interpretationDescribes the scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the transcription
of the music.
normalizationIndicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried
out
in converting it to electronic form.
physDesc(physical description) – Container for information about the appearance, construction,
or
handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and
technique
of creation.
projectDesc(project description) – Project-level meta-data describing the aim or purpose for
which
the electronic file was encoded, funding agencies, etc. together with any other relevant
information concerning the process by which it was assembled or collected.
provenanceThe record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
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.
samplingDecl(sampling declaration) – Contains a prose description of the rationale and methods
used in
sampling texts in the creation of a corpus or collection.
segmentationDescribes the principles according to which the musical text has been segmented, for
example into movements, sections, etc.
sp(speech) – Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
stdVals(standard values) – Specifies the format used when standardized date or number values
are
supplied.
treatHist(treatment history) – A record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g.,
de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
treatSched(treatment scheduled) – Scheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for
an item.
(MEI.shared) Groups block-level text elements.
annot(annotation) – Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for
an
assertion.
argumentContains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
div(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
figDesc(figure description) – Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content
of
a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
historyProvides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
corr(correction) – Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damageContains an area of damage to the physical medium.
del(deletion) – 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(expansion) – Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
orig(original) – Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
reg(regularization) – Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
restoreIndicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
sicContains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
suppliedContains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
unclearContains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
Critical apparatus component declarations.
lem(lemma) – Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
rdg(reading) – Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
Dramatic text component declarations.
sp(speech) – Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
abbr(abbreviation) – A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an
acronym
or 2) a shorthand notation.
corr(correction) – Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damageContains an area of damage to the physical medium.
del(deletion) – 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(expansion) – Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
orig(original) – Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
reg(regularization) – Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
restoreIndicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
sicContains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
suppliedContains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
unclearContains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
Figures and tables component declarations.
figDesc(figure description) – Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content
of
a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
td(table data) – Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
th(table header) – Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information
as
opposed to one containing data.
Metadata header component declarations.
applicationProvides information about an application which has acted upon the current
document.
changeDesc(change description) – Description of a revision of the MEI file.
contentsList of the material contained within a resource.
correctionStates how and under what circumstances corrections have been made in the text.
interpretationDescribes the scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the transcription
of the music.
normalizationIndicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried
out
in converting it to electronic form.
physDesc(physical description) – Container for information about the appearance, construction,
or
handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and
technique
of creation.
projectDesc(project description) – Project-level meta-data describing the aim or purpose for
which
the electronic file was encoded, funding agencies, etc. together with any other relevant
information concerning the process by which it was assembled or collected.
provenanceThe record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
samplingDecl(sampling declaration) – Contains a prose description of the rationale and methods
used in
sampling texts in the creation of a corpus or collection.
segmentationDescribes the principles according to which the musical text has been segmented, for
example into movements, sections, etc.
stdVals(standard values) – Specifies the format used when standardized date or number values
are
supplied.
treatHist(treatment history) – A record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g.,
de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
treatSched(treatment scheduled) – Scheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for
an item.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
annot(annotation) – Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for
an
assertion.
div(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
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.