TEI element birth (birth)

<birth>

<birth> (birth) contains information about a person's birth, such as its date and place. [15.2.2. The Participant Description]

Module

namesdates

Attributes

att.global
- @xml:id
- @n
- @xml:lang
- @xml:base
- @xml:space
- att.global.rendition
  - @rend
  - @style
  - @rendition
- att.global.linking
  - @corresp
  - @synch
  - @sameAs
  - @copyOf
  - @next
  - @prev
  - @exclude
  - @select
- att.global.analytic
  - @ana
- att.global.facs
  - @facs
- att.global.change
  - @change
- att.global.responsibility
  - @cert
  - @resp
- att.global.source
  - @source
att.editLike
- @evidence
- @instant
att.datable
- @period
- att.datable.w3c
  - @when
  - @notBefore
  - @notAfter
  - @from
  - @to
- att.datable.iso
  - @when-iso
  - @notBefore-iso
  - @notAfter-iso
  - @from-iso
  - @to-iso
- att.datable.custom
  - @when-custom
  - @notBefore-custom
  - @notAfter-custom
  - @from-custom
  - @to-custom
  - @datingPoint
  - @datingMethod
att.dimensions
- @precision
- @unit
- @quantity
- @extent
- @scope
- att.ranging
  - @atLeast
  - @atMost
  - @min
  - @max
  - @confidence
att.naming
- @role
- @nymRef
- att.canonical
  - @key
  - @ref
att.typed
- type
- @subtype

type

characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology.

Derived from	att.typed
Status	Optional
Datatype	teidata.enumerated
Sample values include:	caesarean (caesarean section) vaginal (vaginal delivery) exNihilo (ex nihilo) incorporated founded established

calendar

indicates one or more systems or calendars to which the date represented by the content of this element belongs.

Deprecated	will be removed on 2024-11-11
Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
Schematron	<sch:rule context="tei:*[@calendar]"> <sch:assert test="string-length( normalize-space(.) ) gt 0"> @calendar indicates one or more systems or calendars to which the date represented by the content of this element belongs, but this <sch:name/> element has no textual content.</sch:assert> </sch:rule>

Member of

model.personPart

Contained by

namesdates: person personGrp persona

May contain

analysis: c interp interpGrp m pc phr s w

certainty: certainty precision

dictionaries: lang

figures: figure notatedMusic

gaiji: g

header: idno

linking: anchor join link linkGrp seg

msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width

namesdates: addName bloc country district eventName forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName region roleName settlement state surname

textcrit: app

textstructure: floatingText

transcr: addSpan am damage delSpan ex fw handShift listTranspose metamark mod redo retrace secl space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo

character data

Example

<birth>Before 1920, Midlands region.</birth>

Example

<birth when="1960-12-10">In a small cottage near <name type="place">Aix-la-Chapelle</name>,
early in the morning of <date>10 Dec 1960</date>
</birth>

Content model

<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</content>

Schema Declaration

element birth
{
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   tei_att.editLike.attributes,
   tei_att.datable.attributes,
   tei_att.dimensions.attributes,
   tei_att.naming.attributes,
   tei_att.typed.attribute.subtype,
   attribute type { teidata.enumerated }?,
   attribute calendar { list { teidata.pointer+ } }?,
   tei_macro.phraseSeq
}