The chronicle of the so-called Iamsilla: Digital edition by Teofilo De Angelis

Series: Digital Humanities, 10

Language: Italian, Latin

Published: 2025

ISBN: 978-88-31309-49-3

Abstract: Digital edition of the Chronicle of the so-called Niccolò Iamsilla, curated by Prof. Teofilo De Angelis.

The project has been developed using the Aracne framework, created by Dr Alfredo Cosco, which enables the creation of files and XML markup based on predefined templates; meanwhile, the implementation of Linked Open Data (LOD), primarily pointing to Wikidata, has benefited from the technical contribution of Dr Alessandro De Troia. For the initial phase of LOD markup, the artificial intelligence system provided by OpenAI was employed, duly trained by Prof.  Fulvio Delle Donne.

This technological prototype makes it possible not only to produce XML editions in a simplified way, but also to automatically generate the websites that host them. The powerful search system developed by eXist-db – The Open Source Native XML Database enables flexible queries, while the implementation of LOD ensures the unambiguous identification of personal and place names.

Digital edition in XML.

Publication connected with the activities of the PRIN-PNRR 2022 IMPERI SITUS Imperial and Monarchical Power - Evolution of Regal Ideology in Southern Italy: Theories, Uses, Strategies (XII-XV Century) and in collaboration with the PRIN 2022 HISTORIALE MARE Fonti, modelli e teoria della costruzione della memoria storiografica (secc. XII ex. - XV in.), projected by Prof. Fulvio Delle Donne.