<handShift>

<handShift> marks the beginning of a sequence of text written in a new hand, or the beginning of a scribal stint. 11.4.1 Document Hands
Module transcr — 11 Representation of Primary Sources
In addition to global attributes att.handFeatures (@scribe, @script, @medium, @scope) att.responsibility (@cert, @resp)
new identifies the new hand.
Status Recommended
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.code"/>
data.code
Values must be one of the hand identifiers declared in the document header (see section 11.4.1 Document Hands).
Used by
model.pPart.msdesc
May contain Empty element
Declaration 

<rng:element name="handShift">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.handFeatures.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="new">
   <rng:ref name="data.code"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element handShift
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.handFeatures.attributes,
   att.responsibility.attributes,
   attribute new { data.code }?,
   empty
}
Example
<l>When wolde the cat dwelle in his ynne</l>
<handShift medium="greenish-ink"/>
<l>And if the cattes skynne be slyk <handShift medium="black-ink"/> and gaye</l>
Note
The handShift element may be used either to denote a shift in the document hand (as from one scribe to another, on one writing style to another). Or, it may indicate a shift within a document hand, as a change of writing style, character or ink