Explore Contributor Roles
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Name | Description | Persons |
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Adopter | 13 | |
Artist | 10 | |
Associated Name | 116 | |
Associated Name | 0 | |
Author | The person responsible for the creation of the work. |
18539 |
Binder | 32 | |
Binding Designer | 2 | |
Bookseller | Indicates the person running the firm that sold the work. This role is included if the firm is female-run. |
1190 |
Cartographer | 13 | |
Compiler | The person who selected the works contained within a text. Usually applies to anthologies and collections. |
114 |
Composer | The person responsible for the composition of music, most often in a play or psalm. |
49 |
Contributor | A person who contributed to a work in some way. Used when no more specific term was supplied. |
4479 |
Copyright Holder | 192 | |
Dedicatee | 92 | |
Donor | 462 | |
Editor | The person who selected, revised, and arranged the work for print. |
828 |
Engraver | The person responsible for turning an illustration into an engraving. |
1172 |
Former Owner | 2112 | |
Illustrator | The person who created the image from which any engravings were created. Usually different than the Engraver. |
375 |
Introducer | The person who composed the introduction or any prefatory material for the work. Must be a different person than the author. |
103 |
Licensor | 1 | |
Lithographer | 7 | |
Papermaker | 1 | |
Plaintiff | 1 | |
Printer | Indicates the person running the firm that printed the work. This role is included if the firm is female-run. |
2560 |