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Finally, if he so desires, the analyst can also specify
certain important dates
within a previously-identified era. Figure 6.8 only shows the two main dates - the
beginning and end of an era. Figure 6.10, on the other hand, shows a sequence
enabling us to identify and explicitize one or several dates (moments, periods, etc.)
which form part of a chosen historical era.
Figure6.9.
Identificationandtemporallocationofahistoricalerausingthe
procedureofso-calledcontrolleddescription
In our case, the analyst identifies the <Reign of Louis XIV> as a particular
period during the era known as the <French Classical Age>. This reign serves him
as a historical marker to locate the subject
French culture-cultures of France
dealt
with in the text being analyzed (see Figure 6.10).
The expression <French Classical Age> is part of a micro-thesaurus dedicated to
the periods of French history (Figure 6.11). Of course, for other national histories,
appropriate micro-thesauruses of historical eras must be used. Figure 6.12 shows a
micro-thesaurus which we use to contextualize knowledge objects in the history of
China.
