<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.pointer"/>
data.pointer
Values must refer to a handNote element, typically declared in the document header (see section 11.4.1 Document Hands).
Note
This attribute serves the same function as the hand attribute provided for those elements which are members of the att.transcriptional class. It may be renamed at a subsequent major release.
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.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element handShift
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.handFeatures.attributes,
   att.responsibility.attributes,
   attribute new { data.pointer }?,
   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. Like other milestone elements, it should appear at the point of transition from some other state to the state which it describes.