OptiQ
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Pavlíček, Ota; Lička, Lukáš and Škvrňák, Jan, 2026,
OptiQ, LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ digital library at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL),
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12800/1-6164.
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The OptiQ project aims to create a database application for a corpus of medieval and early modern texts on the history of optics, which are preserved mainly in manuscripts. The project is based on David C. Lindberg's A Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Optical Manuscripts (1975). The database, which also includes Bohemian and Central European manuscripts and literature, provides access to other online relevant materials (digital manuscript catalogues, editions, manuscript facsimiles, author databases, etc.) according to the latest digital standards (e.g. IIIF). In synergy with Dr Lukáš Lička's research, supported by the Czech Grant Agency within the project Peckham's Age: The Role of Jan Peckham's Perspectiva communis in the Dissemination and Development of Optical Knowledge, 1279-1542, the database will be expanded in the last phase to include many newly discovered texts and manuscripts. This will constitute a scientific infrastructure corresponding to the current knowledge and research needs.
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Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy České republiky
Project code:LM2023062
Project name:LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ: Digitální výzkumná infrastruktura pro jazykové technologie, umění a humanitní vědy
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README FOR DATASET: OPTIQ 1. README DOCUMENT INFORMATION - CREATED ON: 3rd June 2026 - LAST UPDATED: 22th June 2026 - VERSION OF README: 1.0.1 - AUTHOR OF README: Jan Škvrňák - CONTACT EMAIL: jan.skvrnak@gmail.com 2. GENERAL INFORMATION - DATASET TITLE (ORIGINAL): OptiQ - DATASET TITLE (ENGLISH): OptiQ - DATASET VERSION: 1.0 - DATASET PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12800/1-6164 - AUTHOR, ORCID, AFFILIATION: Lukáš Lička, 0000-0001-8765-088X, Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences - AUTHOR, ORCID, AFFILIATION: Ota Pavlíček, 0000-0001-6374-9906, Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences - AUTHOR, ORCID, AFFILIATION: Jan Škvrňák, 0000-0003-0985-4144, Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences - CONTRIBUTOR: Lukáš Lička - CONTRIBUTOR: Ota Pavlíček - CONTRIBUTOR: Jan Škvrňák - FUNDING SOURCES: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ: Digital Research Infrastructure for Language Technologies, the Arts, and the Humanities, LM2023062 - LANGUAGE OF DATASET: English - KEYWORDS: optics; ophthalmology; manuscripts; late middle ages; renaissance; history of science. - PREVIOUS VERSION OF DATASET: none - LINK TO PREVIOUS VERSION OF DATASET: none 3. DATASET DESCRIPTION AND METHODOLOGY - OVERVIEW: - ORIGIN: Enriched data based on David C. Lindberg's A Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Optical Manuscripts (1975) - PURPOSE: Creation of a database of updated manuscripts on optics as a foundation for further research - CONTENT: List of individual optical texts preserved in specific manuscripts. - STEPS USED IN GENERATION: 1. Converting a book's text to plain text using OCR. 2. Transferring data to a table 3. Data verification and cleaning. 4. Data enrichment. - METHODS: Verification by multiple person - DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE: Multiple data cleanings - METADATA STANDARD: Dublin Core - TOOLS USED: R, Google Datasheet, Nodegoat - LINK TO RELATED RESOURCES: https:// . . .