<space>

<space> indicates the location of a significant space in the copy text. 11.6.1 Space
Module transcr — 11 Representation of Primary Sources
In addition to global attributes att.dimensions (@unit, @quantity, @extent, @precision, @scope) (att.ranging (@atLeast, @atMost, @min, @max))
dim (dimension) indicates whether the space is horizontal or vertical.
Status Recommended
Legal values are:
horizontal
the space is horizontal.
vertical
the space is vertical.
Note
For irregular shapes in two dimensions, the value for this attribute should reflect the more important of the two dimensions. In conventional left-right scripts, a space with both vertical and horizontal components should be classed as vertical.
resp (responsible party) indicates the individual responsible for identifying and measuring the space.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
Values a pointer to one of the identifiers declared in the document header, associated with a person asserted as responsible for some aspect of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding
Used by
model.global.edit
May contain Empty element
Declaration 

<rng:element name="space">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.dimensions.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ranging.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="dim">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>horizontal</rng:value>
    <rng:value>vertical</rng:value>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="resp">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element space
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.dimensions.attributes,
   att.ranging.attributes,
   attribute dim { "horizontal" | "vertical" }?,
   attribute resp { data.pointer }?,
   empty
}
Example
By god if wommen had writen storyes
As <space quantity="7" unit="minims"/> han within her oratoryes
Note
This element should be used wherever it is desired to record an unusual space in the source text, e.g. space left for a word to be filled in later, for later rubrication, etc. It is not intended to be used to mark normal inter-word space or the like.