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BIBLIOTHECA TEUBNERIANABIBLIOTHECA TEUBNERIANA LATINA ONLINE

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Content

BTL Online provides electronic access to all print editions of the Bibliotheca Teubnerina Latina:

• Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina is the world’s most venerable and extensive series of editions of Latin literature

• Database provides electronic access to all editions of texts published in the Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina, ranging from antiquity and late antiquity to medieval and neo-Latin textsantiquity and late antiquity to medieval and neo Latin texts

• A total of approximately 13 million word forms are thus accessible electronically

• Each year, the database is extended by the texts of the newly printed Latin editions of the Bibliotheca Teubneriana

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The Search

Simple search

The simple search scans the full text.

Example:Search for“Pius Aeneas“

Example:Search for“Pius Aeneas“

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The Search Results can be sorted by Relevance, Title, or AuthorResults can be sorted by Relevance, Title, or Author

Select the number ofresults per page.Select the number ofresults per page.

Results list

93 entries

Results are

individual

Clicking on the title opensthe document displayClicking on the title opensthe document display

individual

sentences from

the Latin

AuthorAuthor

texts in the

database.

Location of sentence in workLocation of sentence in work

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The Search

Document displayChange to“Reading View“Change to“Reading View“

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Navigate between all search resultsNavigate between all search results

Change viewing optionChange viewing option

Book TitleBook Title

AuthorAuthor

A grey background marks hit-term highlighting

A grey background marks hit-term highlighting

Browse function automatically folds out to the exact

Browse function automatically folds out to the exact highlightinghighlightingout to the exact location of this entry

out to the exact location of this entry

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The Search

Detailed ViewBibliographic InformationBibliographic Information

Fold out functionFold out function

Sentence BibliographySentence Bibliography

Fold out functionFold out function

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BibliographyBibliography

The Search

Context View

Includes referenced line from work in the context of the sentences before and after it (if available)

Includes referenced line from work in the context of the sentences before and after it (if available)( )( )

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The Search

Using the browse function, you can

search for entries alphabetically,

and further specify results to series

name, volume or fragment number,

LIB page and even lineLIB, page, and even line.

Click fold-out function to expand listClick fold-out function to expand list

Choose an article byclicking on the titleChoose an article byclicking on the title

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The Search

For any search, filter options will

appear on the lower left-hand side,

under the browse menu.

Here split into two Here split into two psections: Author/Work and Period

psections: Author/Work and Period

Parenthesis indicates number of results from this

Parenthesis indicates number of results from thisresults from this filterresults from this filter

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The Search

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The Search

Advanced search: Using a search criterium from the drop-down menu.

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Choose from 9 search criteria:Choose from 9 search criteria:

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The Search

Complex search:Combining two or more search criteria Clear your search from

individual search criteriaClear your search fromindividual search criteria

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Possible combinations:Possible combinations:

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Additional Database Features

Find-as-you-type display

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Additional Database Features

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You can find further PDF documents underneath the browse menu.

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