gap (hendiWritings)

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<gap> (gap) indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is illegible, invisible, or inaudible.

Attributes
unit rec
names the unit used for the measurement
quantity rec
specifies the length in the units specified.
Datatype
teidata.count
reason rec
(reason) gives the reason for omission
Datatype
teidata.enumerated
Possible values
punch
Loss of text caused by punch
illegible
Loss of text because it is illegible (e.g., caused by correction fluid).
Example
<gap quantity="4" unit="chars" reason="illegible"/>
Example
<gap quantity="1" unit="essay" reason="sampling"/>
Example
<del>
        <gap atLeast="4" atMost="8" unit="chars" reason="illegible"/>
      </del>
Example
<gap extent="several lines" reason="lost"/>

Examples

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