<incipit>

<incipit> contains the incipit of a manuscript item, that is the opening words of the text proper, exclusive of any rubric which might precede it, of sufficient length to identify the work uniquely; such incipts were, in fomer times, frequently used a means of reference to a work, in place of a title. 10.6.1 The <msItem> and <msItemStruct> Elements
Module msdescription — 10 Manuscript Description
In addition to global attributes att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.msExcerpt (@defective)
Used by
May contain
Declaration

<rng:element name="incipit">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.msExcerpt.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element incipit
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.msExcerpt.attributes,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
Example
<incipit>Pater noster qui es in celis</incipit>
<incipit defective="true">tatem dedit hominibus alleluia.</incipit>
<incipit type="biblical">Ghif ons huden onse dagelix broet</incipit>
<incipit>O ongehoerde gewerdighe christi</incipit>
<incipit type="lemma">Firmiter</incipit>
<incipit>Ideo dicit firmiter quia ordo fidei nostre probari non potest</incipit>