df_get_charter
One Diplomatarium Fennicum charter by its DF number, with the full transcript rather than a snippet.
Parameters
| parameter | type | notes |
|---|---|---|
df_number |
int ≥ 1 | The DF number, e.g. 1451 for "DF 1451". This snapshot runs from 1 to 6888, with gaps. |
The DF number is the citable identifier a researcher quotes, and the one carried on every
df_search hit — so this is the natural follow-up to a search. It is backed by a BTree
index, making the lookup a page read rather than a scan.
Example
df_get_charter(df_number=1451)
**DF 1451** — 1415 — Viborg, Suomi
Language: ruotsi
Index term: Yksityiset, Tili- ja pöytäkirjamerkinnät
Transcript:
…
Coordinates are shown when the charter has them (60% do). They locate the place of issue, not the events the charter describes, and the corpus asserts nothing about their precision.
An unknown number returns a message, not an error:
No charter DF 99999 in the Diplomatarium Fennicum corpus. Valid DF numbers in this
snapshot run from 1 to 6888 (with gaps).
For a charter with no transcript — 36% of the corpus — the catalogue record is still returned, followed by a line saying the charter is catalogued but not transcribed.