Contains the name of an entity that is difficult to tag more specifically, for example, as a corpName [not available in this MEI customization], geogName [not available in this MEI customization], <persName>, or <title>. The <name> element may be used in place of the more specific elements when it is not known what kind of name is being described or when a high degree of precision is not necessary. For example, the <name> element might be used when it is not clear whether the name "Bach" refers to a person or a geographic feature. The <name> element may be used for an individual, such as 'Henry VIII, King of England'; a corporate body, such as 'The Beatles'; a geographical place; an expanse of time, such as 'The Romantic Era'; or a mechanical (often generative) process. When name parts are needed, <name> sub-elements are recommended. The recommended values for the @type attribute are: person, corporation, location, period, and process. Dates associated with the name (not necessarily the same as those pertaining to the entity described by the name) may be recorded using @startdate, @enddate, @notbefore, @notafter, and @isodate attributes. The name of the list from which a controlled value is taken, such as the Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) or Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF), and its electronically-available location may be recorded using the @auth and @auth.uri attributes.
The model of this element is based on the name element of the Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
<elementSpec rend="add" ident="name" module="MEI.shared"><desc xml:lang="en">Proper noun or noun phrase.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.basic"/>
<memberOf key="att.labelled"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="att.name"/>
<memberOf key="att.nNumberLike"/>
<memberOf key="model.nameLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<zeroOrMore><choice><rng:text/>
<ref name="model.textPhraseLike"/>
<ref name="model.editLike"/>
<ref name="model.transcriptionLike"/></choice></zeroOrMore>
</content>
<constraintSpec ident="nameParts" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:name">
<sch:assert role="warning" test="not(mei:geogName or mei:persName or mei:corpName)">Recommended practice is to use name elements to capture sub-parts of a generic
name.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<attList><attDef ident="type" usage="opt">
<desc xml:lang="en">Characterizes the name in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or
typology that employs single-token labels.</desc>
<datatype>
<rng:data type="NMTOKENS"/>
</datatype>
<valList type="semi">
<valItem ident="person">
<desc xml:lang="en">A personal name.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="corporation">
<desc xml:lang="en">Name of a corporate body.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="location">
<desc xml:lang="en">Name of a location.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="process">
<desc xml:lang="en">Name of a process or software application.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="style">
<desc xml:lang="en">Name of a musical style;
<abbr>i.e.</abbr>, form, genre, technique, etc.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="time">
<desc xml:lang="en">Name of a period of time.</desc>
</valItem>
</valList>
</attDef></attList>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>Contains the name of an entity that is difficult to tag more specifically, for example,
as
a <gi scheme="MEI">corpName</gi>, <gi scheme="MEI">geogName</gi>, <gi scheme="MEI">persName</gi>, or <gi scheme="MEI">title</gi>. The <gi scheme="MEI">name</gi> element may
be used in place of the more specific elements when it is not known what kind of name
is
being described or when a high degree of precision is not necessary. For example,
the <gi scheme="MEI">name</gi> element might be used when it is not clear whether the name "Bach"
refers to a person or a geographic feature. The <gi scheme="MEI">name</gi> element may be
used for an individual, such as 'Henry VIII, King of England'; a corporate body, such
as
'The Beatles'; a geographical place; an expanse of time, such as 'The Romantic Era';
or a
mechanical (often generative) process. When name parts are needed, <gi scheme="MEI">name</gi> sub-elements are recommended. The recommended values for the <att>type</att>
attribute are: person, corporation, location, period, and process. Dates associated
with
<emph>the name</emph> (not necessarily the same as those pertaining to the <emph>entity
described by the name</emph>) may be recorded using <att>startdate</att>,
<att>enddate</att>, <att>notbefore</att>, <att>notafter</att>, and <att>isodate</att>
attributes. The name of the list from which a controlled value is taken, such as the
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) or Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF),
and
its electronically-available location may be recorded using the <att>auth</att> and
<att>auth.uri</att> attributes.</p>
</remarks>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The model of this element is based on the <ref target="https://www.loc.gov/ead/EAD3taglib/EAD3-TL-eng.html#elem-name">name</ref> element of the Encoded Archival Description (EAD).</p>
</remarks></elementSpec>