<desc>

<desc> (description) contains a brief description of the intended usage, purpose, or application of its parent element. 22.4.4 Element Specifications 22.4.5 Attribute List Specification 22.4.6 Element Classes 22.4.7 Pattern Documentation
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributes att.translatable (@version)
Used bycharDecl relation model.glossLike model.labelLike
May contain
core: abbr address bibl biblStruct choice cit date desc distinct email emph expan foreign gloss label list listBibl measure measureGrp mentioned name num ptr q quote ref rs said soCalled stage term time title
dictionaries: lang
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: figure table
header: biblFull
msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus material msDesc origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
tagdocs: att classSpec code eg egXML elementSpec gi ident listRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec specGrp specGrpRef tag val
textcrit: listWit
transcr: am ex handShift subst
Declaration

<rng:element name="desc">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.translatable.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="macro.limitedContent"/>
</rng:element>
element desc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.translatable.attributes,
   macro.limitedContent
}
Example
<desc>contains a brief description of the purpose and application for
an element, attribute, attribute value, class, or entity.</desc>
Note
TEI convention requires that this be expressed as a finite clause, begining with an active verb.