<surface>
| <surface> defines a written surface in terms of a rectangular coordinate space, optionally grouping one or more graphic representations of that space, and rectangular zones of interest within it. | |
| Module | transcr — 11 Representation of Primary Sources | 
| In addition to global attributes | att.coordinated (@start, @ulx, @uly, @lrx, @lry, @points) att.declaring (@decls) | 
| Used by | |
| May contain | |
| Declaration | 
 element surface { att.global.attributes, att.coordinated.attributes, att.declaring.attributes, ( model.glossLike*, model.graphicLike*, zone* ) } | 
| Example | <facsimile> <surface ulx="0" uly="0" lrx="200" lry="300"> <graphic url="Bovelles-49r.png"/> </surface> </facsimile> | 
| Note | The surface element  represents a rectangular  area of
                        any physical surface forming part of the source material. This may be a sheet of
                        paper, one face of a monument, a billboard, a papyrus scroll, or
                        indeed any 2-dimensional surface.
                      The coordinate space defined by this element may be thought of as
                        a grid lrx - ulx units wide and uly - lry units high. This
                        grid is superimposed on the whole of any image directly contained by
                        the surface element. The coordinate values used by every
                        zone element contained by this surface are to be understood
                        with reference to the same grid.
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