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datable

datable attributes which can be specified in a normalised form for any datable element.
Declaration 

<!ENTITY % a.datable '
      notBefore CDATA #IMPLIED
      notAfter CDATA #IMPLIED
      evidence CDATA #IMPLIED'>
Attributes Normalised dates should be specified in whatever standardised form is defined by the TEI Header Normalised dates should be specified in whatever standardised form is defined by the TEI Header
notBefore specifies the earliest possible date for the information in the associated element.
Datatype: CDATA
Default: #IMPLIED
notAfter specifies the latest possible date for the information in the associated element
Datatype: CDATA
Default: #IMPLIED
evidence specifies the kind of evidence for the dating supplied by the other attributes.
Datatype: CDATA
Sample values include:
internal the dating is based on evidence internal to the ms (e.g. an inscription).
external the dating is based on evidence external to the ms (e.g. a reference to the ms in some other datable context).
conjecture the dating is based on conjecture, which may be further discussed within the associated element.
Default: #IMPLIED

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