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An XML/TEI file consists of several mandatory and if so desired optional sections, that are each encoded within their own XML elements:
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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).  
 
# 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).  
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# If relevant, a [[Facsimile|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).  
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# The actual [[Transcription|transcription]] of the text in a <text> element (mandatory). This element will also include annotation.  
  
This is how the elements would be displayed together in an XML file:
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This is how the elements are coded in the XML file:
  
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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</pre>
 
</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.  
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The body element will usually contain the transcription of the edited document, but may also contain other content, such as a translation, editorial annotation, etc.
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In this case, these components will usually be stored in different divs, e.g.:
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<pre>
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<body>
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<div type="original">
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  <!--...-->
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</div>
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<div type="translation">
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  <!--...-->
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</div>
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<div type="notes">
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  <!--...-->
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</div>
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</body>
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</pre>
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 26 April 2017

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

  1. The TEI Header, which contains the metadata about the text in a <teiHeader> element (mandatory).
  2. If relevant, a facsimile section for identifying the digital image files of the source in a <facsimile> element (optional).
  3. The actual transcription of the text in a <text> element (mandatory). This element will also include annotation.

This is how the elements are coded in the XML file:

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


The body element will usually contain the transcription of the edited document, but may also contain other content, such as a translation, editorial annotation, etc. In this case, these components will usually be stored in different divs, e.g.:

<body>
 <div type="original">
   <!--...-->
 </div>
 <div type="translation">
   <!--...-->
 </div>
 <div type="notes">
   <!--...-->
 </div>
</body>


See also