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Appendix B3. The Manuscript Identifier

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Appendix B3.1. country,regionandsettlement

Use the attribute for <country>, <region> and <settlement >within <msIdentifier> to express the regularised form of the names of these elements. Within the element itself, use your preferred form of the name.For example:-

<settlement reg="Antwerp
(Belgium)">Anvers</settlement>

Appendix B3.2. idNo

Within <msIdentifier> provide an <idNo> element for the current shelfmark only, not for previous shelfmarks. Do not use the attribute

Appendix B3.3. collection

Do not use the collection element within the <mdIdentifier> if the name of the collection is incorporated into the <idNo> for the item.For example, an entry for

<idNo>MS Rawlinson
poet. 223</idNo>
should not include a separate entry for collection.

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