OUR EDITORIAL METHOD
Sources, rights and corrections
How sources are selected, research is presented and proposed corrections are assessed in the antiques library.
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A source readers can identify
Factual claims should point to identifiable sources: author, title, year and verified volume or page details. The bibliography brings together sources linked from the content. Unverified details are not filled in by guesswork; a missing page range does not mean the original publication has no pagination.
What was read and what remains open
When discussion relies on an abstract, catalogue description or table of contents, the research card says so. Linking a file does not establish that the full file was accessible or every appendix examined. We distinguish reported evidence, the researchers’ interpretations and further questions raised by our reading guides.
Our explanations and the original research
Articles and reading guides are written for this project. Research cards provide bibliographic details and original explanations, rather than a copy or complete translation of an academic paper. Original authors and titles are retained, and links lead to the publisher or institution holding the publication.
Some old addresses redirect to thematically relevant content. Where the original page has not been restored, the successor is not presented as that historical document. Cards and the bibliography can lead to external publications, subject to their availability and access terms.
Editing, translation and dates
Content was prepared with AI assistance. Internal checks aim to keep facts, qualifications and sources consistent across the three languages; they are not independent specialist review. A page’s update date belongs to its text on this site, while the original study year is listed separately.
Photographs and reuse rights
Photographs carry creator or rights-holder attribution, a source and a licence where applicable. Rights in external articles, images and publications remain with their holders. Attribution alone does not permit copying an entire work; check an asset’s licence and the original publication’s terms before reuse.
Some photographs are provided under CC0, which imposes no attribution condition; others use CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 2.5. Check the licence displayed with each asset: where required, reuse needs attribution and may also require sharing under the same terms. A source credit does not grant permission to reproduce an external article in full.
Proposing a correction
- Email [email protected] with the page address and the language you read.
- Identify the sentence or source detail to check, and your proposed correction.
- Include a supporting source and link or page number where available. A rights request should also identify the asset and the basis of the request.
- Do not send identity documents, sensitive information or personal details unrelated to the enquiry.
Substantive corrections are assessed against the source. Once accepted, equivalent language versions and the page date should be updated. Unsupported claims should be narrowed or removed. There is no commitment to accept every wording suggestion or meet a fixed response deadline; the contact page helps focus enquiries.
Contact the project
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