Wikidata:WikiProject Books

WikiProject Books

The aim of the WikiProject Books is:

• to define a set of properties that can be used by book infoboxes, Wikipedia citation templates, Commons books templates, and Wikisource.
• to map and import all relevant data that is currently available in Commons, Wikipedia, and Wikisource.
• to establish methods to interact with this data from different projects

Bibliographic properties

We used the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model (a widely used and famous conceptual framework in library science) to divide the Book properties in 2 sets. The FRBR model underlines the fact that you can view a book in 4 different ways, or levels: as a work, as an expression, a manifestation or an item.

Within Wikimedia projects, we don't need all 4 of them: for example, when Wikipedia has an article about a book, it is often in the "work" view (i.e. the Bible, Pinocchio, Hamlet are regarded as "creative works", which have been embodied in several translation and editions and different media).

On Wikisource, a particular edition (sometimes, we have more than one) is used for a book. As we have different Wikisources, we thus have also translations in order to accommodate the readers across the world.

Since it blurs these differences, the item book (book (Q571)) should be avoided - see the item's discussion page.

Not to complicate too much, we didn't use the FRBR terms "expression" or "manifestation", as the boundary between the definitions is not easy to grasp. So we collapsed those two FRBR layers in one: "edition" (in contrast, the BIBFRAME bibliographic data model instead combines the FRBR layers "work" and "expression" in a single "work" entity). Thus a two-layer framework, consisting of work and edition, has been used for creating Book properties in Wikidata.

Work item properties

These properties are for the first item that represents a book (FRBR work level). They are mainly meant to be used for items linked to Wikipedia pages.

Works should be instances of written work (Q47461344) or one of its subclasses.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas <instance of> written work	-
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: published name of a work, such as a newspaper article, a literary work, piece of music, a website, or a performance work	Diary of Anne Frank <title> Het Achterhuis	-
subtitle	P1680	Monolingual text	subtitle: for works, when the title is followed by a subtitle	Diary of Anne Frank <subtitle> Dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942 – 1 Augustus 1944	-
author	P50	Item	author, writer and creator: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 (author name string) when Wikidata item is unknown or does not exist	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone <author> J. K. Rowling	-
possible creator	P1779	Item	creator: for a creative work with considerable uncertainty about the author	Rampin Rider <possible creator> Rampin Master	-
contributor to the creative work or subject	P767	Item	contributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject	Discworld Noir <contributor to the creative work or subject> Terry Pratchett	contributed to creative work
editor	P98	Item	editor: person who checks and corrects a work (such as a book, newspaper, academic journal, etc.) to comply with a rules of certain genre. Also applies to person who establishes the text of an ancient written work or manuscript.	Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 <editor> Austrian Academy of Sciences	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Diary of Anne Frank <language of work or name> Dutch	-
country of origin	P495	Item	country of origin: country of origin of this item (creative work, food, phrase, product, etc.)	Don Quixote <country of origin> Spain	-
inception	P571	Point in time	date of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619	Lost in America <inception> 1912	-
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date or point in time when a work was first published or released	Lost in America <publication date> 1927	-
movement	P135	Item	cultural movement: literary, artistic, scientific or philosophical movement or scene associated with this person or work. For political ideologies use P1142.	Urbi et orbi <movement> Russian symbolism	-
has edition or translation	P747	Item	version, edition or translation, translated edition and source text: link to an edition of this item	Brockhaus Enzyklopädie <has edition or translation> Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (21 ed.)	edition or translation of
form of creative work	P7937	Item	form of art, album type, musical form, type of musical work/composition and form of creative work: structure of a creative work	The Hours <form of creative work> novel	-
genre	P136	Item	genre, by genre and award for best album (genre): creative work's genre or an artist's field of work (P101). Use main subject (P921) to relate creative works to their topic	The Hours <genre> feminist novel	-
main subject	P921	Item	topic, matter and subject: primary topic of a work (see also P180: depicts)	The Party Journalist <main subject> radio propaganda	statement is subject of
award received	P166	Item	award, honorary citizenship, title of honor and decoration: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work	The Hours <award received> Pulitzer Prize for Fiction	-
follows	P155	Item	follows: immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has replaced the preceding item, e.g. political offices, use "replaces" (P1365)]	A Feast for Crows <follows> A Storm of Swords	followed by
followed by	P156	Item	followed by: immediately following item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has been replaced, e.g. political offices, use "replaced by" (P1366)]	A Feast for Crows <followed by> A Dance with Dragons	follows
part of the series	P179	Item	sequence, series of creative works, event sequence, book series, painting series and video game series: series which contains the subject	A Feast for Crows <part of the series> A Song of Ice and Fire	-
based on	P144	Item	based on: the work(s) or inputs used as the basis for subject item; for fictional analog use P1074	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies <based on> Pride and Prejudice	derivative work
inspired by	P941	Item	artistic inspiration and inspired: work, human, place or event which inspired this creative work or fictional entity	The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino <inspired by> The Adventures of Pinocchio	-
characters	P674	Item	fictional character: characters which appear in this item (like plays, operas, operettas, books, comics, films, TV series, video games)	The Three Musketeers <characters> Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan	present in work
narrative location	P840	Item	narrative location: the narrative of the work is set in this location	The Fall of the King <narrative location> Himmerland	-
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)	Tirant lo Blanc <image> Tirante el Blanco 1511.jpg	-
sourcing circumstances	P1480	Item	sourcing circumstance: qualification of the truth or accuracy of a source: circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778), etc.	Godescalc Evangelistary <commissioned by> Charles the Great <sourcing circumstances> presumably	-
Dewey Decimal Classification	P1036	External identifier	use with qualifier "edition (P747)" with item value "DDC 23" or create new item to represent the corresponding DDC edition	The Party Journalist <Dewey Decimal Classification> 791.44609431 [DDC22ger]	-
Library of Congress Classification	P1149	External identifier	subject classification number used in the Library of Congress Classification system; does not include the shelflisting portion assigned to individual publications	The Party Journalist <Library of Congress Classification> PN1990.6.G3	-
Chinese Library Classification	P1189	External identifier	identifier used for this class in the CLC	The Party Journalist <Chinese Library Classification> G229.517	-
Universal Decimal Classification	P1190	External identifier	library classification of this topic	The Party Journalist <Universal Decimal Classification> 316.774:32	-
OCLC work ID	P5331	External identifier	identifier for a work in OCLC Classify (as opposed to a particular bibliographic record describing a manifestation: for that see OCLC control number (P243))	The Lucifer Effect <OCLC work ID> 2564937689	-
Open Library ID	P648	External identifier	identifier for a work ("W"), edition ("M") or author ("A") for book data of the Internet Archive	Mister President <Open Library ID> OL938688W	-
LibraryThing work ID	P1085	External identifier	LibraryThing (LT) control number	The Seven Messengers <LibraryThing work ID> 6068145	-
Goodreads work ID	P8383	External identifier	unique identifier for written works (Q47461344) on Goodreads	The Mediocre Programmer <Goodreads work ID> 53487476	-
Babelio work ID	P3631	External identifier	Babelio: identifier for a book on the literature website Babelio	The Stranger <Babelio work ID> 3874	-

Edition item properties

These properties are for the item that represents the edition of a book (FRBR expression/manifestation level). They are mainly for editions of books used as sources, and so are to be used for items linked to Wikisource editions.

Note that each edition of a book should have a separate Wikidata item. If the content (foreword, afterword, illustration), pagination (page number), publisher, or publication place changes, a new item should be created for that edition. Else if a book is an identical reprint of a previous edition (no change in the mentioned properties), it does not need a new item.

Editions should be instances of version, edition or translation (Q3331189) or one of its subclasses.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (21 ed.) <instance of> version, edition or translation	-
edition or translation of	P629	Item	version, edition or translation: is an edition or translation of this entity	Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (21 ed.) <edition or translation of> Brockhaus Enzyklopädie	has edition or translation
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <language of work or name> Italian	-
author	P50	Item	author, writer and creator: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 (author name string) when Wikidata item is unknown or does not exist	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <author> Gertrude Stein	-
translator	P655	Item	translator: agent who adapts any kind of written text from one language to another	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <translator> Cesare Pavese	-
editor	P98	Item	editor: person who checks and corrects a work (such as a book, newspaper, academic journal, etc.) to comply with a rules of certain genre. Also applies to person who establishes the text of an ancient written work or manuscript.	Eclipse of Reason <editor> Alfred Schmidt	-
annotator	P11105	Item	annotator: the person responsible for annotating, extracting, and interpreting texts and meanings from ancient manuscripts and other documents	Al-Bidāyah wa-al-nihāyah (Hajr, 1999) <annotator> Abdallah Ben Abdel Mohsen At-Turki	-
illustrator	P110	Item	illustrator: person drawing the pictures or taking the photographs in a book or similar work	Barefoot on the fire <illustrator> Michaś Filipovič	-
contributor to the creative work or subject	P767	Item	contributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject	Discworld Noir <contributor to the creative work or subject> Terry Pratchett	contributed to creative work
author of foreword	P2679	Item	introducer: person who wrote the preface, foreword, or introduction of the book but who isn't an author of the rest of the book	Bottroper Protokolle <author of foreword> Martin Walser	-
author of afterword	P2680	Item	author of afterword: person who wrote the postface, afterword, or conclusion of the book but who isn't an author of the rest of the book	Nineteen Eighty-Four <author of afterword> Erich Fromm	-
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: title of this particular edition	The Tower <title> Der Turm	-
subtitle	P1680	Monolingual text	subtitle: subtitle of this particular edition	The Tower <subtitle> Geschichte aus einem versunkenen Land	-
edition number	P393	String	version number: number of an edition (first, second, ... as 1, 2, ...) or event	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <edition number> 1	-
place of publication	P291	Item	place of publication and place of first publication: geographical place of publication of the edition (use 1st edition when referring to works)	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <place of publication> New York	-
publisher	P123	Item	publishing company and publisher: organization or person responsible for publishing books, periodicals, printed music, podcasts, games or software	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <publisher> Harcourt	-
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date or point in time when a work was first published or released	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <publication date> 1933	-
start time	P580	Point in time	start time: year first volume of a multi-volume work was published	Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900 <start time> 1885	-
end time	P582	Point in time	end time: year last volume of a multi-volume work was published	Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900 <end time> 1900	-
printed by	P872	Item	printing: organization or person who printed the creative work (if different from "publisher")	Gutenberg Bible <printed by> Johannes Gutenberg	-
collection	P195	Item	collection and library collection: art, museum, archival, or bibliographic collection the subject is part of	Gutenberg Bible <collection> Widener Library	-
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)	Gutenberg Bible <image> Gutenberg Bible, Lenox Copy, New York Public Library, 2009. Pic 01.jpg	-
number of pages	P1104	Quantity	page, leaf, page of plates, leaf of plates, unnumbered page of plates and number of pages: number of pages in an edition of a written work; see allowed units constraint for valid values to use for units in conjunction with a number	Der Herr Präsident <number of pages> 242	-
number of parts of this work	P2635	Quantity	part of a work: Use with volume (Q1238720) or chapter (Q1980247) as the units	My Life in Two Hemispheres <number of parts of this work>	-
ISBN-10	P957	External identifier	numeric commercial book identifier (for correct presentation, the 10 digits of an ISBN must be divided by hyphens)	Monsieur le Président <ISBN-10> 2-08-070455-9	-
ISBN-13	P212	External identifier	numeric commercial book identifier (for correct presentation, the 13 digits of an ISBN must be divided by hyphens; ISBN-13 Online Converter for older numbers)	El Señor Presidente (critical edition) <ISBN-13> 978-84-89666-51-1	-
SUDOC editions	P1025	External identifier	identifier in the French union catalog (see also P269)	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <SUDOC editions> 056055145	-
K10plus PPN ID	P6721	External identifier	identifier in the K10plus union catalog of the Common Library Network (GBV) and the South-West German Library Network (SWB)	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <K10plus PPN ID> 1083500643	-
EUL editions	P1084	External identifier	Egyptian Universities Libraries Consortium: identifier for a book (edition) in the Egyptian union catalog	Ehrenwerter Herr (German edition, 1996) <EUL editions> 835285022	-
BN (Argentine) editions	P1143	External identifier	catalogue number for books (editions) in the National Library of the Argentine Republic	El Señor Presidente (critical edition) <BN (Argentine) editions> 000188710	-
DNB edition ID	P1292	External identifier	identifier in the German National Library catalogue (see also authority data P227)	Ehrenwerter Herr (German edition, 1996) <DNB edition ID> 948859040	-
OCLC control number	P243	External identifier	identifier for a bibliographic record in OCLC WorldCat	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1st edition) <OCLC control number> 190771	-
Open Library ID	P648	External identifier	identifier for a work ("W"), edition ("M") or author ("A") for book data of the Internet Archive	Monsieur le Président <Open Library ID> OL19717630M	-
Google Books ID	P675	External identifier	identifier for a book edition in Google Books	Tirant lo Blanch <Google Books ID> 7r14FzJdSuAC	-
Internet Archive ID	P724	External identifier	identifier for an item on Internet Archive	Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus <Internet Archive ID> ghostseer01schiuoft	-
RSL scanned publication ID	P1815	External identifier	identifier of the Russian State Library	The Kiss and Other Stories by Anton Tchekhoff <RSL scanned publication ID> 01004438677	-
RSL editions	P1973	External identifier	catalogue number of the Russian State Library of Moscow (see also P1815 and P947)	Q19610651 <RSL editions> 003564198	-
legal citation of this text	P1031	String	legal citation: for old versions of legislation	Constitution Act, 1867, as amended <legal citation of this text> 30 & 31 Vict, c 3 (UK), reprinted in RSC 1985, App II, No 5, as amended by SC 2011, c 26.	-
Project Gutenberg ebook ID	P2034	External identifier	Project Gutenberg: ebook identifier at Project Gutenberg	A Small Boy and Others <Project Gutenberg ebook ID> 2611	-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID	P268	External identifier	Bibliothèque nationale de France: identifier for the subject issued by BNF (Bibliothèque nationale de France). Format: 8 digits followed by a check-digit or letter, do not include the initial 'cb'.	René Magritte <Bibliothèque nationale de France ID> 123735831	-
English Short Title Catalogue ID	P3939	External identifier	identifier in the English Short Title Catalogue	Munimenta antiqua: or, observations on antient castles <English Short Title Catalogue ID> T136033	-
Czech National Bibliography ID	P3184	External identifier	Czech National Bibliography: identifier for a book or periodical at the Czech National Library	Duch Německa <Czech National Bibliography ID> cnb000567876	-
Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) (bibliographic)	P1144	External identifier	record number for entries in the LoC bibliographic catalog (for authority records use P244)	Treasure Island <Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) (bibliographic)> 11025047	-

Interproject properties

These should be used only for editions.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
document file on Wikimedia Commons	P996	Commons media file	facsimile: file on Wikimedia Commons related to the content of the source/book/report	Beate und Mareile (1st edition) <document file on Wikimedia Commons> De Beate und Mareile (Keyserling).djvu	-
Commons category	P373	String	Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:")	Was die Heimat erzählt : Sagen, geschichtliche Bilder und denkwürdige Begebenheiten aus Sachsen <Commons category> Störzner_-_Was_die_Heimat_erzählt	-
Wikisource index page URL	P1957	URL	Help:Index pages: URL of the page in Wikisource containing digital and paper pagination of the source	The Kiss and Other Stories by Anton Tchekhoff <Wikisource index page URL> https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:The_Kiss_and_Other_Stories_by_Anton_Tchekhoff,_1908.pdf	-
full work available at URL	P953	URL	digital library: URL of a web page containing the full body of this item	L'Odyssée, 'Poésie homérique' <full work available at URL> http://iliadeodyssee.texte.free.fr/aatexte/berard/accueilberard/odyssberard.htm	-

Qualifiers

List of qualifiers for works and/or editions.

property	datatype	description
subject named as (P1810)	String	Example: author (P50) => Victor Eremita [pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard]
applies to part, aspect, or form (P518)	Item	Example: contributor to the creative work or subject (P767) => foreword (Q1358138)
distribution format (P437)	Item	Example: ISBN-13 (P212) => hardback (Q193955); paperback (Q193934)

List of qualifiers for using an edition item as a source for a claim.

property	datatype	description
stated in (P248)	Item	To link the edition item
quotation (P1683)	String	Relevant citation
volume (P478)	String	Volume
issue (P433)	String	Issue
chapter (P792)	String	Chapter. Note: It can not be shown in a bibliographic templates and gadgets as article with link, use section, verse, paragraph, or clause (P958).
section, verse, paragraph, or clause (P958)	String	Section
page(s) (P304)	String	Location of the claim
column (P3903)	String	Column of the claim

See also described by source (P1343) for encyclopaedias and dictionaries as a source.

Exemplar properties

There are a number of wikipedia articles which deal with a single copy of a book which has become notable for some reason. See Lincoln Bible (Q1816474) and the bibles listed in Category:Individual Bibles (Q8546779). These will need different properties from those used for a literary work.

Where there is only one copy of a literary work then the wikidata page may need both sets of properties.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Lincoln Bible <instance of> individual copy of a book	-
exemplar of	P1574	Item	individual copy of a work: property for manuscripts, autographs, incunabula, distinct printed copies	On the laws and practice of horse racing <exemplar of> On the laws and practice of horse racing (1866 edition)	-
collection	P195	Item	collection and library collection: art, museum, archival, or bibliographic collection the subject is part of	On the laws and practice of horse racing, etc., etc <collection> University of California Libraries	-
location	P276	Item	physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object	Mona Lisa <location> Louvre Museum	contains
inventory number	P217	String	accession number: identifier for a physical object or a set of physical objects in a collection	The Night Watch <inventory number> SK-C-5	-
owned by	P127	Item	proprietor, property and owned by: owner of the subject	Lincoln Bible <owned by> Abraham Lincoln	owner of
official name	P1448	Monolingual text	official name: official name of the subject in its official language(s)	Germany <official name> Bundesrepublik Deutschland	-
significant event	P793	Item	key event: significant or notable events associated with the subject	Dennewitz <significant event> Battle of Dennewitz	-

See Wikidata:WikiProject Visual arts/Item structure for a more properties that may be applicable.

Manuscript properties

Manuscripts are single copies of literary works, so a manuscript is not the same as a literary work. All manuscript items need instance of (P31) with one of manuscript (Q87167), illuminated manuscript (Q48498), codex (Q213924), miscellaneous manuscript (Q2217259), palimpsest (Q274076), manuscript fragment (Q30103158). Please specify the writing material for made from material (P186): papyrus (Q125576), paper (Q11472), leather (Q286), parchment (Q226697), shard (Q1463658), vellum (Q378274). The person who writes out the manuscript is indicated with calligrapher (P6819): this is often different from the author of the literary work author (P50). If a different person made the illustrations, they are the illustrator (P110). The time when the manuscript was completed is inception (P571). If the manuscript has (at least some of) the text of a specific literary work (or multiple works), use exemplar of (P1574). If the text is of a type such as Evangeliary (Q1754581), Gospel Book (Q690851), lectionary (Q284465), book of hours (Q727715), or diwan (Q1991869), put that as genre (P136). Choose a location for location (P276) that has the best possible precision, otherwise use the city where collection (P195) is located. If there is an online catalogue record for the manuscript, put the link as described at URL (P973). If the entire manuscript is available online, put that link as full work available at URL (P953).

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Codex Sinaiticus <instance of> manuscript	-
exemplar of	P1574	Item	individual copy of a work: property for manuscripts, autographs, incunabula, distinct printed copies	Hohenems-Münchener Handschrift A <exemplar of> Nibelungenlied	-
genre	P136	Item	genre, by genre and award for best album (genre): creative work's genre or an artist's field of work (P101). Use main subject (P921) to relate creative works to their topic	Saint-Martin-des-Champs Evangelary <genre> Gospel Book	-
made from material	P186	Item	material: material the subject or the object is made of or derived from (do not confuse with P10672 which is used for processes)	Berlin Codex <made from material> papyrus	-
collection	P195	Item	collection and library collection: art, museum, archival, or bibliographic collection the subject is part of	Berlin Codex <collection> Egyptian Museum of Berlin	-
inventory number	P217	String	accession number: identifier for a physical object or a set of physical objects in a collection	Shahnamah of Ibrahim Sultan <inventory number> MS. Ouseley Add. 176 collection (P195) Bodleian Library (Q82133)	-
catalog code	P528	String	catalog code: catalog name of an object, use with qualifier P972	The Laboryouse Journey and Serche of Johan Leylande for Englandes Antiquitees <catalog code> LeJ 90 catalog (P972) Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450–1700 (Q105593113)	-
location	P276	Item	physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object	Berlin Codex <location> Museum Island	contains
described at URL	P973	URL	Internet research: item is described at the following URL	Book of the Dead of Pa-sib-Hor <described at URL> http://totenbuch.awk.nrw.de/objekt/tm57045	-
full work available at URL	P953	URL	digital library: URL of a web page containing the full body of this item	First Bible of Charles the Bald <full work available at URL> http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8455903b	-
calligrapher	P6819	Item	calligrapher: calligrapher of a work	Gelnhausen Codex <calligrapher> Johannes von Gelnhausen	-
illustrator	P110	Item	illustrator: person drawing the pictures or taking the photographs in a book or similar work	Shahnama Walters Ms. W.602 <illustrator> Reza Abbasi	-
commissioned by	P88	Item	commissioner: person or organization that commissioned this work	Hours of Peter II <commissioned by> Peter II, Duke of Brittany	-
named after	P138	Item	eponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which one	Askew Codex <named after> Anthony Askew	-
location of creation	P1071	Item	place where the item was conceived or made; where applicable, location of final assembly	Ethiopian Gunda Gunde Gospels <location of creation> Gunda Gunde Monastery	-
country of origin	P495	Item	country of origin: country of origin of this item (creative work, food, phrase, product, etc.)	Single-volume Qur'an <country of origin> Mamluk Sultanate	-
editor	P98	Item	editor: person who checks and corrects a work (such as a book, newspaper, academic journal, etc.) to comply with a rules of certain genre. Also applies to person who establishes the text of an ancient written work or manuscript.	Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus <editor> Constantin von Tischendorf	-
number of pages	P1104	Quantity	page, leaf, page of plates, leaf of plates, unnumbered page of plates and number of pages: number of pages in an edition of a written work; see allowed units constraint for valid values to use for units in conjunction with a number	A Treatise on Painting <number of pages> 662	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Book of Kells <language of work or name> Latin	-
script style	P9302	Item	script style: style of script of a document or typeface	Two Consecutive Pages from a Very Large Qur'an <script style> Muhaqqaq	-
inception	P571	Point in time	date of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619	Gospels of Henry the Lion <inception> 1180er	-
time of discovery or invention	P575	Point in time	invention, discovery and archaeological find: date or point in time when the item was discovered or invented	Papyrus 1 <time of discovery or invention> 1896	-
location of discovery	P189	Item	discovery and location of discovery: where the item was located when discovered	Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 81 <location of discovery> Oxyrhynchus	-
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)	Single-volume Qur'an <image> Khalili Collection Islamic Art qur 0441 fol 3b-4a.jpg	-
Commons category	P373	String	Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:")	Codex Laudianus <Commons category> Codex Laudianus	-
IIIF manifest URL	P6108	URL	International Image Interoperability Framework and IIIF Presentation API: JSON-LD formatted document URL reference described by the IIIF Presentation API	Book of the Fixed Stars <IIIF manifest URL> https://iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/iiif/manifest/c1caa84c-f6d2-483f-9eb4-2439cccdc801.json	-

Periodical and collection of works

List of additional properties for a journals and multivolume works. Please note that there is also a dedicated Wikiproject Periodicals.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
dissolved, abolished or demolished date	P576	Point in time	date of dissolution, abolition or demolition: point in time at which the subject (organisation, building) ceased to exist; see "date of official closure" (P3999) for closing a facility, "service retirement" (P730) for retiring equipment, "discontinued date" (P2669) for stopping a product	Team Bath F.C. <dissolved, abolished or demolished date> 2009	-
has part(s)	P527	Item	has part, consist of and meronymy: part of this subject; inverse property of "part of" (P361). See also "has parts of the class" (P2670).	The Cactaceae <has part(s)> The Cactaceae. Volume 2	part of
ISSN	P236	External identifier	International Standard Serial Number (print or electronic)	The Guardian <ISSN> 0261-3077	-

Also look Template:Bibliographic properties.

For parts of a collection of works (like a narrative published within an anthology) please use published in (P1433):

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
published in	P1433	Item	publishing: larger work that a given work was published in, like a book, journal or music album	Eppure battono alla porta <published in> The Seven Messengers	-

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Tools

Wikidata:Tools: tools for editing pages. Many are especially interesting for books (es. Authority control). Aubrey's favourite are here.

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