att.handFeatures

att.handFeatures provides attributes describing aspects of the hand in which a manuscript is written. [11.3.2.1. Document Hands]

Module

tei

Members

handNote handShift

Attributes

scribe

gives a name or other identifier for the scribe believed to be responsible for this hand.

Status	Optional
Datatype	teidata.name

scribeRef

points to a full description of the scribe concerned, typically supplied by a person element elsewhere in the description.

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace

script

characterizes the particular script or writing style used by this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc.

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of teidata.name separated by whitespace

scriptRef

points to a full description of the script or writing style used by this hand, typically supplied by a scriptNote element elsewhere in the description.

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace

medium

describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other writing medium, e.g. pencil

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace

scope

specifies how widely this hand is used in the manuscript.

Status	Optional
Datatype	teidata.enumerated
Legal values are:	sole only this hand is used throughout the manuscript major this hand is used through most of the manuscript minor this hand is used occasionally in the manuscript

Note

Usually either script or scriptRef, and similarly, either scribe or scribeRef, will be supplied.

Source

Github

<classSpec module="tei" type="atts" ident="att.handFeatures">
   <desc>provides attributes describing aspects of the hand in which a
manuscript is written.</desc>
   <attList>
      <attDef ident="scribe">
         <desc>gives a name or other identifier for the scribe
believed to be responsible for this hand.</desc>
         <datatype>
            <dataRef key="teidata.name"/>
         </datatype>
      </attDef>
      <attDef ident="scribeRef">
         <desc>points to a full description of the scribe concerned, typically supplied by a <gi>person</gi> element
  elsewhere in the description.</desc>
         <datatype minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <dataRef key="teidata.pointer"/>
         </datatype>
      </attDef>
      <attDef ident="script">
         <desc>characterizes the particular script or writing style used by
this hand, for example <mentioned>secretary</mentioned>, <mentioned>copperplate</mentioned>, <mentioned>Chancery</mentioned>, <mentioned>Italian</mentioned>, etc.</desc>
         <datatype minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <dataRef key="teidata.name"/>
         </datatype>
      </attDef>
      <attDef ident="scriptRef">
         <desc>points to a full description of the script or writing style used by
this hand, typically supplied by a <gi>scriptNote</gi> element
  elsewhere in the description.</desc>
         <datatype minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <dataRef key="teidata.pointer"/>
         </datatype>
      </attDef>
      <attDef ident="medium">
         <desc>describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. <mentioned>brown</mentioned>, or other
writing medium, e.g. <mentioned>pencil</mentioned>
         </desc>
         <datatype minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <dataRef key="teidata.enumerated"/>
         </datatype>
      </attDef>
      <attDef ident="scope">
         <desc>specifies how widely this  hand is used in the manuscript.</desc>
         <datatype>
            <dataRef key="teidata.enumerated"/>
         </datatype>
         <valList type="closed">
            <valItem ident="sole">
               <desc>only this hand is used throughout the manuscript</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="major">
               <desc>this hand is used through most of the manuscript</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="minor">
               <desc>this hand is used occasionally in the manuscript</desc>
            </valItem>
         </valList>
      </attDef>
   </attList>
</classSpec>