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Role codes
The following codes can be added in role attribute of elements such as editor, persName, or orgName in TEI records intended for inclusion in the Fihrist union catalogue.
The middle column indicates whether a person tagged with each role should be regarded as related to a logical work, as opposed to an individual copy of the work or a manuscript as an object. Some are clear-cut, for example, authors (aut) are always work-related and former owners (fmo) are always non-work-related. [YASMIN: MAYBE ADD AN EXPLANATION A LESS OBVIOUS EXAMPLE?]. You can use any role codes in any contexts within a TEI record, but whether they are work-related affects how these roles are displayed on person pages on the Fihrist web site.
If multiple roles apply, then add them as a space-separated list (e.g. role="abr trl" for someone who both abridged and translated the work being described.)
| Code | Logical Work Related? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| abr | Y | Abridger |
| ann | N | Annotator |
| ant | Y | Bibliographic antecedent - for example the author of a work on which another work is based as commentary, translation, etc |
| art | N | Artist |
| asn | N | Associated name - for example a person named on a seal but where it is unclear whether or not they were a former owner of the manuscript [fmo] |
| att | Y | Attributed author |
| aut | Y | Author |
| bnd | N | Binder |
| cataloguer | N | Cataloguer (not a MARC code) |
| cmm | Y | Commentator |
| col | Y | Collector |
| com | Y | Compiler |
| continuator | Y | Continuator (not a MARC code) |
| crr | N | Corrector |
| ctb | Y | Contributor |
| dpc | N | Depicted -depicted in a work of art (use [subject] for persons described in a text) |
| drt | N | Director |
| dte | N | Dedicatee |
| dtm | N | Data manager - used for programmers etc who have made changes to TEI files |
| edt | Y | Editor |
| fmo | N | Former owner |
| glossator | Y | Glossator (not a MARC code) |
| nrt | Y | Narrator |
| oth | N | Other - a general catch-all |
| own | N | Current owner. See also [fmo] for former owner |
| pat | N | Patron |
| ppm | N | Papermaker |
| rcp | Y | Addressee or recipient. E.g. someone to whom a letter is addressed. |
| reviser | N | Reviser (not a MARC code) - possibly should use [crr] corrector |
| scr | N | Scribe |
| spn | N | Sponsor |
| subject | Y | Subject (not a MARC code) i.e. described in text as opposed to depicted in artwork [dpc] |
| super-commentator | Y | Super-commentator (not a MARC code) |
| super-glossator | Y | Super-glossator (not a MARC code) |
| trc | N | Transcriber |
| trl | Y | Translator |
This list is mostly taken from MARC relator codes, with a few additions for Fihrist. Please discuss any suggestions for additions on the Fihrist mailing list.