This element is modelled on elements in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standards.
<elementSpec ident="edition" module="MEI.shared">
<desc>(edition designation) – 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 (
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>, 2nd edition, version 2.0, etc.), or simultaneously issued by
either the same publisher/distributor or another publisher/distributor (
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>, large print
edition, British edition, etc.).</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="model.editionLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
<rng:choice>
<rng:text/>
<rng:ref name="model.textPhraseLike.limited"/>
<rng:ref name="editor"/>
<rng:ref name="respStmt"/>
<rng:ref name="textLang"/>
</rng:choice>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</content>
<remarks>
<p>This element is modelled on elements in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded
Archival Description (EAD) standards.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>