Transcription wherein vestiges of characters remain, but they cannot be recognized (extent
certain or nearly so)
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This section of the guidelines requires revision in concert with DTD changes to realize the
solution reached in long, painful discussions on the markup and tei lists. What follows now
is almost surely deprecated.
In cases where a letter trace is compatible with a range of characters and the
context does not offer an unambiguous choice but the editor wishes to record the
possibilities, the alternative interpretations may be offered in a series of
rdg elements within an app. In addition, a rdg
with the attribute n='default' should contain the gap
reason="illegible" (see e.g. 5 above).
It is also envisaged that the possibility will exist to record the general shape of
the surviving traces using embedded SVG or similar elements which could then be
rendered as a drawing.
Where the editor wishes to indicate a preferred reading, see unclear.
TEI P4 links
gap17.1.2 Structured Indications of Uncertainty18.2.4 The Use of the Gap, Del, Damage, Unclear and
Supplied Tags in Combination
Responsibility for this section
authorTom ElliottauthorGabriel Bodard