Fig. Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, AN II 21: Matricula facultatis medicae II, 1570-1814 (https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/list/one/ubb/AN-II-0021), Matriculation at the University of Basel April 1620 (no 986): Johannes Škréta Schotnovius a Zavorzitz, Pragensis, Bohemus
Program_Manuscript_Prague_2026 (PDF)
“This presentation introduces a reusable data model developed within the nodegoat environment, designed to map the complex networks of early modern exiles. While the model is illustrated through a case study of exiles in Switzerland (1621–1638), specifically focusing on the figure of Johannes Škréta, its architecture is intentionally generalizable for application across different regions and time periods. The core of the data model relies on a tripartite structure of Persons, Institutions, and Manuscripts. Crucially, the manuscript component extends beyond simple bibliographic data to capture the dynamic lifecycle of the object, including ownership history (purchase and sale transactions) and physical circulation. Furthermore, this presentation will demonstrate how AI methodologies can be integrated with nodegoat to enhance text analysis and the study of manuscript provenance. To ensure practical utility for the research community, the full data model will be made freely available. I will conclude with a practical demonstration showing how the Prague nodegoat community can import this schema into their own infrastructure and adapt it to their specific research questions.”
Sample data model for Manuscripts, Persons, Institutions (for Import into nodegoat):
nodegoat_manuscript_model_gubler.json (download)
See the tutorial how to import this model into your nodegoat installation.
Short version of the tutorial:
1. Create an API client in Management in nodegoat
2. Assign a user to the API client (this generates the pass key)
3. Download the sample model from this website, unzipp it
4. Open your command-line tool (for instance, Terminal on macOS)
5. Put this into your command-line tool:
curl -H “Authorization: Bearer N4zU7eX8TnC00N9D20boEAUkhSqecd8TLmbbaz5kK3123456” https://api.nodegoat.yourdomain.com/model/type -X PUT -d @
Replace the pass key and domain
7. Drag the model file (.json) after …/type -X PUT -d @
In my case: …@/Users/kaspar/Desktop/nodegoat_manuscript_model_gubler.json and press Enter; the import starts
8. Create a project in nodegoat and activate all Manuscript types and classifications
To make the visualisations work with the model, you need to configure the visual settings according to nodegoat principles (scope):
https://nodegoat.net/documentation.s/81/scope
Conference organised by the project:
Manuscript Practices and the Textuality of Exile Communities from the Czech Lands in the 1620s and 1630s
CFP Manuscript Practices and the Making of Exile Communities in the Early Modern Period
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157335
For recent research on Johannes Škréta see:
Holý, Martin, unter Mitwirkung von Kamil Boldan, Vojtěch Pelc, Ondřej Podavka, Marie Ryantová und Marta Vaculínová. Die Universität Basel und die Böhmischen Länder (1460–1630). Ostfildern: Thorbecke Verlag, 2025, PDF: https://shop.verlagsgruppe-patmos.de/media/medien/pdf/ebook/9783799521253_ebook.pdf
OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Kaspar Gubler (February 10, 2026). Kaspar Gubler: Tracing Manuscript Circulation and Exile Networks through Digital Methods: The Example of Johannes (Jan) Škréta (ca. 1600 – 1651). HistData. Retrieved June 12, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/15n0x

