Basilian Art Network in Poland-Lithuania in the 18th century

Actions.csv Temporal events concerning artefacts, people, monasteries, and places related with Basilians' artistic activity. This layer contains all information about actions collected during the project along with their ID, name of action, monastery where the action took place (along with its ID), date start and end (that can mean terminus ante quem), cost, other monastery involved (along with its role), place involved (along with its role), artefact involved (along with its ID), person involved (along with their ID and role). Including IDs in the table makes it possible to relate it to other tables available in the dataset. Records representing actions are multiplicated due to one-to-many relation in the source database as single action usually involves multiple actors, artefacts, and places. Most attributes are available in Polish and English. Sources/attestations can be provided on request (please contact dataset Authors). Column Descriptions: Object ID: Unique identifier for the specific historical action. Name: Descriptive historical label (brief summary) of the action given in Polish (e.g., "wykonanie dekoracji na koronację cudownego obrazu NMP" = making decorations for the coronation of the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary). Happens_in_monastery: The primary Basilian monastery compound where the event physically took place (e.g., "Poczajów"). Date_start / Date_end: Chronological boundary fields mapping the exact timestamp or time range when the activity occurred (e.g., "1773-09-08"). Cost: Tracks financial expenditures, payments, or resource allocations associated with the execution of the event. Action_type_PL / _EN: The granular classification of the artistic or logistical transaction in Polish and English (e.g., "wykonanie dekoracji" / making decorations). Action_type_general_PL / _EN: Broad sociological macro-category grouping the event types together for high-level filtering (e.g., "działalność budowlana i dekoracyjna" / construction and decorative activities). Artefact_involved_ID: Foreign key linking this transaction to a specific material entry in Artefacts.csv. Artefact_involved: Name of the architectural structure, object, or furnishing tied to the action given in Polish (e.g., "kaplica koronacyjna...", "ikonostas..."). Person_involved_ID: Foreign key linking this transaction to an individual biographical entry in People.csv. Person_involved: The standardized historical name of the human actor carrying out, supervising, or funding the work (e.g., Jan de Witte, Piotr Witawicki). Person_involved_type_PL / _EN: The explicit profession, craft skill, trade, or role of the actor within this transaction in Polish and English (e.g., "malarz" / painter, "architekt" / architect). Person_involved_type_general_PL / _EN: The generalized operational classification of that actor's status within the transaction model (e.g., "wykonawca" / contractor). Involves_monastery: Field for designating external or secondary monasteries co-participating in, sending resources to, or otherwise linked to the event. Involves_monastery_role_PL / _EN: Specific description of the context behind the secondary monastery's institutional engagement. Involves_monastery_role_general_PL / _EN: Aggregated categorization mapping how non-local monasteries interact with the site of action. Involves_place: Captures settlements, or broader geographic coordinates outside of the immediate monastery network linked to the transaction. Involves_place_monastery_role_PL / _EN: Specific relational role describing the connection between the historical event and the external geographic location. Involves_place_monastery_role_general_PL / _EN: High-level categorization used to filter regional, spatial, and territorial networks across the broader landscape. Artefacts.csv Artefacts (artworks) located in Basilian monasteries. This layer contains all information about artefacts along with their: ID, type (specific and general), material, formal solution (specific features of artefacts, eg. altars or churches), location (monastery), as well as being a part of another artefact (e.g. altar in a church). Records representing artefacts are multiplicated due to one-to-many relation in the source database in case there is more than one attribute related to a single artefact, e.g. two kinds of material used. Most attributes are available in Polish and English. Sources/attestations can be provided on request (please contact dataset Authors). Column Descriptions: Object ID: Unique database identifier for the specific physical object. Name: General description of the object in Polish (e.g., "cerkiew w Brasławiu" = church in Brasław). IsPartOf / IsPartOf_ID: Structural parent fields indicating if this artefact is part of another artefact. Artefact_type_PL / _EN: Specific typology of the object in Polish and English (e.g., cerkiew / church, katedra / cathedral). Artefact_type_general_PL / _EN: Higher-level categorization in Polish and English (e.g., struktura budowlana / building structure). Material_PL / _EN: Primary construction materials used, recorded in Polish and English (e.g., drewno / wood, cegła / brick, gont / shingle). Formal_solution_PL / _EN: Architectural details or interior elements characterizing the object (e.g., dome counts, floor plan layouts, or orientation). Located_in_monastery_ID: Unique ID linking the artefact back to its corresponding monastic compound in Monasteries.csv. Located_in_monastery: The human-readable name of the settlement/monastery where the item is physically located. Monasteries.csv Basilian monasteries in Poland-Lithuania functioning in the 18th century. This layer contains all information about monasteries collected in the project: ID, name (basic, variant, modern), political and administrative affiliation, ecclesiastical affiliation, location (WGS-84 coordinates), dates of their existence as well as arrangement types (how each monastery was arranged internally and against its vicinities). Records representing monasteries are multiplicated due to one-to-many relation in the source database in case there is more than one attribute related to a single monastery, e.g. two arrangement types. Most attributes are available in Polish and English. Sources/attestations can be provided on request (please contact dataset Authors). Column Descriptions: Object ID: Unique database identifier for the monastic complex. Name_PL: Name of the Monastery in Polish. Name_Variant: Variant(s) of name in Polish. Name_Modern_EN: Present official name of the Monastery in English transcription. Call_PL: The historical invocation or dedication name of the monastery chapel/church in Polish (e.g., NarNMP for Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary). Palatinate: The historical administrative region (voivodeship) within Poland-Lithuania where the monastery sat. First order / Second order / Third order / Fourth order: Hierarchical ecclesiastical or regional jurisdictions tracking the complex's internal network grouping. State_1770 / State_1772 / State_1793 / State_1795: Political sovereignty trackers mapping which empire controlled the monastery location during successive Partitions of Poland-Lithuania (e.g., Rzeczpospolita, Austria). identification_certainty_EN: Data-quality indicator capturing historical accuracy (e.g., certain location vs. uncertain location). Date_start / Date_end: Chronological boundaries tracking the recorded temporal span of the monastery within this study. Arrangement_PL / Arrangement_EN: Characterization of how the buildings sit within the landscape (e.g., monastic complex location: riverside, buildings arrangement: irregular). Longitude / Latitude: Coordinates in WGS-84 ellipsoid. People.csv People related to the artistic network of Basilian order. This layer contains all information about people along with their ID, name/surname and type (specific and general). Records representing people characterised by multiple types are multiplicated due to one-to-many relation in the source database. Attributes are available in Polish and English. Column Descriptions: Object ID: Unique identifier for the individual person. Person_name: The historical name of the individual (monks, artists, masonry masters, noble patrons, or local burghers). Person_type_PL / _EN: The specific functional role or historical occupation of the actor in Polish and English (e.g., malarz / painter, kapłan zakonny / monk, fundator / founder). Person_type_general_PL / _EN: Broad sociological categorization grouping the specific roles together into macro-classes (e.g., wykonawca / contractor, bazylianin / Basilian, szlachta / nobility).