<msDesc>
| <msDesc> (manuscript description) contains a description of a single identifiable manuscript. 10.1 Overview | |
| Module | msdescription — 10 Manuscript Description |
| Attributes | Global attributes only |
| Used by | model.biblLike |
| May contain | |
| Declaration | element msDesc { att.global.attributes, ( msIdentifier, model.headLike*, ( model.pLike+ | ( msContents?, physDesc?, history?, additional?, msPart* ) ) ) } |
| Example | <msDesc> <msIdentifier> <settlement>Oxford</settlement> <repository>Bodleian Library</repository> <idno type="Bod">MS Poet. Rawl. D. 169.</idno> </msIdentifier> <msContents> <msItem> <author>Geoffrey Chaucer</author> <title>The Canterbury Tales</title> </msItem> </msContents> <physDesc> <objectDesc> <p>A parchment codex of 136 folios, measuring approx 28 by 19 inches, and containing 24 quires.</p> <p>The pages are margined and ruled throughout.</p> <p>Four hands have been identied in the manuscript: the first 44 folios being written in two cursive anglicana scripts, while the remainder is for the most part in a mixed secretary hand.</p> </objectDesc> </physDesc> </msDesc> |
