To view the timeline online follow this link (here). This web version has very limited functionality. If you want to fully immerse yourself in the timeline, then follow the instructions on How to use Aeon. The tutorial will walk you through download/installation instructions for a free read-only version of Aeon Timeline, the software used to design the project.
When using the Aeon Timeline:
In cases where dates of construction and design are disputed by scholars, events have been labeled with the color orange for “Historiography” with an explanatory summary. Full citations for sources may be found in the “Notes” section.
Users may search by both “Primary Source” and “Secondary Source” on the timeline. If primary source material is archival, the repository will be named in the original language (e.g. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Archivo Catedralicio de Ávila). If the primary source is a printed publication with an author, it will be listed by Author Last Name, First Name (e.g. Lenoir, Alexandre). For unknown author and edited volumes, primary sources are listed by book title (e.g. Recueil des Actes de Louis VI, Roi de France).
Secondary sources are likewise listed as Author Last name, First name (e.g. Branner, Robert). For unknown author, edited volumes, and websites, secondary sources are listed by book title or website (e.g. Grove Art Online).
Naming standards:
Naming standards for spelling and honorifics of “People” are modified versions of those provided by the Getty Research Institute’s Union List of Artists Names Online (ULAN), the Library of Congress LC Name Authority File (LCNAF), or another authority service from the OCLC-hosted Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). In cases of variations on spelling or title, priority was given to the standard provided by ULAN.N.B. When searching using the “People” filter, titles are included for ecclesiastics, but not for rulers (e.g. Clovis, Napoleon I), unless needed for clarity (e.g. Queen Eleanor). All titles are written in English (e.g. Abbot Morard of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Pope Alexander III).
Tags
Tags are another method of sorting through a building’s timelines. We have provided a list of tags in the Tag Appendix. Each tag is associated with certain entries for a building. For example, ‘Choir’ is a tag found in the Tag Appendix. If you filter by ‘Tag’ and then select ‘Choir,’ you will see every instance of an event that relates to a choir. The available tags focus on architecture, documents, acts, factions, funding, historiography, materials, religion, styles, royalty, and historical events; within each of these categories is a myriad of specific tags. By filtering through tags, the user can gain insight into particular items unassociated with our core eight entities.
The list of tags includes terms that refer to traditional architectural styles or periods, such as ‘Romanesque,’ ‘Early Gothic,’ and ‘High Gothic.’ While the use of such terms does not always account for the complexity and stylistic development found across buildings and time periods, they are employed to enhance the searchability of the timelines and reveal the classifications that scholars have traditionally applied to specific buildings and construction phases.
Sources
The Enriched Timeline allows a user to sort by entities, including primary and secondary sources. When organizing the timeline by secondary sources, the user is given a list of authors. Once an author is selected, each entity associated with the scholars will appear. To find a more detailed bibliography, including book titles and page numbers, refer to the note section. When organizing the timeline by primary sources, the user is given a list of archives. Once an archive is selected, each entity associated with that location will appear. To find more information on the primary source located in this archive, refer to the “note” section.
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