The purpose of <foliaDesc> is to transcribe the addition and removal of pages as part of physical modifications to a document. Missing pages may be indicated using the <gap> element. The <folium> and <bifolium> children describe the physical order of <surface> elements provided elsewhere.
<elementSpec ident="foliaDesc" module="MEI.header">
<desc xml:lang="en">Describes the order of folia and bifolia making up the text block of a manuscript
or
print.</desc>
<content>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
<rng:choice>
<rng:ref name="model.foliumLike"/>
<rng:ref name="model.bifoliumLike"/>
<rng:ref name="del"/>
<rng:ref name="add"/>
<rng:ref name="damage"/>
<rng:ref name="gap"/>
<rng:ref name="restore"/>
</rng:choice>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</content>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The purpose of <gi scheme="MEI">foliaDesc</gi> is to transcribe the addition and removal of
pages as part of physical modifications to a document. Missing pages may be indicated
using
the <gi scheme="MEI">gap</gi> element. The <gi scheme="MEI">folium</gi> and <gi scheme="MEI">bifolium</gi> children describe the physical order of <gi scheme="MEI">surface</gi>
elements provided elsewhere.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>