Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
What are the effects and significance of inscribing an archive or group of documents in a heritage list? In light of the positive effects of digital technology on archival science, should all archives and past documents be considered “heritage,” or are some more significant than others? What are the...
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| description | What are the effects and significance of inscribing an archive or group of documents in a heritage list? In light of the positive effects of digital technology on archival science, should all archives and past documents be considered “heritage,” or are some more significant than others? What are the implications and benefits of a heritage archive? Is creating a digital database of a specific archive considered part of heritage conservation? Is the term "heritagization" or "heritage making" a synonym for preservation or conservation? In this article, I will attempt to answer some of these questions from the point of view of premodern literature, drawing on recent researches in heritage studies, specifically in the subfield of "critical heritage studies. After briefly introducing the current state of heritage scholarship, I will present the definition of "textual heritage" that I developed during my most recent project. Secondly, to reflect on how the concept of textual heritage can affect our understanding of historical archives, I will present the case of the Hyakugo Archive of Toji Temple (Kyoto, Japan), a collection of 19,000 documents dating from the eight to the eighteenth century, which was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World List in 2005 and has been fully digitized and made available to the public via the Internet. I will examine a particular historical event that occurred during the 17th century, which can be viewed as a re-birth of this archive as a cultural heritage and reflect on the implications of this event for the survival of the archive itself and its use today. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a45ebfc0d1744c79c642a663c9c42552024-02-13T01:00:00ZengF1000 Research LtdOpen Research Europe2732-51212023-12-01318175Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]Edoardo GERLINI0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4494-5121Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Veneto, 30123, ItalyWhat are the effects and significance of inscribing an archive or group of documents in a heritage list? In light of the positive effects of digital technology on archival science, should all archives and past documents be considered “heritage,” or are some more significant than others? What are the implications and benefits of a heritage archive? Is creating a digital database of a specific archive considered part of heritage conservation? Is the term "heritagization" or "heritage making" a synonym for preservation or conservation? In this article, I will attempt to answer some of these questions from the point of view of premodern literature, drawing on recent researches in heritage studies, specifically in the subfield of "critical heritage studies. After briefly introducing the current state of heritage scholarship, I will present the definition of "textual heritage" that I developed during my most recent project. Secondly, to reflect on how the concept of textual heritage can affect our understanding of historical archives, I will present the case of the Hyakugo Archive of Toji Temple (Kyoto, Japan), a collection of 19,000 documents dating from the eight to the eighteenth century, which was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World List in 2005 and has been fully digitized and made available to the public via the Internet. I will examine a particular historical event that occurred during the 17th century, which can be viewed as a re-birth of this archive as a cultural heritage and reflect on the implications of this event for the survival of the archive itself and its use today.https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-218/v1textual heritage digital archive Toji Hyakugo Archive Kyoto cultural heritage premodern Japaneng |
| spellingShingle | Edoardo GERLINI Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] Open Research Europe textual heritage digital archive Toji Hyakugo Archive Kyoto cultural heritage premodern Japan eng |
| title | Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | Textual heritage and digital archives – the case of the Hyakugo Archive in Kyoto [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | textual heritage and digital archives the case of the hyakugo archive in kyoto version 1 peer review 2 approved 1 approved with reservations |
| topic | textual heritage digital archive Toji Hyakugo Archive Kyoto cultural heritage premodern Japan eng |
| url | https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-218/v1 |
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