class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
decls(optional)Identifies one or more metadata elements (other than classification terms) within
the
header, which are understood to apply to the element bearing this attribute and its
content.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
facs(optional)Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which
corresponds to it.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it's attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value of datatype string.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text's transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
Value of datatype NMTOKEN.
type(optional)Characterizes the textual division in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
Allowed values are:
"abstract" (A summary of the content of a text as continuous prose.), "ack" (A formal declaration of acknowledgment by the author in which persons and
institutions are thanked for their part in the creation of a text.), "appendix" (An ancillary self-contained section of a work, often providing additional but in
some sense extra-canonical text.), "bibliography" (A list of bibliographic citations.), "colophon" (A statement appearing at the end of a book describing the conditions of its
physical production.), "contents" (A table of contents, specifying the structure of a work and listing its
constituents. The list element should be used to mark its structure.), "dedication" (A formal offering or dedication of a text to one or more persons or institutions
by the author.), "frontispiece" (A pictorial frontispiece, possibly including some text.), "glossary" (A list of terms associated with definition texts (‘glosses’).), "half-title" (A page containing only the title of a book — as opposed to the title page, which
also lists subtitle, author, imprint and similar data.), "index" (Any form of index to the work.), "annotations" (A section in which annotations on the text are gathered together.), "preface" (A foreword or preface addressed to the reader in which the author or publisher
explains the content, purpose, or origin of the text.)
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.
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.
xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element's content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag's value.
Value of datatype language.
type(optional)Characterizes the textual division in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
Allowed values are:
"abstract" (A summary of the content of a text as continuous prose.), "ack" (A formal declaration of acknowledgment by the author in which persons and
institutions are thanked for their part in the creation of a text.), "appendix" (An ancillary self-contained section of a work, often providing additional but in
some sense extra-canonical text.), "bibliography" (A list of bibliographic citations.), "colophon" (A statement appearing at the end of a book describing the conditions of its
physical production.), "contents" (A table of contents, specifying the structure of a work and listing its
constituents. The list element should be used to mark its structure.), "dedication" (A formal offering or dedication of a text to one or more persons or institutions
by the author.), "frontispiece" (A pictorial frontispiece, possibly including some text.), "glossary" (A list of terms associated with definition texts (‘glosses’).), "half-title" (A page containing only the title of a book — as opposed to the title page, which
also lists subtitle, author, imprint and similar data.), "index" (Any form of index to the work.), "annotations" (A section in which annotations on the text are gathered together.), "preface" (A foreword or preface addressed to the reader in which the author or publisher
explains the content, purpose, or origin of the text.)
(MEI.shared) Attributes that form the basis of the att.common class.
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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that uniquely identify an element.
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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.facsimile) Attributes that associate a feature corresponding with all or part
of an image.
facs(optional)Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which
corresponds to it.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared)
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it's attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value of datatype string.
(MEI.shared) Language attributes common to text elements.
xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element's content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag's value.
Value of datatype language.
translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
Value of datatype NMTOKEN.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that specify element-to-element relationships.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Provides attributes for elements which may be associated with particular
contextual elements within the header.
decls(optional)Identifies one or more metadata elements (other than classification terms) within
the
header, which are understood to apply to the element bearing this attribute and its
content.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes used to supply a number-like designation for an element.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
(MEI.shared) Attributes capturing information regarding responsibility for some aspect
of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text's transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
Facsimile component declarations.
facs(optional)Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which
corresponds to it.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
decls(optional)Identifies one or more metadata elements (other than classification terms) within
the
header, which are understood to apply to the element bearing this attribute and its
content.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it's attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value of datatype string.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text's transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
Value of datatype NMTOKEN.
type(optional)Characterizes the textual division in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
Allowed values are:
"abstract" (A summary of the content of a text as continuous prose.), "ack" (A formal declaration of acknowledgment by the author in which persons and
institutions are thanked for their part in the creation of a text.), "appendix" (An ancillary self-contained section of a work, often providing additional but in
some sense extra-canonical text.), "bibliography" (A list of bibliographic citations.), "colophon" (A statement appearing at the end of a book describing the conditions of its
physical production.), "contents" (A table of contents, specifying the structure of a work and listing its
constituents. The list element should be used to mark its structure.), "dedication" (A formal offering or dedication of a text to one or more persons or institutions
by the author.), "frontispiece" (A pictorial frontispiece, possibly including some text.), "glossary" (A list of terms associated with definition texts (‘glosses’).), "half-title" (A page containing only the title of a book — as opposed to the title page, which
also lists subtitle, author, imprint and similar data.), "index" (Any form of index to the work.), "annotations" (A section in which annotations on the text are gathered together.), "preface" (A foreword or preface addressed to the reader in which the author or publisher
explains the content, purpose, or origin of the text.)
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.
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.
xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element's content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag's value.
Value of datatype language.
Member of
model.divLikeGroups elements used to represent generic structural divisions of text.
back(back matter) – Contains any appendixes, advertisements, indexes, etc. following the
main
body of a musical text.
bodyContains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.
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.
div(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
expan(expansion) – Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
front(front matter) – Bundles prefatory text found before the start of the musical text.
historyProvides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
lem(lemma) – Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
orig(original) – Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
partAn alternative visual rendition of the score from the point of view of a particular
performer (or group of performers).
rdg(reading) – Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
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.
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.
Metadata header component declarations.
historyProvides a container for information about the history of a resource other than the
circumstances of its creation.
Neume repertoire component declarations.
syllableNeume notation can be thought of as "neumed text". Therefore, the syllable element
provides high-level organization in this repertoire.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
bodyContains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.
div(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
partAn alternative visual rendition of the score from the point of view of a particular
performer (or group of performers).
p(paragraph) – One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
(MEI.text) Groups elements that have a line-grouping function.
lg(line group) – May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of
lines;
however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal
unit, e.g. a
stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
castListContains a single cast list or dramatis personae.
eventListContains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
listA formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and
arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
(MEI.text) Groups elements used to directly contain quotations.
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.
(MEI.text) Groups elements used to represent generic structural divisions of text.
div(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
Dramatic text component declarations.
sp(speech) – Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
Figures and tables component declarations.
fig(figure) – Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as
an
illustration or figure.
castListContains a single cast list or dramatis personae.
cb(column beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces text to begin in a new
column.
colLayout(column layout) – An empty formatting element that signals the start of columnar
layout.
div(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
eventListContains historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
head(heading) – Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or
the
heading of a list.
lb(line beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new
line.
lg(line group) – May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of
lines;
however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal
unit, e.g. a
stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
p(paragraph) – One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
pb(page beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new
page.
Text component declarations.
listA formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and
arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
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.
Remarks
Often, the head sub-element identifies the div's purpose. This element is modelled on an element in the Text Encoding Initiative
(TEI) standard.
Declaration
<elementSpec ident="div"module="MEI.shared">
<desc>(division) – Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.</desc>
<desc>Characterizes the textual division in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.</desc>
<datatype maxOccurs="1"minOccurs="1">
<rng:data type="NMTOKENS"/>
</datatype>
<valList type="semi">
<valItem ident="abstract">
<desc>A summary of the content of a text as continuous prose.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="ack">
<desc>A formal declaration of acknowledgment by the author in which persons and
institutions are thanked for their part in the creation of a text.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="appendix">
<desc>An ancillary self-contained section of a work, often providing additional but in
some sense extra-canonical text.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="bibliography">
<desc>A list of bibliographic citations.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="colophon">
<desc>A statement appearing at the end of a book describing the conditions of its
physical production.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="contents">
<desc>A table of contents, specifying the structure of a work and listing its
constituents. The list element should be used to mark its structure.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="dedication">
<desc>A formal offering or dedication of a text to one or more persons or institutions
by the author.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="frontispiece">
<desc>A pictorial frontispiece, possibly including some text.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="glossary">
<desc>A list of terms associated with definition texts (‘glosses’).</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="half-title">
<desc>A page containing only the title of a book — as opposed to the title page, which
also lists subtitle, author, imprint and similar data.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="index">
<desc>Any form of index to the work.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="annotations">
<desc>A section in which annotations on the text are gathered together.</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="preface">
<desc>A foreword or preface addressed to the reader in which the author or publisher
explains the content, purpose, or origin of the text.</desc>
</valItem>
</valList>
</attDef>
</attList>
<remarks>
<p part="N">Often, the
<gi scheme="MEI">head</gi>
sub-element identifies the
<gi scheme="MEI">div</gi>
's purpose. This element is modelled on an element in the Text Encoding Initiative
(TEI) standard.</p>