Theatre in Handwriting: Hamburg Prompt Book Practices, 1770s–1820s

Dataset by Anna Sophie Felser, Tobias Funke, Hannah Göing, Sophia Hussain, Martin Jörg Schäfer (Project Lead), and Alexander Weinstock (Research Associate) Additional ink analysis by Sebastian Bosch (Manager of Instrumental Analytics at the CSMC lab) Contact: Prof. Dr. Martin Jörg Schäfer ([e-mail]) This dataset consists of various transcriptions and explanations relating to six prompt books from the Theater-Bibliothek collection at the Hamburg Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky. During the first funding period for the project RFD08 “Multilayered Writing in Hamburg Prompt Books and Playbooks since the 18th Century” (2019–22), part of the DFG cluster “Understanding Written Artefacts”, several prompt books from the Theater-Bibliothek collection were scanned and can now be accessed under https://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/ using the search term “Theater-Bibliothek”. Six of them have undergone more detailed analysis in the monograph Theatre in Handwriting: Hamburg Prompt Book Practices, 1770s–1820s (M. J. Schäfer/A. Weinstock, transcript 2024). We have made a “manual” available for each of these prompt books containing metadata and explanations of technical instructions, diacritical signs, and abridgements. We have also provided additional data depending on the focus of the respective analysis: In addition to manuals for two prompt books containing August von Kotzebue’s play Die Sonnen-Jungfrau (Theater-Bibliothek: 728, Theater-Bibliothek: 1460; cf. Chapter 4), Hannah Göing has created an overview detailing the textual differences between, on the one hand, the two written artefacts that were created in 1790 and then revised and, on the other hand, the 1791 print publication of the play. RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Sonnenjungfrau_TextualComparison-TheaterBibliothek1460_728_print1791.pdf, RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Sonnenjungfrau_Theater-Bibliothek728_Gebrauchsanweisung_Manual.pdf, RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Sonnenjungfrau_Theater-Bibliothek1460_Gebrauchsanweisung_Manual.pdf] The manuals for the prompt books containing the German adaptations of the Shakespeare plays Othello and König Lear [King Lear] (Theater-Bibliothek: 571, Theater-Bibliothek: 2029; cf. Chapter 5) have been incorporated into tables containing the revisions made to the fair copy (Theater-Bibliothek: 571, Othello) and a print edition that was transformed into a prompt book (Theater-Bibliothek: 2029, Lear). Sophia Hussain has developed the tables by discussing and completing preliminary work conducted by Anna Sophie Felser and Tobias Funke, with finishing touches provided by Hannah Göing. The tables list the different types of revisions. With respect to the textual additions, sources have been identified wherever possible. Dr Sebastian Bosch has performed an ink analysis of Theater-Bibliothek: 2029. There are separate tables for the findings relating to the different black and red inks used; a third file includes sample pages from the written artefact. RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_ Theater-Bibliothek571_OTHELLO_Masterdatei_xls.xlsx RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]-Theater-Bibliothek2029-LEAR_Masterdatei.xls RD08[HandwrittenTheatre]2029_black_ink.xls.xlsm RD08[HandwrittenTheatre]2029_red_final.xls.xlsm RD08[HandwrittenTheatre]2029_spots.pdf The manuals for the two written artefacts containing the Hamburg version of Friedrich Schiller’s adaptation of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s Nathan der Weise (Theater-Bibliothek: 1988a, Theater-Bibliothek: 1988b; cf. Chapter 6) are accompanied by two overviews based on preliminary work done by Anna Sophie Felser and Tobias Funke and finalised by Hannah Göing. One records all the folios with cuts and retractions added to the fair copy Theater-Bibliothek: 1988a; the other lists and deciphers the enrichments made in graphite pencil in both Theater-Bibliothek: 1988a and Theater-Bibliothek: 1988b. RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Gebrauchsanweisung-Manual_Nathan_ TheaterBibliothek 1988a.pdf RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Gebrauchsanweisung-Manual_Nathan_TheaterBibliothek1988b.pdf RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Streichungen_Nathan_TheaterBibliothek1988a.pdf RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Nathan_Bleistift_in_Manuskript_und_DruckPencil-Theaterbibliothek1988a1988b.pdf We have also stored each Excel-file as a website and compressed the respective data into ZIP-format.本数据集由Anna Sophie Felser、Tobias Funke、Hannah Göing、Sophia Hussain、Martin Jörg Schäfer（项目负责人）及Alexander Weinstock（研究助理）共同编制，额外墨水分析由Sebastian Bosch（汉堡国家与大学图书馆卡尔·冯·奥西茨基分馆CSMC实验室仪器分析主管）完成。联系方式：Prof. Dr. Martin Jörg Schäfer（邮箱：[e-mail]） 本数据集涵盖汉堡国家与大学图书馆卡尔·冯·奥西茨基分馆戏剧图书馆（Theater-Bibliothek）馆藏的6部提示剧本（prompt books）相关的各类转录文本与阐释说明。 本数据集源自德国研究基金会（DFG）集群项目“理解书写文物（Understanding Written Artefacts）”的子项目RFD08“18世纪以来汉堡提示剧本与戏剧剧本的多层书写（Multilayered Writing in Hamburg Prompt Books and Playbooks since the 18th Century）”（2019—2022年第一资助周期）。项目团队已对戏剧图书馆馆藏的多部提示剧本进行扫描，目前可通过搜索词"Theater-Bibliothek"在https://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de 访问这些数字化资源。其中6部提示剧本已在专著《手写戏剧：1770—1820年汉堡提示剧本实践》（M. J. Schäfer/A. Weinstock，2024年转录版）中得到更为细致的分析。 我们为这6部提示剧本分别编写了使用手册，其中包含元数据（metadata）、技术操作说明、变音符号（diacritical signs）与缩略语（abridgements）的阐释。此外，针对各剧本的分析重点，我们还补充了额外数据： 1. 针对两部收录奥古斯特·冯·科策布（August von Kotzebue）戏剧《太阳处女》（*Die Sonnen-Jungfrau*）的提示剧本（戏剧图书馆馆藏编号：728、1460；详见第4章），除上述两部剧本的使用手册外，Hannah Göing还针对1790年创作并经修订的两部手写文物，与1791年出版的该剧印刷版之间的文本差异，编制了对比总览。相关文件包括：RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Sonnenjungfrau_TextualComparison-TheaterBibliothek1460_728_print1791.pdf、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Sonnenjungfrau_Theater-Bibliothek728_Gebrauchsanweisung_Manual.pdf、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Sonnenjungfrau_Theater-Bibliothek1460_Gebrauchsanweisung_Manual.pdf。 2. 针对收录莎士比亚戏剧德语改编版《奥赛罗》（*Othello*）与《李尔王》（*König Lear*）的两部提示剧本（戏剧图书馆馆藏编号：571、2029；详见第5章），其使用手册已整合至相关表格中，这些表格分别记录了清样（fair copy）（戏剧图书馆馆藏编号：571，《奥赛罗》）的修订内容，以及被改编为提示剧本的印刷版（戏剧图书馆馆藏编号：2029，《李尔王》）的修订内容。该表格由Sophia Hussain基于Anna Sophie Felser与Tobias Funke的前期工作完善，并由Hannah Göing完成最终润色。表格罗列了各类修订类型，对于文本增补内容，团队已尽可能溯源其来源。Sebastian Bosch博士对戏剧图书馆馆藏编号2029的文物进行了墨水分析，相关结果分为两个表格，分别对应使用的黑色与红色墨水；另有一份文件包含该手写文物的样本页。相关文件包括：RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Theater-Bibliothek571_OTHELLO_Masterdatei_xls.xlsx、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]-Theater-Bibliothek2029-LEAR_Masterdatei.xls、RD08[HandwrittenTheatre]2029_black_ink.xls.xlsm、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]2029_red_final.xls.xlsm、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]2029_spots.pdf。 3. 针对两部收录弗里德里希·席勒改编戈特霍尔德·埃夫莱姆·莱辛作品《智者纳坦》（*Nathan der Weise*）汉堡版的手写文物（戏剧图书馆馆藏编号：1988a、1988b；详见第6章），其使用手册配套了两份总览文档：一份记录了清样（戏剧图书馆馆藏编号1988a）中所有带有删节与撤回标注的对开页；另一份罗列并解读了1988a与1988b两部文物中用石墨铅笔（graphite pencil）添加的内容。两份总览均基于Anna Sophie Felser与Tobias Funke的前期工作，由Hannah Göing最终定稿。相关文件包括：RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Gebrauchsanweisung-Manual_Nathan_TheaterBibliothek1988a.pdf、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Gebrauchsanweisung-Manual_Nathan_TheaterBibliothek1988b.pdf、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Streichungen_Nathan_TheaterBibliothek1988a.pdf、RFD08[HandwrittenTheatre]_Nathan_Bleistift_in_Manuskript_und_DruckPencil-Theaterbibliothek1988a1988b.pdf。 我们还将所有Excel文件导出为网页格式，并将相关数据压缩为ZIP归档文件。