Technical Resources
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Downloadable XML Templates for Cataloguing
- You are welcome to submit your own research for entry onto IDP. It will be fully credited on the IDP website and you will retain copyright. You can submit it in any standard document format (using UTF-8 encoding please). However, it will save us time if you can do basic XML markup yourself.
- DOWNLOAD CATALOGUE TEMPLATE (PDF 62KB)
- DOWNLOAD BIBLIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE (PDF 39KB)
Palæographical Resources
In 2005 IDP started a 3-year research project funded by the Leverhulme Trust entitled 'Palæography of the Dunhuang Manuscripts'. The tools developed by this project will be made available online here in 2006–7.
Chopper (BETA VERSION)
'Chopper' is a free application that allows you to select an image and to 'cut out' sections of that image, such as individual Chinese characters or Tibetan syllables. Each cutout created is stored with its coordinates relative to the original image, a thumbnail of the cutout itself and additional information such as its column/row position and transliteration if applicable. There are no restrictions to the number of images you can chop nor the number of cutouts you create. Although all data is stored within the application (hence images can be re-edited), cutout data can also easily be exported into either spreadsheet or XML formats.
- To download and try Chopper for for free, click the appropriate download link:
- Mac OS X 10.4+ (118MB) | Windows XP or Vista (67MB)
- Please also see Chopper: Known Issues (PDF 36KB)
Technical Papers
InfraRed Photography (English)
- An Introduction to digital infrared photography and its application within IDP
- Jonathan Jackson, The International Dunhuang Project
- VIEW | DOWNLOAD (PDF 6.4MB)
The IDP Database (English)
- The history and future of the IDP relational database
- Dr. Susan Whitfield, The International Dunhuang Project
- VIEW | DOWNLOAD (PDF 40KB)
Navigating Through Uncharted Territory (English)
- Paper presented to the London Advisory Committee of the British Library in 2001, (previously unpublished)
- Dr. Susan Whitfield, The International Dunhuang Project
- VIEW | DOWNLOAD (PDF 100KB)
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Items input page
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Palaeographical input page