indicates the person, or group of people, to whom the element content is ascribed.
indicates the person, or group of people, to whom a speech act or action is directed.
provides an externally-defined means of identifying the entity (or entities) being named, using a coded value of some kind.
(reference) provides an explicit means of locating a full definition or identity for the entity being named by means of one or more URIs.
gives a minimum estimated value for the approximate measurement.
(\-?[\d]+/\-?[\d]+)
gives a maximum estimated value for the approximate measurement.
(\-?[\d]+/\-?[\d]+)
where the measurement summarizes more than one observation or a range, supplies the minimum value observed.
(\-?[\d]+/\-?[\d]+)
where the measurement summarizes more than one observation or a range, supplies the maximum value observed.
(\-?[\d]+/\-?[\d]+)
specifies the degree of statistical confidence (between zero and one) that a value falls within the range specified by @min
and @max
, or the proportion of observed values that fall within that range.
names the unit used for the measurement
Suggested values include: 1] cm (centimetres); 2] mm (millimetres); 3] in (inches); 4] line; 5] char (characters)
cm
(centimetres)
mm
(millimetres)
in
(inches)
line
lines of text
char
(characters) characters of text
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies the length in the units specified
(\-?[\d]+/\-?[\d]+)
indicates the size of the object concerned using a project-specific vocabulary combining quantity and units in a single string of words.
characterizes the precision of the values specified by the other attributes.
high
medium
low
unknown
where the measurement summarizes more than one observation, specifies the applicability of this measurement.
Sample values include: 1] all; 2] most; 3] range
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
points to a <handNote>
element describing the hand considered responsible for the content of the element concerned.
categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
provides a coded representation of the degree of damage, either as a number between 0 (undamaged) and 1 (very extensively damaged), or as one of the codes high, medium, low, or unknown. The <damage>
element with the @degree
attribute should only be used where the text may be read with some confidence; text supplied from other sources should be tagged as <supplied>
.
high
medium
low
unknown
assigns an arbitrary number to each stretch of damage regarded as forming part of the same physical phenomenon.
indicates whether or not the element bearing this attribute should be considered to mark the end of an orthographic token in the same way as whitespace.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(canonical reference) specifies the destination of the pointer by supplying a canonical reference expressed using the scheme defined in a <refsDecl>
element in the TEI header
supplies the value of the date or time in a standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
specifies the earliest possible date for the event in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
specifies the latest possible date for the event in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
indicates the starting point of the period in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
indicates the ending point of the period in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
The @when attribute cannot be used with any other att.datable.w3c attributes.
The @from and @notBefore attributes cannot be used together.
The @to and @notAfter attributes cannot be used together.
indicates the system or calendar to which the date represented by the content of this element belongs.
@calendar indicates the system or calendar to
which the date represented by the content of this element belongs, but this
element has no textual content.
supplies a pointer to some location defining a named period of time within which the datable item is understood to have occurred.
contains a PID (persistent identifier) that aligns the given element with the appropriate Data Category (or categories) in ISOcat.
contains a PID (persistent identifier) that aligns the content of the given element or the value of the given attribute with the appropriate simple Data Category (or categories) in ISOcat.
indicates whether or not this element is selected by default when its parent is selected.
true
This element is selected if its parent is selected
false
This element can only be selected explicitly, unless it is the only one of its kind, in which case it is selected if its parent is selected.
identifies one or more declarable elements within the header, which are understood to apply to the element bearing this attribute and its content.
specifies whether or not its parent element is fragmented in some way, typically by some other overlapping structure: for example a speech which is divided between two or more verse stanzas, a paragraph which is split across a page division, a verse line which is divided between two speakers.
Y
(yes) the element is fragmented in some (unspecified) respect
N
(no) the element is not fragmented, or no claim is made as to its completeness
I
(initial) this is the initial part of a fragmented element
M
(medial) this is a medial part of a fragmented element
F
(final) this is the final part of a fragmented element
(organization) specifies how the content of the division is organized.
composite
no claim is made about the sequence in which the immediate contents of this division are to be processed, or their inter-relationships.
uniform
the immediate contents of this element are regarded as forming a logical unit, to be processed in sequence.
indicates whether this division is a sample of the original source and if so, from which part.
initial
division lacks material present at end in source.
medial
division lacks material at start and end.
final
division lacks material at start.
unknown
position of sampled material within original unknown.
complete
division is not a sample.
describes the status of a document either currently or, when associated with a dated element, at the time indicated.
Sample values include: 1] approved; 2] candidate; 3] cleared; 4] deprecated; 5] draft; 6] embargoed; 7] expired; 8] frozen; 9] galley; 10] proposed; 11] published; 12] recommendation; 13] submitted; 14] unfinished; 15] withdrawn
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(certainty) signifies the degree of certainty associated with the intervention or interpretation.
high
medium
low
unknown
(responsible party) indicates the agency responsible for the intervention or interpretation, for example an editor or transcriber.
indicates the nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the intervention or interpretation.
Suggested values include: 1] internal; 2] external; 3] conjecture
internal
there is internal evidence to support the intervention.
external
there is external evidence to support the intervention.
conjecture
the intervention or interpretation has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or scholar on the basis of their expertise.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
indicates whether this is an instant revision or not.
unknown
inapplicable
(rendition) indicates how the element in question was rendered or presented in the source text.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
contains an expression in some formal style definition language which defines the rendering or presentation used for this element in the source text
points to a description of the rendering or presentation used for this element in the source text.
specifies the source from which some aspect of this element is drawn.
(identifier) provides a unique identifier for the element bearing the attribute.
(number) gives a number (or other label) for an element, which is not necessarily unique within the document.
(language) indicates the language of the element content using a tag generated according to BCP 47.
provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
signals an intention about how white space should be managed by applications.
default
signals that the application's default white-space processing modes are acceptable
preserve
indicates the intent that applications preserve all white space
gives a name or other identifier for the scribe believed to be responsible for this hand.
points to a full description of the scribe concerned, typically supplied by a <person>
element elsewhere in the description.
characterizes the particular script or writing style used by this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc.
points to a full description of the script or writing style used by this hand, typically supplied by a <scriptNote>
element elsewhere in the description.
specifies how widely this hand is used in the manuscript.
sole
only this hand is used throughout the manuscript
major
this hand is used through most of the manuscript
minor
this hand is used occasionally in the manuscript
(MIME media type) specifies the applicable multimedia internet mail extension (MIME) media type
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
Where the media are displayed, indicates the display width
[\-+]?\d+(\.\d+)?(%|cm|mm|in|pt|pc|px|em|ex|gd|rem|vw|vh|vm)
Where the media are displayed, indicates the display height
[\-+]?\d+(\.\d+)?(%|cm|mm|in|pt|pc|px|em|ex|gd|rem|vw|vh|vm)
Where the media are displayed, indicates a scale factor to be applied when generating the desired display size
(\-?[\d]+/\-?[\d]+)
(uniform resource locator) specifies the URL from which the media concerned may be obtained.
may be used to specify further information about the entity referenced by this name in the form of a set of whitespace-separated values, for example the occupation of a person, or the status of a place.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(reference to the canonical name) provides a means of locating the canonical form (nym) of the names associated with the object named by the element bearing it.
names the notation used for the content of the element.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies where this item is placed.
Suggested values include: 1] below; 2] bottom; 3] margin; 4] top; 5] opposite; 6] overleaf; 7] above; 8] end; 9] inline; 10] inspace
below
below the line
bottom
at the foot of the page
margin
in the margin (left, right, or both)
top
at the top of the page
opposite
on the opposite, i.e. facing, page
overleaf
on the other side of the leaf
above
above the line
end
at the end of e.g. chapter or volume.
inline
within the body of the text.
inspace
in a predefined space, for example left by an earlier scribe.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
provides a sub-categorization of the element, if needed
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
The element should not be categorized in detail with @subtype unless also categorized in general with @type
specifies the language of the content to be found at the destination referenced by @target
, using a language tag generated according to BCP 47.
@targetLang should only be used on if @target is specified.
specifies the destination of the reference by supplying one or more URI References
specifies the intended meaning when the target of a pointer is itself a pointer.
all
if the element pointed to is itself a pointer, then the target of that pointer will be taken, and so on, until an element is found which is not a pointer.
one
if the element pointed to is itself a pointer, then its target (whether a pointer or not) is taken as the target of this pointer.
none
no further evaluation of targets is carried out beyond that needed to find the element specified in the pointer's target.
points at one or several elements or sets of elements by means of one or more data pointers, using the URI syntax.
supplies an arbitrary XPath expression using the syntax defined in which identifies a set of nodes, selected within the context identified by the @target
attribute if this is supplied, or within the context of the parent element if it is not.
characterizes the function of the segment.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
supplies the sort key for this element in an index, list or group which contains it.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(edition) supplies a sigil or other arbitrary identifier for the source edition in which the associated feature (for example, a page, column, or line break) occurs at this point in the text.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(edition reference) provides a pointer to the source edition in which the associated feature (for example, a page, column, or line break) occurs at this point in the text.
indicates the end of a span initiated by the element bearing this attribute.
The element indicated by @spanTo () must follow the current element
indicates the location within a temporal alignment at which this element begins.
indicates the location within a temporal alignment at which this element ends.
indicates the effect of the intervention, for example in the case of a deletion, strikeouts which include too much or too little text, or in the case of an addition, an insertion which duplicates some of the text already present.
Sample values include: 1] duplicate; 2] duplicate-partial; 3] excessStart; 4] excessEnd; 5] shortStart; 6] shortEnd; 7] partial; 8] unremarkable
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
documents the presumed cause for the intervention.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(sequence) assigns a sequence number related to the order in which the encoded features carrying this attribute are believed to have occurred.
identifies the unit of information conveyed by the element, e.g. columns, pages, volume, entry.
Suggested values include: 1] volume; 2] issue; 3] page; 4] line; 5] chapter; 6] part; 7] column; 8] entry
volume
the element contains a volume number.
issue
the element contains an issue number, or volume and issue numbers.
page
the element contains a page number or page range.
line
the element contains a line number or line range.
chapter
the element contains a chapter indication (number and/or title)
part
the element identifies a part of a book or collection.
column
the element identifies a column.
entry
the element identifies an entry number or label in a list of entries.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies the starting point of the range of units indicated by the @unit
attribute.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies the end-point of the range of units indicated by the @unit
attribute.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
indicates whether the name component is given in full, as an abbreviation or simply as an initial.
yes
the name component is spelled out in full.
abb
(abbreviated) the name component is given in an abbreviated form.
init
(initial letter) the name component is indicated only by one initial.
specifies the sort order of the name component in relation to others within the name.
(paragraph) marks paragraphs in prose. [3.1. Paragraphs 7.2.5. Speech Contents]
Abstract model violation: Paragraphs may not occur inside other paragraphs or ab elements.
Abstract model violation: Lines may not contain higher-level structural elements such as div, p, or ab.
identifies a word or phrase as belonging to some language other than that of the surrounding text. [3.3.2.1. Foreign Words or Expressions]
(emphasized) marks words or phrases which are stressed or emphasized for linguistic or rhetorical effect. [3.3.2.2. Emphatic Words and Phrases 3.3.2. Emphasis, Foreign Words, and Unusual Language]
(highlighted) marks a word or phrase as graphically distinct from the surrounding text, for reasons concerning which no claim is made. [3.3.2.2. Emphatic Words and Phrases 3.3.2. Emphasis, Foreign Words, and Unusual Language]
(quoted) contains material which is distinguished from the surrounding text using quotation marks or a similar method, for any one of a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: direct speech or thought, technical terms or jargon, authorial distance, quotations from elsewhere, and passages that are mentioned but not used. [3.3.3. Quotation]
may be used to indicate whether the offset passage is spoken or thought, or to characterize it more finely.
Suggested values include: 1] spoken; 2] thought; 3] written; 4] soCalled; 5] foreign; 6] distinct; 7] term; 8] emph; 9] mentioned
spoken
representation of speech
thought
representation of thought, e.g. internal monologue
written
quotation from a written source
soCalled
authorial distance
foreign
distinct
linguistically distinct
term
technical term
emph
rhetorically emphasized
mentioned
refering to itself, not its normal referent
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
contains a word or phrase for which the author or narrator indicates a disclaiming of responsibility, for example by the use of scare quotes or italics. [3.3.3. Quotation]
(Latin for thus or so) contains text reproduced although apparently incorrect or inaccurate. [3.4.1. Apparent Errors]
(correction) contains the correct form of a passage apparently erroneous in the copy text. [3.4.1. Apparent Errors]
groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in a text. [3.4. Simple Editorial Changes]
(regularization) contains a reading which has been regularized or normalized in some sense. [3.4.2. Regularization and
Normalization 12. Critical Apparatus]
(original form) contains a reading which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected. [3.4.2. Regularization and
Normalization 12. Critical Apparatus]
indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is illegible, invisible, or inaudible. [3.4.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
gives the reason for omission
Suggested values include: 1] cancelled; 2] deleted; 3] editorial; 4] illegible; 5] inaudible; 6] irrelevant; 7] sampling
cancelled
deleted
editorial
for features omitted from transcription due to editorial policy
illegible
inaudible
irrelevant
sampling
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
in the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(addition) contains letters, words, or phrases inserted in the source text by an author, scribe, or a previous annotator or corrector. [3.4.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
(deletion) contains a letter, word, or passage deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, or a previous annotator or corrector. [3.4.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source. [11.3.3.1. Damage, Illegibility, and Supplied Text 3.4.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
indicates why the material is hard to transcribe.
Suggested values include: 1] illegible; 2] inaudible; 3] faded; 4] background_noise; 5] eccentric_ductus
illegible
inaudible
faded
background_noise
eccentric_ductus
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
Where the difficulty in transcription arises from damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(name, proper noun) contains a proper noun or noun phrase. [3.5.1. Referring Strings]
(referencing string) contains a general purpose name or referring string. [13.2.1. Personal Names 3.5.1. Referring Strings]
characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology.
person
(A string referring to a person.)
organization
(A string referring to an organization.)
place
(A string referring to a place.)
cita
(A string citing a bibliographical item.)
element
(A string referring to an elemental feature such as the Sirocco wind.)
contains a postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an individual. [3.5.2. Addresses 2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc. 3.11.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information]
(address line) contains one line of a postal address. [3.5.2. Addresses 2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc. 3.11.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information]
contains a date in any format. [3.5.4. Dates and Times 2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc. 2.6. The Revision Description 3.11.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information 15.2.3. The Setting Description 13.3.7. Dates and Times]
(abbreviation) contains an abbreviation of any sort. [3.5.5. Abbreviations and Their Expansions]
allows the encoder to classify the abbreviation according to some convenient typology.
Sample values include: 1] suspension; 2] contraction; 3] brevigraph; 4] superscription; 5] acronym; 6] title; 7] organization; 8] geographic
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(expansion) contains the expansion of an abbreviation. [3.5.5. Abbreviations and Their Expansions]
(reference) defines a reference to another location, possibly modified by additional text or comment. [3.6. Simple Links and Cross-References 16.1. Links]
Only one of the
attributes @target' and @cRef' may be supplied on
contains any sequence of items organized as a list. [3.7. Lists]
The content of a "gloss" list should include a sequence of one or more pairs of a label element followed by an item element
describes the nature of the items in the list.
Suggested values include: 1] gloss; 2] index; 3] instructions; 4] litany; 5] syllogism
gloss
each list item glosses some term or concept, which is given by a <label>
element preceding the list item.
index
each list item is an entry in an index such as the alphabetical topical index at the back of a print volume.
instructions
each list item is a step in a sequence of instructions, as in a recipe.
litany
each list item is one of a sequence of petitions, supplications or invocations, typically in a religious ritual.
syllogism
each list item is part of an argument consisting of two or more propositions and a final conclusion derived from them.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
contains one component of a list. [3.7. Lists 2.6. The Revision Description]
(heading) contains any type of heading, for example the title of a section, or the heading of a list, glossary, manuscript description, etc. [4.2.1. Headings and Trailers]
contains a note or annotation. [3.8.1. Notes and Simple Annotation 2.2.6. The Notes Statement 3.11.2.8. Notes and Statement of Language 9.3.5.4. Notes within Entries]
indicates whether the copy text shows the exact place of reference for the note.
points to the end of the span to which the note is attached, if the note is not embedded in the text at that point.
indicates the location of a graphic or illustration, either forming part of a text, or providing an image of it. [3.9. Graphics and Other Non-textual Components 11.1. Digital Facsimiles]
(page beginning) marks the beginning of a new page in a paginated document. [3.10.3. Milestone
Elements]
(line beginning) marks the beginning of a new (typographic) line in some edition or version of a text. [3.10.3. Milestone
Elements 7.2.5. Speech Contents]
in a bibliographic reference, contains the name(s) of an author, personal or corporate, of a work; for example in the same form as that provided by a recognized bibliographic name authority. [3.11.2.2. Titles, Authors, and Editors 2.2.1. The Title Statement]
contains a secondary statement of responsibility for a bibliographic item, for example the name of an individual, institution or organization, (or of several such) acting as editor, compiler, translator, etc. [3.11.2.2. Titles, Authors, and Editors]
(statement of responsibility) supplies a statement of responsibility for the intellectual content of a text, edition, recording, or series, where the specialized elements for authors, editors, etc. do not suffice or do not apply. May also be used to encode information about individuals or organizations which have played a role in the production or distribution of a bibliographic work. [3.11.2.2. Titles, Authors, and Editors 2.2.1. The Title Statement 2.2.2. The Edition Statement 2.2.5. The Series Statement]
(responsibility) contains a phrase describing the nature of a person's intellectual responsibility, or an organization's role in the production or distribution of a work. [3.11.2.2. Titles, Authors, and Editors 2.2.1. The Title Statement 2.2.2. The Edition Statement 2.2.5. The Series Statement]
contains a title for any kind of work. [3.11.2.2. Titles, Authors, and Editors 2.2.1. The Title Statement 2.2.5. The Series Statement]
classifies the title according to some convenient typology.
Sample values include: 1] main; 2] sub (subordinate); 3] alt (alternate); 4] short; 5] desc (descriptive)
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
indicates the bibliographic level for a title, that is, whether it identifies an article, book, journal, series, or unpublished material.
a
(analytic) the title applies to an analytic item, such as an article, poem, or other work published as part of a larger item.
m
(monographic) the title applies to a monograph such as a book or other item considered to be a distinct publication, including single volumes of multi-volume works
j
(journal) the title applies to any serial or periodical publication such as a journal, magazine, or newspaper
s
(series) the title applies to a series of otherwise distinct publications such as a collection
u
(unpublished) the title applies to any unpublished material (including theses and dissertations unless published by a commercial press)
provides the name of the organization responsible for the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item. [3.11.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information 2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc.]
(scope of bibliographic reference) defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work. [3.11.2.5. Scopes and Ranges in Bibliographic Citations]
(publication place) contains the name of the place where a bibliographic item was published. [3.11.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information]
(bibliographic citation) contains a loosely-structured bibliographic citation of which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly tagged. [3.11.1. Methods of Encoding Bibliographic References and Lists of References 2.2.7. The Source Description 15.3.2. Declarable Elements]
(citation list) contains a list of bibliographic citations of any kind. [3.11.1. Methods of Encoding Bibliographic References and Lists of References 2.2.7. The Source Description 15.3.2. Declarable Elements]
(verse line) contains a single, possibly incomplete, line of verse. [3.12.1. Core Tags for Verse 3.12. Passages of Verse or Drama 7.2.5. Speech Contents]
Abstract model violation: Lines may not contain lines or lg elements.
(line group) contains one or more verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g. a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc. [3.12.1. Core Tags for Verse 3.12. Passages of Verse or Drama 7.2.5. Speech Contents]
An lg element
must contain at least one child l, lg, or gap element.
Abstract model violation: Lines may not contain line groups.
specifies a regular expression against which the values of other attributes can be matched.
specifies a replacement pattern, that is, the skeleton of a relative or absolute URI containing references to groups in the @matchPattern
which, once subpattern substitution has been performed, complete the URI.
(TEI header) supplies descriptive and declarative metadata associated with a digital resource or set of resources. [2.1.1. The TEI Header and Its Components 15.1. Varieties of Composite Text]
(file description) contains a full bibliographic description of an electronic file. [2.2. The File Description 2.1.1. The TEI Header and Its Components]
(title statement) groups information about the title of a work and those responsible for its content. [2.2.1. The Title Statement 2.2. The File Description]
specifies the name of a sponsoring organization or institution. [2.2.1. The Title Statement]
(funding body) specifies the name of an individual, institution, or organization responsible for the funding of a project or text. [2.2.1. The Title Statement]
(principal researcher) supplies the name of the principal researcher responsible for the creation of an electronic text. [2.2.1. The Title Statement]
(publication statement) groups information concerning the publication or distribution of an electronic or other text. [2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc. 2.2. The File Description]
supplies the name of a person or other agency responsible for the distribution of a text. [2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc.]
(identifier) supplies any form of identifier used to identify some object, such as a bibliographic item, a person, a title, an organization, etc. in a standardized way. [13.3.1. Basic Principles 2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc. 2.2.5. The Series Statement 3.11.2.4. Imprint, Size of a Document, and Reprint Information]
categorizes the identifier, for example as an ISBN, Social Security number, etc.
Suggested values include: 1] ISBN; 2] ISSN; 3] DOI; 4] URI; 5] VIAF; 6] ESTC; 7] OCLC
ISBN
International Standard Book Number: a 13- or (if assigned prior to 2007) 10-digit identifying number assigned by the publishing industry to a published book or similar item, registered with the International ISBN Agency.
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number: an eight-digit number to uniquely identify a serial publication.
DOI
Digital Object Identifier: a unique string of letters and numbers assigned to an electronic document.
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier: a string of characters to uniquely identify a resource which usually contains indication of the means of accessing that resource, the name of its host, and its filepath.
VIAF
A data number in the Virtual Internet Authority File assigned to link different names in catalogs around the world for the same entity.
ESTC
English Short-Title Catalogue number: an identifying number assigned to a document in English printed in the British Isles or North America before 1801.
OCLC
OCLC control number (record number) for the union catalog record in WorldCat, a union catalog for member libraries in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
supplies information about the availability of a text, for example any restrictions on its use or distribution, its copyright status, any licence applying to it, etc. [2.2.4. Publication, Distribution, Licensing, etc.]
supplies a code identifying the current availability of the text.
free
the text is freely available.
unknown
the status of the text is unknown.
restricted
the text is not freely available.
(source description) describes the source(s) from which an electronic text was derived or generated, typically a bibliographic description in the case of a digitized text, or a phrase such as "born digital" for a text which has no previous existence. [2.2.7. The Source Description]
(fully-structured bibliographic citation) contains a fully-structured bibliographic citation, in which all components of the TEI file description are present. [3.11.1. Methods of Encoding Bibliographic References and Lists of References 2.2. The File Description 2.2.7. The Source Description 15.3.2. Declarable Elements]
(encoding description) documents the relationship between an electronic text and the source or sources from which it was derived. [2.3. The Encoding Description 2.1.1. The TEI Header and Its Components]
(prefix definition) defines a prefixing scheme used in teidata.pointer values, showing how abbreviated URIs using the scheme may be expanded into full URIs. [16.2.3. Using Abbreviated Pointers]
supplies a name which functions as the prefix for an abbreviated pointing scheme such as a private URI scheme. The prefix constitutes the text preceding the first colon.
[a-z][a-z0-9\+\.\-]*
(list of prefix definitions) contains a list of definitions of prefixing schemes used in teidata.pointer values, showing how abbreviated URIs using each scheme may be expanded into full URIs. [16.2.3. Using Abbreviated Pointers]
(text-profile description) provides a detailed description of non-bibliographic aspects of a text, specifically the languages and sublanguages used, the situation in which it was produced, the participants and their setting. [2.4. The Profile Description 2.1.1. The TEI Header and Its Components]
(note on hand) describes a particular style or hand distinguished within a manuscript. [10.7.2. Writing, Decoration, and Other Notations]
describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other writing medium, e.g. pencil
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(TEI document) contains a single TEI-conformant document, combining a single TEI header with one or more members of the model.resource class. Multiple <TEI>
elements may be combined within a <TEI>
(or <teiCorpus>
) element. [4. Default Text Structure 15.1. Varieties of Composite Text]
specifies the version number of the TEI Guidelines against which this document is valid.
[\d]+(\.[\d]+){0,2}
contains a single text of any kind, whether unitary or composite, for example a poem or drama, a collection of essays, a novel, a dictionary, or a corpus sample. [4. Default Text Structure 15.1. Varieties of Composite Text]
(text body) contains the whole body of a single unitary text, excluding any front or back matter. [4. Default Text Structure]
(text division) contains a subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. [4.1. Divisions of the Body]
Abstract model violation: Lines may not contain higher-level structural elements such as div.
Abstract model violation: p and ab may not contain higher-level structural elements such as div.
contains a closing title or footer appearing at the end of a division of a text. [4.2.4. Content of Textual Divisions 4.2. Elements Common to All Divisions]
contains a brief description of the place, date, time, etc. of production of a letter, newspaper story, or other work, prefixed or suffixed to it as a kind of heading or trailer. [4.2.2. Openers and Closers]
groups together dateline, byline, salutation, and similar phrases appearing as a preliminary group at the start of a division, especially of a letter. [4.2. Elements Common to All Divisions]
groups together salutations, datelines, and similar phrases appearing as a final group at the end of a division, especially of a letter. [4.2.2. Openers and Closers 4.2. Elements Common to All Divisions]
(salutation) contains a salutation or greeting prefixed to a foreword, dedicatory epistle, or other division of a text, or the salutation in the closing of a letter, preface, etc. [4.2.2. Openers and Closers]
(signature) contains the closing salutation, etc., appended to a foreword, dedicatory epistle, or other division of a text. [4.2.2. Openers and Closers]
(front matter) contains any prefatory matter (headers, abstracts, title page, prefaces, dedications, etc.) found at the start of a document, before the main body. [4.6. Title Pages 4. Default Text Structure]
(back matter) contains any appendixes, etc. following the main part of a text. [4.7. Back Matter 4. Default Text Structure]
supplies the value of a date or time in some custom standard form.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies the earliest possible date for the event in some custom standard form.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies the latest possible date for the event in some custom standard form.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
indicates the starting point of the period in some custom standard form.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
indicates the ending point of the period in some custom standard form.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
supplies a pointer to some location defining a named point in time with reference to which the datable item is understood to have occurred
supplies a pointer to a <calendar>
element or other means of interpreting the values of the custom dating attributes.
supplies the value of a date or time in a standard form.
[0-9.,DHMPRSTWYZ/:+\-]+
specifies the earliest possible date for the event in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
[0-9.,DHMPRSTWYZ/:+\-]+
specifies the latest possible date for the event in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
[0-9.,DHMPRSTWYZ/:+\-]+
indicates the starting point of the period in standard form.
[0-9.,DHMPRSTWYZ/:+\-]+
indicates the ending point of the period in standard form.
[0-9.,DHMPRSTWYZ/:+\-]+
(organization name) contains an organizational name. [13.2.2. Organizational Names]
(personal name) contains a proper noun or proper-noun phrase referring to a person, possibly including one or more of the person's forenames, surnames, honorifics, added names, etc. [13.2.1. Personal Names]
contains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or nick name. [13.2.1. Personal Names]
contains a forename, given or baptismal name. [13.2.1. Personal Names]
(additional name) contains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name. [13.2.1. Personal Names]
contains an absolute or relative place name. [13.2.3. Place Names]
contains the name of a geo-political unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than a bloc. [13.2.3. Place Names]
contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county, larger than a settlement, but smaller than a country. [13.2.3. Place Names]
contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a single geo-political or administrative unit. [13.2.3. Place Names]
(list of organizations) contains a list of elements, each of which provides information about an identifiable organization. [13.2.2. Organizational Names]
(list of persons) contains a list of descriptions, each of which provides information about an identifiable person or a group of people, for example the participants in a language interaction, or the people referred to in a historical source. [13.3.2. The Person Element 15.2. Contextual Information 2.4. The Profile Description 15.3.2. Declarable Elements]
(list of places) contains a list of places, optionally followed by a list of relationships (other than containment) defined amongst them. [2.2.7. The Source Description 13.3.4. Places]
(organization) provides information about an identifiable organization such as a business, a tribe, or any other grouping of people. [13.3.3. Organizational Data]
specifies a primary role or classification for the organization.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
provides information about an identifiable individual, for example a participant in a language interaction, or a person referred to in a historical source. [13.3.2. The Person Element 15.2.2. The Participant Description]
specifies a primary role or classification for the person.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies the sex of the person.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
specifies an age group for the person.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
contains data about a geographic location [13.3.4. Places]
(manuscript description) contains a description of a single identifiable manuscript or other text-bearing object such as early printed books. [10.1. Overview]
(manuscript identifier) contains the information required to identify the manuscript or similar object being described. [10.4. The Manuscript Identifier]
An msIdentifier must contain either a repository or location.
contains the name of a repository within which manuscripts or other objects are stored, possibly forming part of an institution. [10.4. The Manuscript Identifier]
contains the name of a collection of manuscripts or other objects, not necessarily located within a single repository. [10.4. The Manuscript Identifier]
(alternative identifier) contains an alternative or former structured identifier used for a manuscript or other object, such as a former catalogue number. [10.4. The Manuscript Identifier]
(physical description) contains a full physical description of a manuscript, manuscript part, or other object optionally subdivided using more specialized elements from the model.physDescPart class. [10.7. Physical Description]
indicates the kind of information held in this cell or in each cell of this row.
Suggested values include: 1] label; 2] data
label
labelling or descriptive information only.
data
data values.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
indicates the number of rows occupied by this cell or row.
(columns) indicates the number of columns occupied by this cell or row.
contains text displayed in tabular form, in rows and columns. [14.1.1. TEI Tables]
indicates the number of rows in the table.
(columns) indicates the number of columns in each row of the table.
contains one row of a table. [14.1.1. TEI Tables]
contains one cell of a table. [14.1.1. TEI Tables]
groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration, formula, or figure. [14.4. Specific Elements for Graphic Images]
(description of figure) contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it. [14.4. Specific Elements for Graphic Images]
(facsimile) points to all or part of an image which corresponds with the content of the element.
points to one or more <change>
elements documenting a state or revision campaign to which the element bearing this attribute and its children have been assigned by the encoder.
contains an area of damage to the text witness. [11.3.3.1. Damage, Illegibility, and Supplied Text]
contains one or more <handNote>
elements documenting the different hands identified within the source texts. [11.3.2.1. Document Hands]
signifies text supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason; for example because the original cannot be read due to physical damage, or because of an obvious omission by the author or scribe. [11.3.3.1. Damage, Illegibility, and Supplied Text]
one or more words indicating why the text has had to be supplied, e.g. overbinding, faded-ink, lost-folio, omitted-in-original.
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(responsibility) identifies the individual(s) responsible for some aspect of the content or markup of particular element(s). [21.3. Attribution of Responsibility]
indicates the specific aspect of the encoding (markup or content) for which responsibility is being assigned.
name
responsibility is being assigned concerning the name of the element or attribute used.
start
responsibility is being assigned concerning the start of the element concerned.
end
responsibility is being assigned concerning the end of the element concerned.
location
responsibility is being assigned concerning the location of the element concerned.
value
responsibility is being assigned concerning the content (for an element) or the value (for an attribute)
(corresponds) points to elements that correspond to the current element in some way.
(synchronous) points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
points to an element that is the same as the current element.
points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
points to the next element of a virtual aggregate of which the current element is part.
(previous) points to the previous element of a virtual aggregate of which the current element is part.
points to elements that are in exclusive alternation with the current element.
selects one or more alternants; if one alternant is selected, the ambiguity or uncertainty is marked as resolved. If more than one alternant is selected, the degree of ambiguity or uncertainty is marked as reduced by the number of alternants not selected.
(arbitrary segment) represents any segmentation of text below the chunk level. [16.3. Blocks, Segments, and Anchors 6.2. Components of the Verse Line 7.2.5. Speech Contents]
(attribute) contains the name of an attribute appearing within running text. [22. Documentation Elements]
supplies an identifier for the scheme in which this name is defined.
Sample values include: 1] TEI (Text Encoding Initiative); 2] DBK (Docbook); 3] XX (unknown); 4] imaginary; 5] XHTML; 6] XML; 7] XI
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
contains literal code from some formal language such as a programming language. [22.1.1. Phrase Level Terms]
(formal language) a name identifying the formal language in which the code is expressed
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+
(element name) contains the name (generic identifier) of an element. [22. Documentation Elements 22.5. Element Specifications]
supplies the name of the scheme in which this name is defined.
Sample values include: 1] TEI; 2] DBK (docbook); 3] XX (unknown); 4] Schematron; 5] HTML
[^\p{C}\p{Z}]+