<variantEncoding>

<variantEncoding> declares the method used to encode text-critical variants. 12.1.1 The Apparatus Entry
Moduletextcrit — 12 Critical Apparatus
AttributesIn addition to global attributes
methodindicates which method is used to encode the apparatus of variants.
Status Required
Legal values are:
location-referencedapparatus uses line numbers or other canonical reference scheme referenced in a base text.
double-end-pointapparatus indicates the precise locations of the beginning and ending of each lemma relative to a base text.
parallel-segmentationalternate readings of a passage are given in parallel in the text; no notion of a base text is necessary.
Note
The value ‘parallel-segmentation’ requires in-line encoding of the apparatus.
locationindicates whether the apparatus appears within the running text or external to it.
Status Required
Legal values are:
internalapparatus appears within the running text.
externalapparatus appears outside the base text.
Note
The value ‘external’ is inconsistent with the parallel-segmentation method of apparatus markup.
Declaration
element variantEncoding
{
   att.global.attributes,
   attribute method
   {
      "location-referenced" | "double-end-point" | "parallel-segmentation"
   },
   attribute location { "internal" | "external" },
   empty
}
Example
<variantEncoding method="location-referencedlocation="external"/>
Contained by model.encodingPart
May containEmpty element