The dimensions (@width, @height) of the parent element (e.g., folium) indicate the size of the bounding box of the remaining part of the page. That is, if the complete lower half of a page has been cut, the @width and @height attributes describe the remaining upper half. If, in contrast, only the lower right quarter of the page has been cut, these attributes still indicate the size of the full page (assuming that the removed section was a regular rectangle).
The dimensions (@width, @height) on cutout itself are only to be used when there is a "gap" in the manuscript that allows to specify the dimensions of that missing part. In this case, the bounding box dimensions are given, together with @x and @y to indicate the upper left point on the original page. If, however, the removed section is available by itself, then a corresponding folium (or bifolium) should be placed inside the cutout element, and should provide it’s own dimensions using @width and @height there. In this case, @width and @height on cutout is expendable.
<elementSpec ident="cutout" module="MEI.header">
<desc xml:lang="en">A cutout is a section of a document sheet that has been removed and is now missing.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.dimensions"/>
<memberOf key="att.evidence"/>
<memberOf key="att.measurement"/>
<memberOf key="att.trans"/>
<memberOf key="att.xy"/>
<memberOf key="model.paperModLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</content>
<attList>
<attDef ident="removed.from" usage="req">
<desc xml:lang="en">Describes the position of the cutout on the parent folium / bifolium.</desc>
<valList type="closed">
<valItem ident="outer.recto">
<desc xml:lang="en">removed from outer recto side of bifolium.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="inner.verso">
<desc xml:lang="en">removed from inner verso side of bifolium.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="inner.recto">
<desc xml:lang="en">removed from inner recto side of bifolium.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="outer.verso">
<desc xml:lang="en">removed from outer verso side of bifolium.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="recto">
<desc xml:lang="en">removed from recto side of folium.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="verso">
<desc xml:lang="en">removed from verso side of folium.</desc>
</valItem>
</valList>
</attDef>
<attDef ident="removed.by" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Describes the method of removing the cutout.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:data type="NMTOKEN"/>
</datatype>
<valList type="semi">
<valItem ident="cut">
<desc xml:lang="en">section is cleanly cut by a knife, scissor or other sharp blade.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="rip">
<desc xml:lang="en">section is ripped off the page, leaving a rough edge.</desc>
</valItem>
</valList>
</attDef>
</attList>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The dimensions (@width, @height) of the parent element (
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>, <gi scheme="MEI">folium</gi>)
indicate the size of the bounding box of the remaining part of the page. That is,
if the
complete lower half of a page has been cut, the @width and @height attributes describe
the
remaining upper half. If, in contrast, only the lower right quarter of the page has
been
cut, these attributes still indicate the size of the full page (assuming that the
removed
section was a regular rectangle).</p>
<p>The dimensions (@width, @height) on <gi scheme="MEI">cutout</gi> itself are only to be used
when there is a "gap" in the manuscript that allows to specify the dimensions of that
missing part. In this case, the bounding box dimensions are given, together with @x
and @y
to indicate the upper left point on the original page. If, however, the removed section
is
available by itself, then a corresponding <gi scheme="MEI">folium</gi> (or <gi scheme="MEI">bifolium</gi>) should be placed inside the <gi scheme="MEI">cutout</gi> element, and should
provide it’s own dimensions using @width and @height there. In this case, @width and
@height
on <gi scheme="MEI">cutout</gi> is expendable.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>