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Full text	Search in related documents		Help on Fulltext criterion This criteria allows you to search in all fields of the database. You can type one or several words. Using AND will include all the words in the query (without any quotation marks); using OR will include one word or the other in the results. If you type several words without AND or OR, “AND” will be the default operator. You can use the truncation mark * (many characters), the question mark? (only one character) or searching for an expression if you type double quotation marks, as in “pro panibus”.
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Document nature		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Document nature Diplomatic nature of the document, determined by all of their external and internal characters (Charter, letters, noticia, pancarta, etc.). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon. The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word).
Document type		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Document type Legal nature of the document (type of rights and obligations that the will of the author raises, amend, renew, confirm or estinguish. Ex.: gift, sale, etc.). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon. The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word).
Place name of document issue		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Place name of document issue Selecting a placename where was issued the document ; select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon. The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word).
Year	or between and		Help on the criterion Year You can search for a specific year or in an interval or years. If you search inside an open interval, type only beginning or ending year.
Issuer		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Issuer The issuer is the person for the name of whom the document was entitled. The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon.
Issuer as function or institution		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Issuer as function in an institution The issuer considered as a fonction in an institution. Written in two parts: beginning with the location, role or function between parentheses marks. Example: Angers (évêque), Perche (comte). The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon.
Recipient		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Recipient The recipient is often but not always the receiver of the document. The recipient is the persone who will use the act for his benefit. The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon.
Recipient as function in an institution		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Recipient as function in an institution The recipient is usually the receiver of the document. The recipient is the persone who will use the act for his benefit; here, the recipient considered as a fonction in an institution. Written in two parts: beginning with the location, role or function between parentheses marks. Examples: Angers (évêque), Perche (comte). The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon.
Authors (bibliography)		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Authors (bibliography) Searching within the author field in the bibliographic database. The results of the query will display a list of documents for whom a book or a paper written by this author is cited in the edition of a document (textual tradition, etc.). The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon.
Titles (bibliography)		Select from a list of indeces Selection of index terms Click on a term from the index to add to the form	Help on Title (bibliography) Searching within the title field in the bibliographic database. The results of the query will display a list of documents for whom a book or a paper is cited in the edition of a document (textual tradition, etc.). The form will autocomplete with database entries as you type some letters (autocompletion is processing with any segment of the word). Select one or more terms in the index list indicated by the open book icon.