att.handFeatures

att.handFeatures provides attributes describing aspects of the hand in which a manuscript is written. [12.3.2.1 Document Hands]
Module tei — The TEI Infrastructure
Members handNote handShift scriptNote typeNote
Attributes
scribe⚓︎ gives a name or other identifier for the scribe believed to be responsible for this hand.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.name
scribeRef⚓︎ points to a full description of the scribe concerned, typically supplied by a person element elsewhere in the description.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
script⚓︎ characterizes the particular script or writing style used by this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.name separated by whitespace
scriptRef⚓︎ points to a full description of the script or writing style used by this hand, typically supplied by a scriptNote element elsewhere in the description.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
medium⚓︎ describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other writing medium, e.g. pencil
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace
scope⚓︎ specifies how widely this hand is used in the manuscript.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.enumerated
Legal values are:
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
Note

Usually either script or scriptRef, and similarly, either scribe or scribeRef, will be supplied.