<event>

Contains a free-text event description.
Module
Attributes
@analog, @calendar, @cert, @class, @copyof, @corresp, @enddate, @evidence, @facs, @follows, @isodate, @label, @meiversion, @n, @next, @notafter, @notbefore, @precedes, @prev, @resp, @sameas, @source, @startdate, @synch, @translit, @type, @xml:base, @xml:id, @xml:lang
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI element is comparable.
@calendar(optional)Indicates the calendar system to which a date belongs, for example, Gregorian, Julian, Roman, Mosaic, Revolutionary, Islamic, etc.
@cert(optional)Signifies the degree of certainty or precision associated with a feature.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@enddate(optional)Contains the end point of a date range in standard ISO form.
@evidence(optional)Indicates the nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the intervention or interpretation. Suggested values are: "internal" (There is evidence within the document to support the intervention.), "external" (There is evidence outside the document to support the intervention.), "conjecture" (The assertion has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or scholar on the basis of their expertise.)
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@isodate(optional)Provides the value of a textual date in standard ISO form.
@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.
@meiversion(recommended)Specifies a generic MEI version label. Allowed values are: "6.0-dev" (Version of MEI), "6.0-dev+anyStart" (Version of MEI All AnyStart customization)
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@notafter(optional)Contains an upper boundary for an uncertain date in standard ISO form.
@notbefore(optional)Contains a lower boundary, in standard ISO form, for an uncertain date.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@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.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
@source(optional)Contains a list of one or more pointers indicating the sources which attest to a given reading. Each value should correspond to the ID of a <source> or <manifestation>element located in the document header.
@startdate(optional)Contains the starting point of a date range in standard ISO form.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
@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.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to many elements.
(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.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record the version of MEI in use.
@meiversion(recommended)Specifies a generic MEI version label. Allowed values are: "6.0-dev" (Version of MEI), "6.0-dev+anyStart" (Version of MEI All AnyStart customization)
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that specify element-to-element relationships.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Bibliographic attributes.
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI element is comparable.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that indicate the calendar system of a date or other datable element.
@calendar(optional)Indicates the calendar system to which a date belongs, for example, Gregorian, Julian, Roman, Mosaic, Revolutionary, Islamic, etc.
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to dates.
@enddate(optional)Contains the end point of a date range in standard ISO form.
@isodate(optional)Provides the value of a textual date in standard ISO form.
@notafter(optional)Contains an upper boundary for an uncertain date in standard ISO form.
@notbefore(optional)Contains a lower boundary, in standard ISO form, for an uncertain date.
@startdate(optional)Contains the starting point of a date range in standard ISO form.
(MEI.edittrans) Attributes describing the nature of an encoded scholarly intervention or interpretation.
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to elements that may refer to a source.
@source(optional)Contains a list of one or more pointers indicating the sources which attest to a given reading. Each value should correspond to the ID of a <source> or <manifestation>element located in the document header.
(MEI.shared) Attributes describing the support for and the certainty of an assertion.
@cert(optional)Signifies the degree of certainty or precision associated with a feature.
@evidence(optional)Indicates the nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the intervention or interpretation. Suggested values are: "internal" (There is evidence within the document to support the intervention.), "external" (There is evidence outside the document to support the intervention.), "conjecture" (The assertion has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or scholar on the basis of their expertise.)
(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.
(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.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI element is comparable.
@calendar(optional)Indicates the calendar system to which a date belongs, for example, Gregorian, Julian, Roman, Mosaic, Revolutionary, Islamic, etc.
@cert(optional)Signifies the degree of certainty or precision associated with a feature.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@enddate(optional)Contains the end point of a date range in standard ISO form.
@evidence(optional)Indicates the nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the intervention or interpretation. Suggested values are: "internal" (There is evidence within the document to support the intervention.), "external" (There is evidence outside the document to support the intervention.), "conjecture" (The assertion has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or scholar on the basis of their expertise.)
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@isodate(optional)Provides the value of a textual date in standard ISO form.
@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.
@meiversion(recommended)Specifies a generic MEI version label. Allowed values are: "6.0-dev" (Version of MEI), "6.0-dev+anyStart" (Version of MEI All AnyStart customization)
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@notafter(optional)Contains an upper boundary for an uncertain date in standard ISO form.
@notbefore(optional)Contains a lower boundary, in standard ISO form, for an uncertain date.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@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.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
@source(optional)Contains a list of one or more pointers indicating the sources which attest to a given reading. Each value should correspond to the ID of a <source> or <manifestation>element located in the document header.
@startdate(optional)Contains the starting point of a date range in standard ISO form.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
@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.
@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.
Member of
(event isn't member of any model class)
Contained By
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
May Contain
<biblList>List of bibliographic references.
<castList>Contains a single cast list or dramatis personae.
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
<list>A formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
(MEI.figtable) Groups table-like elements.
<table>Contains text displayed in tabular form.
(MEI.header) Groups elements that may be used to provide a structured description of an event.
<desc>Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is attached, including its intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups elements which contain names of individuals or corporate bodies.
<corpName>Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single entity.
<persName>Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups geographic name elements.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements used to represent a postal address.
<address>Contains a postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an individual.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements containing date expressions.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements used to provide a heading at the start of a text division or other markup component.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a list.
(MEI.shared) Groups paragraph-like elements.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<table>Contains text displayed in tabular form.
<corpName>Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single entity.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
<persName>Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
<address>Contains a postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an individual.
<biblList>List of bibliographic references.
<castList>Contains a single cast list or dramatis personae.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
<desc>Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is attached, including its intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a list.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<list>A formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="event" module="MEI.shared">
<desc xml:lang="en">Contains a free-text event description.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.calendared"/>
<memberOf key="att.datable"/>
<memberOf key="att.edit"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
</classes>
<content>
<sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<classRef key="model.headLike" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<alternate minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.eventPart"/>
<elementRef key="castList"/>
<elementRef key="eventList"/>
</alternate>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.pLike"/>
<classRef key="model.tableLike"/>
<elementRef key="list"/>
</alternate>
</alternate>
<elementRef key="biblList" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</sequence>
</content>
</elementSpec>