| Declaration | 
element handNote
{
   tei.global.attributes,
   ## () gives a standard name or other identifier for the scribe
   ## believed to be responsible for this hand.
   
   attribute scribe { datatype.Key }?,
   ## () characterizes the particular script or writing style used by
   ## this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc..
   
   attribute script { datatype.Key }?,
   ## () describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other
   ## writing medium, e.g. pencil,
   
   attribute medium { datatype.Key }?,
   ## () specifies how widely this  hand is used in the manuscript.
   
   attribute scope { datatype.Key }?,
   tei.paragraph+
} | 
| Attributes | | (In addition to global attributes) 
| scribe | gives a standard name or other identifier for the scribe
believed to be responsible for this hand. |  
|  | Status: |  
|  | Datatype: 
datatype.Key |  
|  | Values: Any name |  
| script | characterizes the particular script or writing style used by
this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc.. |  
|  | Status: |  
|  | Datatype: 
datatype.Key |  
|  | Values: ' |  
| medium | describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other
writing medium, e.g. pencil, |  
|  | Status: |  
|  | Datatype: 
datatype.Key |  
| scope | specifies how widely this  hand is used in the manuscript. |  
|  | Status: |  
|  | Datatype: 
datatype.Key |  
|  | Legal values are: 
| sole | only this hand is used throughout the manuscript |  
| major | this hand is used through most of the manuscript |  
| minor | this hand is used occasionally in the manuscript |  |  | 
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