- TEI definition: lg
- TEI definition: l
EpiDoc follows TEI practice in marking line breaks on the support (as opposed to verse lines) using the lb (line-break) empty element to mark the point at which the line breaks (or begins - see Line breaks.) In addition to marking epigraphic lines, which is obligatory, an editor may choose to tag verse groups and lines using the <lg> (line-group) and <l> (line) elements.
Within the verse lines, however, the start of each line of text on the support still needs to be marked with an lb. In other words, <lg> and <l> are replacing the containing <ab>, but not the lbs.
The line-group and line elements may contain attributes recording metre, execution, rhyme, etc.
‘’Silvio Panciera Josh Sosin <l> <lb n="1"/>Quaesii multum quot
<lb n="2"/>memoriae tradere
</l>Transformation using the example EpiDoc P5 stylesheets:
- London style:
Quaesii multum quot
memoriae tradere
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IRT: 918)
<lg> <lb n="1"/> <l> <unclear reason="damage">τ
</unclear>ῆς μεγάλης ἀ
<lb n="2" break="no"/>ρετῆς τοῦτον
<lb n="3"/>μέγαν ἡγεμον
<unclear reason="damage">ῆ
</unclear>α
</l> <lb n="4"/> <l>Ἑλλάδιον
<lb n="5"/> <supplied reason="lost">Κ
</supplied>ᾶρες στῆ
<supplied reason="lost">σα
</supplied>ν
<lb n="6"/> <supplied reason="lost">ἀ
</supplied> <unclear reason="undefined">μ
</unclear>ειβ
<unclear reason="damage">ό
</unclear>μ
<supplied reason="lost">ενο
</supplied> <unclear reason="damage">ι
</unclear>.
</l></lg>Transformation using the example EpiDoc P5 stylesheets:
- London style:
τ̣ῆς μεγάλης ἀ-
ρετῆς τοῦτον
μέγαν ἡγεμονῆ̣α
Ἑλλάδιον
5[Κ]ᾶρες στῆ[σα]ν
[ἀ]μ̣ειβό̣μ[ενο]ι̣.
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InsAph: 1.131)
Responsibility for this section
Gabriel Bodard, author
Charlotte Tupman, author