<profileDesc> (text-profile description) provides a detailed description of non-bibliographic aspects of a text, specifically the languages and sublanguages used, the situation in which it was produced, the participants and their setting.
Attributes:
Example 
<profileDesc>
  <langUsage><language wsd=FR>French
  <textDesc n=novel>
    <channel mode=w>print; part issues
    <constitution type=single>
    <derivation type=original>
    <domain type=art><factuality type=fiction>
    <interaction type=none>
    <preparedness type=prepared>
    <purpose type=entertain degree=high>
    <purpose type=inform degree=medium>
  </textDesc>
  <settingDesc>
    <setting><name>Paris, France</name>
             <time>Late 19th century</time>
    </setting>
  </settingDesc>
</profileDesc>
Note
Tagsetauxiliary tag set for TEI headers
Class
Filenameteihdr2
Content:
ParentsteiHeader
Childrencreation handList langUsage particDesc settingDesc textClass textDesc
Declaration
<!ELEMENT profileDesc   - -  (creation?, langUsage*, textDesc*, 
                             particDesc*, settingDesc*, 
                             handList*, textClass*)             >
<!ATTLIST profileDesc        %a.global                          >
See 5.4 ; 5.1.1

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