P5 Fascicule

<msDescription>

msDescription contains a description of a single identifiable manuscript or manuscript part
Class tei.sourcedesc tei.bibl
Declaration 
element msDescription
{
   tei.global.attributes,
   ## () specifies the type of manuscript being described, for example as 'diploma', 'codex' etc.
   
   attribute type { text }?,
   ## () specifies the compositional status of a manuscript or manuscript part.
   
   attribute status { text }?,
   (
      msIdentifier,
      head*,
      ( p+ | ( msContents?, physDesc?, history?, additional?, msPart* ) )
   )
}
Attributes
(In addition to global attributes and those inherited from : tei.sourcedesc: tei.bibl)
type specifies the type of manuscript being described, for example as 'diploma', 'codex' etc.
Status:
Values: Typology to be defined
status specifies the compositional status of a manuscript or manuscript part.
Status:
Default: uni
Values are:
uni unitary: the manuscript is a complete entity which exists as a single unit.
compo composite: the manuscript is a complete entity comprising multiple units of different origin.
frag fragmentary: a leaf, a part of a leaf, or a manuscript from which the majority of leaves are missing.
def defective: a ms from which a minority of the leaves are missing.
unknown unknown or unstated.
Example 
 <msDescription>
  <msIdentifier>
   <settlement>Oxford</settlement>
   <repository>Bodleian Library</repository>
   <idno type="Bod">MS Poet. Rawl. D. 169.</idno>
  </msIdentifier>
  <msContents>
   <msItem>
    <author>Geoffrey Chaucer</author>
    <title>The Canterbury Tales</title>
   </msItem>
  </msContents>
  <physDesc>
   <objectDesc>
    <p>A parchment codex of 136 folios, measuring approx
     28 by 19 inches, and containing 24 quires.</p>
    <p>The pages are margined and ruled throughout.</p>
    <p>Four hands have been identied in the manuscript: the first 44
     folios being written in two cursive anglicana scripts, while the
     remainder is for the most part in a mixed secretary hand.</p>
   </objectDesc>
  </physDesc>
 </msDescription>
See further 1.1 Overview
Module msdescription