Introduction

Setting Up the Software

To set up the necessary data and support files

To set up the NoteTab software package

Using NoteTab Light with XML Documents

To view the DS documentation

To parse an XML document

To create an HTML file from an XML document

Contact Information

A TEI-Based Tag Set for Manuscript Transcription

Overview

Levels of Transcription

The Organization of This Document

Identification (TEI Header)

Manuscript

Transcription

Characters and Abbreviations

Letters and Symbols

Abbreviations

The Work

The Manuscript Page

Foliation

Page Headings

Lines

Columns

Catchwords and Gatherings

The Written Text

Rubrication

Scribal Alterations

Word Division

Scribal Hands and Hand Shifts

Graphic Elements

Examples: Prose, Verse

A Note on Attributes

Alphabetical List of Element Types

A-F

G-L

M-R

S-Z

References

How To: Marking Up Your Transcription

Beginning a New File

Begin a new file for transcription

Apply markup to a sample manuscript transcription

Appendix

Columbia Univ., MS Lodge 02 sample

Columbia Univ., MS Plimpton 030 sample

Columbia Univ., MS Plimpton 099 sample

Columbia Univ., MS Plimpton 133 sample

Title page sample

UC Berkeley, BANC MS UCB 092 sample

UC Berkeley, BANC MS UCB 152 sample