<gap>

<gap> indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is illegible, invisible, or inaudible. 3.4.3 Additions, Deletions, and Omissions
Modulcore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attribute att.durationatt.duration.w3c (@dur) att.duration.iso (@dur-iso) att.editLike (@cert, @resp, @evidence, @source)
reasongives the reason for omission. Sample values include sampling, illegible, inaudible, irrelevant, cancelled, illegible.
Zustand Optional
Datentyp 1–∞ occurrences of
data.word
separated by whitespace
Werte any short indication of the reason for the omission.
handin the case of text omitted from the transcription because of deliberate deletion by an identifiable hand, signifies the hand which made the deletion.
Zustand Optional
Datentyp
data.pointer
Werte must be one of the hand identifiers declared in the document header (see section 11.4.1 Document Hands).
agentIn the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Zustand Optional
Datentyp
data.enumerated
Beispielwerte sind etwa:
rubbing
damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges
mildew
damage results from mildew on the leaf surface
smoke
damage results from smoke
extentindicates approximately how much text has been omitted from the transcription (using the unit specified on the unit attribute), either because of editorial policy or because a deletion, damage, or other cause has rendered transcription impossible.
Zustand Optional
Datentyp
data.numeric
Anmerkung
It is possible, but not always necessary, to provide measurements precise to the millimeter or even to the printer's point. The degree of precision attempted will vary with the purpose of the encoding and the nature of the material.
unitnames the unit used for describing the extent of the gap
Zustand Optional
Datentyp
data.enumerated
Empfohlene Werte sind:
lines
lines of text
chars
(characters) characters of text
pages
pages, i.e. one side of a leaf
cm
(centimetres)
mm
(millimetres)
in
(inches)
Verwendet von model.global.edit
Kann enthalten
core: desc gloss
tagdocs: altIdent equiv
Deklaration
element gap
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.duration.w3c.attributes,
   att.duration.iso.attributes,
   att.editLike.attributes,
   attribute reason { list { data.word+ } }?,
   attribute hand { data.pointer }?,
   attribute agent { data.enumerated }?,
   attribute extent { data.numeric }?,
   attribute unit
   {
      "lines" | "chars" | "pages" | "cm" | "mm" | "in" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   model.glossLike*
}
Beispiel
<gap extent="4unit="charsreason="illegible"/>
Beispiel
<gap extent="1unit="essayreason="sampling"/>
Anmerkung
The <gap>, <unclear>, and <del> core tag elements may be closely allied in use with the <damage> and <supplied> elements, available when using the additional tagset for transcription of primary sources. See section 11.5.2 Use of the <gap>, <del>, <damage>, <unclear>, and <supplied> Elements in Combination for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.