<fileDesc>

(file description) – Contains a full bibliographic description of the MEI file.
Module MEI.header
Attributes
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI element is comparable. Value of datatype string. att.bibl
@label(optional)Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any string. Value of datatype string. att.commonPart
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation for an element. Value conforms to token. att.common
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI. att.commonPart
@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value of datatype ID. att.id
Member of
Contained by
MEI.headermeiHead
May contain
Declaration
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
</classes>
<content>
<rng:ref name="titleStmt" />
<rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="editionStmt" />
</rng:optional>
<rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="extent" />
</rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="pubStmt" />
<rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="seriesStmt" />
</rng:optional>
<rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="notesStmt" />
</rng:optional>
<rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="sourceDesc" />
</rng:optional>
</content>
Remarks

Extent in this context represents file size. This element is modelled on elements in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standards.