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| 07.10 - 13.10 || Define project and structure work || In process
| 07.10 - 13.10 || Define project and structure work || Done
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| 14.10 - 20.10 ||  
| 14.10 - 20.10 ||  
* Write code to extract widow data
* Write code to extract widow data ||
* Read historical papers on widows and Venice ||
* Read historical papers on widows and Venice || Done
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| 21.10 - 27.10 || Autumn vacation ||  
| 21.10 - 27.10 || Autumn vacation ||  
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| 28.10 - 03.11 || Who are the widows recorded in the Catastici and Sommarioni datasets? ||  
| 28.10 - 03.11 ||
* Comparative rent analysis ( catastici)
* Property ownership
* Heritage ||  
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| 04.11 - 10.11 ||
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* Continue analysis (details to be specified) ||  
* Continue analysis (details to be specified) ||  
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| 18.11 - 24.11 || To be determined ||  
| 18.11 - 24.11 || Finish property ownership analysis - Sommarioni & Catastici
Finish comparative rent analysis - Catastici
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| 25.11 - 01.12 || To be determined ||  
| 25.11 - 01.12 || - Start widow heritage analysis
- Social aspect: see how many times words/titles are used to describe different groups of people ( ‘Vedova’,  ‘Consorte’, …)
- Start writing down findings in the wiki
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| 02.12 - 08.12 || To be determined ||  
| 02.12 - 08.12 || Compare all the different analysis done and see if one can extract general trends for widows or interpret some of the results
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| 09.12 - 15.12 || Finish writing wiki and prepare presentation ||  
| 09.12 - 15.12 || - Finish writing wiki
- Prepare presentation
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| 16.12 - 22.12 || Deliver GitHub + wiki on 18.12 and final presentation on 19.12 ||  
| 16.12 - 22.12 || Deliver GitHub + wiki on 18.12 and final presentation on 19.12 ||  
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====Catastici====
====Catastici====


== DataFrame Column Descriptions ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Descriptions of DataFrame Columns
|+ Descriptions of the Columns
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! Column Name !! Description
! Column Name !! Description !! coverage
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| uidx || Unique identifier for each record in the DataFrame.
| uidx || ?
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| id || A general identifier that may represent a specific entity or object.
| id || ?
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| owner_name || The name of the owner associated with the record.
| owner_name || The name of the owner associated with the record.
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| owner_code || A unique code assigned to the owner for identification purposes.
| owner_code || code of owner type
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| owner_count || The number of owners associated with the entity.
| owner_count || number of owners (type int)
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| owner_count_remark || Additional remarks regarding the count of owners.
| owner_count_remark || remark for owner count if exact number is not applicable (e.g. fratelli)
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|-
| owner_entity || The type or category of entity that the owner represents.
| owner_entity || owner entity name (blank if owner is not an entity)
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|-
| owner_entity_group || A classification grouping for similar owner entities.
| owner_entity_group || owner entity group standardisation (blank if owner is not an entity)
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|-
| owner_first_name || The first name of the owner.
| owner_first_name || owner first name (blank if owner is not an person)
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|-
| owner_family_name || The family name (surname) of the owner.
| owner_family_name || owner last name (blank if owner is not an person)
|-
|-
| owner_family_group || A grouping based on family relations or associations.
| owner_family_group || owner family group standardisation (blank if owner is not an person)
|-
|-
| owner_title || The title held by the owner (e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr.).
| owner_title || owner title (blank if owner has not title)
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| owner_title_std || Standardized version of the owner's title for consistency.
| owner_title_std || standardisation or propagation of owner title
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|-
| owner_mestiere || The profession or occupation of the owner.
| owner_mestiere || owner mestiere (blank if owner has no mestiere)
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| owner_mestiere_std || Standardized version of the owner's profession for consistency.
| owner_mestiere_std || standardisation of owner title mestiere
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| ten_name || Name associated with a specific tenement or property.
| ten_name || Name of the tenants.
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| function || The role or function of the owner within the entity or organization.
| function || ?
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| an_rendi || Year of rendering or reporting associated with the record.
| an_rendi || ?
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| id_napo || Identifier related to a specific geographic or administrative area (Napoli).
| id_napo || whenever found, the correspondingparcel in the Sommarioni 1808
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| quantity_income || The total quantity of income reported or associated with the entity.
| quantity_income || ?
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|-
| quality_income || Qualitative assessment of income, indicating its nature or source.
| quality_income || ?
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| author || The individual or entity responsible for creating or maintaining the record.
| author || ?
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| place || Geographical location related to the record.
| place || ?
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| sestiere || A subdivision or district within a city, often used in urban contexts (especially Venice).
| sestiere || the sestiere (district) of the entry as an acronym. Possible values are SM (San Marco), CS (Castello), CC/CN (Cannaregio), SP (San Polo), SC (Santa Croce) and DD (Dorsoduro)
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| uid || Unique identifier used across different datasets for cross-referencing.
| uid || ?
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| path_img || File path or URL to an image associated with the record.
| path_img || ?
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| geometry || Geospatial data representing the physical location or boundaries of an entity.
| geometry || single point coordinate where the parcel is located in CRS84 format
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| parish_std || Standardized name of the parish related to the record for consistency.
| parish_std || standardized name of the parish
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Dictionary of useful words and idioms
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! Italian !! English !! Description
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| vedova || widow || -
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| mestiere || profession || -
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| parrocchia || parish || [https://www.europenowjournal.org/2023/01/02/new-saints-in-late-mediaeval-venice-1200-1500-a-typological-study-by-karen-e-mccluskey/ Parishes in Venice] were local ecclesiastical districts, each centered around a parish church. Every house in Venice belonged to a specific parish, creating a network of smaller communities within the larger city.
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| sestiere || district of Venice || The name given to the [https://blog.viewsonvenice.com/can-you-explain-the-special-italian-venetian-terms-that-i-may-come-across-while-in-venice/ districts of Venice]: San Marco, San Polo, Santa Croce, Dorsoduro (which includes the island of Giudecca), Castello, Cannaregio.
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| frateli || brothers || plural of fratello
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| sorelle || sisters || plural of sorella
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| ved || widow of || short for vedova
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| quondam || son/daughter of || literraly : previously
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| fratelli quondam || this person + his brothers from the the father || -
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| fu di || of the late man || like "quondam" but the father is dead
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| q.m  || abrevation of quondam ||
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|sudett-o/-a/-i || part of an other place || in the table sometimes multiple rows in a row belong to one place
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| consorte || married with || husband is dead
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| della fu || of the late woman ||
|}
|}


====Sommarioni====
====Sommarioni====
Is a cadaster from 1808 showing the different properties in Venice (parcels) and their assigned parcel number. The information is given in a tabular form. Information includes:
- parcel numbers: relates to a certain property
- owner of the given property
-...


===Analysis===
===Analysis===
====What data is comparable between the two datasets====
* function of property
** Catastici it is mentioned as function
** Sommarioni it is mentioned as quality
*owners
*
==Results==
==Results==
Should include graphs and plots of the data/ just some data visualisation
Should include graphs and plots of the data/ just some data visualisation

Revision as of 12:59, 7 November 2024

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Motivation

This is not really a motivation of the project, but rather a project description.


Goal: The goal of this project is to analyze the socio-economic status and property dynamics of widows as recorded in two historical datasets, the Catastici and the Sommarioni. By comparing these datasets, the project aims to uncover patterns in property ownership, tenancy, and rent payments among widows and to investigate changes in their living conditions over time.

Who are the widows recorded in the Catastici and Sommarioni datasets? This phase will involve locating and identifying widows in both datasets, gathering key demographic information (such as name, property status, and rent details), and understanding their distribution.

Are widows more likely to be property owners (landlords) or tenants? This question focuses on determining the proportion of widows who owned properties versus those who rented them. Understanding this ratio will provide insights into their economic standing.

Do widows pay different rents compared to other tenants for similar types of properties? Here, the project will investigate whether widows receive any preferential treatment or experience discrimination in terms of rent compared to other demographic groups in the datasets.

How does the ownership or tenancy of widows change between the two datasets (Catastici and Sommarioni)? By comparing property ownership or tenancy records between the two datasets, this question aims to explore whether widows' economic positions (through property ownership or rent status) improve or decline over time. For example, do they acquire more properties, or is there evidence of downsizing?

What patterns emerge from comparing widows across the two years? By analyzing widows’ presence in both datasets, this phase will search for trends regarding widowhood and economic mobility. For instance, did certain social classes of widows fare better or worse in retaining or expanding their property holdings?


Extra: If time look at the Tassini and see if and how they mention widows

Historical background

Where do we want to find this information? What are good sources to use? --> Google Scolar?

When reading about the history, add knowledge here with references to the sources used.

Venice is part of the Venetian Republic. It falls to Napoleon in 1796. Venice is given to the Austrian Monarchy by the French Republic as part of the Treaty of Campo Formio. Then it became French again and then Austrian.

https://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/diplomatic/c_campoformio1.html

There is no major Palgue Epidemy during our period of focus [1]

The Venetian Society has strong gender roles and has a class system:

- Patricians (there names are probably in the libro d'Oro - Citizens (Popolani) - Commoners


I wish I had access to : [2]

this looks cool : [3]

Project Plan and Milestones

Workflow
Week Task Status
07.10 - 13.10 Define project and structure work Done
14.10 - 20.10
  • Write code to extract widow data ||
  • Read historical papers on widows and Venice || Done
21.10 - 27.10 Autumn vacation
28.10 - 03.11
  • Comparative rent analysis ( catastici)
  • Property ownership
  • Heritage ||
04.11 - 10.11
  • Analysis:
    • Property ownership
    • Comparative rent analysis
  • Prepare for the presentation ||
11.11 - 17.11
  • Midterm presentation on 14.11
  • Continue analysis (details to be specified) ||
18.11 - 24.11 Finish property ownership analysis - Sommarioni & Catastici

Finish comparative rent analysis - Catastici

25.11 - 01.12 - Start widow heritage analysis

- Social aspect: see how many times words/titles are used to describe different groups of people ( ‘Vedova’, ‘Consorte’, …) - Start writing down findings in the wiki

02.12 - 08.12 Compare all the different analysis done and see if one can extract general trends for widows or interpret some of the results
09.12 - 15.12 - Finish writing wiki

- Prepare presentation

16.12 - 22.12 Deliver GitHub + wiki on 18.12 and final presentation on 19.12

Methodology

Data

Catastici

Descriptions of the Columns
Column Name Description coverage
uidx ?
id ?
owner_name The name of the owner associated with the record.
owner_code code of owner type
owner_count number of owners (type int)
owner_count_remark remark for owner count if exact number is not applicable (e.g. fratelli)
owner_entity owner entity name (blank if owner is not an entity)
owner_entity_group owner entity group standardisation (blank if owner is not an entity)
owner_first_name owner first name (blank if owner is not an person)
owner_family_name owner last name (blank if owner is not an person)
owner_family_group owner family group standardisation (blank if owner is not an person)
owner_title owner title (blank if owner has not title)
owner_title_std standardisation or propagation of owner title
owner_mestiere owner mestiere (blank if owner has no mestiere)
owner_mestiere_std standardisation of owner title mestiere
ten_name Name of the tenants.
function ?
an_rendi ?
id_napo whenever found, the correspondingparcel in the Sommarioni 1808
quantity_income ?
quality_income ?
author ?
place ?
sestiere the sestiere (district) of the entry as an acronym. Possible values are SM (San Marco), CS (Castello), CC/CN (Cannaregio), SP (San Polo), SC (Santa Croce) and DD (Dorsoduro)
uid ?
path_img ?
geometry single point coordinate where the parcel is located in CRS84 format
parish_std standardized name of the parish
Dictionary of useful words and idioms
Italian English Description
vedova widow -
mestiere profession -
parrocchia parish Parishes in Venice were local ecclesiastical districts, each centered around a parish church. Every house in Venice belonged to a specific parish, creating a network of smaller communities within the larger city.
sestiere district of Venice The name given to the districts of Venice: San Marco, San Polo, Santa Croce, Dorsoduro (which includes the island of Giudecca), Castello, Cannaregio.
frateli brothers plural of fratello
sorelle sisters plural of sorella
ved widow of short for vedova
quondam son/daughter of literraly : previously
fratelli quondam this person + his brothers from the the father -
fu di of the late man like "quondam" but the father is dead
q.m abrevation of quondam
sudett-o/-a/-i part of an other place in the table sometimes multiple rows in a row belong to one place
consorte married with husband is dead
della fu of the late woman

Sommarioni

Is a cadaster from 1808 showing the different properties in Venice (parcels) and their assigned parcel number. The information is given in a tabular form. Information includes: - parcel numbers: relates to a certain property - owner of the given property -...

Analysis

What data is comparable between the two datasets

  • function of property
    • Catastici it is mentioned as function
    • Sommarioni it is mentioned as quality
  • owners

Results

Should include graphs and plots of the data/ just some data visualisation

Interpretation of the data

it's essential to contextualize the findings within the broader political and economic shifts in Venice (e.g., Napoleonic occupation, decline of the Republic). How did these events impact inheritance patterns or gender roles in property ownership?

Deliverables

The GitHub page of this project can be found at the following address: Rich Widows

Limitations

what limitations did our analysis have, was the data lacking. How sure are we that the results presented are true?

Credits

Course: Foundation of Digital Humanities (DH-405), EPFL

Professor: Frédéric Kaplan

Supervisor:

Authors: Eglantine Vialaneix, Nathanaël Lambert, Lisa Marie Njå

Date: 18.12.2024

References

For our eyes only

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