to record the dishes and prices on the digitized items in addition to the metadata provided by the library. The participation process was designed to be as low-threshold and simple as possible. The review scrutinizes the aims, approaches and deficiencies of the project, which unfortunately was discontinued in 2016. Abb. 1: Homepage des Projekts What’s on the menu. 1Wer wissen wollte, wann in New York das erste Mal Sushi serviert wurde (1932), was eine Tasse Kaffee im Jahr 1901 kostete (5 cents) oder welches Getränk zum Beginn der Prohibitionszeit am häufigsten serviert wurde (Lindenblütentee; gemeint war illegal gebrannter Alkohol), der konnte dies seit 2011 auf der Website What’s on the menu?1 herausfinden. Rund 17.500 Menükarten aus der insgesamt rund 45.000 Objekte umfassenden Kollektion der Sammlerin Miss Frank E. Buttolph2 wurden dort digitalisiert und online zur Verfügung gestellt. Das Projekt, angesiedelt an der New York Public Library (NYPL), setzte bei der Erschließung dieser Sammlung massiv auf Crowdsourcing und war für einige Jahre eines der Vorzeige-Projekte in diesem Bereich. 2016 wurde das Projekt aufgrund fehlender Finanzierung eingestellt. Die Website (siehe Abb. 1) ist inzwischen (2025) vom Netz genommen, allein die Digitalisate der auf ihr bisher erschlossenen Menü- und Speisekarten sind noch verfügbar3, die Rohdaten des Crowdsourcing-Projekts stehen als csv-Dateien unter der ursprünglichen URL zum Download frei zur Verfügung. Obwohl also das eigentliche Projekt aufgrund von „outdated software and hardware“ (so die Begründung auf der Website) nicht…

The Papyrological Editor
type: item
creator: Ulrike Henny
date: 2026-05-12T11:51:05Z
subject: Review article
subject: classics
subject: code editing
subject: crowdsourcing
subject: epidoc
subject: papyrology
subject: transcription
subject: virtual workspace
description: The Papyrological Editor (PE, SoSOL), Ryan Baumann et al. (ed.), 2010. https://papyri.info/editor/ (Last Accessed: 14.08.2024). Reviewed by Lavinia Ferretti (Universität Basel), lavinia.ferretti@unibas.ch and Elisa Nury (Université de Genève), elisa.nury@unige.ch. || Abstract: The Papyrological Editor is the editing environment of Papyri.info. … The Papyrological Editor Read More »
encoded: The Papyrological Editor (PE, SoSOL), Ryan Baumann et al. (ed.), 2010. https://papyri.info/editor/ (Last Accessed: 14.08.2024). Reviewed by Lavinia Ferretti (Universität Basel), lavinia.ferretti@unibas.ch and Elisa Nury (Université de Genève), elisa.nury@unige.ch. || Abstract: The Papyrological Editor is the editing environment of Papyri.info. It allows users to collectively curate data while keeping high scientific standards through a peer-review system and a Git-based version history. A custom syntax called Leiden+ makes the edition of XML data more easily accessible to users. However, the complexity of the multiple interlinked databases and the technical expertise needed to work with papyri may be a barrier for new users. The review focuses particularly on the user perspective, analyzing what makes the Papyrological Editor successful and how it could be improved. Introduction 1The Papyrological Editor (PE) is one of the two core components of Papyri.info, the platform for accessing a large collection of ancient Greek documentary and literary texts on papyri and ostraca (potsherds). The PE describes itself as an editing environment, enabling scholarly curation of the material from Papyri.info with version control and peer review mechanisms; it is accessible to everyone through registration. Its counterpart, the Papyrological Navigator (PN), is the openly accessible interface that allows for searching and viewing of the texts and their associated metadata. Lucia Vannini (2018) previously reviewed the PN component of Papyri.info for RIDE and received an award for best review. This review’s purpose is not to duplicate Lucia Vannini’s work but to complement it with a review of the second component of Papyri.info, the Papyrological Editor; we will thus focus on the crowd editing aspect enabled by the PE. 2We begin with introductory remarks on the Papyrological Editor’s history, authors, audience and aims. Afterwards, the body of the review is divided into two parts. Th…

#everynamecounts
type: item
creator: Martina Scholger
date: 2026-05-12T11:50:35Z
subject: Review article
subject: crowdsourcing
subject: digital archive
subject: nazi persecution
subject: remembrance
description: #everynamecounts, Arolsen Archives (ed.), 2020-. https://everynamecounts.arolsen-archives.org/ (Last Accessed: 11.02.2025). Reviewed by Daniel Burckhardt (Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum für europäisch-jüdische Studien), daniel.burckhardt@uni-potsdam.de. || Abstract: #everynamecounts is the largest crowdsourcing initiative of the Arolsen Archives – International Center on Nazi Persecution. Since 2020, … #everynamecounts Read More »
encoded: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><paste> #everynamecounts, Arolsen Archives (ed.), 2020-. https://everynamecounts.arolsen-archives.org/ (Last Accessed: 11.02.2025). Reviewed by Daniel Burckhardt (Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum für europäisch-jüdische Studien), daniel.burckhardt@uni-potsdam.de. || Abstract: #everynamecounts is the largest crowdsourcing initiative of the Arolsen Archives – International Center on Nazi Persecution. Since 2020, more than 170,000 volunteers have been recording more than 7 million digitized index cards and lists in a structured way. The platform provides an outstanding digital process that is well thought out and optimized down to the smallest detail. As compelling as the crowdsourcing aspect is, it is difficult to evaluate #everynamecounts as a text or data edition: So far, the project website does not provide access to the research data generated by the volunteers. The reviewer is also not aware of any research project based on the results of #everynamecounts. It is to be hoped that this impressive ‘digital memorial’ will not only remain an educational and outreach project that provides the general public with direct access to historical sources in order to gain a first-hand understanding of the murderous system of the National Socialists rule, but will also form a comprehensive basis for innovative, data-driven research. Das Online-Archiv der Arolsen Archives 1#everynamecounts ist die teilnehmerstärkste Crowdsourcing-Initiative der Arolsen Archives, dem internationalen Zentrum über NS-Verfolgung.1 Das Archiv bewahrt die weltweit umfassendste Dokumentensammlung über die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus und gehört heute zum UNESCO-Weltdokumentenerbe.2 Herzstück der Sammlung ist eine zentrale Namenkartei von circa 50 Millionen Karteikarten mit Hinweisen auf das Schicksal von über 17,5 Millionen Personen. Im Projekt wurden seit 2020 mehr als 7 Millionen digitalisierte Karteikarten und Listen von über 170.000 Freiwilligen aus aller Welt strukt…

crowdsourcing.wien
type: item
creator: Martina Scholger
date: 2026-05-11T19:29:10Z
subject: Review article
subject: crowdsourcing
subject: play bill
subject: postcard
subject: theatre
subject: Vienna
description: crowdsourcing.wien, Wien Museum; Wienbibliothek im Rathaus (ed.), 2022. https://crowdsourcing.wien (Last Accessed: 01.05.2025). Reviewed by Christian Erlinger (LibrErli – Christian Erlinger – Informatik für Bibliotheken, Archive und Museen), christian@librerli.eu. || Abstract: Crowdsourcing.wien is a digital platform launched in 2022 by the … crowdsourcing.wien Read More »
encoded: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><paste> crowdsourcing.wien, Wien Museum; Wienbibliothek im Rathaus (ed.), 2022. https://crowdsourcing.wien (Last Accessed: 01.05.2025). Reviewed by Christian Erlinger (LibrErli – Christian Erlinger – Informatik für Bibliotheken, Archive und Museen), christian@librerli.eu. || Abstract: Crowdsourcing.wien is a digital platform launched in 2022 by the Wien Museum and the Wienbibliothek im Rathaus to involve the public in transcribing and indexing historical documents. Originating from a pilot project on postcard transcription, the platform now hosts multiple initiatives, including letter transcription and metadata extraction from historical theater playbills. This review outlines the platform’s development, user interface, and collaborative mechanisms such as multi-step validation. While it effectively integrates user contributions into institutional collections, issues remain regarding data accessibility, licensing transparency, and restrictive privacy protocols that limit genealogical research. Overall, crowdsourcing.wien represents a valuable model for participatory cultural heritage preservation. Die Crowdsourcing-Plattform des Wien Museums und der Wienbibliothek im Rathaus 1Crowdsourcing.wien ist eine Transkriptionsplattform, die in Kooperation zwischen dem Wien Museum und der Wienbibliothek im Rathaus betrieben wird. Am 4. Juli 2022 erfolgte der offizielle Launch des Portals (Wien Bibliothek im Rathaus 2022). Dem vorangegangen war ein Pilotprojekt, bei dem aus der topografischen Sammlung des Wien Museums Ansichtskarten zur Transkription vorgelegt wurden. Diese Rezension bespricht die Crowdsourcing-Plattform zuerst aus einem ‚chronologischen‘ Aspekt, um danach anhand der vorhandenen Teilprojekte die einzelnen Funktionalitäten und die Einbindung der Crowd in das Projekt zu diskutieren. Pilotprojekt ‚Ansichtskartensammlung‘ 22000 Ansichtskarten wurden im Sommer 2021 von der ‚Crowd‘ innerhalb von zwei Wochen transkribiert (Egger …

Ways of making digital editions of historical recipes and experimental texts: The Making and Knowing Project
type: item
creator: Ulrike Henny
date: 2026-05-11T15:04:56Z
subject: Review article
subject: citizen science
subject: early modern
subject: experiment
subject: history of knowledge
subject: history of science
subject: multimedia edition
subject: recipes
subject: replication
description: The Making and Knowing Project. Intersections of Craft Making and Scientific Knowing, Pamela H. Smith, Naomi Rosenkranz, Tianna Helena Uchacz, Tillmann Taape, Clément Godbarge, Sophie Pitman, Jenny Boulboullé, Joel Klein, Donna Bilak, Marc Smith, Terry Catapano (ed.), 2020. https://www.makingandknowing.org/bnf-ms-fr-640/ (Last … Ways of making digital editions of historical recipes and experimental texts: The Making and Knowing Project Read More »
encoded: The Making and Knowing Project. Intersections of Craft Making and Scientific Knowing, Pamela H. Smith, Naomi Rosenkranz, Tianna Helena Uchacz, Tillmann Taape, Clément Godbarge, Sophie Pitman, Jenny Boulboullé, Joel Klein, Donna Bilak, Marc Smith, Terry Catapano (ed.), 2020. https://www.makingandknowing.org/bnf-ms-fr-640/ (Last Accessed: 05.05.2025). Reviewed by Sarah Lang (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), slang@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de. || Abstract: The Making and Knowing Project is an educational and research project that has employed citizen science to produce a digital critical edition of the 16th-century manuscript BnF Ms. Fr. 640, along with accompanying educational resources. Situated within a historiographical turn centered around materiality and practical making, the Making and Knowing Project, led by Pamela Smith, explores the tacit knowledge of early modern artisans and practitioners. A major component involves the recreation of historical recipes in educational laboratory settings, documented in the form of essays. The other central component is the digital critical edition of the anonymous French technical tract, BnF Ms. Fr. 640. The first version of the edition and website was completed during the initial funding phase by 2020. Further funding has supported continued development of the edition and related outputs, such as a teaching companion and the digital scholarly editing tool Edition Crafter. Making and Knowing is a flagship project in historical recipe research and in the application of experimental methods in the history of science and knowledge. Introduction 1The Making and Knowing Project (with the subtitle “Intersections of Craft Making and Scientific Knowing”) is situated at the intersection of the experimental history of science,1 recipe research and the Digital Humanities, leveraging the help of citizen scientists to create a digital scholarly edition.2 The recreation of historical recipes within educational laboratory contexts,…

EDITORIAL: Crowd Editions. Participation, Expertise and Automation in Digital Scholarly Editing
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creator: Martina Scholger
date: 2026-05-03T08:22:52Z
subject: Review article
subject: artificial intelligence
subject: citizen science
subject: community management
subject: crowd editions
subject: crowdsourcing
subject: digital scholarly editing
subject: participation
subject: quality assurance
subject: social editing
description: Crowd Editions: Participation, Expertise and Automation in Digital Scholarly Editing 1The idea that scholarly knowledge is generated by the many rather than the few has gained renewed momentum in the early 2000s. As an alternative to small, selective expert editorial … EDITORIAL: Crowd Editions. Participation, Expertise and Automation in Digital Scholarly Editing Read More »
encoded: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><paste> Crowd Editions: Participation, Expertise and Automation in Digital Scholarly Editing 1The idea that scholarly knowledge is generated by the many rather than the few has gained renewed momentum in the early 2000s. As an alternative to small, selective expert editorial teams, projects such as Wikipedia and Wikisource have demonstrated that large, loosely organised digital communities can catalogue, structure and make extensive bodies of knowledge publicly accessible. Such forms of collective knowledge production have since been widely discussed under the term crowdsourcing and have given rise to new ways of working, particularly in the fields of cultural heritage research and the digital humanities (Terras 2015; Ridge 2017). In the field of digital editions, too, projects have emerged since the 2010s that open up tasks within the editorial process to a wider public. 2However, with the increasing digitisation of humanities work processes, it is not only the technical tools of editorial practice that have changed, but also the institutional and social context of scholarly practice. Keywords such as Open Science, Citizen Science, Public Humanities or Participation signal a shift towards viewing research as a social process and towards exploring new forms of collaboration between academic institutions and the public. In the field of digital editions in particular, collaborative working methods have developed in this context, discussed under terms such as crowdsourcing, social editing or crowd editing. 3Currently, the question also arises as to what extent crowdsourcing, as a method of digital knowledge aggregation, is falling behind due to competition with generative artificial intelligence processes (Christoforou, Demartini, and Otterbacher 2025) – or what advantages it continues to offer as an effective method of data extraction. Advances in automated processes in areas such as OCR, handwriting recognition or text-based anal…

Swiss Editions: Call for Reviews (English)
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creator: Martina Scholger
date: 2026-04-13T08:10:15Z
description: The Institute for Documentology and Scholarly Editing (IDE) invites reviews for an upcoming RIDE issue dedicated to Scholarly Digital Editions with a connection to Switzerland. This special issue will review digital scholarly editions that are produced in Switzerland, focus on … Swiss Editions: Call for Reviews (English) Read More »
encoded: The Institute for Documentology and Scholarly Editing (IDE) invites reviews for an upcoming RIDE issue dedicated to Scholarly Digital Editions with a connection to Switzerland. This special issue will review digital scholarly editions that are produced in Switzerland, focus on Swiss history, literature, or culture, or concern people who lived in Switzerland at any point in their lives. Despite limited funding, numerous innovative edition projects have emerged in Switzerland in recent years, and a vibrant community has grown – yet many questions about use, standards, sustainability, and interoperability remain open. By focusing on the Swiss context (multilingual source materials, regional heritage, and national infrastructure), this issue aims to highlight exemplary practices and encourage exchange between Swiss projects and the international digital editing community. We welcome reviews of digital scholarly editions across all disciplines that fall within the broad scope described. In particular, we encourage reviews of: Editions developed by Swiss institutions or research teams, regardless of the subject matter or language. Editions focusing on Swiss-related materials, such as historical documents, literary works, or data about Switzerland’s regions and cultural heritage. Editions centering on figures with ties to Switzerland, including authors, scholars, or historical persons who were born, lived, or worked in Switzerland. In addition to the general criteria for reviewing digital editions as outlined by the IDE’s guidelines, reviewers should consider aspects especially pertinent to these editions – for example, how the edition handles multilingual content or multiple scripts (if applicable), the integration with Swiss research infrastructures (such as national libraries, archives or data infrastructures), and any features that make the edition particularly valuable. Reviews should evaluate the depth and quality of the scholarly work (transcription, annotation, com…

Factsheet
type: item
creator: Martina Scholger
date: 2026-03-31T19:25:02Z
subject: Factsheet
description: Resource reviewed Title crowdsourcing.wien Editors Wien Museum; Wienbibliothek im Rathaus URI https://crowdsourcing.wien Publication Date 2022 Date of last access 01.05.2025 Reviewer Name Erlinger, Christian Affiliation LibrErli – Christian Erlinger – Informatik für Bibliotheken, Archive und Museen Place Gars, Krems, Wien … Factsheet Read More »
encoded: Resource reviewed Title crowdsourcing.wien Editors Wien Museum; Wienbibliothek im Rathaus URI https://crowdsourcing.wien Publication Date 2022 Date of last access 01.05.2025 Reviewer Name Erlinger, Christian Affiliation LibrErli – Christian Erlinger – Informatik für Bibliotheken, Archive und Museen Place Gars, Krems, Wien Email christian@librerli.eu Documentation Bibliographic description Is it easily possible to describe the project bibliographically along the schema “responsible editors, publishing/hosting institution, year(s) of publishing”? (cf. Catalogue 1.2) Contributors Are the contributors (editors, institutions, associates) of the project fully documented? (cf. Catalogue 1.4) Contacts Does the project list contact persons? (cf. Catalogue 1.5) Selection Is the selection of materials of the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 2.1) Reasonability of the selection Is the selection by and large reasonable? (cf. Catalogue 2.1) Archiving of data Does the documentation include information about the long term sustainability of the basic data (archiving of the data)? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Aims Are the aims and purposes of the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 3.1) Methods Are the methods employed in the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 3.1) Data model Does the project document which data model (e.g. TEI) has been used and for what reason? (cf. Catalogue 3.7) Help Does the project offer help texts concerning the use of the project? (cf. Catalogue 4.15) Citation Does the project supply citation guidelines (i.e. how to cite the project or a part of it)? (cf. Catalogue 4.8) Completion Does the editon regard itself as a completed project (i.e. not promise further modifications and additions)? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Institutional curation Does the project provide information about institutional support for the curation and sustainability of the project? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Contents Previous edition Has the material been previously edited (in…

Factsheet
type: item
creator: Ulrike Henny
date: 2026-03-13T16:06:46Z
subject: Factsheet
description: Resource reviewed Title The Making and Knowing Project. Intersections of Craft Making and Scientific Knowing Editors Pamela H. Smith, Naomi Rosenkranz, Tianna Helena Uchacz, Tillmann Taape, Clément Godbarge, Sophie Pitman, Jenny Boulboullé, Joel Klein, Donna Bilak, Marc Smith, Terry Catapano … Factsheet Read More »
encoded: Resource reviewed Title The Making and Knowing Project. Intersections of Craft Making and Scientific Knowing Editors Pamela H. Smith, Naomi Rosenkranz, Tianna Helena Uchacz, Tillmann Taape, Clément Godbarge, Sophie Pitman, Jenny Boulboullé, Joel Klein, Donna Bilak, Marc Smith, Terry Catapano URI https://www.makingandknowing.org/bnf-ms-fr-640/ Publication Date 2020 Date of last access 05.05.2025 Reviewer Name Lang, Sarah Affiliation Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Place Berlin Email slang@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de Documentation Bibliographic description Is it easily possible to describe the project bibliographically along the schema “responsible editors, publishing/hosting institution, year(s) of publishing”? (cf. Catalogue 1.2) Contributors Are the contributors (editors, institutions, associates) of the project fully documented? (cf. Catalogue 1.4) Contacts Does the project list contact persons? (cf. Catalogue 1.5) Selection Is the selection of materials of the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 2.1) Reasonability of the selection Is the selection by and large reasonable? (cf. Catalogue 2.1) Archiving of data Does the documentation include information about the long term sustainability of the basic data (archiving of the data)? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Aims Are the aims and purposes of the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 3.1) Methods Are the methods employed in the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 3.1) Data model Does the project document which data model (e.g. TEI) has been used and for what reason? (cf. Catalogue 3.7) Help Does the project offer help texts concerning the use of the project? (cf. Catalogue 4.15) Citation Does the project supply citation guidelines (i.e. how to cite the project or a part of it)? (cf. Catalogue 4.8) Completion Does the editon regard itself as a completed project (i.e. not promise further modifications and additions)? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Institutional curation Does the project provide infor…

Factsheet
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creator: Ulrike Henny
date: 2026-03-12T14:17:27Z
subject: Factsheet
description: Resource reviewed Title What’s on the Menu? Editors New York Public Library URI https://menus.nypl.org/ Publication Date 2011–2024 Date of last access 14.03.2025 Reviewer Name Förster, Janosch Affiliation SLUB Dresden Place Dresden Email Janosch.Foerster@slub-dresden.de Documentation Bibliographic description Is it easily possible … Factsheet Read More »
encoded: Resource reviewed Title What’s on the Menu? Editors New York Public Library URI https://menus.nypl.org/ Publication Date 2011–2024 Date of last access 14.03.2025 Reviewer Name Förster, Janosch Affiliation SLUB Dresden Place Dresden Email Janosch.Foerster@slub-dresden.de Documentation Bibliographic description Is it easily possible to describe the project bibliographically along the schema “responsible editors, publishing/hosting institution, year(s) of publishing”? (cf. Catalogue 1.2) Contributors Are the contributors (editors, institutions, associates) of the project fully documented? (cf. Catalogue 1.4) Contacts Does the project list contact persons? (cf. Catalogue 1.5) Selection Is the selection of materials of the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 2.1) Reasonability of the selection Is the selection by and large reasonable? (cf. Catalogue 2.1) Archiving of data Does the documentation include information about the long term sustainability of the basic data (archiving of the data)? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Aims Are the aims and purposes of the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 3.1) Methods Are the methods employed in the project explicitly documented? (cf. Catalogue 3.1) Data model Does the project document which data model (e.g. TEI) has been used and for what reason? (cf. Catalogue 3.7) Help Does the project offer help texts concerning the use of the project? (cf. Catalogue 4.15) Citation Does the project supply citation guidelines (i.e. how to cite the project or a part of it)? (cf. Catalogue 4.8) Completion Does the editon regard itself as a completed project (i.e. not promise further modifications and additions)? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Institutional curation Does the project provide information about institutional support for the curation and sustainability of the project? (cf. Catalogue 4.16) Contents Previous edition Has the material been previously edited (in print or digitally)? (cf. Catalogue 2.2) Materials used Does the edition make us…