1. Layout
Marginalia: [M]Obiectio.[/M] (also other types of paratext)
Paragraph: [P]Paragraph[/P]
2. Languages
[GR] [/GR] for Greek
[G] [/G] for German
[F] [/F] for French
[I] [/I] for Italian
[H] [/H] for Hebrew
[D][/D] for Dutch
3. Weights
→ [S]y[/S] uncia
→ [S]z[/S] drachma
→ [S]lb[/S] libra
→ [S]scr.[/S] scrupulus
4. Astrological / alchemical signs
☉ → [S]Sol[/S]
☿ → [S]Mercurius[/S]
☾ → [S]Luna[/S]
♄ → [S]Saturnus[/S]
♀ →[S]Venus[/S]
♂ →[S]Mars[/S]
♃ →[S]Jupiter[/S]
5. Zodiac Signs
♈︎ → [S]Aries[/S]
♑︎ → [S]Capricornus[/S]
♌︎ → [S]Leo[/S]
♐︎ → [S]Sagittarius[/S].
♉︎→ [S]Taurus[/S]
♍︎ → [S]Virgo[/S].
♊︎ → [S]Gemini[/S].
♎︎ → [S]Libra[/S].
♒︎ →[S] Aquarius[/S]
♋︎ → [S]Cancer[/S].
♏︎ → [S]Scorpio[/S].
♓︎ → [S]Pisces[/S].
6. Special Metals / Minerals
→ [S] antimonius [/S]
7. Other signs
→ [S]Recipe[/S]
→ [S]crux[/S]
8. Superscript letters
→ hoc [ss a] loco
9. Images
Images are extracted from text, and the text marked as image 1, image 2…
It is not necessary to extract or mark ornamental images (i.e. at the end of a treatise) or the illuminated letters at the beginning of a work or paragraph.
10. Accolades
The general principle is to have the accolade placed on every line, and be matched by another accolade of the opposite type (even if one of them doesn’t exist in the original):
Menthae}
Absynthij}
Abrotani}
Centauriae minoris}
Fol. persici}
Herbarum porri}
Pulegij}
{ana. M. j.
The special case of ‘Ramist’ tables will be explained elsewhere.
11. Corrections
The word / number has been changed and the change marked as [sic] after the end of the corrected word.