<body>

<body> (cuerpo del texto) contiene el cuerpo completo de un texto unitario, excluyendo los eventuales añadidos paratextuales (prólogos, dedicatorias, apéndices, etc.) al inicio o fin de un texto. 4 Default Text Structure
Módulo textstructure — 4 Default Text Structure
Además de los atributos globales att.declaring (@decls)
Usado por
floatingText text
Puede contener
analysis: interp interpGrp span spanGrp
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: bibl biblStruct cb cit desc divGen gap head index l label lb lg list listBibl meeting milestone note p pb q quote said sp stage
dictionaries: entry entryFree superEntry
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: figure table
header: biblFull
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: ab alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp timeline
msdescription: msDesc
namesdates: listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace
nets: eTree forest forestGrp graph tree
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift u vocal writing
tagdocs: classSpec eg egXML elementSpec listRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec schemaSpec specGrp specGrpRef
textcrit: listWit witDetail
textstructure: argument byline closer dateline div div1 docAuthor docDate epigraph floatingText opener postscript salute signed trailer
transcr: addSpan damageSpan delSpan fw space
Declaración 

<rng:element name="body">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.declaring.attributes"/>
 <rng:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:optional>
   <rng:group>
    <rng:group>
     <rng:ref name="model.divTop"/>
    </rng:group>
    <rng:zeroOrMore>
     <rng:choice>
      <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
      <rng:ref name="model.divTop"/>
     </rng:choice>
    </rng:zeroOrMore>
   </rng:group>
  </rng:optional>
  <rng:optional>
   <rng:group>
    <rng:group>
     <rng:ref name="model.divGenLike"/>
    </rng:group>
    <rng:zeroOrMore>
     <rng:choice>
      <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
      <rng:ref name="model.divGenLike"/>
     </rng:choice>
    </rng:zeroOrMore>
   </rng:group>
  </rng:optional>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:group>
      <rng:group>
       <rng:ref name="model.divLike"/>
      </rng:group>
      <rng:zeroOrMore>
       <rng:choice>
        <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
        <rng:ref name="model.divGenLike"/>
       </rng:choice>
      </rng:zeroOrMore>
     </rng:group>
    </rng:oneOrMore>
    <rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:group>
      <rng:group>
       <rng:ref name="model.div1Like"/>
      </rng:group>
      <rng:zeroOrMore>
       <rng:choice>
        <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
        <rng:ref name="model.divGenLike"/>
       </rng:choice>
      </rng:zeroOrMore>
     </rng:group>
    </rng:oneOrMore>
    <rng:group>
     <rng:oneOrMore>
      <rng:group>
       <rng:ref name="model.common"/>
      </rng:group>
      <rng:zeroOrMore>
       <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
      </rng:zeroOrMore>
     </rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:optional>
      <rng:choice>
       <rng:oneOrMore>
        <rng:group>
         <rng:group>
          <rng:ref name="model.divLike"/>
         </rng:group>
         <rng:zeroOrMore>
          <rng:choice>
           <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
           <rng:ref name="model.divGenLike"/>
          </rng:choice>
         </rng:zeroOrMore>
        </rng:group>
       </rng:oneOrMore>
       <rng:oneOrMore>
        <rng:group>
         <rng:group>
          <rng:ref name="model.div1Like"/>
         </rng:group>
         <rng:zeroOrMore>
          <rng:choice>
           <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
           <rng:ref name="model.divGenLike"/>
          </rng:choice>
         </rng:zeroOrMore>
        </rng:group>
       </rng:oneOrMore>
      </rng:choice>
     </rng:optional>
    </rng:group>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:group>
    <rng:group>
     <rng:ref name="model.divBottom"/>
    </rng:group>
    <rng:zeroOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
    </rng:zeroOrMore>
   </rng:group>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element body
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.declaring.attributes,
   (
      model.global*,
      ( ( model.divTop ), ( model.global | model.divTop )* )?,
      ( ( model.divGenLike ), ( model.global | model.divGenLike )* )?,
      (
         ( ( model.divLike ), ( model.global | model.divGenLike )* )+
       | ( ( model.div1Like ), ( model.global | model.divGenLike )* )+
       | (
            ( ( model.common ), model.global* )+,
            (
               ( ( model.divLike ), ( model.global | model.divGenLike )* )+
             | ( ( model.div1Like ), ( model.global | model.divGenLike )* )+
            )?
         )
      ),
      ( ( model.divBottom ), model.global* )*
   )
}
Ejemplo
<body>
 <l>Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard</l>
 <l>metudæs maecti end his modgidanc</l>
 <l>uerc uuldurfadur sue he uundra gihuaes</l>
 <l>eci dryctin or astelidæ</l>
 <l>he aerist scop aelda barnum</l>
 <l>heben til hrofe haleg scepen.</l>
 <l>tha middungeard moncynnæs uard</l>
 <l>eci dryctin æfter tiadæ</l>
 <l>firum foldu frea allmectig</l>
 <trailer>primo cantauit Cædmon istud carmen.</trailer>
</body>