<handShift>

<handShift> marks the beginning of a sequence of text written in a new hand, or the beginning of a scribal stint. 11.4.1 Document Hands
Module transcr — 11 Representation of Primary Sources
In addition to global attributes att.handFeatures (@scribe, @script, @medium, @scope)
new identifies the new hand.
Status Recommended
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.code"/>
data.code
Values must be one of the hand identifiers declared in the document header (see section 11.4.1 Document Hands).
resp signifies the editor or transcriber responsible for identifying the change of hand.
Status Recommended
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.code"/>
data.code
Values must be one of the identifiers declared in the document header, associated with a person asserted as responsible for some aspect of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding (see chapter 21 Certainty, Precision, and Responsibility).
Used by
model.pPart.msdesc
May contain Empty element
Declaration 

<rng:element name="handShift">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.handFeatures.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="new">
   <rng:ref name="data.code"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="resp">
   <rng:ref name="data.code"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element handShift
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.handFeatures.attributes,
   attribute new { data.code }?,
   attribute resp { data.code }?,
   empty
}
Example
<l>When wolde the cat dwelle in his ynne</l>
<handShift medium="greenish-ink"/>
<l>And if the cattes skynne be slyk <handShift medium="black-ink"/> and gaye</l>
Note
The handShift element may be used either to denote a shift in the document hand (as from one scribe to another, on one writing style to another). Or, it may indicate a shift within a document hand, as a change of writing style, character or ink