MEI.critapp Critical apparatus component declarations.
lem Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
rdg Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
MEI.edittrans Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
abbr A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym
or 2) a shorthand notation.
add Marks an addition to the text.
corr Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damage Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
del 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 Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
orig Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
reg Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
restore Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
sic Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
supplied Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
unclear Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
MEI.figtable Figures and tables component declarations.
figDesc Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of
a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
td Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
th Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information as
opposed to one containing data.
MEI.header Metadata header component declarations.
history Provides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
MEI.shared Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
annot Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
div Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
pgDesc Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or description
of the content of a physical page.
titlePage Contains a transcription of the title page of a text.
MEI.text Text component declarations.
argument Contains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.