I thought it was about time that someone surveyed the 553 tags now in the TEI XML P5 tagset version 2.6.0. An interesting question is where is TEI today, where is it going and how big will it get? Technology changes all the time, and XML is no exception, but TEI is so tightly coupled to XML it seems inconceivable that it could have an existence outside of XML. But it is possible, and moreover, necessary if it is ever to be brought up to date with the digital textual models of 2014, rather than those of 1987. To determine how to do that it is essential to first discover exactly what TEI is. My idea is to work out which tags describe essential attributes of cultural heritage texts that cannot be found in other widely used metadata standards. Also, by classifying the tags into genres and functional groups (in a user-centric way) they can be reassessed en masse.
So far the survey has covered all the TEI P5 2.6.0 tags up to the end of o, which is 62% of the whole. Of these only 60 tags pass the criteria of usefulness specified here, and 288 do not. This sample suggests that all the tags will fall into a number of simple categories:
- Metadata ...This is data about the document as a whole. So far, with one or two exceptions, I have found that all the TEIHeader information can be adequately described using already existing metadata tags from widely used schemes such as Dublin Core, MODS, foaf, EAD. In modern repositories metadata about documents is stored separately from the documents it describes, so it can be interoperable across disciplines. Once it was removed there would be no point in retaining the TEI format. The librarians and archivists of the world would quickly translate it into more standardised forms. So I think that the TEIHeader metadata tags can all be removed. The metadata tags account for a quarter of the entire TEI schema.
- Specialised tags for non-literary genres ...
Geographical data, linguistics codes and screenplays are already covered much better outside of TEI. It seems pointless to try to compete with these more detailed schemas, so all these tags can go.
- Tags for defining stuff that should be external to the document ...For example, like taxonomies and character definitions.
- Programmatic data ...For example, graphs and tags for documenting the TEI Guidelines themselves have no place in a humanities markup scheme.
- Variant tags ...(app, rdg, add, del, sic, corr, abbr, expan, orig, reg etc.) can be re-expressed as coherent layers. That way each version or correction or editorial layer can be marked up separately and if needed compared with one another.
- Annotation tags ...Such as <gloss> and <note> contain comments on the text and should be defined via an external annotation system.
- Topographical layout tags ...E.g. <line> and <surface> are designed to present a drawing of a manuscript and to connect it to a transcription. And yet many vector graphics drawing formats already exist, such as SVG. This markup strategy leads to extreme complexity and to the need to encode the text twice: once topographically and one textually. This is quite unnecessary since linking areas on a facsimile can be accomplished more simply by using standoff properties.
Graphs
How many tags are actually useful for encoding cultural heritage texts, and how many are not?
This graph shows the break down so far into broad categories.
Increasing efforts to add new tags seem to have less and less success.
TEI howlers
- Economising on element names ...
- <editor role="illustrator">John Tenniel</editor> In what sense is an illustrator any kind of editor? The definition of editor says that this can be "editor, compiler, translator, etc."
- Duplicating elements ...
- In P4 there were two <desc> elements. The first was defined in P2 as "a description of a character or character form" but in P4 another <desc> element was added: "description of the purpose and application for an element, attribute, or attribute value" In P5 the first kind of <desc> was quietly dropped.
- In P2 <biblScope> described "a range of pages or a volume number". In P5 2.3.0 <citedRange> was added with exactly the same definition but a slightly different context, although both elements could appear within a <bibl> element. They should have just defined a single element <range> which would mean different things in different containers.
- <handDesc> contains "a description of all the different kinds of writing used in a manuscript". <handNotes> on the other hand, "contains one or more handNote elements documenting the different hands identified within the source texts". The only difference appears to be that <handDesc> can have a plain text description of all the hands as well as a breakdown of individual ones. So why oh why do we need <handNotes>? The duplicity is particularly striking as both <handNotes> and <handDesc> were introduced at the same time, and nobody noticed.
- <listChange> introduced in P5 2.0.0 contains a list of changes in the header, but so does the older <revisionDesc>. All that was needed was a slight redefinition of <revisionDesc>, or maybe nobody noticed that it was already there.
- P5 introduced a number of <list-> elements, one for each type of content. listNym, listOrg, listPerson, listPlace. In that case why not also listShopping or listToDo? Surely all that is needed is one list element with different contents. These elements are designed to make writing XSLT scripts easier, not to answer a real user need.
- P5 2.0.0 introduced <mod>, for grouping <add> and <del>, but there was already <subst>, not to mention <app> (within <rdg>) for the same purpose.
- P5 introduced <msItem>: "an individual work or item within the intellectual content of a manuscript or manuscript part", but also msItemStruct, which is the same thing in more structured form, and also msPart, which describes "an originally distinct manuscript or part of a manuscript, now forming part of a composite manuscript". Aren't all these things basically the same?
- Changing Names in the "standard" ...
- <witList> (P4) was changed to <listWit> in P5 1.0.0 to make it uniform with with the new list elements.
- <itype> from P3-P4 was changed to <iType> in P5.
- Superfluous elements ...
- <monogr> was discussed in P1, added in P2. It is a "monograph" – a type of bibliographic item. But where are the corresponding bibliographic types for article, thesis, inchapter, inproceedings and electronic etc.?
Survey data
Here's my survey so far. Just click on the links to expand the items. This is my basis for the data summarised in the graphs, broken down on an element by element basis.
- ab to availability
- ab ...
Description: anonymous block
Since: P4
Type: General
Reason: No semantic content - abbr ...
Description: abbreviation
Since: P1
Type: Variant
Reason: Usually coupled with expansion and so defines alternatives; better represented externally - abstract ...
Description: contains a summary or formal abstract prefixed to an existing source document by the encoder
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 11
Contained by: 1
Reason: use dcterms:abstract; mods:abstract etc - accMat ...
Description: describes material accompanying a manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:relatedMaterial - acquisition ...
Description: Description of how an MS was acquired
Since: P5 1.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: dcterms:provenance or ead:acqinfo - activity ...
Description: informal description of what a participant in a language interaction is doing other than speaking
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code - actor ...
Description: name of actor
Since: P1
Type: Literary - add ...
Description: encodes an addition to a manuscript
Since: P2
Type: Variant
Reason: creates alternatives; better represented externally - additional ...
Description: groups additional information, combining bibliographic information about a manuscript, or surrogate copies of it with curatorial or administrative information
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 3
Contained by: 2
Reason: use mods:note or ead:note - additions ...
Description: contains a description of any significant additions found within a manuscript, such as marginalia or other annotations
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:change - addName ...
Description: Nickname or epithet
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: Use foaf:nick - addSpan ...
Description: longer version of add
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: creates alternatives; replace with layers; same as add - additional ...
Description: groups additional information about manuscripts
Since: P5
Type: Metadata
Reason: just gives structure; not needed in ead - additions ...
Description: describes nature of additions to an MS
Since: P5
Type: Metadata
Reason: move to metadata about layers, e.g. dc:description - addrLine ...
Description: line of an address
Since: P3
Type: Literary
Reason: Unnecessary: better expressed by generic line within address - address ...
Description: postal address
Since: P2
Type: Literary; Metadata
Reason: in metadata use ead:addressLine; in text use <l> - adminInfo ...
Description: describes the present custody and availability of the manuscript
Since: P5
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dcterms:mediator, dcterms:provenance, dcterms:available etc. - affiliation ...
Description: an informal description of a person's present affiliated institution
Since: P1
Type: Metadata; General
Reason: use foaf:organization - age ...
Description: a person's age
Since: P2
Type: Metadata; Linguistic
Reason: use foaf:age; linguistic code - alternate ...
Description: an alternation of references
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 5
Contained by: 3
Reason: only useful for XML or TEI documentation - alt ...
Description: alternation
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: purely programmatic; no semantic content; creates alternatives - altGrp ...
Description: group of alts
Since: P3
Type: Programmatic
Reason: purely programmatic - altIdent ...
Description: supplies an XML name in some language
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: Purely programmatic construct; only serves needs of XML - altIdentifier ...
Description: earlier identifier for an item
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 8
Contained by: 2
Reason: use dcterms:alternative; dc:identifier; ead:otherfindaid - am ...
Description: specifies curtailed characters or position in abbreviation that are later expanded
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Variant
Reason: better computed by software; very fine detail. - analytic ...
Description: contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g. an article or poem) published within a monograph or journal and not as an independent publication
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: Better described via existing metadata standards. - anchor ...
Description: attaches an identifier to a point within a text
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
Reason: serves only XML function; <a> tag already in HTML; gives no meaning to text - app ...
Description: an apparatus criticus entry
Since: P1
Type: Variant
Meaning: None
Reason: Better represented externally; creates alternatives - appInfo ...
Description: information about an application
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: doesn't apply meaning to text; only services needs of applications. - application ...
Description: information about an application
Since: P5
Type: Metadata
Reason: contained by appInfo element; only services needs of XML. - arc ...
Description: arc in a graph
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: Creates potentially noncomputable structures; better described by existing languages e.g. SVG; creates alternatives; doesn't assign meaning to text - argument ...
Description: argument at start of a chapter
Since: P2
Type: Literary - att ...
Description: XML attribute name
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; only describes XML documents - attDef ...
Description: XML attribute definition
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; only describes XML documents - attList ...
Description: attribute list for XML/SGML
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; only describes XML documents - attRef
Description: points to attribute definition
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; only describes XML documents - author ...
Description: author of a work
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dc:author - authority ...
Description: person or other agency responsible for making a work available
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dcterms:publisher - availability ...
Description: supplies information about the availability of a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dcterms:accessRights
- ab ...
- back to byline
- back ...
Description: classifies part of a printed book as the "back matter"
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
Reason: Best represented by a separate file; doesn't really apply meaning to text; part of the old all-in-one file approach (IBM's GML). - bibl ...
Description: Describes a bibliographic reference
Since: P1
Type: General - biblFull ...
Description: describes a full bibliographic reference in the TEI Header
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: better represented by external metadata standards, e.g. mods. - biblScope ...
Description: describes a range of pages or a volume number
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: rename as scope or range; same as citedRange - biblStruct ...
Description: describes a bibliographic reference
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: same as bibl except that it refers to a different XML content model (not mixed). - bicond ...
Description: defines a biconditional feature-structure constraint; both consequent and antecedent are specified as feature structures or groups of feature structures; the constraint is satisfied if both subsume a given feature structure, or if both do not.
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code; application-specific; similar to alt; off topic - binary ...
Description: binary true or false value
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic; Programmatic
Reason: linguistic code; programmatic; off topic; doesn't describe text. - binaryObject ...
Description: base64 or other encoding of a binary object such as an image
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: doesn't describe text; programmatic; better supported in the host technology (e.g. <img> in HTML). - binding ...
Description: binding of a manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Meaning:
Reason: use ead:physfacet type="binding" - bindingDesc ...
Description: group binding descriptions
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physdesc - birth ...
Description: description of birth
Since: P2
Type: General - bloc ...
Description: group of countries such as Africa, EU
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Geographic
Reason: use mods:region or mods:continent or GML - body ...
Description: main body of text
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
Reason: Like front and back matter this model is borrowed from IBM's GML; does not describe a textual property; depends on the technology for rendering, e.g. HTML already has a body element. - broadcast ...
Description: Describes a broadcast used as the source of a spoken text
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic; Metadata
Reason: Linguistic code; metadata already served by existing standards such as PBCore. - byline ...
Description: statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page
Since: P2
Type: Literary
- back ...
- c to custodialHist
- c ...
Description: character
Since: P1
Type: Linguistic
Reason: redundant, since content is already a character; attributes, if any, should be promoted to character properties instead - caesura ...
Description: point where a verse may be divided
Since: P1
Type: Literary - calendar ...
Description: describes a calendar in header
Since: P5
Type: Metadata
Reason: no standard metadata term for this element - calendarDesc ...
Description: calendar description container
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: Just a group container for calendar. - camera ...
Description: camera description in screenplays
Since: P2
Type: Screenplay
Reason: off topic; better representation of screenplays via Fountain language. - caption ...
Description: caption stage direction in screenplays
Since: P2
Type: Screenplay
Reason: off topic; better representation of screenplays via Fountain language. - case ...
Description: grammatical case of a word
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: Linguistic code; programmatic; empty element doesn't qualify text. - castGroup ...
Description: groups cast members
Since: P2
Type: Literary - castItem ...
Description: entry in a castList
Since: P2
Type: Literary - castList ...
Description: contains a single cast list or dramatis personae
Since: P2
Type: Literary - catchwords ...
Description: describes the system used to ensure correct ordering of the quires making up a codex or incunable, typically by means of annotations at the foot of the page
Since: P5
Type: Metadata
Reason: can be recorded via EAD <physfacet type="catchwords">. - category ...
Description: describes an individual descriptive category in a user-defined taxonomy
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: taxonomy should be external; off-topic; for user-defined taxonomies only - catDesc ...
Description: describes an individual descriptive category
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: taxonomy should be external; off-topic - catRef ...
Description: refers to (apparently) user-defined taxonomies
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: taxonomy should be external; off-topic - cb ...
Description: marker for column break
Since: P3
Type: General - cell ...
Description: general table cell
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: general formatting tag available in HTML as <td> - certainty ...
Description: certainty of some other property
Since: P1
Type: Literary - change ...
Description: describe change in revised documents
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: off topic; should be a comment in a revision control system - channel ...
Description: describes the medium or channel by which a text is delivered
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic; Metadata
Reason: linguistics code and concept; use dcterms:medium - char ...
Description: defines a non-standard character
Since: P5 1.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; should be external - charDecl ...
Description: groups char definitions
Since: P5 1.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; should be external - charName ...
Description: name of a user-defined character
Since: P5 1.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; should be external - charProp ...
Description: property of a user-defined character
Since: P5 1.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; should be external - choice ...
Description: choice of encodings
Since: P5 1.0
Type: Variant
Reason: only groups; represent via external layers - cit ...
Description: groups quotation and reference
Since: P2
Type: General - citedRange ...
Description: defines the range of cited content, often represented by pages or other units
Since: P5 2.3.0
Type: General
Reason: copy of biblScope; should be renamed scope or range - cl ...
Description: represents a grammatical clause
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code - classCode ...
Description: a subject classification code
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dcterms:subject or mods:classification - classDecl ...
Description: declares a number of taxonomies
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: obsolete; use namespace declarations instead - classes ...
Description: for documenting TEI elements
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: TEI-specific; off topic - classRef ...
Description: for documenting TEI elements
Since: P5 1.7.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: TEI-specific; off topic - classSpec ...
Description: specification of a TEI element
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: TEI-specific; off topic - climate ...
Description: description of a climate
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Geographic
Reason: off topic; use GML (geographical markup language) - closer ...
Description: groups together salutations, datelines, and similar phrases appearing as a final group at the end of a division, especially of a letter.
Since: P2
Type: Literary - code ...
Description: contains literal code from some formal language such as a programming language
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; use code tag in HTML - collation ...
Description: contains a description of how the leaves or bifolia are physically arranged
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physfacet type="collation" - collection ...
Description: contains the name of a collection of manuscripts
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dcmitype:collection - colloc ...
Description: contains a collocate of the headword
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code - colophon ...
Description: contains the colophon of a manuscript item
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Literary - cond ...
Description: conditional feature-structure constraint
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code - condition ...
Description: description of the physical condition of the manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physdesc or mods:physicalDescription - constitution ...
Description: the internal composition of a text, for example as fragmentary, complete, etc.
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic; Metadata
Reason: linguistic code - constraint ...
Description: the formal rules of a constraint
Since: P5 1.4.1
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic - constraintSpec ...
Description: contains a constraint, expressed in some formal syntax, which cannot be expressed in the structural content model
Since: P5 1.4.1
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic - content ...
Description: contains the text of a declaration for the schema documented
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; TEI self-documentation - corr ...
Description: the corrected form of an erroneous piece of text
Since: P3
Type: Variant
Reason: creates branches in the text; use layers instead - correction ...
Description: states how and under what circumstances corrections have been made
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: no exact match, use ead:odd or ead:edition - country ...
Description: name of a country
Since: P2
Type: General - creation ...
Description: information about the creation of a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:creation - cRefPattern ...
Description: specifies an expression and replacement pattern for transforming a canonical reference into a URI
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; supplies programming data only - custEvent ...
Description: describes a single event during the custodial history of a manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:acqinfo - custodialHist ...
Description: contains a description of a manuscript's custodial history, either as running prose or as a series of dated custodial events
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:custodHist
- c ...
- damage to domain
- damage ...
Description: contains an area of damage to the text witness
Since: P3
Type: Literary - damageSpan ...
Description: marks a longer span of damaged text
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Literary
Reason: same as damage; only added to overcome XML's limitation on overlap - datatype ...
Description: specifies the declared value for an attribute.
Since: P3
Type: Programmatic
Reason: programmatic; only for documenting TEI itself - date ...
Description: contains a date in any format
Since: P1
Type: Literary - dateline ...
Description: description of the place, date, time, etc. of production of a letter, newspaper story, or other work, prefixed or suffixed to it as a kind of heading or trailer
Since: P2
Type: Literary - death ...
Description: contains information about a person's death, such as its date and place
Since: P5 2.6.0
May contain: 157
Contained by: 2
Type: General - decoDesc ...
Description: describes the decoration of a manuscript.
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physfacet; use an actual facsimile; what's computable here? - decoNote ...
Description: contains a note describing either a decorative component of a manuscript, or a fairly homogenous class of such components
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physfacet; use an actual facsimile; what's computable here? - def ...
Description: contains definition text in a dictionary entry
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic; linguistic code - default ...
Description: represents the value part of a feature-value specification which contains a defaulted value
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic; linguistic code - defaultVal ...
Description: represents the value part of a feature-value specification which contains a defaulted value
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: only for formatting TEI documentation - del ...
Description: contains a deletion
Since: P2
Type: Variant
Reason: use layers instead; creates alternatives - delSpan ...
Description: contains a longer deletion that "spans" other elements
Since: P2
Type: Variant
Reason: creates non-computable structures; same as del; creates alternatives; use layers instead - depth ...
Description: contains a measurement measured across the spine of a book or codex
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physfacet - derivation ...
Description: describes the nature and extent of originality of this text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata; Linguistic
Reason: use dc:provenance; linguistic code - desc ...
Description: originally "a description of a character or character form" now "description of the purpose and application for an element, attribute, or attribute value" In P4 both versions existed with the same name! purpose and application for an element, attribute, or attribute value
Since: P2; P4
Type: Programmatic
Reason: Only TEI documentation; off topic - dictScrap ...
Description:encloses a part of a dictionary entry in which other phrase-level dictionary elements are freely combined
Since: P4
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic; linguistic code; poorly defined - dim ...
Description:contains any single measurement forming part of a dimensional specification of some sort
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 224
Reason: use ead:physfacet; abstract element subsumes former specific elements - dimensions ...
Description:contains physical dimensions
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:physfacet - distinct ...
Description:marks a distinct form of expression, e.g. slang
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code; like <hi> this is a catch-all tag; the real meaning is in the attribute, which should be the name of a set of such elements or properties - distributor ...
Description:supplies the name of a person or other agency responsible for the distribution of a text
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dc:publisher - district ...
Description:contains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward, or other administrative or geographic unit
Since: P1
Type: Geographical
Reason: off topic; use GML (geography markup language) or similar - div ...
Description: contains a subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: devoid of any real meaning; should be provided by target technology e.g. HTML - div1 ...
Description: a "first level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - div2 ...
Description: a "second level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - div3 ...
Description: a "third level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - div4 ...
Description: a "fourth level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - div5 ...
Description: a "fifth level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - div6 ...
Description: a "sixth level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - div7 ...
Description: a "seventh level" div
Since: P1
Type: General
Reason: superfluous; not needed in HTML; should be provided by target language - divGen ...
Description: indicates the location at which a textual division generated automatically by a text-processing application is to appear.
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: not needed for transcription - docAuthor ...
Description: author of the document
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: says basically the same thing as author; author already in document metadata - docDate ...
Description: contains the date of a document, as given (usually) on a title page
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: says basically the same thing as date; date already in document metadata - docEdition ...
Description: contains an edition statement as presented on a title page of a document
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: says basically the same thing as edition; edition already in document metadata - docImprint ...
Description: contains the imprint statement (place and date of publication, publisher name), as given (usually) at the foot of a title page
Since: P2
Type: Literary - docTitle ...
Description: contains a title for any kind of work
Since: P2
Type: General
Reason: says basically the same thing as title; title already in document metadata - domain ...
Description: describes the most important social context in which the text was realized or for which it is intended
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic; Metadata
Reason: linguistic code; use dc:subject
- damage ...
- edition to extent
- edition ...
Description: describes the particularities of one edition of a text
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:edition or mods:edition - editionStmt ...
Description: groups information relating to one edition of a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:editionstmt or mods:edition - editor ...
Description: contains a secondary statement of responsibility for a bibliographic item
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: use mods:role or ead:author - editorialDecl ...
Description: provides details of editorial principles and practices applied during the encoding of a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:processinfo or mods:recordInfo - education ...
Description: contains a description of the educational experience of a person
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic; linguistic code - eg ...
Description: contains any kind of illustrative example
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
Reason: only used to document TEI - egXML ...
Description: contains a single well-formed XML fragment demonstrating the use of some XML element or attribute
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: only used to document TEI - eLeaf ...
Description: provides explicitly for a leaf of an embedding tree, which may also be encoded with the eTree element
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; for technical documentation only - elementRef ...
Description: points to the specification for some element which is to be included in a schema
Since: P5 1.7.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; for technical documentation only - elementSpec ...
Description: documents the structure, content, and purpose of a single element type
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; for technical documentation only - email ...
Description: contains an e-mail address identifying a location to which e-mail messages can be delivered
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General - emph ...
Description: marks words or phrases which are stressed or emphasized for linguistic or rhetorical effect
Since: P1
Type: General - encodingDesc ...
Description: documents the relationship between an electronic text and the source or sources from which it was derived
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
Reason: use ead:daodesc - entry ...
Description: contains a single structured entry in any kind of lexical resource
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic - entryFree ...
Description: contains an unstructured entry in any kind of lexical resource
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic - epigraph ...
Description: contains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing at the start or end of a section or on a title page
Since: P1
Type: Literary - epilogue ...
Description: contains the epilogue to a drama, typically spoken by an actor out of character, possibly in association with a particular performance or venue
Since: P1
Type: Literary - equipment ...
Description: provides technical details of the equipment and media used for an audio or video recording used as the source for a spoken text
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic - equiv ...
Description: specifies a component which is considered equivalent to the parent element, either by co-reference, or by external link
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: only for documenting SGML/XML - eTree ...
Description: provides an alternative to tree element for representing ordered rooted tree structures
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: off topic; for technical documentation only - etym ...
Description: encloses the etymological information in a dictionary entry
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic - event ...
Description: contains data relating to any kind of significant event associated with a person, place, or organization
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic - ex ...
Description: contains a sequence of letters added by an editor or transcriber when expanding an abbreviation
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Variant
Reason: better computed by software; very fine detail. - exemplum ...
Description: groups an example demonstrating the use of an element along with optional paragraphs of commentary
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
Reason: only useful for formatting the TEI Guidelines. - expan ...
Description: contains the expansion of an abbreviation
Since: P2
Type: Variant
Reason: Usually coupled with <abbr> and so defines alternatives; better represented externally - explicit ...
Description: contains 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
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Literary
Reason: highly specialised and probably of limited use - extent ...
Description: describes the approximate size of a text as stored on some carrier medium
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
Reason: use dcterms:extent, mods:extent, ead:extent
- edition ...
- f to fw
- f ...
Description: represents a feature value specification
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: off topic - facsimile ...
Description: contains a representation of some written source in the form of a set of images rather than as transcribed or encoded text
Since: P5 2.3.0
Type: Literary
Reason: doesn't qualify text; facsimile is embedded but is not part of the text; complex all-in-one file approach; implement through external markup - factuality ...
Description: describes the extent to which the text may be regarded as imaginative or non-imaginative
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic; Metadata
Reason: linguistic code - faith ...
Description: specifies the faith, religion, or belief set of a person
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
Reason: off topic - fDecl ...
Description: declares a single feature, specifying its name, organization, range of allowed values, and optionally its default value
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code - fDescr ...
Description: describes in prose what is represented by the feature being declared and its values
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
Reason: linguistic code - figDesc ...
Description: contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic figure
Since: P3
Type: General
Reason: equivalent to alt attribute on <img> in HTML - figure ...
Description: contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic figure
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 115
Contained by: 268 - fileDesc ...
Description: contains a full bibliographic description of an electronic file
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
May contain: 7
Contained by: 1
Reason: use mods:originInfo, ead:filedesc - filiation ...
Description: contains information concerning the manuscript's filiation, i.e. its relationship to other surviving manuscripts of the same text, its protographs, antigraphs and apographs
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 207
Contained by: 1
Reason: use mods:relatedItem - finalRubric ...
Description: contains the string of words that denotes the end of a text division
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Literary
May contain: 157
Contained by: 2 - fLib ...
Description: assembles a library of feature elements
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 266
Reason: linguistic code - floatingText ...
Description: contains a single text of any kind, whether unitary or composite, which interrupts the text containing it at any point and after which the surrounding text resumes.
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Literary
May contain: 47
Contained by: 120 - floruit ...
Description: contains information about a person's period of activity
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 2
Reason: doesn't qualify text; database information - foliation ...
Description: describes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a codex
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:physdesc - foreign ...
Description: identifies a word or phrase as belonging to some language other than that of the surrounding text
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 221 - forename ...
Description: contains a forename, given or baptismal name
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 223 - forest ...
Description: provides for groups of rooted trees
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 3
Contained by: 50
Reason: off topic - form ...
Description: groups all the information on the written and spoken forms of one headword
Since: P1
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 215
Contained by: 10
Reason: linguistic code - formula ...
Description: contains a mathematical or other formula
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 5
Contained by: 197 - front ...
Description: contains any prefatory matter
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 71
Contained by: 3
Reason: IBM document model; replace with separate file - fs ...
Description: represents a feature structure
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 271
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - fsConstraints ...
Description: specifies constraints on the content of valid feature structures
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - fsdDecl ...
Description: provides a feature system declaration comprising one or more feature structure declarations or feature structure declaration links
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 3
Contained by: 2
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - fsDecl ...
Description: declares one type of feature structure
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 3
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - fsDescr ...
Description: describes in prose what is represented by the type of feature structure declared in the enclosing fsDecl
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 114
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - fsdLink ...
Description: associates the name of a typed feature structure with a feature structure declaration for it
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - funder ...
Description: specifies the name of an individual, institution, or organization responsible for the funding of a project or text
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 119
Contained by: 5
Reason: use ead:origination, mods:origininfo - fvLib ...
Description: assembles a library of reusable feature value elements
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 11
Contained by: 259
Reason: programmatic; linguistic code - fw ...
Description: contains a running head (e.g. a header, footer), catchword, or similar material appearing on the current page
Since: P3
Type: Literary
May contain: 157
Contained by: 261
- f ...
- g to group
- g ...
Description: represents a glyph, or a non-standard character
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 28
Reason: programmatic; should be externally defined; use UniCode - gap ...
Description: indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription
Since: P3
Type: Literary
May contain: 4
Contained by: 1 - gen ...
Description: identifies the morphological gender of a lexical item, as given in the dictionary
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 171
Contained by: 2
Reason: linguistic code - genName ...
Description: contains a name component used to distinguish otherwise similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 134
Contained by: 1 - geo ...
Description: contains any expression of a set of geographic coordinates, representing a point, line, or area on the surface of the earth in some notation
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Geographic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic; use GML - geoDecl ...
Description: documents the notation and the datum used for geographic coordinates expressed as content of the geo element
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Geographic
May contain: 134
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic; use GML - geoFeat ...
Description: contains a common noun identifying some geographical feature contained within a geographic name, such as valley, mount etc.
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Geographic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic; use GML - geogName ...
Description: a name associated with some geographical feature such as Windrush Valley or Mount Sinai
Since: P3
Type: Geographic
May contain: 134
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic; use GML - gi ...
Description: contains the name (generic identifier) of an element
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; only useful for documenting TEI - gloss ...
Description: identifies a phrase or word used to provide a gloss or definition for some other word or phrase
Since: P1
Type: Annotation
May contain: 134
Contained by: 2
Reason: annotation; should be defined externally - glyph ...
Description: provides descriptive information about a character glyph
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 12
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; should be external - glyphName ...
Description: contains the name of a glyph, expressed following Unicode conventions for character names
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; should be external - gram ...
Description: within an entry in a dictionary or a terminological data file, contains grammatical information relating to a term, word, or form
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 171
Contained by: 1
Reason: linguistic code - gramGrp ...
Description: groups morpho-syntactic information about a lexical item
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 185
Contained by: 3
Reason: linguistic code - graph ...
Description: encodes a graph, which is a collection of nodes, and arcs which connect the nodes
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 39
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic; off topic - graphic ...
Description: indicates the location of an inline graphic, illustration, or figure
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 0
Contained by: 2
Reason: merge with <figure> - group ...
Description: contains the body of a composite text, grouping together a sequence of distinct texts (or groups of such texts) which are regarded as a unit
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 52
Contained by: 3
Reason: too high-level; use a separate file; has no meaning
- g ...
- handDesc to hyphenation
- handDesc ...
Description: contains a description of all the different kinds of writing used in a manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 4
Contained by: 1
Reason: not part of a "finding aid"; too detailed; should be part of the description of a separate layer; or use ead:physdesc - handNote ...
Description: describes a particular style or hand distinguished within a manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 2
Reason: not part of a "finding aid"; too detailed; use ead:physfacet - handNotes ...
Description: contains one or more handNote elements documenting the different hands identified within the source texts
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: virtually identical to handDesc, and should be merged with it - handShift ...
Description: marks the beginning of a sequence of text written in a new hand, or the beginning of a scribal stint
Since: P3
Type: Literary
May contain: 0
Contained by: 194 - head ...
Description: contains any type of heading, for example the title of a section, or the heading of a list, glossary, manuscript description, etc.
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 197
Contained by: 44 - headItem ...
Description: contains the heading for the item or gloss column in a glossary list or similar structured list
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: CHECK
Contained by: 1 - headLabel ...
Description: contains the heading for the label or term column in a glossary list or similar structured list
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 1 - height ...
Description: contains a measurement measured along the axis at right angles to the bottom of the written surface, i.e. parallel to the spine for a codex or book
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 220
Reason: use ead:dimensions; mods:extent etc. - heraldry ...
Description: contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of arms, etc.
Since: P3
Type: Literary
May contain: 157
Contained by: 220 - hi ...
Description: marks a word or phrase as graphically distinct from the surrounding text, for reasons concerning which no claim is made.
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 196
Contained by: 225
Reason: Too abstract; replace with standard format tags; "rend" attribute also not from controlled vocabulary. - history ...
Description: groups elements describing the full history of a manuscript or manuscript part.
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 6
Contained by: 2
Reason: use dcterms:provenance; ead:custodialhist etc. - hom ...
Description: groups information relating to one homograph within an entry (homograph)
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 53
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code - hyph ...
Description:
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 53
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code - hyphenation ...
Description: summarizes the way in which hyphenation in a source text has been treated in an encoded version of it
Since: P4
Type: Metadata
May contain: 2
Contained by: 1
Reason: no exact match in standard schemes
- handDesc ...
- ident to iType
- ident ...
Description: contains an identifier or name for an object of some kind in a formal language
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 221
Reason: technical requirement; doesn't qualify text - idno ...
Description: supplies any form of identifier used to identify some object, such as a bibliographic item, a person, a title, an organization, etc. in a standardized way
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 236
Reason: programmatic requirement; doesn't qualify cultural heritage text - if ...
Description: defines a conditional default value for a feature; the condition is specified as a feature structure, and is met if it subsumes the feature structure in the text for which a default value is sought
Since: P1
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 13
Contained by: 1
Reason: linguistic code - iff ...
Description: separates the condition from the consequence in a bicond element
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1
Reason: linguistic code - imprimatur ...
Description: contains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required to appear on a title page or its verso
Since: P2
Type: Literary
May contain: 196
Contained by: 2 - imprint ...
Description: groups information relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item
Since: P1
Type: Literary
May contain: 1
Contained by: 259 - incident ...
Description: marks any phenomenon or occurrence, not necessarily vocalized or communicative, for example incidental noises or other events affecting communication
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 259
Reason: linguistic code - incipit ...
Description: contains the incipit of a manuscript item, that is the opening words of the text proper, exclusive of any rubric which might precede it
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 157
Contained by: 2
Reason: copies text into the metadata; off-topic - index ...
Description: marks a location to be indexed for whatever purpose
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 260
Reason: word-processing code - iNode ...
Description: represents an intermediate (or internal) node of a tree
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: of topic - institution ...
Description: contains the name of an organization such as a university or library, with which a manuscript is identified, generally its holding institution
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 2
Reason: use ead:corpname or mods:physicalLocation - interaction ...
Description: describes the extent, cardinality and nature of any interaction among those producing and experiencing the text, for example in the form of response or interjection, commentary, etc
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic; Metadata
May contain: 119
Contained by: 1
Reason: linguistic code - interp ...
Description: summarizes a specific interpretative annotation which can be linked to a span of text
Since: P2
Type: Annotation
May contain: 5
Contained by: 260
Reason: should be external to the text - interpGrp ...
Description: collects together a set of related interpretations which share responsibility or type
Since: P3
Type: Annotation
May contain: 2
Contained by: 259
Reason: should be external to the text - interpretation ...
Description: describes the scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the text in addition to the transcription
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
May contain: 2
Contained by: 1
Reason: nonsensical: all markup and transcription is interpretation; use mods:note - item ...
Description: contains one component of a list
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1 - iType ...
Description: indicates the inflectional class associated with a lexical item
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code; formerly itype
- ident ...
- join to joinGrp
- join ...
Description: identifies a possibly fragmented segment of text, by pointing at the possibly discontiguous elements which compose it
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 4
Contained by: 260
Reason: creates non-computable structures - joinGrp ...
Description: groups a collection of join elements and possibly pointers
Since: P3
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 5
Contained by: 259
Reason: creates non-computable structures
- join ...
- keywords to kinesic
- keywords ...
Description: contains a list of keywords or phrases identifying the topic or nature of a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: use dcterms:subject; ead:subject; mods:subject - kinesic ...
Description: marks any communicative phenomenon, not necessarily vocalized, for example a gesture, frown, etc.
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 259
Reason: linguistic code
- keywords ...
- l to locusGrp
- l ...
Description: contains a single, possibly incomplete, line of verse
Since: P2
Type: Literary
May contain: 196
Contained by: 53 - label ...
Description: contains any label or heading used to identify part of a text, typically but not exclusively in a list or glossary
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 142 - lacunaEnd ...
Description:indicates the end of a lacuna in a mostly complete textual witness
Since: P3
Type: Variant
May contain: 0
Contained by: 2
Reason: creates alternatives; use layers instead - lacunaStart ...
Description: indicates the start of a lacuna in a mostly complete textual witness
Since: P3
Type: Variant
May contain: 0
Contained by: 2
Reason: creates alternatives; use layers instead - lang ...
Description: contains the name of a language mentioned in etymological or other linguistic discussion
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 223
Reason: linguistic code - langKnowledge ...
Description: summarizes the state of a person's linguistic knowledge, either as prose or by a list of langKnown elements
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 3
Contained by: 2
Reason: linguistic code; only needed to group <langKnown> elements - langKnown ...
Description: summarizes the state of a person's linguistic competence, i.e., knowledge of a single language
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 119
Contained by: 1
Reason: linguistic code; only needed to group <langKnown> elements - language ...
Description: characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
May contain: 119
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:language; dc:language; mods:languageTerm - langUsage ...
Description: describes the languages, sublanguages, registers, dialects, etc. represented within a text
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:langusage; mods:language - layout ...
Description: describes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling, pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:physfacet; no exact equivalent; too detailed - layoutDesc ...
Description: collects the set of layout descriptions applicable to a manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 4
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:physDesc; no exact equivalent; too detailed - lb ...
Description: marks the start of a new (typographic) line in some edition or version of a text
Since: P2
Type: Literary
May contain: 0
Contained by: 261
Reason: only needed because XML can't do overlap - lbl ...
Description: contains a label for a form, example, translation, or other piece of information, e.g. abbreviation for, contraction of, literally, approximately, synonyms
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 8
Reason: linguistic code - leaf ...
Description: encodes the leaves (terminal nodes) of a tree
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic - lem ...
Description: contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation
Since: P1
Type: Variant
May contain: 200
Contained by: 2
Reason: creates alternatives; better represented via layers - lg ...
Description: contains one or more verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g. a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
Since: P1
Type: Literary
May contain: 68
Contained by: 105
Reason: too abstract; should be represented by separate tags for stanza etc - licence ...
Description: contains information about a licence or other legal agreement applicable to the text
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1
Reason: use mods:accessCondition; dc:license - line ...
Description: contains the transcription of a topographic line in the source document
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Topographical
May contain: 73
Contained by: 3
Reason: use SVG - link ...
Description: defines an association or hypertextual link among elements or passages, of some type not more precisely specifiable by other elements
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 263
Reason: must not be used to link text segments; only as way to encode hypertextual links. - linkGrp ...
Description: defines a collection of associations or hypertextual links
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 247
Reason: creates potentially noncomputable structures; only needed because XML does not support non-hierarchical structures - list ...
Description: contains any sequence of items organized as a list
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 61
Contained by: 124 - listApp ...
Description: contains a list of apparatus entries
Since: P5 2.2.0
Type: Variant
May contain: 3
Contained by: 123
Reason: Only used for writing a separate apparatus, detached from the text - listBibl ...
Description: contains a list of bibliographic citations of any kind
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 13
Contained by: 139
Reason: Just use <list> - listChange ...
Description: groups a number of change descriptions associated with either the creation of a source text or the revision of an encoded text
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 3
Contained by: 1
Reason: not needed: revisionDesc already lists changes; or use ead:revisiondesc - listEvent ...
Description: contains a list of descriptions, each of which provides information about an identifiable event
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: General
May contain: 6
Contained by: 125
Reason: specific list types for each content type are not needed - listForest ...
Description: provides for lists of forests
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 49
Reason: off topic - listNym ...
Description: contains a list of nyms, that is, standardized names for any thing
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 6
Contained by: 123
Reason: unnecessary: just use <list>: you don't need a special list element for each kind of content. - listOrg ...
Description: contains a list of elements, each of which provides information about an identifiable organization
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 6
Contained by: 125
Reason: unnecessary: just use <list>: you don't need a special list element for each kind of content. - listPerson ...
Description: contains a list of descriptions, each of which provides information about an identifiable person or a group of people
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 8
Contained by: 125
Reason: unnecessary: just use <list>: you don't need a special list element for each kind of content. - listPlace ...
Description: contains a list of places, optionally followed by a list of relationships (other than containment) defined amongst them
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 6
Contained by: 126
Reason: unnecessary: just use <list>: you don't need a special list element for each kind of content. - listPrefixDef ...
Description: contains a list of definitions of prefixing schemes used in data.pointer values, showing how abbreviated URIs using each scheme may be expanded into full URIs
Since: P5 2.3.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 2
Reason: documentation for XML only. - listRef ...
Description: supplies a list of significant references to places where this element is discussed, in the current document or elsewhere
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 124
Reason: documentation for XML only. - listRelation ...
Description: provides information about relationships identified amongst people, places, and organizations, either informally as prose or as formally expressed relation links
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 3
Contained by: 6
Reason: off topic; for programming purposes; doesn't really qualify text - listTranspose ...
Description: supplies a list of transpositions, each of which is indicated at some point in a document typically by means of metamarks
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Variant
May contain: 3
Contained by: 260
Reason: transpositions should be computed - listWit ...
Description: lists definitions for all the witnesses referred to by a critical apparatus, optionally grouped hierarchically
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Variant
May contain: 3
Contained by: 123
Reason: formerly witList (P3); should be encoded as version-descriptions - locale ...
Description: contains a brief informal description of the kind of place concerned, for example: a room, a restaurant, a park bench, etc.
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 119
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic - localName ...
Description: contains a locally defined name for some property
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1
Reason: off topic - location ...
Description: defines the location of a place as a set of geographical coordinates, in terms of other named geo-political entities, or as an address
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Geographic
May contain: 29
Contained by: 224
Reason: use GML - locus ...
Description: defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript part, usually as a (possibly discontinuous) sequence of folio references
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Annotation
May contain: 1
Contained by: 223
Reason: use external markup or annotation for referencing - locusGrp ...
Description: groups a number of locations which together form a distinct but discontinuous item within a manuscript or manuscript part, according to a specific foliation
Since: P5 1.3.0
Type: Annotation
May contain: 1
Contained by: 222
Reason: use external markup or annotation for referencing
- l ...
- m to musicNotation
- m ...
Description: represents a grammatical morpheme
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 47
Contained by: 193
Reason: linguistic code - macroRef ...
Description: points to the specification for some pattern which is to be included in a schema
Since: P5 1.7.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 5
Reason: services the needs of XML only - macroSpec ...
Description: documents the function and implementation of a pattern
Since: P5 1.7.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 10
Contained by: 120
Reason: services the needs of XML only - mapping ...
Description: contains one or more characters which are related to the parent character or glyph in some respect, as specified by the type attribute
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 2
Reason: off topic; for defining new characters - material ...
Description: contains a word or phrase describing the material of which the object being described is composed
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 157
Contained by: 220
Reason: use ead:physfacet - measure ...
Description: contains a word or phrase referring to some quantity of an object or commodity, usually comprising a number, a unit, and a commodity name
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 223 - measureGrp ...
Description: contains a group of dimensional specifications which relate to the same object, for example the height and width of a manuscript page
Since: P4
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 9
Contained by: 223
Reason: doesn't qualify text; practically metadata - media ...
Description: indicates the location of any form of external media such as an audio or video clip etc
Since: P5 2.3.0
Type: Annotation
May contain: 1
Contained by: 198
Reason: doesn't describe document content - meeting ...
Description: contains the formalized descriptive title for a meeting or conference
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 114
Contained by: 24
Reason: off topic; too specialised for a general schema - memberOf ...
Description: specifies class membership of the documented element or class
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: only used for documenting TEI - mentioned ...
Description: marks words or phrases mentioned, not used
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 221 - metamark ...
Description: contains or describes any kind of graphic or written signal within a document the function of which is to determine how it should be read rather than forming part of the actual content of the document.
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Literary
May contain: 208
Contained by: 259 - metDecl ...
Description: documents the notation employed to represent a metrical pattern
Since: P3
Type: Metadata
May contain: 5
Contained by: 1
Reason: probably unnecessary: should be built in to markup language for metre - metSym ...
Description: documents the intended significance of a particular character or character sequence within a metrical notation
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 119
Contained by: 1
Reason: probably unnecessary: should be built in to markup language for metre - milestone ...
Description: marks a boundary point separating any kind of section of a text, typically but not necessarily indicating a point at which some part of a standard reference system changes, where the change is not represented by a structural element
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 0
Contained by: 261
Reason: doesn't describe text; only needed because XML doesn't do overlap - mod ...
Description: represents any kind of modification identified within a single document
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: Literary
May contain: 196
Contained by: 194
Reason: more or less the same as <subst>; better to use layers; computationally redundant - moduleRef ...
Description: references a module which is to be incorporated into a schema
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 2
Reason: only used to format XML documentation like TEI - moduleSpec ...
Description: documents the structure, content, and purpose of a single module, i.e. a named and externally visible group of declarations
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 7
Contained by: 120
Reason: only used to format XML documentation like TEI - monogr ...
Description: contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g. a book or journal) published as an independent item (i.e. as a separate physical object)
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 18
Contained by: 1
Reason: fossilised survivor from P1/P2; where are the corresponding article, book, chapter, inproceedings, electronic and other types of bibliographic items? - mood ...
Description: contains information about the grammatical mood of verbs
Since: P5 2.6.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code - move ...
Description: marks the actual entrance or exit of one or more characters on stage
Since: P2
Type: Programmatic; Literary
May contain: 0
Contained by: 121
Reason: doesn't qualify text - msContents ...
Description: describes the intellectual content of a manuscript or manuscript part, either as a series of paragraphs or as a series of structured manuscript items
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 7
Contained by: 2
Reason: use ead:c; dcterms:hasPart; mods:titleInfo/partNumber etc - msDesc ...
Description: contains a description of a single identifiable manuscript or other text-bearing object
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 9
Contained by: 137
Reason: use ead:did - msIdentifier ...
Description: contains the information required to identify the manuscript being described
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 13
Contained by: 3
Reason: use mods:identifier - msItem ...
Description: describes an individual work or item within the intellectual content of a manuscript or manuscript part
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 85
Contained by: 2
Reason: use ead:did; mods:typeOfResource - msItemStruct ...
Description: contains a structured description for an individual work or item within the intellectual content of a manuscript or manuscript part
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 20
Contained by: 3
Reason: same as <msItem> - msName ...
Description: contains any form of unstructured alternative name used for a manuscript, such as an ‘ocellus nominum’, or nickname
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:unittitle; dcterms:lternative; etc. - msPart ...
Description: contains information about an originally distinct manuscript or part of a manuscript, now forming part of a composite manuscript
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 10
Contained by: 2
Reason: use ead:c; same as msItem and msItemStruct - musicNotation ...
Description: contains description of type of musical notation
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:odd; no close match in other metadata standards
- m ...
- name to nym
- name ...
Description: contains a proper noun or noun phrase
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 225 - nameLink ...
Description: contains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as part of it, such as van der or of
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 157
Contained by: 223
Reason: linguistic code; no one else regards "van der" as not part of a name - namespace ...
Description: supplies the formal name of the namespace to which the elements documented by its children belong
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: only useful for documenting XML or TEI - nationality ...
Description: contains an informal description of a person's present or past nationality or citizenship
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 2
Reason: off-topic - node ...
Description: encodes a node, a possibly labeled point in a graph
Since: P1
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 1
Reason: off-topic - normalization ...
Description: indicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried out in converting it to electronic form
Since: P1
Type: Metadata
May contain: 2
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:descrules; mods:physicalDescription:note or mods:transliteration - notatedMusic ...
Description: encodes the presence of music notation in a text
Since: P5 2.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 6
Contained by: 259 - note ...
Description: contains a note or annotation
Since: P1
Type: Annotation
May contain: 208
Contained by: 277
Reason: should be external not embedded - notesStmt ...
Description: collects together any notes providing information about a text additional to that recorded in other parts of the bibliographic description
Since: P2
Type: Metadata
May contain: 3
Contained by: 2
Reason: use ead:notestmt or <note> within various containers in mods - num ...
Description: contains a number, written in any form
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 223 - number ...
Description: indicates grammatical number associated with a form, as given in a dictionary
Since: P1
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code - numeric ...
Description: represents the value part of a feature-value specification which contains a numeric value or range
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 11
Reason: linguistic code; almost the same as <num> - nym ...
Description: contains the definition for a canonical name or name component of any kind
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 21
Reason: linguistic code
- name ...
- objectDesc to oVar
- objectDesc ...
Description: contains a description of the physical components making up the object which is being described
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 4
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:physdesc - objectType ...
Description: contains a word or phrase describing the type of object being referred to
Since: P5 1.9.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 157
Contained by: 220
Reason: use ead:physfacet - occupation ...
Description: contains an informal description of a person's trade, profession or occupation
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 2
Reason: should be annotation; off topic - offset ...
Description: marks that part of a relative temporal or spatial expression which indicates the direction of the offset between the two place names, dates, or times involved in the expression
Since: P3
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 1
Contained by: 224
Reason: doesn't qualify text - opener ...
Description: groups together dateline, byline, salutation, and similar phrases appearing as a preliminary group at the start of a division, especially of a letter
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 163
Contained by: 17 - oRef ...
Description: in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to the orthographic form(s) of the headword
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 189
Reason: doesn't qualify text; linguistic code - org ...
Description: provides information about an identifiable organization such as a business, a tribe, or any other grouping of people
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 48
Contained by: 4 - orgName ...
Description: contains an organizational name
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 157
Contained by: 225 - orig ...
Description: contains a reading which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected
Since: P2
Type: Variant
May contain: 185
Contained by: 195
Reason: creates alternatives; better represented via layers - origDate ...
Description: contains any form of date, used to identify the date of origin for a manuscript or manuscript part
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 157
Contained by: 220
Reason: use ead:date etc. - origin ...
Description: contains any descriptive or other information concerning the origin of a manuscript or manuscript part
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 208
Contained by: 1
Reason: use ead:origination; mods:origininfo - originPlace ...
Description: contains any form of place name, used to identify the place of origin for a manuscript or manuscript part
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: Metadata
May contain: 157
Contained by: 220
Reason: use mods:origininfo:place - orth ...
Description: gives the orthographic form of a dictionary headword
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code - oVar ...
Description: in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to variant orthographic form(s) of the headword
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 188
Reason: linguistic code
- objectDesc ...
- p to pVar
- p ...
Description: marks paragraphs in prose
Since: P1
Type: General
May contain: 196
Contained by: 120 - particDesc ...
Description: describes the identifiable speakers, voices, or other participants in any kind of text or other persons named or otherwise referred to in a text, edition, or metadata
Since: P2
Type: Metadata; Linguistic
May contain: 7
Contained by: 1
Reason: technically metadata; doesn't describe text; linguistic code - pause ...
Description: marks a pause either between or within utterances
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 259
Reason: linguistic code - pb ...
Description: marks the start of a new page in a paginated document
Since: P2
Type: General
May contain: 0
Contained by: 261
Reason: doesn't qualify text; essentially a hack; only needed because XML can't describe overlap; replace with "page" property - pc ...
Description: contains a character or string of characters regarded as constituting a single punctuation mark
Since: P5 1.4.0
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 25
Contained by: 192
Reason: linguistic code; punctuation characters and ligatures already encoded in UniCode - per ...
Description: contains an indication of the grammatical person (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) associated with a given inflected form in a dictionary
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 196
Contained by: 5
Reason: linguistic code - performnce ...
Description: contains an indication of the grammatical person (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) associated with a given inflected form in a dictionary
Since: P2
Type: Literary
May contain: 111
Contained by: 2
Reason: probably unnecessary since this is really an annotation - persName ...
Description: contains a proper noun or proper-noun phrase referring to a person, possibly including one or more of the person's forenames, surnames, honorifics, added names, etc
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 157
Contained by: 227
Reason: linguistic code - person ...
Description: provides information about an identifiable individual, for example a participant in a language interaction, or a person referred to in a historical source
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 69
Contained by: 3
Reason: not really for historical texts - personGrp ...
Description: describes a group of individuals treated as a single person for analytic purposes
Since: P3
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 26
Contained by: 3
Reason: not really for historical texts - phr ...
Description: represents a grammatical phrase
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 191
Contained by: 191
Reason: linguistic code - physDesc ...
Description: contains a full physical description of a manuscript or manuscript part
Since: P3
Type: Metadata
May contain: 12
Contained by: 2
Reason: use ead:physDesc; mods:physicalDescription - place ...
Description: contains data about a geographic location
Since: P1
Type: Geographic
May contain: 31
Contained by: 4
Reason: off topic - placeName ...
Description: contains an absolute or relative place name
Since: P2
Type: Geographic
May contain: 157
Contained by: 226
Reason: off topic; pretty similar to <place> - population ...
Description: contains information about the population of a place
Since: P2
Type: Geographic
May contain: 13
Contained by: 225
Reason: off topic - pos ...
Description: indicates the part of speech assigned to a dictionary headword such as noun, verb, or adjective
Since: P1
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 185
Contained by: 6
Reason: linguistic code - postBox ...
Description: contains a number or other identifier for some postal delivery point other than a street address
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1 - postCode ...
Description: contains a numerical or alphanumeric code used as part of a postal address to simplify sorting or delivery of mail
Since: P3
Type: General
May contain: 0
Contained by: 1 - postscript ...
Description: contains a postscript, e.g. to a letter
Since: P5 1.0.0
Type: General
May contain: 99
Contained by: 20 - precision ...
Description: indicates the numerical accuracy or precision associated with some aspect of the text markup
Since: P5 1.4.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 4
Contained by: 267
Reason: doesn't qualify text - pRef ...
Description: in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to the pronunciation(s) of the headword
Since: P3
Type: Linguistic
May contain: 0
Contained by: 189
Reason: dictionary code - prefixDef ...
Description: defines a prefixing scheme used in data.pointer values, showing how abbreviated URIs using the scheme may be expanded into full URIs
Since: P5 2.3.0
Type: Programmatic
May contain: 2
Contained by: 1
Reason: programmatic code only services the needs of XML - preparedness ...
Description: describes the extent to which a text may be regarded as prepared or spontaneous
Since: P2
Type: Linguistic, Metadata
May contain: 119
Contained by: 1
Reason: really metadata; linguistic code
- p ...
