@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system
to
which this MEI element is comparable.
Value is plain text.
<att.bibl>direct children@analog
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system
to
which this MEI element is comparable.
Value is plain text.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system
to
which this MEI element is comparable.
Value is plain text.
<accessRestrict>Describes the conditions that affect the accessibility of
material.
<accMat>Holds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as
non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
<acquisition>Records information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding
institution.
<addDesc>Provides a description of significant additions found within an
item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
<addName>Contains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or
alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
<altId>May contain a bibliographic identifier that does not fit within
the meiHead element’s id attribute, for example because the identifier does not fit
the
definition of an XML id or because multiple identifiers are needed.
<analytic>Contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g., an article or
poem) published within a monograph or journal and not as an independent publication.
<annot>Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
<arranger>A person or organization who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different
medium from that of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains
essentially
unchanged.
<attUsage>Documents the usage of a specific attribute of the element.
<audience>Defines the class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group
(e.g.,
children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or
other categorization.
<author>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary
work.
<availability>Groups elements that describe the availability of and access to a bibliographic item,
including an MEI-encoded document.
<avFile>References an external digital audio or video file.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which
the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<biblScope>Defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a
list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work.
<biblStruct>Contains a bibliographic citation in which
bibliographic sub-elements must appear in a specified order.
<binding>Contains a description of one binding, i.e., type of covering, boards, etc.
applied to an item.
<bindingDesc>Describes the present and former bindings of an item.
<bloc>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or
countries.
<byline>Contains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title
page.
<captureMode>The means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of
a source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical etc.).
<carrierForm>The specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the
source/manifestation belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge,
transparency, etc.). The carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical
components
may include more than one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate
sound disc carrying the sound track for a film, etc.).
<castItem>Contains a single entry within a cast list, describing either a single role or a list
of
non-speaking roles.
<castList>Contains a single cast list or dramatis personae.
<catchwords>Describes the system used to ensure correct ordering of the quires making up an item,
typically by means of annotations at the foot of the page.
<category>Contains an individual descriptive category in a user-defined taxonomy, possibly nested
within a superordinate category.
<catRel>Contains the name, i.e., label, of a related
category.
<change>Individual change within the revision description.
<changeDesc>Description of a revision of the MEI file.
<classDecls>Groups information which describes the nature or topic of an entity.
<classification>Groups information which describes the nature or topic of an entity.
<collation>Records a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically
arranged.
<colophon>Contains a statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason
for production of the item.
<composer>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a musical work.
<condition>The physical condition of an item, particularly any variances between the physical
make-up
of the item and that of other copies of the same item (e.g., missing pages or plates,
brittleness, faded images, etc.).
<contentItem>Contains a single entry within a content description element.
<contents>List of the material contained within a resource.
<context>The historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the
work was
originally conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the
aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual,
artistic, or other context within which the expression was realized.
<contributor>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for contributions
to the
intellectual content of a work, where the specialized elements for authors, editors,
etc. do
not suffice or do not apply.
<corpName>Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single
entity.
<correction>States how and under what circumstances corrections have been made in the text.
<country>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or
commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than
a
bloc.
<creation>Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in narrative
form,
such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed information
may
be captured within the history element.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
<decoDesc>Contains a description of the decoration of an item.
<decoNote>Contains a description of one or more decorative features of an
item.
<dedicatee>Entity to whom a creative work is formally offered.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<distributor>Person or agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic
access)
to a bibliographic entity may be obtained.
<district>Contains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward,
or
other administrative or geographic unit.
<domainsDecl>Indicates which domains are included in the encoding.
<edition>A word or text phrase that indicates a difference in either
content or form between the item being described and a related item previously issued
by the
same publisher/distributor (e.g., 2nd edition, version 2.0, etc.), or simultaneously issued by
either the same publisher/distributor or another publisher/distributor (e.g., large print
edition, British edition, etc.).
<editionStmt>Container for meta-data pertaining to a particular edition of the
material being described.
<editor>The name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) acting in an editorial
capacity.
<editorialDecl>Used to provide details of editorial principles and practices
applied during the encoding of musical text.
<encodingDesc>Documents the relationship between an electronic file and the
source or sources from which it was derived as well as applications used in the
encoding/editing process.
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
<exhibHist>A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues,
etc.
<explicit>Contains the explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text
proper,
exclusive of any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
<expression>Intellectual or artistic realization of a work.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages,
records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<extMeta>Provides a container element for non-MEI metadata formats.
<famName>Contains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or
nick name.
<fileChar>Standards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML,
etc.), physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.),
and other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be processed.
<fileDesc>Contains a full bibliographic description of the MEI file.
<foliation>Describes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a
codex.
<foreName>Contains a forename, given or baptismal name.
<funder>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for funding. Funders
provide financial support for a project; they are distinct from sponsors, who provide
intellectual support and authority.
<genName>Contains a name component used to distinguish otherwise
similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
<genre>Term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or
content.
<genState>Describes a distinctive state in the textual development of a work.
<geogFeat>Contains a common noun identifying a geographical
feature.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political
jurisdiction.
<hand>Defines a distinct scribe or handwriting style.
<handList>Container for one or more hand elements.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<heraldry>Contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of
arms,
etc.
<history>Provides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
<identifier>An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
<imprint>Information relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item.
<incip>The opening music and/or words of a musical or textual work.
<incipCode>Incipit coded in a non-XML, plain text format, such as Plaine & Easie Code.
<incipText>Opening words of a musical composition.
<inscription>An inscription added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item
as a
gift, and/or the author’s signature.
<interpretation>Describes the scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the transcription
of the music.
<item>Single instance or exemplar of a source/manifestation.
<key>Key captures information about tonal center and mode.
<language>Description of a language used in the document.
<langUsage>Groups elements describing the languages, sub-languages, dialects,
etc., represented within the encoded resource.
<layout>Describes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling,
pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
<librettist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.
<locus>Defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly
discontinuous) sequence of folio references.
<locusGrp>Groups locations which together form a distinct but discontinuous item
within a manuscript or manuscript part, according to a specific foliation.
<lyricist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of a song.
<manifestation>A bibliographic description of a physical embodiment of an expression of a work.
<meiHead>Supplies the descriptive and declarative metadata prefixed to every
MEI-conformant text.
<mensuration>Captures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.
<meter>Captures information about the time signature within bibliographic descriptions.
<monogr>Contains bibliographic elements describing an item, for example, a
published book or journal, score, recording, or an unpublished manuscript.
<nameLink>Contains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as
part of it, such as "van der" or "of", "from", etc.
<namespace>Supplies the formal name of the namespace to which the elements documented by its
children
belong.
<normalization>Indicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried
out
in converting it to electronic form.
<notesStmt>Collects any notes providing information about a text additional to
that recorded in other parts of the bibliographic description.
<otherChar>Any characteristic that serves to differentiate a
work or expression from another.
<perfDuration>Used to express the duration of performance of printed or
manuscript music or the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
<perfMedium>Indicates the number and character of the performing forces used in
a musical composition.
<perfRes>Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's
voice range, or a standard performing ensemble designation.
<perfResList>Several instrumental or vocal resources treated as a group.
<periodName>A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style
period'.
<persName>Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's
forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
<physDesc>Container for information about the appearance, construction, or
handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and
technique
of creation.
<physLoc>Groups information about the current physical location of a
bibliographic item, such as the repository in which it is located and its shelf mark(s),
and
its previous locations.
<physMedium>Records the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and
paper.
<plateNum>Designation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed
at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
<playingSpeed>Playing speed for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated
to
produce the sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
<price>The cost of access to a bibliographic item.
<projectDesc>Project-level meta-data describing the aim or purpose for which
the electronic file was encoded, funding agencies, etc. together with any other relevant
information concerning the process by which it was assembled or collected.
<provenance>The record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
<publisher>Name of the organization responsible for the publication of a bibliographic item.
<pubPlace>Name of the place where a bibliographic item was published.
<pubStmt>Container for information regarding the publication or
distribution of a bibliographic item, including the publisher’s name and address,
the date of
publication, and other relevant details.
<recipient>The name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) receiving
correspondence.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county,
larger
than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<relatedItem>Contains or references another bibliographic item which is related to the
present one.
<relation>Describes a relationship or linkage amongst entities.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
<resp>A phrase describing the nature of intellectual responsibility.
<respStmt>Transcription of text that names one or more individuals,
groups, or in rare cases, mechanical processes, responsible for creation, realization,
production, funding, or distribution of the intellectual or artistic content.
<revisionDesc>Container for information about alterations that have been made
to an MEI file.
<roleName>Contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular
role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
<rubric>Contains a string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end
of a
text division, often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some
way set
off from the text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type
of script,
or some other such visual device.
<samplingDecl>Contains a prose description of the rationale and methods used in
sampling texts in the creation of a corpus or collection.
<scoreFormat>Describes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score,
full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
<scriptDesc>Contains a description of the letters or characters used in an
autographic item.
<scriptNote>Describes a particular script distinguished within the description of an
autographic item.
<sealDesc>Describes the seals or similar external attachments applied to an
item.
<secFolio>Marks the word or words taken from a fixed point in a codex (typically
the beginning of the second leaf) in order to provide a unique identifier for the
item.
<segmentation>Describes the principles according to which the musical text has been segmented, for
example into movements, sections, etc.
<series>Contains information about the serial publication in which a bibliographic item has
appeared.
<seriesStmt>Groups information about the series, if any, to which a publication
belongs.
<settlement>Contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a
single
geopolitical or administrative unit.
<signatures>Provides a description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
<soundChan>Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a
recording (monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
<source>A bibliographic description of a source used in the creation of the electronic
file.
<specRepro>The equalization system, noise reduction system,
etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
<sponsor>Names of sponsoring individuals, organizations or institutions. Sponsors give their
intellectual authority to a project; they are to be distinguished from funders, who
provide
the funding but do not necessarily take intellectual responsibility.
<stamp>Contains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness,
validity, etc.
<stdVals>Specifies the format used when standardized date or number values are
supplied.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as
'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
<support>Provides a description of the physical support material of a written item.
<supportDesc>Groups elements describing the physical support material of an
item.
<sysReq>System requirements for using the electronic item.
<tagsDecl>Provides detailed information about the tagging applied to a
document.
<tagUsage>Documents the usage of a specific element within the document.
<taxonomy>Defines a typology either implicitly, by means of a bibliographic citation, or explicitly
by a structured taxonomy.
<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo",
"cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").
<term>Keyword or phrase which describes a resource.
<termList>Collection of text phrases which describe a resource.
<textLang>Identifies the languages and writing systems within the work described
by a bibliographic description, not the language of the description.
<width>Description of the horizontal size of an object.
<work>Provides a detailed description of a work — a distinct intellectual or artistic creation
—
specifically its history, language use, and high-level musical attributes (e.g., key, tempo,
meter, medium of performance, and intended duration).
FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) declarations.
<expression>Intellectual or artistic realization of a work.
<item>Single instance or exemplar of a source/manifestation.
<manifestation>A bibliographic description of a physical embodiment of an expression of a work.
Genetic encoding component declarations.
<genState>Describes a distinctive state in the textual development of a work.
Metadata header component declarations.
<accessRestrict>Describes the conditions that affect the accessibility of
material.
<acquisition>Records information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding
institution.
<altId>May contain a bibliographic identifier that does not fit within
the meiHead element’s id attribute, for example because the identifier does not fit
the
definition of an XML id or because multiple identifiers are needed.
<attUsage>Documents the usage of a specific attribute of the element.
<audience>Defines the class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group
(e.g.,
children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or
other categorization.
<availability>Groups elements that describe the availability of and access to a bibliographic item,
including an MEI-encoded document.
<byline>Contains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title
page.
<captureMode>The means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of
a source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical etc.).
<carrierForm>The specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the
source/manifestation belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge,
transparency, etc.). The carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical
components
may include more than one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate
sound disc carrying the sound track for a film, etc.).
<catRel>Contains the name, i.e., label, of a related
category.
<category>Contains an individual descriptive category in a user-defined taxonomy, possibly nested
within a superordinate category.
<change>Individual change within the revision description.
<changeDesc>Description of a revision of the MEI file.
<classDecls>Groups information which describes the nature or topic of an entity.
<classification>Groups information which describes the nature or topic of an entity.
<condition>The physical condition of an item, particularly any variances between the physical
make-up
of the item and that of other copies of the same item (e.g., missing pages or plates,
brittleness, faded images, etc.).
<contentItem>Contains a single entry within a content description element.
<contents>List of the material contained within a resource.
<context>The historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the
work was
originally conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the
aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual,
artistic, or other context within which the expression was realized.
<correction>States how and under what circumstances corrections have been made in the text.
<domainsDecl>Indicates which domains are included in the encoding.
<editionStmt>Container for meta-data pertaining to a particular edition of the
material being described.
<editorialDecl>Used to provide details of editorial principles and practices
applied during the encoding of musical text.
<encodingDesc>Documents the relationship between an electronic file and the
source or sources from which it was derived as well as applications used in the
encoding/editing process.
<exhibHist>A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues,
etc.
<extMeta>Provides a container element for non-MEI metadata formats.
<fileChar>Standards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML,
etc.), physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.),
and other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be processed.
<fileDesc>Contains a full bibliographic description of the MEI file.
<hand>Defines a distinct scribe or handwriting style.
<handList>Container for one or more hand elements.
<history>Provides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
<incipCode>Incipit coded in a non-XML, plain text format, such as Plaine & Easie Code.
<incipText>Opening words of a musical composition.
<inscription>An inscription added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item
as a
gift, and/or the author’s signature.
<interpretation>Describes the scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the transcription
of the music.
<key>Key captures information about tonal center and mode.
<langUsage>Groups elements describing the languages, sub-languages, dialects,
etc., represented within the encoded resource.
<language>Description of a language used in the document.
<meiHead>Supplies the descriptive and declarative metadata prefixed to every
MEI-conformant text.
<mensuration>Captures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.
<meter>Captures information about the time signature within bibliographic descriptions.
<namespace>Supplies the formal name of the namespace to which the elements documented by its
children
belong.
<normalization>Indicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried
out
in converting it to electronic form.
<notesStmt>Collects any notes providing information about a text additional to
that recorded in other parts of the bibliographic description.
<otherChar>Any characteristic that serves to differentiate a
work or expression from another.
<perfDuration>Used to express the duration of performance of printed or
manuscript music or the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
<perfMedium>Indicates the number and character of the performing forces used in
a musical composition.
<perfRes>Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's
voice range, or a standard performing ensemble designation.
<perfResList>Several instrumental or vocal resources treated as a group.
<physDesc>Container for information about the appearance, construction, or
handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and
technique
of creation.
<physMedium>Records the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and
paper.
<plateNum>Designation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed
at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
<playingSpeed>Playing speed for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated
to
produce the sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
<price>The cost of access to a bibliographic item.
<projectDesc>Project-level meta-data describing the aim or purpose for which
the electronic file was encoded, funding agencies, etc. together with any other relevant
information concerning the process by which it was assembled or collected.
<provenance>The record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
<pubStmt>Container for information regarding the publication or
distribution of a bibliographic item, including the publisher’s name and address,
the date of
publication, and other relevant details.
<revisionDesc>Container for information about alterations that have been made
to an MEI file.
<samplingDecl>Contains a prose description of the rationale and methods used in
sampling texts in the creation of a corpus or collection.
<scoreFormat>Describes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score,
full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
<segmentation>Describes the principles according to which the musical text has been segmented, for
example into movements, sections, etc.
<seriesStmt>Groups information about the series, if any, to which a publication
belongs.
<soundChan>Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a
recording (monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
<source>A bibliographic description of a source used in the creation of the electronic
file.
<specRepro>The equalization system, noise reduction system,
etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
<stdVals>Specifies the format used when standardized date or number values are
supplied.
<sysReq>System requirements for using the electronic item.
<tagUsage>Documents the usage of a specific element within the document.
<tagsDecl>Provides detailed information about the tagging applied to a
document.
<taxonomy>Defines a typology either implicitly, by means of a bibliographic citation, or explicitly
by a structured taxonomy.
<termList>Collection of text phrases which describe a resource.
<titleStmt>Container for title and responsibility meta-data.
<trackConfig>Number of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight
track, twelve track).
<treatHist>A record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g.,
de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
<treatSched>Scheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for
an item.
<unpub>Used to explicitly indicate that a bibliographic resource is
unpublished.
<useRestrict>Container for information about the conditions that affect use of a
bibliographic item after access has been granted.
<watermark>Contains a description of a watermark or similar device.
<watermarkDesc>Contains a description of the watermark(s) of an item.
<work>Provides a detailed description of a work — a distinct intellectual or artistic creation
—
specifically its history, language use, and high-level musical attributes (e.g., key, tempo,
meter, medium of performance, and intended duration).
Manuscript description component declarations.
<accMat>Holds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as
non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
<addDesc>Provides a description of significant additions found within an
item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
<binding>Contains a description of one binding, i.e., type of covering, boards, etc.
applied to an item.
<bindingDesc>Describes the present and former bindings of an item.
<catchwords>Describes the system used to ensure correct ordering of the quires making up an item,
typically by means of annotations at the foot of the page.
<collation>Records a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically
arranged.
<colophon>Contains a statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason
for production of the item.
<decoDesc>Contains a description of the decoration of an item.
<decoNote>Contains a description of one or more decorative features of an
item.
<explicit>Contains the explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text
proper,
exclusive of any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
<foliation>Describes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a
codex.
<heraldry>Contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of
arms,
etc.
<layout>Describes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling,
pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
<locus>Defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly
discontinuous) sequence of folio references.
<locusGrp>Groups locations which together form a distinct but discontinuous item
within a manuscript or manuscript part, according to a specific foliation.
<rubric>Contains a string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end
of a
text division, often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some
way set
off from the text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type
of script,
or some other such visual device.
<scriptDesc>Contains a description of the letters or characters used in an
autographic item.
<scriptNote>Describes a particular script distinguished within the description of an
autographic item.
<sealDesc>Describes the seals or similar external attachments applied to an
item.
<secFolio>Marks the word or words taken from a fixed point in a codex (typically
the beginning of the second leaf) in order to provide a unique identifier for the
item.
<signatures>Provides a description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
<stamp>Contains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness,
validity, etc.
<support>Provides a description of the physical support material of a written item.
<supportDesc>Groups elements describing the physical support material of an
item.
<typeDesc>Contains a description of the typefaces or other aspects of the
printing of a printed source.
<typeNote>Describes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a
printed resource.
Names and dates component declarations.
<addName>Contains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or
alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
<bloc>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or
countries.
<corpName>Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single
entity.
<country>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or
commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than
a
bloc.
<district>Contains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward,
or
other administrative or geographic unit.
<famName>Contains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or
nick name.
<foreName>Contains a forename, given or baptismal name.
<genName>Contains a name component used to distinguish otherwise
similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
<geogFeat>Contains a common noun identifying a geographical
feature.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political
jurisdiction.
<nameLink>Contains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as
part of it, such as "van der" or "of", "from", etc.
<periodName>A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style
period'.
<persName>Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's
forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county,
larger
than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<roleName>Contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular
role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
<settlement>Contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a
single
geopolitical or administrative unit.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as
'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
Performance component declarations.
<avFile>References an external digital audio or video file.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
<analytic>Contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g., an article or
poem) published within a monograph or journal and not as an independent publication.
<annot>Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
<arranger>A person or organization who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different
medium from that of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains
essentially
unchanged.
<author>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary
work.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which
the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<biblScope>Defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a
list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work.
<biblStruct>Contains a bibliographic citation in which
bibliographic sub-elements must appear in a specified order.
<castItem>Contains a single entry within a cast list, describing either a single role or a list
of
non-speaking roles.
<castList>Contains a single cast list or dramatis personae.
<composer>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a musical work.
<contributor>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for contributions
to the
intellectual content of a work, where the specialized elements for authors, editors,
etc. do
not suffice or do not apply.
<creation>Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in narrative
form,
such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed information
may
be captured within the history element.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
<dedicatee>Entity to whom a creative work is formally offered.
<depth>Description of a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<distributor>Person or agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic
access)
to a bibliographic entity may be obtained.
<edition>A word or text phrase that indicates a difference in either
content or form between the item being described and a related item previously issued
by the
same publisher/distributor (e.g., 2nd edition, version 2.0, etc.), or simultaneously issued by
either the same publisher/distributor or another publisher/distributor (e.g., large print
edition, British edition, etc.).
<editor>The name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) acting in an editorial
capacity.
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages,
records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<funder>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for funding. Funders
provide financial support for a project; they are distinct from sponsors, who provide
intellectual support and authority.
<genre>Term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or
content.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<identifier>An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
<imprint>Information relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item.
<incip>The opening music and/or words of a musical or textual work.
<librettist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.
<lyricist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of a song.
<monogr>Contains bibliographic elements describing an item, for example, a
published book or journal, score, recording, or an unpublished manuscript.
<physLoc>Groups information about the current physical location of a
bibliographic item, such as the repository in which it is located and its shelf mark(s),
and
its previous locations.
<pubPlace>Name of the place where a bibliographic item was published.
<publisher>Name of the organization responsible for the publication of a bibliographic item.
<recipient>The name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) receiving
correspondence.
<relatedItem>Contains or references another bibliographic item which is related to the
present one.
<relation>Describes a relationship or linkage amongst entities.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
<resp>A phrase describing the nature of intellectual responsibility.
<respStmt>Transcription of text that names one or more individuals,
groups, or in rare cases, mechanical processes, responsible for creation, realization,
production, funding, or distribution of the intellectual or artistic content.
<series>Contains information about the serial publication in which a bibliographic item has
appeared.
<sponsor>Names of sponsoring individuals, organizations or institutions. Sponsors give their
intellectual authority to a project; they are to be distinguished from funders, who
provide
the funding but do not necessarily take intellectual responsibility.
<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo",
"cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").
<term>Keyword or phrase which describes a resource.
<textLang>Identifies the languages and writing systems within the work described
by a bibliographic description, not the language of the description.
<titlePage>Contains a transcription of the title page of a text.
<titlePart>Contains a subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
<width>Description of the horizontal size of an object.
Remarks
Mapping elements from one system to another via @analog may help a repository
harvest selected data from the MEI file to build a basic catalog record. The encoding
system
from which fields are taken must be specified. When possible, subfields as well as
fields
should be specified, e.g., subfields within MARC fields.
<desc xml:lang="en">Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system
to
which this MEI element is comparable.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:data type="string"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
</attList>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>Mapping elements from one system to another via <att>analog</att> may help a repository
harvest selected data from the MEI file to build a basic catalog record. The encoding
system
from which fields are taken must be specified. When possible, subfields as well as
fields
should be specified,