What we're looking for
We are looking for documented historical records of creative expenditure from any country — a building constructed, a painting commissioned, a musician paid, a manuscript produced, a theatrical performance mounted — at any point in recorded history where the amount can be denominated in or converted to gold weight.
Submit the following to contribute@rubedo.ca:
ENTRY Country: Country Code: [two-letter ISO code] Coordinates: [latitude], [longitude] — approximate location where the transaction occurred Title: Date Display: [what appears on the card — can be "c.1599" or "1599–1603"] Date Year: [integer — use midpoint if range, approximate if circa] Date Circa: [true/false] Tags: [comma separated, lowercase, plain language] Description: [two to four sentences of historical context] Gold Grams: [number only, no units] Payment Medium: [enter the number] 1 = Raw weighted gold 2 = Gold-denominated metal equivalent (silver, electrum) 3 = Minted gold coins 4 = Gold-denominated paper 5 = Fiat gold equivalent Source Display: [plain language citation] Source URL: [if available, otherwise leave blank]
Example of a complete submission:
ENTRY Country: United Kingdom Country Code: GB Coordinates: 51.5081, -0.1174 Title: The Globe Theatre Date Display: 1599 Date Year: 1599 Date Circa: false Tags: theatrical production, architecture, collective ownership, elizabethan, shakespeare Description: Built by the Chamberlain's Men using timber salvaged from The Theatre in Shoreditch after a dispute with their landlord. The company transported the timber across the Thames in the middle of winter and constructed the Globe on Bankside in Southwark. It was the first major creative venue in England collectively owned by its practitioners rather than a patron or landlord — Shakespeare himself held a one-eighth share. Home to the premieres of Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Gold Grams: 2940.0 Payment Medium: 3 Source Display: Multiple historical sources including J.W.P. Campbell, Building St Paul's (2007); confirmed via British History Online Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk
Submissions are reviewed for accuracy and consistency before publication. We'll follow up if we have questions about your source or conversion methodology.
Co-production treaty territories
Rubedo is building production infrastructure for cross-border creative collaboration anchored in Canada's international co-production treaty network. If your research connects to one of the territories below, there may be more to discuss than a database entry.
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