<gap>

<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. [3.5.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]

Module

core

Attributes

att.global

xml:id

xml:lang

lim.att.global.fragmentable

part

att.global.rendition

style

rendition

att.global.linking

corresp

copyOf

att.global.source

source

att.editLike

evidence

att.dimensions

unit

quantity

extent

precision

scope

att.ranging

atLeast

atMost

min

max

confidence

reason

(reason) gives the reason for omission

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace
Legal values are:	deleted (deleted) Deleted. noTranscriptionAvailable (No Transcription Available) Only to be used in documents with status="empty". illegible (illegible) Illegible due to handwriting, smudges, etc previous-item (previous-item) Editorially omitted due to a preceding item. intervening-item (intervening-item) Editorially omitted for following items. When an item is split across volumes, use new-volume. new-volume (new-volume) For items that cross volume boundaries. unclear (unclear) unclear in-fold (in-fold) For text obscured by the binding. In most cases, use supplied to supply the text, if possible. editorial (editorial) Omitted due to editorial policy.

agent

(agent) in the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.

Status	Optional
Datatype	teidata.enumerated
Sample values include:	rubbing (rubbing) damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges mildew (mildew) damage results from mildew on the leaf surface smoke (smoke) damage results from smoke

Member of

model.global.edit

Contained by

analysis: w

corpus: activity

figures: cell figure table

header: change extent handNote language

lim: NB compliment duration enclosure request

linking: ab seg

msdescription: collection msItem origin repository summary surrogates

namesdates: addName affiliation birth death faith floruit forename genName langKnown nameLink nationality objectName occupation orgName persName placeName residence roleName settlement sex surname

textstructure: body byline dateline div docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint docTitle epigraph front imprimatur postscript salute signed text titlePage titlePart trailer

transcr: damage fw supplied surface surfaceGrp surplus zone

May contain

core: desc

Note

The gap, unclear, and del core tag elements may be closely allied in use with the damage and supplied elements, available when using the additional tagset for transcription of primary sources. See section 11.3.3.2. Use of the gap, del, damage, unclear, and supplied Elements in Combination for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.

The gap tag simply signals the editors decision to omit or inability to transcribe a span of text. Other information, such as the interpretation that text was deliberately erased or covered, should be indicated using the relevant tags, such as del in the case of deliberate deletion.

Examples

Source

Github

<elementSpec rend="change" module="core" ident="gap">
   <gloss>gap</gloss>
   <desc>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.</desc>
   <classes>
      <memberOf key="att.global"/>
      <memberOf key="model.global.edit"/>
      <memberOf key="att.editLike"/>
      <memberOf key="att.dimensions"/>
   </classes>
   <content>
      <alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
         <classRef key="model.descLike"/>
         <classRef key="model.certLike"/>
      </alternate>
   </content>
   <attList>
      <attDef ident="reason" usage="opt">
         <gloss>reason</gloss>
         <desc>gives the reason for omission</desc>
         <datatype maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <dataRef key="teidata.enumerated"/>
         </datatype>
         <valList type="closed">
            <valItem ident="deleted" mode="add">
               <gloss>deleted</gloss>
               <desc>Deleted.</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="noTranscriptionAvailable" mode="add">
               <gloss>No Transcription Available</gloss>
               <desc>Only to be used in documents with status="empty".</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="illegible" mode="add">
               <gloss>illegible</gloss>
               <desc>Illegible due to handwriting, smudges, etc</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="previous-item" mode="add">
               <gloss>previous-item</gloss>
               <desc>Editorially omitted due to a preceding item.</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="intervening-item" mode="add">
               <gloss>intervening-item</gloss>
               <desc>Editorially omitted for following items. When an item is split across volumes, use <val>new-volume</val>.</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="new-volume" mode="add">
               <gloss>new-volume</gloss>
               <desc>For items that cross volume boundaries.</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="unclear" mode="add">
               <gloss>unclear</gloss>
               <desc>unclear</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="in-fold" mode="add">
               <gloss>in-fold</gloss>
               <desc>For text obscured by the binding. In most cases, use supplied to supply the text, if possible.</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="editorial" mode="add">
               <gloss>editorial</gloss>
               <desc>Omitted due to editorial policy.</desc>
            </valItem>
         </valList>
      </attDef>
      <attDef ident="agent" usage="opt">
         <gloss>agent</gloss>
         <desc>in the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if
    it can be identified.</desc>
         <datatype>
            <dataRef key="teidata.enumerated"/>
         </datatype>
         <valList type="open">
            <valItem ident="rubbing">
               <gloss>rubbing</gloss>
               <desc>damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="mildew">
               <gloss>mildew</gloss>
               <desc>damage results from mildew on the leaf surface</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem ident="smoke">
               <gloss>smoke</gloss>
               <desc>damage results from smoke</desc>
            </valItem>
         </valList>
      </attDef>
   </attList>
</elementSpec>