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5.12.25 IGNTP Constitution Updated The Constitution of the IGNTP Committee as approved by the Committee in April 2025. PDF on IGNTP website PDF (110KB)
21.11.23 IGNTP Guidelines for XML transcriptions A summary of the XML encoding used for transcriptions of New Testament manuscripts (version 1.6) PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
5.12.22 IGNTP Guidelines on Manuscript Provenance Guidelines on Manuscript Provenance as approved by the IGNTP Committee in December 2022. PDF on IGNTP website PDF (85KB)
9.5.22 IGNTP Ethical Statement and Affiliation Policy The Ethical Statement and Affiliation Policy of the IGNTP as approved by the Committee in April 2022. PDF on IGNTP website PDF (67KB)
1.12.21 IGNTP Constitution 2021 The Constitution of the IGNTP Committee as approved by the Committee in November 2021.
New version now available; see above 		PDF on IGNTP website PDF (111KB)
1.4.20 IGNTP Transcription Guidelines version 1.4 A full set of Guidelines for IGNTP transcribers using the ITSEE implementation of the 'Online Transcription Editor' tool created as part of the Workspace for Collaborative Editing. This supersedes the sets of guidelines for plain text transcriptions below. PDF on UBIRA repository UBIRA
4.5.16 IGNTP Transcription Guidelines version 1.2 A full set of Guidelines for IGNTP transcribers using the ITSEE implementation of the 'Online Transcription Editor' tool created as part of the Workspace for Collaborative Editing. This supersedes the sets of guidelines for plain text transcriptions below. PDF on UBIRA repository UBIRA
3.12.13 Historical IGNTP documents belonging to Jacob Geerlings Thanks to the generosity of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, the IGNTP has been presented with scans of documents relating to the IGNTP in a donation from Jacob Geerlings. These include the following:
  • A Composite Collation of 251 Greek Gospels Lectionary Manuscripts in Four Test Passages Selected by A.P. Wikgren
  • Collation Worksheets for Greek Witnesses in Luke 20:1-8
  • Collation Worksheets for Latin Witnesses in Luke 20:1-26
  • An Index of Variant Readings in Luke attested in editions and certain manuscripts of Luke
  • Other papers relating to the publishing of a prospectus with the evidence for Luke 20 in 1960.
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1.7.13 IGNTP Guidelines for XML transcriptions A summary of the XML encoding used for transcriptions of New Testament manuscripts (version 1.4) PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
12.2.13 Copy and Paste Text for Transcribers Copy and paste text of unusual characters or pre-formed abbreviations for use by transcribers. Plain text (4KB)

MS Word (56KB)
4.10.12 IGNTP/INTF Transcription Guidelines Guidelines for the Transcription of Greek NT Manuscripts using Unicode agreed by IGNTP and INTF (version 5) PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
4.10.12 Full Lectionary Index An index to the Gospel passages appearing in Greek Lectionary manuscripts, organised by month, week and day. Plain text (83KB)

MS Word (274KB)
4.10.12 Lectionary Base Text for Transcribers Unicode base text for lectionaries containing John for use by transcribers. Plain text (326KB)

MS Word (516KB)
28.5.12 IGNTP Guidelines for XML transcriptions A summary of the XML encoding used for transcriptions of New Testament manuscripts (version 1.3)
New version now available; see above 		PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
25.8.11 Online Tutorial
5 & 6 		Complete online tutorial for transcribing Greek minuscule manuscripts, chapters 5 and 6 (see below for earlier chapters) PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
25.8.11 Online Tutorial
3 & 4 		Complete online tutorial for transcribing Greek minuscule manuscripts, chapters 3 and 4 
(revised version)
(see below for earlier chapters) 		PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
25.8.11 IGNTP/INTF Transcription Guidelines Guidelines for the Transcription of Greek NT Manuscripts using Unicode agreed by IGNTP and INTF (version 4). New version; see above PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
1.4.11 Base Text for Transcribers Unicode base text of John with chapter and verse divisions for use by transcribers. Plain text (164KB)

MS Word (283KB)
23.3.11 Online Tutorial
1 & 2 		Complete online tutorial for transcribing Greek minuscule manuscripts, chapters 1 and 2 
(revised version) 		PDF on UBIRA UBIRA
2.2.11 IGNTP Guidelines for XML transcriptions A summary of the XML encoding used for transcriptions of New Testament manuscripts (version 1.1)
New version now available; see above 		PDF on UBIRA