att.handFeatures

att.handFeatures provides attributes describing aspects of the hand in which a manuscript is written. [12.3.2.1 Document Hands]
Module tei — The TEI Infrastructure
Members handNote handShift scriptNote typeNote
Attributes
scribe⚓︎ gives a name or other identifier for the scribe believed to be responsible for this hand.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.name
scribeRef⚓︎ points to a full description of the scribe concerned, typically supplied by a person element elsewhere in the description.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
script⚓︎ characterizes the particular script or writing style used by this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.name separated by whitespace
scriptRef⚓︎ points to a full description of the script or writing style used by this hand, typically supplied by a scriptNote element elsewhere in the description.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
medium⚓︎ describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other writing medium, e.g. pencil.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace
Note

These guidelines provide no semantic basis or suggested precedence when both script and scriptRef or when both scribe and scribeRef are provided. For this reason simultaneous use of either pair of attributes is not recommended for interchange unless documentation explaining the use is provided, probably in an ODD customization.