Complete analysis of relevant material

In a continuing process, each of the great number of remaining manuscripts relevant for the textual history are subjected to a complete textual comparison (full collation). The results are entered into databases, thus enabling, for the first time, the computer based analysis of the entire material. In this process, the extraction of genealogical data is of special importance because they shed light on the textual history and in particular its beginnings. Thus, the specific problems of the given textual tradition emerge clearly.