Versioned overview of the Light and Relic Style Reference Set
This page documents the official Style Reference specifications for the Light and Relic project. Each version is permanently archived on Zenodo with its own DOI. The structure follows the Living Provenance principle: documentation evolves; each state remains durably citable.
Version 2.0 — Current Canonical Generation Directive
Status: Current canonical version for visual generation
Published: 21 May 2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20325100
Version 2.0 is an operational revision. The conceptual framework of v1.1 is preserved; the visual specification has been rewritten as a hard generation directive to counter algorithmic flattening observed in image-generation systems. It introduces a lexical hygiene principle separating archival vocabulary from visual instruction.
Download Style Reference Set v2.0 (PDF, 114 KB)
Version 1.1 — Canonical Archival and Curatorial Reference
Status: Superseded for visual generation; remains valid for archival and curatorial citation
Published: 23 November 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17687528
Version 1.1 established the conceptual framework of the Style Reference Set: relic definition, edition hierarchy, methodological principles, and canonical visual rules. It remains the canonical reference for academic, archival, and curatorial citation.
Version 1.7 — Historical Predecessor
Status: Historical predecessor (Canonical Visual Style Specification); superseded by v1.1
Published: 16 November 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17624131
Version 1.7 was published under the earlier title Canonical Visual Style Specification and is preserved as part of the documented evolution of the Light and Relic style framework.
Project Identifiers
Project Master DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17560497
Author ORCID: 0009-0009-2305-4152
Internet Archive Collection: light-and-relic-living-provenance
Wikidata: Q136912783