The question of Byzantium is quite peculiar of the shortage in our  
classification systems. For me it was a surprise that there was not a  
specific notation. Yes, the transition between ancient and modern  
times is not well considered in DDC or in UDC, yet in the Swedish  
classification system SAB.

But on the propositions appearing in the list I should not like to  
place Byzantium in Asia. Byzantine art is considered as a continuation  
of the Greek art, and the same thing should be in history and  
archeology. History does not  follow the physical-geographical borders  
of today.

I also think that when we use time auxiliaries we should use the same  
kind of notation before and after slash. I know that there are a lot  
of examples when we can find year in one side of the slash and decade  
in the other, but this practice is confusing. "033/1453" could be  
interpreted as "0033/1453" where the user can beliveve that the  
classifier has forgotten a digit. Why not "033/145", or "03/14"?

My suggestion for Byzantine archaeology is 902(495)"033/145" or  
902(4)"03/14" as a shorter and more including notation.

Regards

Miguel Benito
-- 
www.taranco.eu

Quoting Lidija Jurić <[log in to unmask]>:

> Dear Lluís, I suggest:
>
> 0/9(560-44)"0330/1453"
>
> Kind regards,
> Lidija Juric Vukadin
> National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forum for UDC users, developers and researchers   
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lluís Tembleque
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: UDC and Byzantium
>
> Dear All,
>
> I'm having difficulties to produce a notation for Archaeology of the  
>  Byzantine Empire.
> I'm a fairly new UDC user with a 2003 Abridge edition; I have also   
> consulted the Medium text from 1993. Still, no straight forward code  
>  for the period. I have found one for Byzantine Art, but not good   
> enough I'm afraid. Ideally I'd like a number from the Place   
> auxiliary table, to use as one uses (37) for the Roman Empire, etc.   
> I cannot see a number from the Time aux. table working because of   
> the split chronology of the Empire...
> I need it for a periodicals library and similar works will have   
> notations like 902(4)"04/14" or 902(37)
>
> Many thanks in advance for all your help.
>
> Lluís T.
>