<incipText>

Opening words of a musical composition.
3.6.2 Incipits
Module
MEI.header
Attributes
@analog, @class, @copyof, @corresp, @follows, @label, @meiversion, @mimetype, @n, @next, @precedes, @prev, @resp, @sameas, @synch, @target, @targettype, @translit, @type, @xlink:actuate, @xlink:role, @xlink:show, @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.
<incipText>att.bibl@analog
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
<incipText>att.commonatt.typedatt.classed@class
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@copyof
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@corresp
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@follows
@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.
<incipText>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@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)
<incipText>att.commonatt.basicatt.meiVersion@meiversion
@mimetype(optional)Specifies the applicable MIME (multimedia internet mail extension) type. The value should be a valid MIME media type defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force in RFC 2046.
<incipText>att.internetMedia@mimetype
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
<incipText>att.commonatt.nNumberLike@n
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@next
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@precedes
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@prev
@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.
<incipText>att.commonatt.responsibility@resp
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@sameas
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
<incipText>att.commonatt.linking@synch
@target(optional)Identifies passive participants in a relationship; that is, the entities pointed "to".
<incipText>att.pointing@target
@targettype(optional)Characterization of target resource(s) using any convenient classification scheme or typology.
<incipText>att.pointing@targettype
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
<incipText>att.lang@translit
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
<incipText>att.commonatt.typed@type
@xlink:actuate(optional)Defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user. Allowed values are: "onLoad" (Load the target resource(s) immediately.), "onRequest" (Load the target resource(s) upon user request.), "none" (Do not permit loading of the target resource(s).), "other" (Behavior other than allowed by the other values of this attribute.)
<incipText>att.pointing@xlink:actuate
@xlink:role(optional)Characterization of the relationship between resources. The value of the role attribute must be a URI.
<incipText>att.pointing@xlink:role
@xlink:show(optional)Defines how a remote resource is rendered. Allowed values are: "new" (Open in a new window.), "replace" (Load the referenced resource in the same window.), "embed" (Embed the referenced resource at the point of the link.), "none" (Do not permit traversal to the referenced resource.), "other" (Behavior other than permitted by the other values of this attribute.)
<incipText>att.pointing@xlink:show
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
<incipText>att.commonatt.basic@xml:base
@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.
<incipText>att.commonatt.basicatt.id@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.
<incipText>att.lang@xml:lang
(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) 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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to all pointing/linking elements.
@xlink:actuate(optional)Defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user. Allowed values are: "onLoad" (Load the target resource(s) immediately.), "onRequest" (Load the target resource(s) upon user request.), "none" (Do not permit loading of the target resource(s).), "other" (Behavior other than allowed by the other values of this attribute.)
@xlink:role(optional)Characterization of the relationship between resources. The value of the role attribute must be a URI.
@xlink:show(optional)Defines how a remote resource is rendered. Allowed values are: "new" (Open in a new window.), "replace" (Load the referenced resource in the same window.), "embed" (Embed the referenced resource at the point of the link.), "none" (Do not permit traversal to the referenced resource.), "other" (Behavior other than permitted by the other values of this attribute.)
@target(optional)Identifies passive participants in a relationship; that is, the entities pointed "to".
@targettype(optional)Characterization of target resource(s) using any convenient classification scheme or typology.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which record the type of an electronic resource.
@mimetype(optional)Specifies the applicable MIME (multimedia internet mail extension) type. The value should be a valid MIME media type defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force in RFC 2046.
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI element is comparable.
@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.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@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)
@mimetype(optional)Specifies the applicable MIME (multimedia internet mail extension) type. The value should be a valid MIME media type defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force in RFC 2046.
@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.
@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.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@target(optional)Identifies passive participants in a relationship; that is, the entities pointed "to".
@targettype(optional)Characterization of target resource(s) using any convenient classification scheme or typology.
@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.
@xlink:actuate(optional)Defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user. Allowed values are: "onLoad" (Load the target resource(s) immediately.), "onRequest" (Load the target resource(s) upon user request.), "none" (Do not permit loading of the target resource(s).), "other" (Behavior other than allowed by the other values of this attribute.)
@xlink:role(optional)Characterization of the relationship between resources. The value of the role attribute must be a URI.
@xlink:show(optional)Defines how a remote resource is rendered. Allowed values are: "new" (Open in a new window.), "replace" (Load the referenced resource in the same window.), "embed" (Embed the referenced resource at the point of the link.), "none" (Do not permit traversal to the referenced resource.), "other" (Behavior other than permitted by the other values of this attribute.)
@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
(incipText isn't member of any model class)
Contained By
<incip>The opening music and/or words of a musical or textual work.
<incip>The opening music and/or words of a musical or textual work.
May Contain
(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.
(MEI.text) Groups elements that have a line-grouping function.
<lg>May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g., a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a list.
<lg>May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g., a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="incipText" module="MEI.header">
<desc xml:lang="en">Opening words of a musical composition.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="att.pointing"/>
<memberOf key="att.internetMedia"/>
</classes>
<content>
<sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<classRef key="model.headLike" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.pLike"/>
<classRef key="model.lgLike"/>
</alternate>
</sequence>
</content>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev+anyStart(#021ede6)