<quote>

(quoted material) – 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.
3.7.1.2 Title Pages, 9.2.3.1 Figure Captions and Descriptions, 9.2.6 Quotation
Module
MEI.text
Attributes
@altrend, @class, @copyof, @corresp, @facs, @follows, @label, @meiversion, @n, @next, @precedes, @prev, @rend, @resp, @sameas, @synch, @translit, @type, @x, @xml:base, @xml:id, @xml:lang, @y
@altrend(optional)Used to extend the values of the rend attribute.
<quote>att.textRendition@altrend
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
<quote>att.commonatt.typedatt.classed@class
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
<quote>att.commonatt.linking@copyof
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
<quote>att.commonatt.linking@corresp
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
<quote>att.facsimile@facs
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
<quote>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.
<quote>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)
<quote>att.commonatt.basicatt.meiVersion@meiversion
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
<quote>att.commonatt.nNumberLike@n
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<quote>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.
<quote>att.commonatt.linking@precedes
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<quote>att.commonatt.linking@prev
@rend(optional)Captures the appearance of the element’s contents using MEI-defined descriptors.
<quote>att.textRendition@rend
@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.
<quote>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.
<quote>att.commonatt.linking@sameas
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
<quote>att.commonatt.linking@synch
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
<quote>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.
<quote>att.commonatt.typed@type
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
<quote>att.xy@x
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
<quote>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.
<quote>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.
<quote>att.lang@xml:lang
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
<quote>att.xy@y
(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.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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record renditional characteristics.
@altrend(optional)Used to extend the values of the rend attribute.
@rend(optional)Captures the appearance of the element’s contents using MEI-defined descriptors.
(MEI.shared) Output coordinate attributes. Some elements may have their exact rendered *output* coordinates recorded. x and y attributes indicate where to place the rendered output. Recording the coordinates of a feature in a facsimile requires the use of the facs attribute.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
@altrend(optional)Used to extend the values of the rend attribute.
@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)
@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.
@rend(optional)Captures the appearance of the element’s contents using MEI-defined descriptors.
@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.
@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.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs 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.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
Member of
model.quoteLikeGroups elements used to directly contain quotations.
Contained By
(MEI.text) Groups elements used to directly contain quotations.
<sp>Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
(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) Groups block-level text elements.
<annot>Associates a statement or other information with a part of the encoding.
<argument>Contains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
<dedication>Contains a dedicatory statement.
<div>Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter, section, or a text division within the score.
<figDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
<history>Provides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the circumstances of its creation.
<li>Single item in a <list>.
<pgDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or description of the content of a physical page.
<pgFoot>A running footer.
<pgHead>A running header.
<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.
<titlePage>Contains a transcription of the title page of a text.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that may appear as part of a textual variant.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that may appear as part of a textual or musical variant.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements that may appear as part of editorial and transcription elements in prose.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements that may appear as part of editorial and transcription elements.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the 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.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<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.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
<sp>Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the 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.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<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.
<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.
<dedication>Contains a dedicatory statement.
<history>Provides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the circumstances of its creation.
<annot>Associates a statement or other information with a part of the encoding.
<div>Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter, section, or a text division within the score.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<pgDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or description of the content of a physical page.
<pgFoot>A running footer.
<pgHead>A running header.
<titlePage>Contains a transcription of the title page of a text.
<argument>Contains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
<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.
<li>Single item in a <list>.
<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.
May Contain
textual content
<sp>Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
(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.
(MEI.drama) Groups elements containing stage directions in performance texts.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements for editorial interventions that may be useful both in transcribing and in authoring processes.
<choice>Groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in a text.
<subst>Groups transcriptional elements when the combination is to be regarded as a single intervention in the text.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements used for editorial transcription of pre-existing source materials.
<add>Marks an addition to the 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.
<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.
(MEI.figtable) Groups table-like elements.
<table>Contains text displayed in tabular form.
(MEI.shared) Groups textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or phrases.
(MEI.shared) Groups page beginning-like elements.
<pb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new page.
(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.
(MEI.msDesc) Groups elements that may appear inline when the msdesc module is active.
<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.
<heraldry>Contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of arms, etc.
<locus>Defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly discontinuous) sequence of folio references.
<locusGrp>Groups locations which together form a distinct but discontinuous item within a manuscript or manuscript part, according to a specific foliation.
<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.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups elements used as part of a physical address.
<postBox>Contains a number or other identifier for some postal delivery point other than a street address.
<postCode>Contains a numerical or alphanumeric code used as part of a postal address to simplify sorting or delivery of mail.
<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.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups elements which form part of a geographic name.
<bloc>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or countries.
<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.
<geogFeat>Contains a common noun identifying a geographical feature.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county, larger than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<settlement>Contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a single geopolitical or administrative unit.
(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 elements that serve as stylistic labels.
<periodName>A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style period'.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as 'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups place name elements.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups geographic name elements.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that denote a corporate entity that holds a bibliographic item.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements which describe a measurement forming part of the physical dimensions of an object.
<depth>Description of a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
<dim>Any single dimensional specification.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<width>Description of the horizontal size of an object.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that contain names.
<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 elements that serve as stylistic labels.
<periodName>A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style period'.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as 'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups place name elements.
(MEI.namesdates) Groups geographic name elements.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that denote a corporate entity that holds a bibliographic item.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
(MEI.shared) Collects elements that express a relationship.
<relation>Describes a relationship or linkage amongst entities.
<relationList>Gathers relation elements.
(MEI.shared) Groups basic textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or phrases.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages, records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
<term>Keyword or phrase which describes a resource.
(MEI.figtable) Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
<fig>Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
(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 annotation-like elements.
<annot>Associates a statement or other information with a part of the encoding.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements containing a bibliographic description.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<biblFull>Contains a structured bibliographic description in which many, but not all, components must appear in a specified order.
<biblStruct>Contains a bibliographic citation in which bibliographic sub-elements must appear in a specified order.
(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 editorial intervention elements.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
(MEI.shared) Groups identifier-like elements.
<identifier>An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that represent a measurement.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that denote a number or a quantity.
<num>Numeric information in any form.
(MEI.shared) Groups rudimentary textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or phrases.
<seg>represents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
<symbol>A reference to a previously defined symbol.
(MEI.ptrref) Groups elements used for purposes of location and reference.
<ptr>Defines a traversible pointer to another location, using only attributes to describe the destination.
<ref>Defines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and sub-elements that describe the destination.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that function like line beginnings.
<lb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new line.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that mark typographical features.
<rend>A formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or italicized, of a text word or phrase.
<stack>An inline table with a single column.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that denote the name of a bibliographic item.
<title>Title of a bibliographic entity.
<titlePart>Contains a subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
(MEI.text) Groups elements related to highlighting which can appear at the phrase-level.
<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.
(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.
(MEI.text) Groups list-like elements.
<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.text) Groups elements used to directly contain 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.
(MEI.shared) Groups paragraph-like elements.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
textual content
<sp>Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<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.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<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.
<fig>Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
<table>Contains text displayed in tabular form.
<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.
<heraldry>Contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of arms, etc.
<locus>Defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly discontinuous) sequence of folio references.
<locusGrp>Groups locations which together form a distinct but discontinuous item within a manuscript or manuscript part, according to a specific foliation.
<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.
<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.
<geogFeat>Contains a common noun identifying a geographical feature.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
<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.
<postBox>Contains a number or other identifier for some postal delivery point other than a street address.
<postCode>Contains a numerical or alphanumeric code used as part of a postal address to simplify sorting or delivery of mail.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county, larger than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<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'.
<ptr>Defines a traversible pointer to another location, using only attributes to describe the destination.
<ref>Defines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and sub-elements that describe the destination.
<address>Contains a postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an individual.
<annot>Associates a statement or other information with a part of the encoding.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<biblFull>Contains a structured bibliographic description in which many, but not all, components must appear in a specified order.
<biblList>List of bibliographic references.
<biblStruct>Contains a bibliographic citation in which bibliographic sub-elements must appear in a specified order.
<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.
<depth>Description of a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
<dim>Any single dimensional specification.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<eventList>Contains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages, records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<identifier>An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
<lb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new line.
<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.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
<num>Numeric information in any form.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<pb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new page.
<relation>Describes a relationship or linkage amongst entities.
<relationList>Gathers relation elements.
<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.
<stack>An inline table with a single column.
<symbol>A reference to a previously defined symbol.
<term>Keyword or phrase which describes a resource.
<title>Title of a bibliographic entity.
<titlePart>Contains a subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
<width>Description of the horizontal size of an object.
<list>A formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
<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.
Remarks

The source for the quote may be included in a <bibl> sub-element.

Do not confuse this element, used to capture block-level quotations, and <q>, intended for inline quotations.

The model of this element is based on the quote element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and the quote element of the Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="quote" module="MEI.text">
<gloss xml:lang="en">quoted material</gloss>
<desc xml:lang="en">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.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="att.textRendition"/>
<memberOf key="att.xy"/>
<memberOf key="model.quoteLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<textNode/>
<classRef key="model.paracontentPart"/>
<classRef key="model.pLike"/>
<elementRef key="sp"/>
</alternate>
</content>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The source for the quote may be included in a <gi scheme="MEI">bibl</gi> sub-element.</p>
<p>Do not confuse this element, used to capture block-level quotations, and <gi scheme="MEI">q</gi>, intended for inline quotations.</p>
<p>The model of this element is based on the <ref target="https://tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-quote.html">quote</ref> element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and the <ref target="https://www.loc.gov/ead/EAD3taglib/EAD3-TL-eng.html#elem-quote">quote</ref> element of the Encoded Archival Description (EAD).</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev+anyStart(#021ede6)