Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

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@corresp, @label, @type, @xml:id

@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.

@label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached, a "tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document content. Value is plain text.

@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.

@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value is a valid xml:id.

direct children

@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.

att.common(MEI.shared) Attributes common to many elements.

att.id(MEI.shared) Attributes that uniquely identify an element.

@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value is a valid xml:id.

att.labelled(MEI.shared)

@label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached, a "tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document content. Value is plain text.

att.typed(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.

@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.

MEI.header

@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.

MEI.shared

@label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached, a "tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document content. Value is plain text.

@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.

@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value is a valid xml:id.

Member of

(fileDesc isn't member of any model class)

Contained By

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elements having fileDesc as direct children

<meiHead>(MEI header) – Supplies the descriptive and declarative metadata prefixed to every MEI-conformant text.

MEI.header

<meiHead>(MEI header) – Supplies the descriptive and declarative metadata prefixed to every MEI-conformant text.

May Contain

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<pubStmt>(publication statement) – Container for information regarding the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item, including the publisher's name and address, the date of publication, and other relevant details.

<titleStmt>Container for title and responsibility meta-data.

MEI.header

<pubStmt>(publication statement) – Container for information regarding the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item, including the publisher's name and address, the date of publication, and other relevant details.

<titleStmt>Container for title and responsibility meta-data.

Remarks

The @corresp attribute on fileDesc may point to a more complete version of this content in a less restricted version of MEI.

This element is modelled on elements in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standards.

Constraints

@corresp attribute should have content.

Declaration


                                 <elementSpec rend="add" ident="fileDesc" module="MEI.header"><gloss xml:lang="en">file description</gloss>
                                    <desc rend="replace">(file description) – Contains a full bibliographic description of the MEI file.</desc>
                                    <classes><memberOf key="att.common"/>
</classes>
                                    <content><ref name="titleStmt"/>
                                       <ref name="pubStmt"/>
</content>
                                    <attList org="group"><attDef ident="corresp" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc>Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="1">
                                             
                                             <ref name="data.URI"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          
                                          <constraintSpec ident="check_correspTarget" scheme="schematron">
                                             
                                             <constraint>
                                                
                                                <sch:rule context="@corresp">
                                                   
                                                   <sch:assert role="warning" test="not(normalize-space(.) eq '')">@corresp attribute should have content.</sch:assert>
                                                   </sch:rule>
                                                </constraint>
                                             </constraintSpec>
                                          </attDef>
</attList>
                                    <remarks>
                                       
                                       <p>The @corresp attribute on fileDesc may point to a more complete version of this content
                                          in a less restricted version of MEI.</p>
                                       </remarks>
                                    <remarks>
                                       
                                       <p>This element is modelled on elements in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded
                                          Archival Description (EAD) standards.</p>
                                       </remarks>
</elementSpec>

<fileDesc>