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with their id + .xml
.
The molagas prefix points to the shape representation of a location on
Links to page-images in the Chadwyck-Healey
Links to page-images in the
The mdt (
The mdtlist (
_subcategories, meaning all subcategories of the category.
The molgls (
This molvariant prefix is used on
This molajax prefix is used on
The molstow prefix is used on
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Generally speaking, if you search for a modern word such as
When searching for placenames which may have variant spellings, the simplest approach is to search for the modern canonical name first; if there is an entry in the encyclopedia for the place, you can visit that page to see a list of all the variant spellings occurring in the collection, with links to the documents containing them.
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Renaissance orthography (spelling) was not standardized. Here are a few tips:
For more information about early modern orthography, we recommend Carl B.
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