Special Issue on

Computer-Aided Processing of Intertextuality in Ancient Languages

Edited by Marco BÜCHLER (University of Göttingen & State- und University Library Göttingen, Germany) and Laurence MELLERIN (Sources Chrétiennes, HiSoMA, Lyon, France)

This special issue originates in the International workshop on computer aidedprocessing of intertextuality in ancient languages, held in Lyon (2nd-4th June 2014), coorganized by HiSoMA (UMR 5189, Lyon), LIRIS (UMR 5205, Villeurbanne) and the University of Göttingen and SUB Göttingen (e-TRAP), with the support of the National Research Agency (ANR Biblindex) and the Partner University Fund (PUF).

This workshop was initiated as the conclusive meeting of the ANR project BIBLINDEX, which aims at establishing an exhaustive statement of the biblical references found in the texts of the Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Were gathered computer scientists and digital humanists. The sessions presented the state of art regarding concepts and technics used to process quotations and text reuses in ancient languages.

Thanks to the editorial system of the JDMDH, the proceedings of this workshop have been open to other contributions also dealing with intertextuality, linguistic preprocessing and the preservation of scholarly research results, specifically applied to corpora in Ancient Languages and for which few online resources exist (Ancient Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Ethiopic, etc.).