<supportDesc>

(support description) – Groups elements describing the physical support material of an item.
3.7.1.3 Physical Properties, 3.7.1.6 Description of Layout and Support
Module
MEI.msDesc
Attributes
@analog, @class, @copyof, @corresp, @follows, @label, @material, @meiversion, @n, @next, @precedes, @prev, @resp, @sameas, @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.
<supportDesc>att.bibl@analog
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.typedatt.classed@class
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.linking@copyof
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@material(optional)Short, project-defined name for the material composing the majority of the support. Suggested values are: "paper" (Paper.), "parch" (Parchment.), "mixed" (Mixed materials.)
<supportDesc>direct children@material
@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)
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.nNumberLike@n
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.linking@precedes
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.linking@sameas
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.linking@synch
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>att.commonatt.typed@type
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>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.
<supportDesc>att.lang@xml:lang
@material(optional)Short, project-defined name for the material composing the majority of the support. Suggested values are: "paper" (Paper.), "parch" (Parchment.), "mixed" (Mixed materials.)
(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.
@material(optional)Short, project-defined name for the material composing the majority of the support. Suggested values are: "paper" (Paper.), "parch" (Parchment.), "mixed" (Mixed materials.)
@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)
@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.
@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
model.physDescPartGroups elements that may appear as part of the physical description of a bibliographic item.
Contained By
(MEI.header) Groups elements that may appear as part of the physical description of a bibliographic item.
<physDesc>Container for information about the appearance, construction, or handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and technique of creation.
<physDesc>Container for information about the appearance, construction, or handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and technique of creation.
May Contain
textual content
<collation>Records a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically arranged.
<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.).
<foliation>Describes the numbering system or systems used to count the folios, leaves, or pages in a manuscript or printed item.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a list.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<support>Provides a description of the physical support material of a written item.
(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.
textual content
<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.
<fig>Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
<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.).
<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.
<foliation>Describes the numbering system or systems used to count the folios, leaves, or pages in a manuscript or printed item.
<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.
<support>Provides a description of the physical support material of a written item.
<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.
<biblStruct>Contains a bibliographic citation in which bibliographic sub-elements must appear in a specified order.
<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.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages, records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<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.
<lb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new line.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
<num>Numeric information in any form.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<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.
<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.
<seg>represents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
Remarks

The model of this element is based on the supportDesc element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).

Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="supportDesc" module="MEI.msDesc">
<gloss xml:lang="en">support description</gloss>
<desc xml:lang="en">Groups elements describing the physical support material of an item.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="model.physDescPart"/>
</classes>
<content>
<alternate minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<elementRef key="head" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<alternate minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<elementRef key="p" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<elementRef key="support" minOccurs="0"/>
<elementRef key="foliation" minOccurs="0"/>
<elementRef key="collation" minOccurs="0"/>
<elementRef key="condition" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</alternate>
</sequence>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<textNode/>
<classRef key="model.textPhraseLike.limited"/>
</alternate>
</alternate>
</content>
<attList>
<attDef ident="material" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Short, project-defined name for the material composing the majority of the support.</desc>
<datatype>
<dataRef name="NMTOKEN"/>
</datatype>
<valList type="semi">
<valItem ident="paper">
<desc xml:lang="en">Paper.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="parch">
<desc xml:lang="en">Parchment.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="mixed">
<desc xml:lang="en">Mixed materials.</desc>
</valItem>
</valList>
</attDef>
</attList>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The model of this element is based on the <ref target="https://tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-supportDesc.html">supportDesc</ref> element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
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