Digital Epigraphy (Second Edition)

Chapter 6 - Post Production

Chapter 6, Section 1 - The File and Folder System
Sep 12, 2018

Chapter 6, Section 1 - The File and Folder System

According to the Epigraphic Survey’s documentation method, the data package for a regular wall section consists of the following items: archival photo(s), the drawing created on the photo enlargement, and the collation package.

Chapter 6, Section 2 - Preparing the Drawing for Collation
Sep 11, 2018

Chapter 6, Section 2 - Preparing the Drawing for Collation

Blueprints of the original artwork have always been essential to the Epigraphic Survey’s collation methodology. They are an exact reproduction of the original drawing, created by using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets.

Chapter 6, Section 3 - Adding Modifications Digitally
Sep 10, 2018

Chapter 6, Section 3 - Adding Modifications Digitally

Once the collation is done and the epigraphers and the artist are all in agreement about the changes to be made to a drawing, the artist has to transfer all these modifications from the collation sheet to the computer.