Parts of a personal name may be captured using persName sub-elements. For greater specificity, however, use foreName, famName, genName, addName, genName, nameLink, and roleName elements. The name of the list from which a controlled value for persName is taken may be recorded using the auth attribute.
This element is modelled on an element in the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standard.
<elementSpec ident="persName" module="MEI.namesdates">
<desc>(personal name) – Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's
forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.edit"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="att.name"/>
<memberOf key="model.nameLike.agent"/>
</classes>
<content>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
<rng:choice>
<rng:text/>
<rng:ref name="model.textPhraseLike"/>
<rng:ref name="model.editLike"/>
<rng:ref name="model.transcriptionLike"/>
<rng:ref name="model.persNamePart"/>
</rng:choice>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</content>
<remarks>
<p>Parts of a personal name may be captured using <gi scheme="MEI">persName</gi> sub-elements.
For greater specificity, however, use foreName, famName, genName, addName, genName,
nameLink, and roleName elements. The name of the list from which a controlled value
for
persName is taken may be recorded using the <att>auth</att> attribute.</p>
</remarks>
<remarks>
<p>This element is modelled on an element in the Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
standard.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>