att.handFeatures

att.handFeatures provides attributes describing aspects of the hand in which a manuscript is written. [11.3.2.1 Document Hands]
Moduletei — The TEI Infrastructure
MembershandNote handShift scriptNote typeNote
AttributesAttributes
scribegives a name or other identifier for the scribe believed to be responsible for this hand.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.name
scribeRefpoints 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
scriptcharacterizes 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
scriptRefpoints 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
mediumdescribes 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
scopespecifies 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.