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.