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Historic

Signifying “Significance” in

the MoW Registration Form

Social,

Spiritual

World

Significance
process. The nomination form arranged by
UNESCO’s MoW Prgramme provides a list of
sections to be filled with, including summary,
Mow authenticity, provenance, bibliography and referees.
These qualities are required with explanation in
the precise style of writing in order to demonstrate
general information and unique characteristics of
the document to be inscribed.
Nevertheless, filling in the blanks of the
nomination form is a considerable challenge. The
last and biggest trouble that nominators may feel
may be the “significance” section in the nomination
form. However, at the same time, the section is
regarded as the most important part of the form.
With the recognition as the vision that Issues with significance in relation to inscribing
documentary heritage belongs to all and should be nominated documents in the MoW Register are the
preserved, protected and accessible, increasing essence of the nomination form that determines the
awareness and achieving permanent accessibility value of the item as documentary heritage.
for all have been cherished in UNESCO’s MoW Significance is in fact composed of three
Programme as the mission (General Guidelines, different types – 1) historic, 2) social, community
2021, 1). To fulfill the task, especially developing or spiritual, and 3) world significance. Historic
accessibility not only for people in the local significance asks how the item contains a specific
area and country of custodial institutions but for time, place, cultural property, or turning point
everyone around the globe, inscription on the MoW in history. The statement of historic significance
registers at the regional or international level is necessitates background information of how the
considered an important step. item came to exist in the specific period of time
For documents to be inscribed in the MoW and location as well as, if any, international setting
Register, they are evaluated under the nomination that might have had an effect in causing the event

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