Publisher Summary The main purpose of the project on the use of computers in editing Medieval baptismal records in Pisa (1457-1509) was editing one of the most ancient baptismal records that has survived: the lists of baptisms administered in the Cathedral of Pisa, starting in the year 1457. This project considered a relatively short period, from the start of the records in 1457 to 1509, when Pisa was conquered by Florence for the second time. This choice depends on three main reasons. The most important part of the project is the program for queries. It is a conversational program; the user sends a query to the computer that lists all records satisfying the query; the answer can be written on the terminal or, when it is very long, on the printer. The project produced simply an edition of the source, as it was written, and its systematic indexing by means of the computer. Thanks to the computer, however, it was possible to go still further.

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Michele Luzzati

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The use of computers in editing medieval baptismal records in Pisa (1457–1509)