Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book presents current developments in advanced digital methodologies in the arts and humanities, and is solely dedicated to the issue of intellectual transparency of visualization-based research. Heritage visualization is considered as a process of representing knowledge about space, time, behaviour, sound and light, and other elements that constitute cultural environments. By demonstrating scholarly excellence and best technical practice in this area, the book is concerned with the challenge of providing intellectual transparency and accountability in visualization-based historical research. Visualization of cultural heritage is no longer limited to the representation of bricks and mortar, but also encompasses intangible cultural heritage, such as dance, drama, skills and crafts. Paradata may be seen as a digital equivalent to scholia, as well as an addition to the traditional critical apparatus for describing the process of reasoning in scholarly research.