Appendix B4. Intellectual Content

Appendix B4.1.1. author

In general, use the regularised form of an author's name within the <author> element. throughout a manuscript description. Where the author is known more widely by an alternative form of his/her name, use a <name> element within <author>, and use the <name> element's attribute to hold the regularised form of the name. For example:-

<author><name reg="Christine, de Pisan,
ca. 1364-ca. 1431">Christine de Pizan,
ca. 1364-ca. 1431</name></author>

Appendix B4.1.2. title

Within the <msItem>, give the uniform title for an item within the <title> element. Do not use the attribute for the <title> element.