Description (or Physical Commentary)

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Release or development version: r-5

Implementation of the guidance in this section is required for aiegl conformance.

Describing monuments, texts, lettering, etc. (tei:div type="description")

In the InsAph project divisions of this type are used to contain the description of the monument/object, of the text face (field or campus), of lettering and notable text features. In some projects this information may be included in "physical commentary"; the @type of the div in EpiDoc does not prejudice the name you give to this division of the edition.

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Text Coloration. Where traces of paint survive in letter cuts, these should recorded in the physical description of the inscription, possibly using an <rs> tag with appropriate attributes. Sections of text highlighted, for example by gilding, may be distinguished with a <hi> tag with appropriate attributes in the mark-up of the text.