<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
Moduletranscr — 11 Representation of Primary Sources
Attributes [att.handFeatures ]
newidentifies the new hand.
Status Recommended
Datatype 
data.code
Values must be one of the hand identifiers declared in the document header (see section 11.4.1 Document Hands).
respsignifies the editor or transcriber responsible for identifying the change of hand.
Status Recommended
Datatype 
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 and Responsibility).
Declaration
element handShift
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.handFeatures.attributes,
   attribute new { data.code }?,
   attribute resp { data.code }?,
   empty
}
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
Contained by model.pPart.msdesc
May containEmpty element