Where there are two or more possible readings or interpretations of a string of text, an editor may choose to present all options to the reader for full transparency. In EpiDoc, these readings are encoded using the app with type attribute with value "alternative", containing lem (the preferred reading; optional) and one or more rdgs (all other readings). On a project level, editor·s might decide to display this variety of readings in a separate apparatus criticus or in the body of the text.
- TEI definition: app ; EpiDoc-specific
customization: app
- TEI definition: lem ; EpiDoc-specific
customization: lem
- TEI definition: rdg ; EpiDoc-specific
customization: rdg
<app type="alternative"> <lem> <num value="13">ιγ
</num> </lem> <rdg> <num value="13">ι
<surplus>γ
</surplus> </num> </rdg></app> Note: displayed in the edition as: ιγ´ resp. ι{γ}´.
A second example, with two expansions of abbreviation:
<app type="alternative"> <lem> <expan> <abbr>χ
</abbr> <ex>α
</ex> <abbr>ρτελ
</abbr> <ex>αρίῳ
</ex> </expan> </lem> <rdg> <expan> <ex>χρυσο
</ex> <abbr>τελ
</abbr> <ex>ῇ
</ex> </expan> </rdg></app> Note: displayed in the edition as: χ(α)ρτελ(αρίῳ) vel (χρυσο)τελ(ῇ).
See also:
Other pages describing <app>:
Other pages describing <lem>:
Other pages describing <rdg>:
Responsibility for this section
Gabriel Bodard, author
Alessio Sopracasa, author
Martina Filosa, author