(TEI document) contains a single TEI-conformant document, comprising a TEI header and a text, either in isolation or as part of a teiCorpus element. specifies the version number of the TEI Guidelines against which this document is valid. A formal list or prose description of the topics addressed by a subdivision of a text. (back matter) contains any appendixes, etc. following the main part of a text. (text body) contains the whole body of a single unitary text, excluding any front or back matter. contains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page or at the head or end of the work. groups together salutations, datelines, and similar phrases appearing as a final group at the end of a division, especially of a letter. contains a brief description of the place, date, time, etc. of production of a letter, newspaper story, or other work, prefixed or suffixed to it as a kind of heading or trailer. (text division) contains a subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-1 text division) contains a first-level subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-2 text division) contains a second-level subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-3 text division) contains a third-level subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-4 text division) contains a fourth-level subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-5 text division) contains a fifth-level subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-6 text division) contains a sixth-level subdivision of the front, body, or back of a text. (level-7 text division) contains the smallest possible subdivision of the front, body or back of a text, larger than a paragraph. (document author) contains the name of the author of the document, as given on the title page (often but not always contained in a byline). (document date) contains the date of a document, as given (usually) on a title page. gives the value of the date in standard form, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD. (document edition) contains an edition statement as presented on a title page of a document. (document imprint) contains the imprint statement (place and date of publication, publisher name), as given (usually) at the foot of a title page. (document title) contains the title of a document, including all its constituents, as given on a title page. contains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing at the start of a section or chapter, or on a title page. contains a single text of any kind, whether unitary or composite, which interrupts the text containing it at any point and after which the surrounding text resumes. (front matter) contains any prefatory matter (headers, title page, prefaces, dedications, etc.) found at the start of a document, before the main body. contains the body of a composite text, grouping together a sequence of distinct texts (or groups of such texts) which are regarded as a unit for some purpose, for example the collected works of an author, a sequence of prose essays, etc. contains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required to appear on a title page or its verso. groups together dateline, byline, salutation, and similar phrases appearing as a preliminary group at the start of a division, especially of a letter. contains a postscript, e.g. to a letter. (salutation) contains a salutation or greeting prefixed to a foreword, dedicatory epistle, or other division of a text, or the salutation in the closing of a letter, preface, etc. (signature) contains the closing salutation, etc., appended to a foreword, dedicatory epistle, or other division of a text. contains a single text of any kind, whether unitary or composite, for example a poem or drama, a collection of essays, a novel, a dictionary, or a corpus sample. (title page) contains the title page of a text, appearing within the front or back matter. classifies the title page according to any convenient typology. contains a subsection or division of the title of a work, as indicated on a title page. specifies the role of this subdivision of the title. Suggested values include: 1] main; 2] sub(subordinate) ; 3] alt(alternate) ; 4] short; 5] desc(descriptive) main main title of the work sub (subordinate) subtitle of the work alt (alternate) alternative title of the work short abbreviated form of title desc (descriptive) descriptive paraphrase of the work contains a closing title or footer appearing at the end of a division of a text.