View source for Global division of the XML/TEI file

An XML/TEI file consists of several mandatory and if so desired optional sections, that are each encoded within their own XML elements:

# The [[TEI Header]], which contains the metadata about the text in a <teiHeader> element (mandatory). 
# If relevant, a [[Facsimile (Mondrian)|facsimile]] section for identifying the digital image files of the source in a <facsimile> element (optional). 
# The actual [[Transcription|transcription]] of the text in a <text> element (mandatory). 

This is how the elements would be displayed together in an XML file:

<pre>
<teiHeader>
 <!--...-->
</teiHeader>
<facsimile>
 <!--...-->
</facsimile>
<text>
 <body>
  <!--...-->
 </body>
</text>
</pre>

Other matters, such as the introduction, preliminary pages and [[Secondary files|secondary files]], are not included in the XML/TEI file. How and where those matters are included in the digital edition differs from project to project. The number of XML files used for a single edition as well as the way in which the individual elements are filled in can also vary per project. 


==See also==
* [[XML Huygens]]

[[Category:XML Huygens]]