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.
physDescContainer for information about the appearance, construction, or
handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and
technique
of creation.
projectDescProject-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.
quoteContains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external
source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.
samplingDeclContains 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.
spContains an individual speech in a performance text.
stdValsSpecifies the format used when standardized date or number values are
supplied.
treatHistA record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g.,
de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
treatSchedScheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for
an item.
(MEI.shared) Groups block-level text elements.
annotProvides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
argumentContains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
corrContains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damageContains an area of damage to the physical medium.
delContains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
origContains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
regContains 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.
(MEI.shared) Provides a choice between structured and unstructured/mixed content.
accMatHolds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as
non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
accessRestrictDescribes the conditions that affect the accessibility of
material.
addDescProvides a description of significant additions found within an
item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
audienceDefines the class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group
(e.g.,
children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or
other categorization.
captureModeThe means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of
a source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical etc.).
carrierFormThe specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the
source/manifestation belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge,
transparency, etc.). The carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical
components
may include more than one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate
sound disc carrying the sound track for a film, etc.).
catchwordsDescribes 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.
collationRecords a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically
arranged.
colophonContains a statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason
for production of the item.
conditionThe 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.).
contextThe historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the
work was
originally conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the
aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual,
artistic, or other context within which the expression was realized.
dimensionsInformation about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
explicitContains the explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text
proper,
exclusive of any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
fileCharStandards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML,
etc.), physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.),
and other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be processed.
foliationDescribes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a
codex.
heraldryContains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of
arms,
etc.
inscriptionAn inscription added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item
as a
gift, and/or the author’s signature.
layoutDescribes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling,
pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
otherCharAny characteristic that serves to differentiate a
work or expression from another.
perfDurationUsed to express the duration of performance of printed or
manuscript music or the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
physMediumRecords the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and
paper.
plateNumDesignation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed
at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
playingSpeedPlaying speed for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated
to
produce the sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
rubricContains a string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end
of a
text division, often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some
way set
off from the text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type
of script,
or some other such visual device.
scoreFormatDescribes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score,
full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
scriptNoteDescribes a particular script distinguished within the description of an
autographic item.
secFolioMarks 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.
signaturesProvides a description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
specReproThe equalization system, noise reduction system,
etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
stampContains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness,
validity, etc.
sysReqSystem requirements for using the electronic item.
trackConfigNumber of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight
track, twelve track).
typeNoteDescribes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a
printed resource.
useRestrictContainer for information about the conditions that affect use of a
bibliographic item after access has been granted.
watermarkContains a description of a watermark or similar device.
Critical apparatus component declarations.
lemContains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
rdgContains a single reading within a textual variation.
Dramatic text component declarations.
spContains an individual speech in a performance text.
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
abbrA generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym
or 2) a shorthand notation.
corrContains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damageContains an area of damage to the physical medium.
delContains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
origContains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
regContains 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.
figDescContains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of
a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
tdDesignates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
thDesignates a table cell containing column or row heading information as
opposed to one containing data.
Metadata header component declarations.
accessRestrictDescribes the conditions that affect the accessibility of
material.
acquisitionRecords information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding
institution.
applicationProvides information about an application which has acted upon the current
document.
audienceDefines the class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group
(e.g.,
children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or
other categorization.
captureModeThe means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of
a source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical etc.).
carrierFormThe specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the
source/manifestation belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge,
transparency, etc.). The carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical
components
may include more than one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate
sound disc carrying the sound track for a film, etc.).
changeDescDescription of a revision of the MEI file.
conditionThe 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.).
contentsList of the material contained within a resource.
contextThe historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the
work was
originally conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the
aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual,
artistic, or other context within which the expression was realized.
correctionStates how and under what circumstances corrections have been made in the text.
editorialDeclUsed to provide details of editorial principles and practices
applied during the encoding of musical text.
exhibHistA record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues,
etc.
fileCharStandards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML,
etc.), physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.),
and other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be processed.
historyProvides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
inscriptionAn inscription added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item
as a
gift, and/or the author’s signature.
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.
otherCharAny characteristic that serves to differentiate a
work or expression from another.
perfDurationUsed to express the duration of performance of printed or
manuscript music or the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
physDescContainer for information about the appearance, construction, or
handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and
technique
of creation.
physMediumRecords the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and
paper.
plateNumDesignation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed
at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
playingSpeedPlaying speed for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated
to
produce the sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
projectDescProject-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.
samplingDeclContains a prose description of the rationale and methods used in
sampling texts in the creation of a corpus or collection.
scoreFormatDescribes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score,
full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
segmentationDescribes the principles according to which the musical text has been segmented, for
example into movements, sections, etc.
specReproThe equalization system, noise reduction system,
etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
stdValsSpecifies the format used when standardized date or number values are
supplied.
sysReqSystem requirements for using the electronic item.
trackConfigNumber of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight
track, twelve track).
treatHistA record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g.,
de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
treatSchedScheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for
an item.
useRestrictContainer for information about the conditions that affect use of a
bibliographic item after access has been granted.
watermarkContains a description of a watermark or similar device.
Manuscript description component declarations.
accMatHolds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as
non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
addDescProvides a description of significant additions found within an
item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
catchwordsDescribes 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.
collationRecords a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically
arranged.
colophonContains a statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason
for production of the item.
explicitContains the explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text
proper,
exclusive of any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
foliationDescribes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a
codex.
heraldryContains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of
arms,
etc.
layoutDescribes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling,
pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
rubricContains a string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end
of a
text division, often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some
way set
off from the text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type
of script,
or some other such visual device.
scriptNoteDescribes a particular script distinguished within the description of an
autographic item.
secFolioMarks 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.
signaturesProvides a description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
stampContains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness,
validity, etc.
typeNoteDescribes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a
printed resource.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
annotProvides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
dimensionsInformation about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
divMajor structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
quoteContains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external
source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.