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<material>

material

contains a word or phrase describing the material of which the object being described is composed.

Module msdescriptionmsmat

Attributes

@functiondescribes the function or use of the material in relation to the object as a whole.
Status
Datatype
teidata.enumerated
Sample values
binding
covering material of a codex
endband
sewing at the head or tail of the codex spine to strengthen the binding, often decorative
slipcase
removable protective cover for a set of one or more codices
support
the surface for writing
tie
a ribbon or string used to bind or close a codex or rolled scroll
@targetidentifies one or more elements to which the metamark applies.
Status
Datatype
1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace

Classes and content

Member of
May contain

dictionaries

gaiji

header

textcrit

textstructure

Character data

  • character data
Contained by

analysis

cmc

linking

spoken

tagdocs

Note

The @ref attribute may be used to point to one or more items within a taxonomy of types of material, defined either internally or externally.

Example

<physDesc>
  <p>
    <material>Parchment</material> leaves with a
    <material>sharkskin</material> binding.</p>
</physDesc>

Content model

<content>
    <macroRef key="macro.phraseSeq"/>
  </content>