@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to
the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value is plain text.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI
references into absolute URI references.
Value conforms to data.URI.
@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it
and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value.
Value is a valid xml:id.
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag’s value.
Value is a language.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that form the basis of the att.common class.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI
references into absolute URI references.
Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that uniquely identify an element.
@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it
and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value.
Value is a valid xml:id.
(MEI.shared)
@label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value is plain text.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that specify element-to-element relationships.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
Value conforms to data.URI.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes used to supply a number-like designation for an element.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
(MEI.shared) Attributes capturing information regarding responsibility for some aspect
of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding.
@resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.facsimile) Attributes that associate a feature corresponding with all or part
of an image.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to
the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Language attributes common to text elements.
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag’s value.
Value is a language.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
Value is a NMTOKEN.
Facsimile component declarations.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to
the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
Value conforms to data.URI.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value is plain text.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
Value is a NMTOKEN.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI
references into absolute URI references.
Value conforms to data.URI.
@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it
and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value.
Value is a valid xml:id.
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag’s value.
Value is a language.
Member of
model.addressPartGroups elements used as part of a physical address.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups elements used as part of a physical address.
<address>Contains a postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an
individual.
(MEI.shared) Groups textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or
phrases. This class is equivalent to the model.textPhraseLike class without the pb
element.
<acquisition>Records information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding
institution.
<actor>Name of an actor appearing within a cast list.
<anchoredText>Container for text that is fixed to a particular page location, regardless of changes
made
to the layout of the measures around it.
<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.
<attacca>An instruction to begin the next section or movement of a composition without
pause.
<author>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary
work.
<biblScope>Defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a
list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work.
<bindingDesc>Describes the present and former bindings of an item.
<bracketSpan>Marks a sequence of notational events grouped by a bracket.
<byline>Contains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title
page.
<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.
<cpMark>A verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material
written elsewhere.
<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.
<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.
<depth>Description of a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
<desc>Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is
attached, including its intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
<dir>An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols, typically above,
below, or between staves, but not on the staff — that is not encoded elsewhere in
more specific
elements, like <tempo>, <dynam> or <repeatMark>.
<distributor>Person or agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic
access)
to a bibliographic entity may be obtained.
<dynam>Indication of the volume of a note, phrase, or section of music.
<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.).
<exhibHist>A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues,
etc.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages,
records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<figDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of
a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
<fing>An individual finger in a fingering indication.
<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.
<gliss>A continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another, usually
indicated by a straight or wavy line.
<hand>Defines a distinct scribe or handwriting style.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<label>A container for document text that identifies the feature to which it is attached.
For a
"tool tip" or other generated label, use the @label attribute.
<labelAbbr>A label on the pages following the first.
<language>Description of a language used in the document.
<librettist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.
<line>A visual line that cannot be represented by a more specific; i.e., semantic,
element.
<lyricist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of a song.
<metaMark>A graphical or textual statement with additional / explanatory information about the
musical text. The textual consequences of this intervention are encoded independently
via
other means; that is, with elements such as <add>, <del>, etc.
<octave>An indication that a passage should be performed one or more octaves above or below
its
written pitch.
<ornam>An element indicating an ornament that is not a mordent, turn, or trill.
<perfRes>Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's
voice range, or a standard performing ensemble designation.
<price>The cost of access to a bibliographic item.
<provenance>The record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
<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.
<repeatMark>
An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols – segno and coda – typically
above,
below, or between staves, but not on the staff.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
<resp>A phrase describing the nature of intellectual responsibility.
<role>Name of a dramatic role, as given in a cast list.
<roleDesc>Describes a character’s role in a drama.
<scriptDesc>Contains a description of the letters or characters used in an
autographic item.
<soundChan>Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a
recording (monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
<speaker>Contains a specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers
in a dramatic text or fragment.
<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.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<annot>Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which
the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<bloc>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or
countries.
<caption>A label which accompanies an illustration or a table.
<contentItem>Contains a single entry within a content description element.
<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.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
<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.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the
heading of a list.
<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.
<l>Contains a single line of text within a line 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.
<q>Contains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text
using quotation marks or a similar method. Use <quote> for block-level
quotations.
<ref>Defines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and
sub-elements that describe the destination.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county,
larger
than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<rend>A formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or
italicized, of a text word or phrase.
<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.
<seg>represents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
<settlement>Contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a
single
geopolitical or administrative unit.
<street>full street address including any name or number identifying a building as well as
the
name of the street or route on which it is located.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as
'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
<td>Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
<th>Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information as
opposed to one containing data.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements which may appear as part of the paragraph content model.
A paragraph may contain inline elements and all other block-level elements except
itself.
<epigraph>Contains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing on a title page.
<imprimatur>Contains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required
to
appear on a title page or its verso.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external
source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.
(MEI.shared) Provides a choice between structured and unstructured/mixed content.
<accMat>Holds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as
non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
<accessRestrict>Describes the conditions that affect the accessibility of
material.
<addDesc>Provides a description of significant additions found within an
item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
<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.
<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.).
<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.
<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.).
<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.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<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.
<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.
<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.
<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.
<layout>Describes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling,
pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
<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.
<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.).
<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.
<scoreFormat>Describes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score,
full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
<scriptNote>Describes a particular script distinguished within the description of an
autographic 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.
<specRepro>The equalization system, noise reduction system,
etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
<stamp>Contains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness,
validity, etc.
<sysReq>System requirements for using the electronic item.
<trackConfig>Number of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight
track, twelve track).
<typeNote>Describes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a
printed resource.
<useRestrict>Container for information about the conditions that affect use of a
bibliographic item after access has been granted.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of a bibliographic title.
<titlePart>Contains a subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
Common Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.
<attacca>An instruction to begin the next section or movement of a composition without
pause.
<bracketSpan>Marks a sequence of notational events grouped by a bracket.
<gliss>A continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another, usually
indicated by a straight or wavy line.
<octave>An indication that a passage should be performed one or more octaves above or below
its
written pitch.
<repeatMark>
An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols – segno and coda – typically
above,
below, or between staves, but not on the staff.
Critical apparatus component declarations.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
Dramatic text component declarations.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or
fragment.
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym
or 2) a shorthand notation.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<cpMark>A verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material
written elsewhere.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<metaMark>A graphical or textual statement with additional / explanatory information about the
musical text. The textual consequences of this intervention are encoded independently
via
other means; that is, with elements such as <add>, <del>, etc.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
Figures and tables component declarations.
<figDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of
a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
<td>Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
<th>Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information as
opposed to one containing data.
Fingering component declarations.
<fing>An individual finger in a fingering indication.
<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.
<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.
<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.).
<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.
<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.
<exhibHist>A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues,
etc.
<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.
<hand>Defines a distinct scribe or handwriting style.
<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.
<language>Description of a language used in the document.
<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.
<perfRes>Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's
voice range, or a standard performing ensemble designation.
<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.
<provenance>The record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
<scoreFormat>Describes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score,
full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
<soundChan>Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a
recording (monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
<specRepro>The equalization system, noise reduction system,
etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
<sysReq>System requirements for using the electronic item.
<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.
<useRestrict>Container for information about the conditions that affect use of a
bibliographic item after access has been granted.
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.
<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.
<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.
<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.
<street>full street address including any name or number identifying a building as well as
the
name of the street or route on which it is located.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as
'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
<address>Contains a postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an
individual.
<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.
<caption>A label which accompanies an illustration or a table.
<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.
<desc>Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is
attached, including its intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<dir>An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols, typically above,
below, or between staves, but not on the staff — that is not encoded elsewhere in
more specific
elements, like <tempo>, <dynam> or <repeatMark>.
<distributor>Person or agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic
access)
to a bibliographic entity may be obtained.
<dynam>Indication of the volume of a note, phrase, or section of music.
<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.).
<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.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the
heading of a list.
<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.
<label>A container for document text that identifies the feature to which it is attached.
For a
"tool tip" or other generated label, use the @label attribute.
<labelAbbr>A label on the pages following the first.
<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.
<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.
<rend>A formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or
italicized, of a text word or phrase.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
<resp>A phrase describing the nature of intellectual responsibility.
<role>Name of a dramatic role, as given in a cast list.
<roleDesc>Describes a character’s role in a drama.
<speaker>Contains a specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers
in a dramatic text or fragment.
<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.
<q>Contains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text
using quotation marks or a similar method. Use <quote> for block-level
quotations.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external
source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.
<seg>represents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
User-defined symbols component declarations.
<anchoredText>Container for text that is fixed to a particular page location, regardless of changes
made
to the layout of the measures around it.
<line>A visual line that cannot be represented by a more specific; i.e., semantic,
element.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<gap>Indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether as part
of
sampling practice or for editorial reasons described in the MEI header.
<handShift>Marks the beginning of a passage written in a new hand, or of a change in the scribe,
writing style, ink or character of the document hand.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
textual content
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
<choice>Groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in a text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<gap>Indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether as part
of
sampling practice or for editorial reasons described in the MEI header.
<handShift>Marks the beginning of a passage written in a new hand, or of a change in the scribe,
writing style, ink or character of the document hand.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<subst>Groups transcriptional elements when the combination is to be regarded as
a single intervention in the text.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
Remarks
The model of this element is based on the postBox element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).
<p>The model of this element is based on the <ref target="https://tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-postBox.html">postBox</ref> element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).</p>