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What is it about?

Aim and purpose The results of watermark research can significantly contribute to the description of old and rare material, e.g. date undated manuscripts, help determine bibliographic format, identify period and place of (pre) binding, etc. The aim of this paper is to show the role of filigranology in describing old and rare materials for the purpose of proposing the inclusion of data on watermarks in the description of old and rare materials in Croatian catalogs. The paper will present a model of including watermark data in the description of old and rare material as applied within the Written Heritage project, which rests on the integration of manuscript and watermark databases into a common information system. Approach The paper presents an overview of the literature in the field of the role of filigranology in the bibliography and description of old and rare material and a content analysis of catalogs of old and rare material that include watermark data in their description in order to provide insight into examples of good practices and on the other hand to notice the advantages of recording these types of data in catalogs. Results: The results of this paper are reflected in a better understanding of the role of the watermark in the description of old and rare material and the argumentation on the advantages of including this data in the description of old and rare material in Croatian catalogs. The paper proposes a model of including data on watermarks in the description of manuscripts and old books as applied in the Written Heritage project, which allows contextualization of written heritage data and research of written heritage using digital methods and tools. The originality / value of this paper is in pointing out the importance of including watermark data in the description of manuscripts and old printed materials in a way that can contribute to the dating of undated valuable old and rare books, the better knowledge and understanding of manuscripts and old printed materials, but also other issues of book history and publishing. Key words: watermark, filigranology, old and rare material, cataloguing

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Why is it important?

For filigranology, digital humanities and old and rare books processing