P5 Fascicule

<altName>

altName (alternative name) contains any form of unstructured alternative name used for a manuscript, such as an ‘ocellus nominum’, or nickname.
Declaration 
element altName
{
   tei.global.attributes,
   ## () further characterizes the alternative name, for example as
   ## former shelfmark,  nickname, etc.
   
   attribute type { datatype.Key }?,
   text
}
Attributes
(In addition to global attributes)
type further characterizes the alternative name, for example as former shelfmark, nickname, etc.
Status: Optional
Datatype: datatype.Key
Values: any convenient typology may be used
Example 
 <altName type="nick">The Vercelli Book</altName>
See further 1.4 The manuscript identifier
Module msdescription