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OwnershipTracker: A Visual Analytics Approach to Uncovering Historical Book Ownership Patterns.

Yiwen Xing, Meilai Ji, Cristina Dondi

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

|November 19, 2025

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OwnershipTracker visualizes 15th-century book ownership, revealing complex historical distribution patterns. This tool aids researchers in tracing intricate ownership sequences over time.

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Area of Science:

Digital Humanities
Information Visualization
Book History

Background:

Early printed books from the 15th century exhibit complex ownership patterns.
Understanding these patterns is crucial for historical research and book provenance studies.
Existing methods for tracing book ownership can be fragmented and difficult to navigate.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce OwnershipTracker, a visual analytics application designed for exploring and tracing ownership relationships of early printed books.
To provide researchers with an integrated tool that combines bibliographic, copy-specific, and provenance data.
To facilitate the uncovering of intricate ownership sequences over time.

Main Methods:

Developed OwnershipTracker, a visual analytics application using data from the Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI) database.
Integrated bibliographic records, copy-specific data, and book provenance details.
Employed multiple visualization techniques: network graphs, timelines, chord diagrams, and a unique spiderweb-like diagram.

Main Results:

OwnershipTracker successfully integrates diverse data sources for comprehensive ownership analysis.
The application visualizes complex ownership sequences and transfer patterns effectively.
Collaborative design and iterative refinement ensured alignment with historical book researchers' needs.

Conclusions:

OwnershipTracker is a valuable tool for historical book research, offering novel ways to explore provenance.
The application's visual approach enhances the understanding of early book distribution and ownership.
The tool is deployed and accessible, supporting ongoing research in book history and digital humanities.