1 of 21

Object Description

Simona Stoyanova

King’s College London

Gabriel Bodard

University of London

Pietro Liuzzo

Universität Hamburg

Elli Mylonas

Brown University

2 of 21

3 of 21

Parts of an Epidoc document

<teiHeader>

Metadata about the source, transcription, encoding, responsibility

<facsimile>

Links to and information about images

<text>

The inscription itself, and commentary

4 of 21

Inside the <teiHeader>

<fileDesc> info about encoded file

<sourceDesc> info about source text

<msDesc>

<physDesc>

<history>

5 of 21

<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:lang="en"> <teiHeader>

<fileDesc>

<titleStmt>…</titleStmt>

<publicationStmt>…</publicationStmt>

<sourceDesc>

<msDesc>

<physDesc>

<objectDesc>

</objectDesc>

<handDesc>

</handDesc>

</physDesc>

<history>

</history>

</msDesc>

</sourceDesc>

6 of 21

More teiHeader

These are optional sections, FYI

<encodingDesc>

Information about encoding methods, including controlled vocabularies

<profileDesc>

Information about the texts (calendar used, list of hands)

7 of 21

Who did what, and when!

Epidoc doesn’t require, but highly recommended

<revisionDesc>

<change when=”2017-05-02”

who=”John Smith”>What was changed

</change>

…more changes…

</revisionDesc>

8 of 21

<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:lang="en"> <teiHeader>

<fileDesc>

<titleStmt>…</titleStmt>

<publicationStmt>…</publicationStmt>

<sourceDesc>

<msDesc>

<physDesc>

</physDesc>

<history>

</history>

</msDesc>

</sourceDesc>

9 of 21

Elements of physical description

  • object
    • type
    • condition
    • material
    • dimensions
    • decoration

  • text field
    • layout
    • execution
  • letters
    • heights
    • dating
    • palaeography
      • letterforms
      • abbreviation marks
      • ligatures
      • symbols

10 of 21

<physDesc>

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a marble stele, cut down for reuse as a column capital: w. 0.365, h. 0.365, d. 0.30. Roughly incised palm branches at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>� </support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

11 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> stele, cut down for reuse as a column capital: w. 0.365, h. 0.365, d. 0.30. Roughly incised palm branches at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>� </support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

12 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> <objectType>stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: w. 0.365, h. 0.365, d. 0.30. Roughly incised palm branches at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>� </support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

13 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material ref="material.xml#m">marble</material> <objectType ref="object.xml#stele">stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: w. 0.365, h. 0.365, d. 0.30. Roughly incised palm branches at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>� </support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

14 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> <objectType>stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: <dimensions>

<width>0.365</width>

<height>0.365</height>

<depth>0.30</depth>

</dimensions>.

Roughly incised palm branches at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>

</support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

15 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> <objectType>stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: <dimensions><width>0.365</width><height>0.365</height> <depth>0.30</depth></dimensions>. Roughly incised <rs type="decoration">palm branches</rs> at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>

</support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

16 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support> <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> <objectType>stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: <dimensions><width>0.365</width><height>0.365</height> <depth>0.30</depth></dimensions>.</p>

</support> </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout>Inscribed on the only surviving face.</layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>

<decoDesc>

<decoNote>Roughly incised palm branches at the ends of lines 2 and 4.

</decoNote>

</decoDesc>�</physDesc>

17 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> <objectType>stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: <dimensions><width>0.365</width><height>0.365</height> <depth>0.30</depth></dimensions>. Roughly incised <rs type="decoration">palm branches</rs> at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>

</support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout><rs type=“execution” key=“scalpro”>Inscribed</rs> on the only surviving face.<dimensions/></layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., 0.03,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

18 of 21

<physDesc>� <objectDesc>� <supportDesc>� <support>� <p>Part of a <material>marble</material> <objectType>stele</objectType>, cut down for reuse as a column capital: <dimensions><width>0.365</width><height>0.365</height> <depth>0.30</depth></dimensions>. Roughly incised <rs type="decoration">palm branches</rs> at the ends of lines 2 and 4.</p>

</support>� </supportDesc>� <layoutDesc>� <layout><rs type=“execution” key=“scalpro”>Inscribed</rs> on the only surviving face.<dimensions/></layout>� </layoutDesc>� </objectDesc>� <handDesc>� <handNote>Probably first century A.D., <height>0.03</height>,� rather lightly cut between guide-lines; L for ἐτῶν; bars� above L and the figure in line 2.</handNote>� </handDesc>�</physDesc>

19 of 21

Texts in multiple parts

<msDesc>

<msPart xml:id="p1">

</msPart>

<msPart xml:id="p2">

</msPart>

</msDesc>

20 of 21

Texts in multiple parts

simple example at

https://telamon.uni-sofia.bg/epi/view_ins/Tlmn2_0001

<msDesc>

<msPart xml:id="p1">

<msIdentifier><idno/></msIdentifier>

<physDesc>

<objectDesc>

<supportDesc>

<support>

<watermark/>

<material key="Parchment"/>

<objectType>Codex</objectType>

</support>

<extent>

<measure unit="leaf"></measure>

<measure unit="leaf" type="blank"></measure>

<measure unit="quire"></measure>

<dimensions><height/><width/><depth/><dimensions>

</extent>

</msPart>

</msDesc>

21 of 21

Texts in multiple parts:

common features

<msDesc>

<msIdentifier></msIdentifier>

<history></history>

<msPart xml:id="p1">

<physDesc></physDesc>

</msPart>

<msPart xml:id="p2">

<physDesc></physDesc>

</msPart>

</msDesc>