Event

CIDOC documentation: E5 Event, E7 Activity, E8 Acquisition, E9 Move and E12 Production

• Activity (E7 Activity) - the most common, e.g. a battle, a meeting or a wedding

• Acquisition (E8 Acquisition) - mapping a change of property

• Event (E5 Event)- used for events not performed by actors, e.g. a natural disaster

• Move (E9 Move) - movement of artifacts or persons

• Production (E12 Production) - creation of artifacts

On the index page already entered entities are listed in a Table.

• Click on the + button to enter a new one.

• Click on the name of an entry in the list to access the detail view.

• To edit or delete an entry click on the Edit button in the detail view.

Form fields

• Name

• Type

• Date

• Description

• Location - a Place where the event occurred

• Sub event of - events can be part of another event, e.g. a battle as a sub event of a war.

• Preceding event - events can follow up other events, useful for e.g. entering a journey

• Reference System

Can be linked via tabs to

• Source - when it is referenced there

• Actor - to add participants, or recipient and donor for an acquisition

• Reference

• File

Move

• From - a Place as a start point

• To - a Place as a destination point

• Artifact - to select artifacts that were moved

• Person - to select persons that were moved

For step by step instructions have a look at our Examples.

Acquisition

• Given place - to select which places changed ownership.

• Given artifact - to select which artifacts changed ownership.

To add recipients and donors go to the Actor tab, add actors and select as activity:

• acquired title through for recipients

• surrendered title through for donors

Production

• Artifact - to select artifacts that were produced

The creators can be added via the Actor tab and selecting the performed activity while linking them.