handNote (hendiVar)
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<handNote> (note on hand) describes a particular style or hand distinguished within a manuscript.
Other Customizations
Attributes
xml:id
req
(identifier)
provides a unique identifier for the element bearing the attribute.
Datatype
hendi.hand.pointer
scribe
rec
gives a name or other identifier for the scribe believed to be responsible for this hand.
Datatype
wega.persons.pointer
scope
opt
specifies how widely this hand is used in the manuscript.
Possible values
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
Example
<handNote scope="sole">
<p>Written in insular
phase II half-uncial with interlinear Old English gloss in an Anglo-Saxon pointed
minuscule.</p>
</handNote>
