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SigiDoc 1.0 - The XML-based and EpiDoc-compliant encoding standard for the scholarly edition of Byzantine lead seals and coin-like objects. Newest developments in the framework of the DFG-ANR project DigiByzSeal "Unlocking the Hidden Value of Seals: New Methodologies for Historical Research in Byzantine Studies" (https://uni.koeln/BLX43)

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Team

Principal investigators:

• Claes Neuefeind (Universität zu Köln)
• Claudia Sode (Universität zu Köln)
• Alessio Sopracasa (Sorbonne Université - CNRS UMR 8167)

French team:

• Numa Buchs
• Jean-Claude Cheynet
• Sima Meziridou
• Vivien Prigent

German team:

• Jan Bigalke
• Jonathan Blumtritt
• Maria Teresa Catalano
• Sviatoslav Drach
• Sofia Efthymoglou
• Pia Tabea Charlene Evening
• Martina Filosa
• Benedikte Löbbert
• Marcel Schaeben

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Collections & Repositories

Unpublished collections (first edition)

• Robert Feind Collection, Cologne
• Zacos Collection, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
• IFEB Collection, Institut Français d'Études Byzantines

Published collections (digitally enhanced edition)

• Seyrig Collection, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
• Yavuz Tatış Collection, İzmir