Publication of documents in foreign languages: current methodological trends

Abstract

The publication of documents in foreign languages has its own specifics related to the transcription, description, translation and commentary. During this work the publishing traditions of different countries and scientific schools often intersect. All that is usually very briefly reflected in the general guidelines for the publication of documents. The article aims to identify the algorithm of the publisher’s actions and focus on the key issues for preparing publications of documents using different writing graphics: Cyrillic, Latin, Arabic alphabet, etc. Using typefaces, choosing the principles of transcription, describing the content and external features of documents, making textual notes and comments on the content are considered. Attention is also paid to the new translation and the publication of existing translations, which are close in date to the original. Publications that include foreign language documents along with sources in their native language are characterized by greater versatility, they reflect different positions regarding the phenomena and circumstances studied. Such publications bring the study to the international level, expand the methodological tools of science.